2015 : “Don’t Touch My Ascot” (1:13) : written By Tony Cervone, Greg
Collins, Jared Faber
Recorded by Kiss for the
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment animated full-length film called
"Scooby-Doo and KISS:
Rock and Roll Mystery" released on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 21,
2015. The song is a Jazzy a-capella song which features the lead vocals of all current KISS
members in this order : Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer.
Here's KISS
having fun with the new song "Don't Touch My Ascot" from
Scooby-Doo! & KISS: Rock
and Roll Mystery.
1998 : "Detroit Rock City 1998" (6:50 version) : Re-recorded by
Kiss October 1998, for the
Original Motion Picture soundtrack with the same title. Because of the
rough sound
production the re-recorded version would be replaced on the soundtrack
album for
the
earlier
version.
Parts of the 1998 version can be heard in the movie.
1998 : "It's My Life" : written by Gene Simmons and Paul
Stanley.
First
recorded and completely finished for the "Creatures Of The
Night" album.
For the
"Psycho Circus" album the song was re-recorded by Kiss. Ace
Frehley would play
some
guitar on this recording and share some of the vocals.
This
version finally appeared on the 2001 Kiss Box set.
1993 - 1995 : Listed below are song-titles of alleged songs/ demo which
would become
"Carnival Of Souls". These tracks were not necessary recorded
and may simply have
been
songs written or partially recycled, but not used.
-
"Dead In Your Tracks"
-
"Sleep Until You Die"
-
"Closed Doors Welcome No One"
-
"I Can't Forgive What I Can't Forget"
-
"Blister"
-
"Save Myself"
1993 - 1995 : "So Lame" is a song-title of alleged demo for the
album which would become
"Carnival Of Souls". The title has often appeared as "Hate/
So Lame", which may indicate
that
the two are one.
1993 - 1995 : "Outromental" isn't even the real name to this instrumental piece which was
supposed to close the 'Carnival Of Souls' album appearing sometime after the end of
the last track in a manner similar to 'Rock And Roll Party' on Destroyer.
Unfortunately, the piece got left off the album and was given the name 'Outromental' by
then KISS catalog consultant Robert V. Conte...
1991 - 1992 : "Do You Wanna Touch Me Now" : written by Paul
Stanley, Bob Ezrin, Dave Sabo.
Originally written in Los Angeles by Paul Stanley and Skid Row guitarist Dave "the
Snake" Sabo. Kiss recorded the song during the "Revenge" album sessions.
The song would be refined in the studio with input from Bob Ezrin.
The instrumental
version of "Do You Wanna Touch Me Now" runs 3:44.
Vocals for
the song were never recorded, neither was any lead guitar.
1989 : "Rotten To The
Core (version 3)" : with Lita Ford on lead vocals.
"Rotten To The Core" has been a song title that Gene Simmons has messed around with
for decades. An early 1975/6 version surfaced following the Kiss Butterfields auction,
though while it never made it on to a Kiss album Gene didn't let the lyric go.
In 1989 it was purported that the title would appear on the band's "Hot In The Shade"
album, since Gene and Bruce Kulick had worked on the song (Gene used the lyric on his
"Nobody's Perfect" demo around 1984/5).
Bruce felt that the song was wrong for Kiss' sort of attitude at the time and it was
dropped from consideration for the album. Gene continued to try and place the song
with other artists, without success, and he recorded another version of the song with
members of Silent Rage in 1991.
The song was considered again for Kiss' "Psycho Circus" album in 1998, and has been
mentioned by Gene as a candidate for the
2009 "Sonic Boom" album.
Lita Ford
(vocals, guitars)
Bruce
Kulick ????? (guitars)
Gene Simmons
(bass, percussion)
Rodger Carter
(drums, percussion)
Written by Gene Simmons & Lita Ford; Produced by Gene Simmons.
(thanks
to Julian
Gill / KissFaq for detailed liner notes.
In 2016 this version of "Rotten To The Cure" appeared on Lita
Ford's "Time
Capsule"
album.
