Billboard is reporting that Alice Cooper manager Shep Gordon is a fan of HBO's Vinyl, the new series helmed by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger. The show has received mixed reviews from music executives for its depiction of the early '70s record business, but Gordon was pleased by its recent depiction Alice Cooper, his long-time client, in Episode 3 of the series. Gordon's Alive Enterprises even loaned the producers Cooper's guillotine for a scene on the show.

"I personally like the show," Gordon says. "I know I've read a lot of stuff and there seems to be mixed feelings about it. I thought Alice's treatment was fine and I'm proud to be a part of it. I'm glad someone is telling that story. There are parts that might be over exaggerated, but it's a TV show." Cooper, for his part, thought the Ingram did a fine job playing his younger self.

The manager, who is the subject of Mike Myers' 2014 documentary Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, adds that he appreciates the fact that the show's producers came to him about using Cooper's likeness in the show's storyline, which also features a snippet of Cooper's "Unfinished Sweet" and a cover of his "I Love the Dead" performed by Andrew W.K. "They were very respectful to Alice," he says. "They called me up and told me they wanted to use him. They didn't allow me to change things (in the script), but they allowed me to put it in his voice, which I thought -- especially in the case of Alice who isn't someone who curses or talks negatively -- was very generous of them to do. Whereas, a lot of production companies you get that attitude, 'We can use their artistry. We're the important ones. They're just tools.'" 

It was through that cooperative spirit that Alive ended up loaning the producers Cooper's guillotine. "They mentioned, 'Is there any way to get the original guillotine?' And I said. 'We'd be happy to give you the original guillotine. Are you kidding me? You actually called us up to see if what Alice said was OK? We'll give you anything you need, whatever you want,' so we shipped them the guillotine. That doesn't happen very often in life. Hollywood is a community of lawnmowers and they're not replanting any lawns. They cut and run."

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