KISS - THE COMPLETE LOVE GUN SESSIONS CD [ZODIAC 868]

(65:55)
01. Love Gun
02. Christine Sixteen
03. Got Love For Sale
04. Tomorrow And Tonight
05. Hooligan
06. Almost Human
07. Plaster Caster
08. I Know Who You Are
09. I Know Who You Are (Take 2)
10. Much Too Soon
11. Obnoxious
12. Reputation (Take 1)
13. Reputation (Take 2)
14. Larger Than Life
15. Love Bite
16. Eat Your Heart Out
17. I've Just Begun To Fight
18. Mongoloid Man
19. Tunnel Of Love
20. Love Gun (Rehearsal Take)

Paul Stanley - guitar, vocals
Gene Simmons - bass, vocals
Ace Frehley - lead guitar, vocals
Peter Criss - drums, vocals

INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS' COLLECTORS

Love Gun is often celebrated as the final album by the original “Fantastic Four” the last studio album to feature Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter together in the classic line-up of KISS.

The recording sessions with legendary producer Eddie Kramer in the spring of 1977, following KISS’s triumphant first visit to Japan, produced a remarkable amount of exclusive and fascinating material, much of it hidden away for decades, with some recordings never before seeing the light of day.

Here, we proudly gather the rare material from the long out-of-print Love Gun Deluxe CD together with outstanding unreleased studio recordings, carefully and beautifully arranged in chronological order and album sequence to create the ultimate listening experience.

Take a deep dive into one of the most exciting and creative periods in KISS history and discover incredible songs such as “Eat Your Heart Out,” a track that would only resurface decades later in reworked form on Monster in 2012; the legendary, much-discussed but never before heard “Mongloid Man”, multiple fascinating takes of “I Know Who You Are”and “Reputation,” originally intended as a collaboration with rock ’n’ roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis.

Sadly “The Killer” himself never made it to the studio to record his piano parts after missing a flight although Gene still references his involvement in the lyrics. Fans can only dream of how this extraordinary collaboration between two true rock legends might have sounded.

A spectacular journey into the final chapter of the classic KISS lineup rare, historic, and absolutely essential for every serious fan and collector.

* Love Gun
Original demo recorded by Paul after writing the song aboard the Clipper Kiss Special from Japan in April 1977. A very raw version that differs significantly from the final album version.

* Christine Sixteen
Raw demo version of this Gene composition, featuring noticeable differences from the final released version.

* Got Love for Sale
The original and alternate version of the song, still carrying the working title “Have Love Will Travel.”

* Tomorrow and Tonight
Raw instrumental demo version featuring a different solo by Ace Frehley.

* Hooligan
An early and alternate demo version by Peter Criss, slightly harder-edged than the final album version.

* Almost Human
Early demo version with noticeable differences from the final recording.

* Plaster Caster
Alternate demo version featuring different vocals and an alternate guitar solo.

* I Know Who You Are
Recorded during the same sessions as Reputation, this early version of “Living in Sin” was later re-recorded for Gene’s 1978 solo album.

* I Know Who You Are (Take 2)
A completely different take featuring piano, later reused in Christine Sixteen.

* Much Too Soon
Recorded during the Love Gun sessions but left unused. Parts of the song later evolved into “X-Ray Eyes” on the 1979 Dynasty album.

* Obnoxious
An early version of Reputation, originally recorded under a different title.

* Reputation
A second version of Obnoxious, now renamed “Reputation” and featuring piano parts later used in Christine Sixteen. The song eventually evolved into Christine Sixteen.

* Reputation (Take 2)
An alternate take without piano, written with the idea of rock ’n’ roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis participating. Gene even refers to him in the lyrics.

* Larger Than Life
The original Love Gun version of the song that later appeared on Side 4 of Alive II. This version is very different and bears little resemblance to either the final recording or the Alive II demo.

* Love Bite
Peter Criss contributed two songs for the Love Gun album. This track was ultimately rejected.

* Eat Your Heart Out
Recorded during the Love Gun sessions but shelved for many years. In 2012, it resurfaced, at least in title and lyrical form, on the Monster album.

* I Have Just Begun to Fight
Recorded by Gene before the Love Gun sessions. It was not used for the album and later re-recorded with Bruce Kulickand Eric Carr in 1985, but once again rejected, this time for the Asylum album.

* Mongloid Man
Originally recorded as an instrumental during the Rock and Roll Over sessions under the title “Daily Planet.” Presented here in its final version with lyrics, which was ultimately rejected for Love Gun.

* Tunnel of Love
Recorded during the same sessions as Christine Sixteen but rejected at the last minute. Fortunately, a slightly different version later appeared on Gene’s 1978 solo album.

* Love Gun (Rehearsal Take)
Paul rehearsing a very raw and stripped-down version of the title track.