How large had been Kiss in 1978? So large that their label shipped out one million copies of solo albums from all 4 members on the identical day in September 1978. The greasepaint rockers will have fun the 40th anniversary of that distinctive rock second on Oct. 19 when the albums from singer/guitarist Paul Stanley, bassist/singer Gene Simmons, drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley will likely be collected in a lavish field set for the primary time.
Casablanca/UMe will launch Kiss: The Solo Albums — 40th Anniversary Collection in a limited-edition, 180-gram 4LP field set on Oct. 19; pre-orders can be found here. Only 2,500 copies of the vinyl field units will likely be obtainable, with Simmons’ that includes purple vinyl, Stanley’s purple, Frehley’s blue and Criss’ inexperienced, and all 4 packaged in a deluxe black-matte slipcase with shiny black pictures of every member’s face surrounded by the band’s iconic brand.
The set may also embody 4 12×12-inch posters of every album cowl and an unique turntable slipmat with the 4 Eraldo Carugati painted album cowl pictures from the originals. The Simmons album was co-produced by the bass participant and Sean Delaney, with Simmons taking part in largely acoustic and electrical guitar on tracks together with the remake of the Kiss music “See You in Your Dreams,” a canopy of the Disney Pinocchio traditional “When You Wish Upon a Star” and visitor spots from Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, Bob Seger, Cher, Donna Summer and Katey Sagal.
Stanley co-produced his album with Jeff Glixman and options the No. 46 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Hold Me, Touch Me (Think Of Me When We’re Apart),” whereas Frehley co-produced his album with Eddie Kramer, which spawned a No. 13 Hot 100 hit together with his cowl of Hello’s “New York Groove.” Criss’ album was produced by Ringo Starr affiliate Vini Poncia and featured various songs he wrote in 1971 for his pre-Kiss band Lips, in addition to a canopy of the 1961 Bobby Lewis hit “Tossin’ and Turnin’.”
Check out the observe lists beneath.
GENE SIMMONS
SIDE A
1. Radioactive
2. Burning Up With Fever
3. See You Tonite
4. Tunnel Of Love
5. True Confessions
SIDE B
6. Living In Sin
7. Always Near You/Nowhere To Hide
8. Man Of 1,000 Faces
9. Mr. Make Believe
10. See You In Your Dreams
11. When You Wish Upon A Star
PAUL STANLEY
SIDE A
1. Tonight You Belong To Me
2. Move On
3. Ain’t Quite Right
4. Wouldn’t You Like To Know Me
5. Take Me Away (Together As One)
SIDE B
6. It’s Alright
7. Hold Me, Touch Me (Think Of Me When We’re Apart)
8. Love In Chains
9. Goodbye
ACE FREHLEY
SIDE A
1. Rip It Out
2. Speedin’ Back To My Baby
3. Snow Blind
4. Ozone
5. What’s On Your Mind?
SIDE B
6. New York Groove
7. I’m In Need Of Love
8. Wiped-Out
9. Fractured Mirror
PETER CRISS
SIDE A
1. I’m Gonna Love You
2. You Matter To Me
3. Tossin’ And Turnin’
4. Don’t You Let Me Down
5. That’s The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
SIDE B
6. Easy Thing
7. Rock Me, Baby
8. Kiss The Girl Goodbye
9. Hooked On Rock ’N’ Roll
10. I Can’t Stop The Rain
