Neal Smith - Platinum God 50th Golden Anniversary Edition Vinyl - release date Oct 18th pre-order

Wrecking Ball Sounds proudly presents Neal Smith’s ‘Platinum God’ album on vinyl for the very first time!

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Neal Smith's groundbreaking solo album is marking its 50th Golden Anniversary.

The album ‘Platinum God’ is often referred to as the “forbidden” album by its creator, Neal Smith. A founding member of Alice Cooper, Smith laid down the beat and co-wrote iconic tracks such as ‘School’s Out’, ‘I’m Eighteen’, ‘Elected’ and ‘Billion Dollar Babies’. After a record-breaking tour in South America, the members of Alice Cooper took a break to pursue their own projects.

In 1974, Smith began work on his solo album ‘Platinum God’. He wrote all the songs, sang the lead vocals, and played the drums. The album also featured additional star power, including Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, Mike Marconi, Mick Mashbir, Stu Daye, and Richie Scarlet, with contributions from the New York Philharmonic for strings and brass. Recordings were done at Record Plant Studios in New York and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, overseen by famed producers Jack Douglas (Aerosmith) and Jack Richardson (The Guess Who).

The detailed sleeve notes in this reissue explain how the record took 25 years to see the light of day, with Smith eventually releasing the album himself on CD in 1999. Now, 50 years after its creation, it is finally being released in the format that was originally envisioned – black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.

This is the ultimate edition of an album five decades in the making – your chance to own a forbidden piece of rock history!

• Gatefold album with 140g black vinyl

• Fully remastered from original tapes

• Sleeve notes by James Gaden of Fireworks Rock & Metal Magazine, detailing the story behind the album via a brand new interview with Neal Smith

• Quotes from the key contributors including Dennis Dunaway and Richie Scarlet

• Features previous unseen photo by Bob Gruen

• Limited edition release of 300 Copies (150 available in the UK)