KISS - THE COMPLETE CARNIVAL OF SOULS SESSIONS CD plus Bonus CDR CARNIVAL OF SOULS: POLYGRAM IN HOUSE REFERENCE [ZODIAC 881]

(64:50)

Pre Album Sessions 1994

1. I Wanna Rule The World #1
2. I Wanna Rule The World #2
3. Juliet

Carnival of Souls Sessions November 1995 - January 1996

4. Carnival Intro
5. I Wanna Live
6. Carnival of Souls #1
7. Carnival of Souls #2
8. I Walk Alone
9. Seduction of the Innocent
10. Childhoods End
11. Hate
12. Rain #1
13. Within
14. Rain #2
15. Hey You
16. I Confess
17. In My Head
18. Outromental

INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS' COLLECTORS

The Carnival of Souls sessions eventually began in November 1995 and were completed in late January 1996.

It was a strange period for KISS. The band wanted to create a worthy follow-up to the strongRevenge, while already having one foot in the upcoming reunion.
While Paul and Gene were already in talks with Ace and Peter, Bruce and Eric finished the album.

Carnival of Souls became Bruce Kulick’s swan song with KISS ? and arguably his strongest and heaviest work ever. His contributions to the sessions can be clearly heard throughout this new masterpiece.

This disc combines all available tracks in circulation of the COS sessions in superb quality with different raw takes of album tracks and a selection of unreleased tracks including the unreleased title track of the album.

Pre Album Sessions 1994

1. I Wanna Rule The World #1
2. I Wanna Rule The World #2
3. Juliet

* These three songs are technically the first COS sessions. I Wanna Rule The World #2 is already in the style of COS. #1 and Juliet are more a continuation of the HITS and Revenge sessions. Where Juliet was never re-recorded during future sessions I wanna Rule The World reappeared during 1998’s Psycho Circus sessions.

Carnival of Souls Sessions November 1995 - January 1996
4. Carnival Intro
This was originally the intro to the Carnival of Souls album and was later used, again, on Psycho Circus.

5. I Wanna Live
A Gene Simmons and Vinnie Vincent composition that originates pre Revenge era and somehow popped up again during the COS sessions.

6. Carnival of Souls #1
7. Carnival of Souls #2
Two different takes of the album’s title track that for some reason did not make the album.

8. I Walk Alone
Bruce Kulick’s vocal debut here in its original incarnation with Gene Simmons on lead vocals.

9. seduction of the Innocent
Differenr take to the album track.

10. Childhoods End
Another album track in a different version with its original and very different lyrics.

11. Hate
The original raw demo of the album track.

12. Rain #1
Rain is a remake of the then unfinished Rain Keep’s Falling from the HITS sessions. It would be turnee into a heavier songs as Rain during these sessions and on the COS album, only to be switched back to its original version and lyrics for the Psycho Circus sessions.

13. Within
Another Psycho Circus crossover. The raw version was here finished for COS only to finally end up on Psycho Circus 3 years later

14. Rain #2
Take 2 of Rain in a version more in the style of the final album version

15. Hey You
An unreleased album track by Gene Simmons

16. I Confess
Raw early version of the album track

17. In My Head
Another raw early take of the album track

18. Outromental
An unreleased Bruce Kulick original instrumental to originally close the album. It was dropped in favor of I walk alone with Bruce on vocals.

KISS - CARNIVAL OF SOULS: POLYGRAM IN HOUSE REFERENCE CD(Bonus CDR)

This is a cassette copy of the CD-R that was distributed internally for reference in January 1996. It is almost the complete album in a slightly different mix.

(44:17)
1. Hate
2. Rain
3. Tell Me a.k.a. Master & Slave
4. Childhood's End
5. I Will BE There
6. Jungle
7. In My Head
8. It Never Ends a.k.a. It Never Goes Away
9. Seduction of the Innocent

Special Bonus CDR for limited numbered stickered edition of "THE COMPLETE CARNIVAL OF SOULS SESSIONS"(ZODIAC 881)