1989 : "Rotten To The
Core (version 2)" : written by Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick.
A
reworked version of Gene Simmons
1976
demo, which song Bruce
Kulick would
attempt
to record again.
1989 : "Run To Me" : written by Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia and
Bruce Kulick.
1989 : "The Street Giveth... And The Street Taketh Away" (demo)
(stronger acoustic flavor demo).
1987 : "Dial L For Love" : written by Eric Carr, Gene Simmons and
Adam Mitchell.
Demoed,
but not fully recorded, for the "Crazy Nights" album. As
the primary writer of
the song, Eric Carr had taken it to Gene Simmons and Adam Mitchell for polishing.
1987 : "No Mercy" : written by Gene Simmons and Bruce Kulick.
Written
around the time of the "Crazy Nights" sessions this song never
got past the
writing
stage.
1987 : "Sword and Stone" :
written by Desmond Child, Paul Stanley and Bruce Kulick.
Demoed
for the "Crazy Nights" recording sessions at Electric Lady
Studios.
The
song would be offered to LOVERBOY to record, Paul Dean would cover it on
his 1988 Hardcore
album. German band BONFIRE would cover the song for the KISS involved
1989 "Shocker"
soundtrack album.
1987 : "Are You Always This Hot" : written by Gene Simmons and
Adam Mitchell.
12
songs would be fully recorded for the "Crazy Nights" album, but
only 11 would be
used.
The song was possibly based on a song which had been solely written by
Adam
Mitchell in 1981.
1984 : "Get All You Can Take (3:59)" : instrumental demo
version.
1983 : "drum tracks" : drum tracks for each song from "Lick
It Up" are circulating.
1983 : "Gimme More (drum track)" : various versions exists of
this drum track.
1983: "You Sexy Feel (drum track)" : various versions exists of
this drum track
1983 : "Million To One (instrumental rehearsals)" : various
rehearsals exists of this track.
1983 : "I'll See You In My Dreams" : harmony vocal rehearsal by Vinnie
Vincent and Eric Carr.
This rehearsal
appears on various
Vinnie Vincent Archives related bootleg releases.
1983 : "You (It Was You Who Left Me" : rehearsal. Various rehearsal sessions
does exist.
1983 : "So Many Girls, So Little Time" :
written by Gene Simmons and Howard Rice.
Demoed by Gene Simmons around the "Lick It Up" sessions.
Gene Simmons would give the song to Keel to record for
"The
Right To Rock" 1985
album and it would be used with different lyrics.
1982 :
The demo outtakes listed
below all appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th
Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
- "I Still Love You" (take 1) (5:01) : written by Stanley / Vincent.
- "I Still Love You"
(take 2) (7:21) : written by Stanley / Vincent.
- "Saint And Sinner" (take 1) (6:08) : written by Simmons / Japp.
- "Saint And Sinner"
(take 2) (0:18 - false start) : written by Simmons / Japp.
- "Saint And Sinner"
(take 3) (6:00) : written by Simmons / Japp.
- "Creatures Of The
Night" (alternate mix 19) (4:09) : written by Stanley / Mitchell.
- "I Love It Loud"
(alternate mix 21) (4:09) : written by Simmons / Vincent.
- "War Machine" (full
length version mix 11) (4:09) : written by Simmons/Adams/Vallance.
- "Rock And Roll Hell (take 2 9/10/82) (4:54) : written by
Simmons/Adams/Vallance.
- "Rock And Roll Hell (take 1 9/15/82) (2:37) : written by
Simmons/Adams/Vallance.
- "Rock And Roll Hell (take 2 9/15/82) (4:09) : written by
Simmons/Adams/Vallance.
1982 : "Partners In Crime" (alternate mix 16B) : written by Paul Stanley /
Adam Mitchell.
In 1982,
"Partners in Crime" had purportedly been remixed for possible inclusion on
the
"Creatures Of
The Night" album. Ultimately, plans for the inclusion of any "Kiss Killers"
material were abandoned, and the remixes remained unused until 1990 from
when it
ended
up on some single B-sides.
