Gene
Simmons
1966 - 2016 The Vault
(10
CD box set + 1 bonus disk)
Released : January 6, 2018
(hand
delivered by Gene Simmons during 2018 - 2019)
Produced by : Gene Simmons Editing Engineer : Erich Lenning
Mastering by : Robert Vosgien, Capitol Mastering
Released by : Rhino Entertainment
Rhino Entertainment President : Mark Pinkus
Global Project Manager : Keith Valcourt
Project Leader : Brian Hay
The Vault package design :
Gene Simmons, Keith Valcourt and Dennis Kiggins.
The Songs on "The Vault" :
At first Gene Simmons wanted
the sequence the "The Vault" box set chronologically, starting in
1966 with “My Uncle is A Raft” … and go all the way to the present.
Later on it was decided to separate the disks by different moods.
Gene Simons : “Sometimes you get in your car or you’re waking up in
the morning and you want music that gets you going – kick in the
nuts kind of stuff. Then other times, maybe at night, you want stuff
that’s more melodic and a little more soothing. So there are CD’s in
the box set that features big guitars, monster guitar songs and then
there are other CDs that are more eclectic, with Beatle-esque big
harmonies. So the songs are separated by mood, regardless of which
year they were written or recorded.”
The Songs on "The Vault" in chronologically order :
Gene Simmons demo 1966
001
disk 11 - track
15
- My Uncle Is A Raft [with Mark Nyberg & Larry Martinelli]
Gene Simmons demo's 1969 - 1970 / Publishing Tape
002
disk 11 - track
10
- Leeta [1969/1970 - with BULLFROG BHEER]
003
disk 11 - track
14
- A Reevus In The Eye – Nancy [1969/1970 - with Brooke
Ostrander]
004
disk 04 - track 14
- Goin’ Blind / Little Lady [1970 - with Brooke Ostrander]
005
disk 11 - track
11
- Put On You Slippers [1970 - with Brooke Ostrander]
006
disk 11 - track
13
- Eskimo Sun [1970 - recorded live by RAINBOW ?]
demoed
at
Magna Graphic Studios, New York City -
July 1975
007
disk 03 - track 06
-
Mad Dog [with Ace Frehley & JR Smalling]
008
disk 04 - track 08
-
Man Of 1,000 Faces #2 [with Ace Frehley & JR Smalling]
009
disk 04 - track 10
-
Bad, Bad Lovin’ (Calling Dr. Love) [with Ace Frehley & JR Smalling]
010
disk 04 - track 12
-
Burning Up With Fever #1 [with JR Smalling]
011
disk 04 - track 13
-
True Confessions #1 [with JR Smalling]
demoed with Edward and Alex VAN HALEN April 1977
Recorded
at the Village Recorder Studios, Los Angeles, CA.
024
disk 03 - track 01
-
Christine Sixteen
025
disk 03 - track 02
-
Tunnel Of Love
026
disk 03 - track 03
-
Have Love Will Travel (Got
Love For Sale)
"Love Gun" demo's 1977
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY.
027
disk 04 - track 01
- Plaster Caster
028
disk 04 - track 11
- Almost Human [1976/1977]
various 1977 demo sessions -1
029
disk 09 - track
12
- I Know Who You Are ["Living In Sin" - 1977/1978? - with Joe X]
030
disk
10 - track
06
- Eat Your Heart Out [1977/1978? - with Joe X]
031
disk 11 - track
02
-
Obnoxious [1977/1978 ?- a.k.a “Reputation”]
various demo's 1979 - 1980
056
disk 03 - track 07
-
Only You [1979]
057
disk 09 - track
13
- Sweet Temptation [1979/1980 ? - "Only You"]
058
disk 09 - track
11
- Just Like The Movies #1 [1979/1980 ? - with Stephen Bishop]
various demo's 1982
065
disk 09 - track
01
- It’s Gonna Be Alright
[with Mikel Japp and Mitch Weissman]
066
disk 06 - track
04
- Something Seems To Happen At Night [with Adam Mitchell]
"Creatures Of The Night" sessions 1982
Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA 067
disk 01 - track 06
- Legends
Never Die [with Eric Carr]
068
disk 04 - track 16
- It’s My Life [co-written with Paul
Stanley]
various
demo's 1985 ?
