Released in May 2023 'Living and Touring with Alice Cooper and Other Stories' is written by Mike 'Ampboy' Allen who toured and worked with the original Alice Cooper band from the early Phoenix days into the early 70s. It's a facinating and insightful read adding a new dimention to the story of the band's early days. Highly reconmmened.
The translated publishers description reads as follows:
It's the era of Peace and Love. The mid-sixties. Mike, a typical college freshman attended classes and hung out in the Student Union with musicians Glen, Vince, and Dennis. He had the one thing they lacked in their quest for fame: a vehicle to haul them and their equipment. They made him an offer to be their first roadie.
This is the story of Alice Cooper, the group that nearly never was, and Mike's adventures with them as they overcame all odds and grew from a cover band to a super group. Mike Allen, nicknamed Amp Boy by Vince, and the group lived and travelled together on the exhilarating, sometimes punishing road to the top. Their shared experiences molded them into a family.