The alternate
mix of "Partners In Crime" also
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night
40th Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset" which is released November 18, 2022.
1982 : "Betrayed" (outtake) (4:38) : written by Vinnie Vincent.
Vinnie
Vincent's band Warrior
first demoed an instrumental version of "Betrayed" in 1982.
That Warrior instrumental for "Betrayed" was officially released via HNE
Recordings in 2017,
including
including a version with a rough vocal by Fergie Frederikse (Trillion/
Angel/
LeRoux).vAt
one point the song was even considered for inclusion on "Creatures Of The
Night". But
it's clear that it wasn't a finished song and was in search of appropriate
arrangement
and lyrics. The same is the case on this collection, though this time it is
Paul
Stanley
searching for inspiration to lead to its completion.
This version
with scat vocals appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary
Super Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
The 1982 song
"Betrayed" has nothing to do with the song that later appeared on the
“Hot In The
Shade” 1989 album !!
1982 : "Not For The Innocent" (4:36) : written by Gene Simmons
and Vinnie Vincent.
The KISS 1982 demo version is recorded with
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
sharing
lead vocals. This
1982 demo of the song
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th
Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset" which is released November 18, 2022.
1982 : "Back On The Streets" : written by Vinnie Vincent and
Richard Friedman.
Demoed by
KISS as an try out with Paul Stanley on lead vocals and considered for
release
on the
“Creatures Of The Night” album. According to Eric Carr (Hard Forces
magazine),
"Paul
Stanley, Gene Simmons and himself all took turns to sing the lead vocals,
but the
only one who
could sing it right was Vinnie Vincent, it was his sog, but he was not in
the
band at that
point".
Prior
to KISS the song is demoed in 1981 by Vinnie
Vincent and 1982 by Warrior.
1982 : "It's My Life" (3:48) : written by Gene Simmons and Paul
Stanley.
Recorded at
Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA during the “Creatures Of The Night”
sessions. The
demo of the song first appeared on the
Gene Simmons Vault disk
4 - track
16. The same version appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th
Anniversary
Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset" which is released November 18, 2022.
"It's My
Life" is recorded and completely finished for the "Creatures Of The Night"
album,
but the song
didn’t make it to the album, so Gene Simmons took the song to
Wendy O.
Williams
for the
W.O.W
album (1984). Ultimately, the basis of “It’s My Life” was an
unfinished
Paul Stanley demo.
Gene Simmons
completed the song on Paul’s melody and pre-existing chorus.
In 1988 Gene
Simmons should produce
KING KOBRA's third album,
but later on drummer
Carmine
Appice decided to do it himself. In result the band still recorded both
unreleased
“Creatures”
songs; “It’s My Life” and “Legends Never Die”.
In 1998, KISS
re-recorded “It’s My Life” for "Psycho Circus". Ace Frehley would play some
guitar on the
recording and share some of the vocals, but again the song find itself
excluded from
a KISS album.
KISS 1998
version of “It’s My Life” is finally released on the 2001 KISS “Boxset”.
1982 : "Legends Never Die" (4:23) : written by Gene Simmons, Adam Mitchell
and Micki Free.
Gene Simmons
demo recorded at Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA during the
“Creatures Of
The Night” sessions. The Gene Simmons demo of the song first appeared
on the
Gene Simmons Vault disk
1 - track 6.
The same
version appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super
Deluxe
Edition Boxset" which is released November 18, 2022.
The song is
also recorded by KISS, but the song never had a vocal track put on it.
Because the
song didn’t make it to the album, so Gene Simmons took the KISS track and
added
Wendy O. Williams
vocals to it for the
W.O.W
album (1984), and as a result Eric
Carr received
a drumming credit. Micki Free is credited on acoustic guitar. The song was
originally
titled “When The Legend Dies” and credited to Micki Free and Gene Simmons.
