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LEFT: Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop, June 17, 1967, Monterey, California, ZUMA Press, Inc. RIGHT: Alice Cooper, Sep-75, Copenhagen, Denmark

Famous shock rocker says one unexpected visitor changed his band’s fortunes overnight

By Phil Weller Published

The singer reveals how a chance encounter with a music legend led to an introduction that shaped his career for the next 55 years

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LEFT: Syd BARRETT; formerly of Pink Floyd - posed, studio. RIGHT: Alice Cooper, Mar-74, Copenhagen, Denmark

Alice Cooper on living with Pink Floyd, mind-reading with Syd Barrett — and the pot-laced brownies that scored them a coveted gig

By Phil Weller Published

The two young groups were hungry for success, and their peculiar living arrangement produced some equally peculiar stories

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LEFT: American guitarist Glen Buxton, of the Alice Cooper hard rock band, relaxing in a room at The One Fifth Avenue Hotel, between their early and late shows at the Academy of Music in New York City, 1971. RIGHT: Promotional portrait of American rock singer and songwriter Alice Cooper, wearing a top hat and makeup, early 1970s.

The late Glen Buxton makes an appearance on the new Alice Cooper album, courtesy of a rediscovered guitar riff

By Gary Graff Published

A 15-second snippet guitar work by Buxton, who died in 1997, brought him back into the fold for the original group's first album in 52 years

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Jimmy Page performing with Led Zeppelin at the Seattle Coliseum, June 1972

The Best Guitar Moments of 1972

By Chris Buono Published

From Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Steve Howe to Neil Young, Elliott Randall and Paul Simon, we pay homage to some of 1972’s greatest in this essential 50th anniversary tribute lesson

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