The Alice Cooper Group’s album Killer is released, the recording entered the U.K. charts on February 5, 1972 at number 49, where it stayed for just one week. Upon the success of School’s Out (album & single), it re entered the chart peaking at number 27
The cover was a close-up of a boa constrictor (Kachina) and there was a fold-out calendar.
The snake belonged to Neal Smith who said "Kachina was on the road, you can't take a dog or a cat on the road. The snake was great, she ate rats once a month."
Neal continued "I used to carry it in a carpet bag. You could take anything on a plane in those days. I have a classic picture where we're waiting for an airplane and there's this little old lady sitting next to this carpet bag with a seven-foot boa constrictor in it."
The debut single from the album, "Under My Wheels," was penned by Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, and Bob Ezrin. This track was performed on the program "The Old Grey Whistle Test" as well as the West German show "Beat-Club." It reached number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The second single, "Be My Lover," was released in the US on February 8, 1972, and in the UK on March 17. Written by guitarist Michael Bruce and produced by Bob Ezrin, the song achieved the No. 49 spot in the US and stayed on the charts for ten weeks.
In Korea, the album was released in two distinct color variations: one in green and the other in blue, with the blue version featuring the previous album printed on the back.
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