In 1988 Gene
Simmons should produce
KING KOBRA's third album,
but later on drummer
Carmine
Appice decided to do it himself. In result the band still recorded both
unreleased
“Creatures”
songs; “It’s My Life” and “Legends Never Die”.
In 2002 DORO
recorded a cover of the song “Legends Never Die”, which appears on her
“Fight”
album.
1982 : "Tell it to a Fool" (Drums
& Bass Instrumental) (4:42) : written by Gene Simmons
Originally
entitled "Sentimental Fool" which had been cut in instrumental form by Kiss
in Toronto
May 1981, With additional rework with Bob Kulick, the song was transformed
into "Tell it
to a Fool".
"Tell it to a Fool"
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th
Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
Later on Adam
Mitchell came in and wrote some lyrics.
In the
bootleg circuit an instrumental 1981 demo version of the song (with Ace
Frehley's
guitars
prominent in the mix) is best known as "The Difference Between Men And Boys
Is
The Size Of
Their Toys".
1982 : "Chrome Goes Into Motion" ia a Gene Simmons / Adam
Mitchell collaboration.
A Drums &
Bass Instrumental - Take 2 which runs 4:16 of "Chrome Goes Into Motion"
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1982 : "Don't Leave Me Lonely" : written by Eric Carr, Bryan Adams and Jim
Vallance.
This song was considered for use on KISS "Creatures Of The Night"
album.
Eric Carr would record the song during the album sessions, playing drums (with the
same drumsound as the album), bass, rhythm guitars, lead and backing vocals.
The song started out with Eric Carr and Bryan Adams working on the song together in
Los Angeles, with Jim Vallance and Bryan later finish off the piece in Vancouver.
Bryan Adams would record "Don't Leave me Lonely" for inclusion on his
"Cuts
Like A Knife" (1983) album.
"Don't Leave
Me Lonely" (take 8 - drums and guitar instrumental) (3:52)
This version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1982 "Something Seems To Happen At Night" (2:38) :
written by Adam Mitchell.
This Gene
Simmons demo is an AOR-ish pop song which was solely recorded by Adam
Mitchell (on
keyboards), which he simply asked Gene Simmons to sing the lyrics to.
The song
itself was the first of Adam’s compositions that he ever played for Gene
Simmons. Adam
was willing to rewrite the track, getting Gene involved, but Gene declined
stating that
the demo was great in its original form.
This demo
version first appeared on the
Gene Simmons Vault disk
6 -track 4.
The same version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1982
"It’s Gonna Be Alright" (4:30) :
written by Gene Simmons and Mikel Japp.
Based on a guitar lick by Mikel
Japp, the song is demoed with Mitch Weissman and Mikel
Japp at Mikel Japp’s kitchen.
Mikel Japp met Gene Simmons for the first time at SIR
Studios while the band was
rehearsing material for KISS “Killers”(1982).
The song was one of the songs
Gene offered to British band
HEAVY PETTIN
while Gene
Simmons was on location filming
"Runaway". The cover and spine of this Maxell Epilaxial
UDXL 90 cassette include Gene's
handwriting and is dated 9-14-83. The cassette sleeve
was originally the sleeve for
WENDY O' WILLIAMS demos from Right Track Recording in
New York. This demo version first
appeared on the
Gene Simmons Vault disk
9 -track 1.
The same version appeared on the
"Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset" which is
released November 18, 2022.
1982 : "I'm A Legend Tonight" (mix
4 - instrumental with background vocals) (3:57)
Written by Paul Stanley and
Adam Mitchell.
This version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1981 : "Council Of The Elder" : instrumental track.
1981 : "Morpheus Descending" : unused lyrical idea for "The
Elder" written by Lou Reed.
1981 : "Heaven" : incomplete track left at the instrumental stage by
Ace Frehley and Eric Carr.
Various
(length) versions of the track are recorded in Toronto. (a.k.a. "Carr Jam
1981).
1981 : "Just A Boy" : Alternate version with heavy guitars.