074
disk 09 - track
02
- It’s Gonna Be Alright #2 [with Bruce Kulick]
"Asylum" demo's 1985
075
disk 03 - track 12
- Live Fast, Die Young (Trial By Fire)
Recorded at a demo studio January 1986
(Atlanta, GA)
076
disk 01 - track 09
- Hunger
[with Bruce Kulick & Eric Carr]
demoed with (members of) BLACK 'N BLUE 1986
077
disk 07 - track 04
- Promise The Moon
[1986 - with Tommy Thayer]
"Crazy Nights" demo's 1986 - 1987
078
disk 03 - track 04
- Hell Or High Water [1986 - with Bruce Kulick]
079
disk 03 - track 11
- Good Girl Gone Bad [1986 - with Bruce Kulick]
080
disk 10 - track
07
- Nine Lives [1986 - with Bruce Kulick]
081
disk 10 - track
03
- Have
Mercy Baby [November 1986 - with Bruce Kulick]
082
disk 09 - track
10
- Dial L For Love [1987 - with Eric Carr & Bruce Kulick]
083
disk 09 - track
14
- Are You Always This Hot [1987 - with Bruce Kulick]
demoed with (members of) BLACK 'N BLUE 1987 - 1988
084
disk 07 - track 02
- Suspicious [1987 -
with Tommy Thayer]
085
disk 07 - track 05
- All You Want’s A
Piece Of My Heart [1988 - with Tommy Thayer]
"Hot In The Shade" era demo's 1988 - 1989
086
disk 01 - track 07
- Something
Wicked This Way Comes
[1988 - with Bruce Kulick]
087
disk 07 - track 01
- No Conscience
[1988 - with Bruce Kulick]
088
disk 08
- track 13 - Chrome Heart
[1988 - with Bruce Kulick]
089
disk 01 - track 12
- Are You A
Boy, or Are You A Girl [with Eric Carr & Tommy Thayer]
090
disk 05 - track
10 -
Now That Your Gone #3 [with Tommy Thayer & Kevin Valentine]
091
disk 09 - track
03
- Everybody Knows #1 [1988 ? - Tommy Thayer]
092
disk 07 - track 08
- Mirage [1988]
093
disk 08
- track 02 - She’s Rotten To The Core [1989 ? - with Bruce
Kulick]
094
disk 08
- track 12 -
I’m Paralyzed
[1988/1989 - with Bob Ezrin]
80's demo
(inspired
by English bands like the Fine Young Cannibals)
095
disk 10 - track
12
- Rock It
(198?, exact year currently unknown)
Recorded and demoed with (members of) SILENT RAGE 1990 - 1991
Recorded at the Chameleon Recording Studios, San Fernando, CA.
096
disk 02 - track 13
-
If It’s Too Hot, You’re Too Cold
[1990]
097
disk 02 - track 12
-
I Wanna Live
[co-written with Vinnie
Vincent 1991]
098
disk 07 - track 03
-
Everybody Wants [1991]
099
disk 02 - track 14
-
Rain Keeps Fallin’ #1
[1991]
100
disk 03 - track 05
- Domino
"Revenge" demo 1991
101
disk 08
- track 15 - Thou Shalt Not ["The Vault" book does not credit
any musicians]
2002
various demo recordings
151
disk 08
- track 03 -
S & M Love [with Tommy
Thayer]
2002 - 2003 various
"Asshole" demo sessions
152
disk 06 - track
06
-
Beautiful [2002 -
with Mark Addison / Nina Singh]
153
disk 06 - track
01
- What Ever Turns You On [2002 ? - with Dave Williams & his
band]
154
disk 07 - track 06
-
Pride [May
2003 with Matt McCormack]
155
disk 08
- track 04 -
Sweet & Dirty Love
[2003 - with Tommy Thayer & Eric Singer]
"Sonic Boom" 2007 - 2009 recording sessions
156
disk 01 - track 01 -
Are You Ready [2007/2008
- with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
157
disk 01 - track 08 -
Hand Of
Fate [2007/2008 - with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
158
disk 08
- track 01 -
Rocked It All
Night [2009 ? - with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
159
disk 08
- track 09 - Hit The Ground
[200.. ? - with
Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
2011
demo recording
Recorded at Conway
Recording Studios Studio C, Hollywood, CA.
161
disk 06 - track
03
-
Are Your
Real [with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
162
disk 06 - track
07
-
Guilty
Pleasures [with Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
163
disk 08
- track 10 -
Who Said So
[200.. ? - with
Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer]
During my private
The Vault Experience
in Amsterdam,
July 22, 2018, I mentioned Anna Dalva, who once was in
BULLFROG BHEER. By surprise
Gene Simmons played me "Movin' On". (see video below - "Movin'
On" starts around 4:20)