NOTES :
Track 01 - 03 : recorded at Larrabee Studios, Hollywood, CA, with Eddie Van Halen (guitars) and Alex Van Halen (drums).  
Track 01 is an early version of "Got Love For Sale" (KISS - Love Gun, 1977).

Track 06 : demoed by Gene Simmons (rhythm guitar, bass, vocals). 
This demo version appeared on the KISS Box set (2001).

Track 07 - 08 : It's not clear if Gene Simmons ever demoed these songs, which are written while the band was on tour in 1977, or whether they're simply lyrical ideas. 

Track 09 : An early version of "You Wanted The Best" (KISS - Psycho Circus, 1998), written in Minneapolis, June 1977. Demoed by Gene Simmons playing all instruments and using a click-track. (from Ken Sharp - Goldmine magazine 11/1998 - interview with Gene Simmons).

Track 10 : "Reputation" produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the "Love Gun" album sessions. This version first appeared on "KISS 40 Years Decades of Decibels" 2014 2CD set. The same version also appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD Deluxe Edition" which is released October 2014.

Track 11 - 13 "Much To Soon", "Plaster Caster" and "I Know Who You Are" : produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the "Love Gun" album sessions.
Together with "Reputation" all 4 demo versions appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD Deluxe Edition" which is released October 2014. "I Know Who You Are" is an early version of "Living In Sin", which appeared on Gene Simmons 1978 solo album.

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