Forty-fifth anniversary box sets of the band’s first four studio albums, including significantly expanded bonus material, appeared from 2012 to 2015
Cooper supported Iron Maiden on their Maiden England World Tour from June to July 21, 2012, and then headlined Bloodstock Open Air on Sunday August 12. On September 16, 2012, Cooper appeared at the Sunflower Jam charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall , London, performing alongside Brian May lead…
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In January 2012, the surviving members of the band initiated legal action against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts over unauthorized use of the debut album’s banana design.
Cooper cameos as himself in the 2012 Tim Burton adaptation of Dark Shadows that starred Johnny Depp , Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter . Assuming his name to be that of a woman, Depp’s character in the film Barnabas Collins describes Alice as the ugliest woman he has ever…
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In August of the same year, it was announced that Sony Legacy would be releasing a 17-disc boxed set entitled The Complete Columbia Albums Collection on October 30, 2012. The set includes the first round of the remastered series plus the long-awaited remastered versions of On Your Feet or on…
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In 2012 they toured South America, with dates in Chile and Argentina, and Western Europe thereafter. On the status of the group, Graham stated late that year that “Blind Melon is still a functioning entity; Travis Warren is our current vocalist as he has been since 2007; however, we are…
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Also in 2012, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Blue Öyster Cult, the then-current incarnation of the band reunited for the first time in 25 years with other original members Joe and Albert Bouchard and Allen Lanier as guests for a special event in New York.
In early 2012, Phil Parlapiano substituted for Martin Gerschwitz for a few shows when Gerschwitz was unable to play due to his own solo-tour schedule.
In 2012, EMI’s recorded music operations were sold to Universal Music Group . In order for Universal Music to acquire EMI, the European Union , for antitrust reasons, forced EMI to spin off assets including Parlophone. Universal was allowed to keep the Beatles’ recorded music catalogue, managed by Capitol Records…
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In January 2012, the band released their first live album Live from The Vic in Chicago , recorded during their 2011 tour