1981 : "Just A Boy" (2:15) : Alternate Mix with strong keyboards.
1981 : "Don't Run" (3:09) : written by Ace Frehley and Anton
Fig.
(early
demo version of "Dark Light", "Music from The Elder"
1981.
1981 : "Every Little Bit Of My Heart" (a.k.a. "I Want You
Only") (3:54) :
Paul Stanley
working on a song which music sounds close to "A World Without
Heroes".
1981 : "Sentimental Fool" written by Gene Simmons, had been cut in instrumental form by Kiss
in
Toronto May 1981. In the bootleg circuit an instrumental 1981 demo version
of the song
(with Ace Frehley's
guitars prominent in the mix) is best known as "The Difference Between
Men And Boys Is The
Size Of Their Toys".
Ace In The Hole / Penny Lane demo's (February 1981)
1981 : "Deadly Weapon" (4:49) : written by Paul Stanley
This version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1981 : "Nowhere To Run"
(5:11): a pre-"The Elder" demo, written by Paul Stanley
(which
version is approx 35 seconds longer than the
"Killers" album version)
This version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1981 : "Feel Like Heaven" (6:16) :
written by Gene Simmons
This version
appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
Ace In The Hole demo's (January 1981)
1981 : "Deadly Weapon" (original demo) (6:20) : written by Paul Stanley
Original demo
with partly scat vocals which version appeared on the "Creatures Of The
Night 40th Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1981 : "Nowhere To Run" (take 11 - instrumental) (3:42) : written by Paul Stanley
Instrumental which version appeared on the "Creatures Of The Night 40th
Anniversary Super
Deluxe Edition Boxset"
which is released November 18, 2022.
1981 : "Feel Like Heaven" (original
demo) (7:06) : written by Gene Simmons
This version appeared on the "Creatures
Of The Night 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe
Edition Boxset" which is released
November 18, 2022.
There are quite a number of different
versions of “Feel Like Heaven”.
Earlier versions are demoed in 1978 -
1979, which circulated in fan circles (bootleg albums)
for decades. One of these versions
appeared on
Gene Simmons The Vault (disc 11).
1980's : GENE SIMMONS - "Master Of Flash" (Robert Blain / Jon Montgomery)
The song title and lyrics for a song "Master
Of Flash" have turned up on documentation
attributed to Gene Simmons, and it was thought that it was perhaps a song planned for
use in the early 1980s.
However, the song was written by Robert Blain and Jon Montgomery in 1976, with the
copyright being transferred to KISS in 1980.
Jon Montgomery had been a member Street Punk.
(Thanks to Julian
Gill / Kissfaq).
Jon Montgomery
has a version of "Master Of Flash" up on his MySpage.
Somehow "Master of
Flash" could sound like a cross between "Great
Expectations" and
"God
Gave Rock 'n Roll to You" when KISS / Gene Simmons would record their
version.
Otherwise
it's possible that only a part of the song was wanted!
1978 : PAUL STANLEY - "Take Me Away (Together As One)" :
Alternative Mix
(approx 16 seconds longer than the album version)
1978 : PAUL STANLEY - "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me" :
Alternative Mix
(approx 20 seconds longer than the album version)
1978 : PAUL STANLEY - "Tonight You Belong To Me" : Alternative Mix
1976 - 1978 : "Beth" : acoustic version
(probably Dick Wagner on
guitar) for the movie "Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park"
1978 : "Rip And Destroy" : a rewritten version of "Hotter Than
Hell"
Recorded for the movie "Kiss Meets The Phantom Of The Park"
1977 : "Anyway You Want It" : Alternative Mix
1977 : "Rocket Ride" : Alternative Mix
1977 : "Larger Than Life" : Alternative Mix
1977 : "Rockin' In The USA" : Alternative Mix
1977 : "All American Man" : Alternative Mix
1977 :
"Love
Gun"
(3:18) demo produced by Paul Stanley and recorded March 10, 1977
during the "Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD
Deluxe Edition"
which is released October 2014.
1977 :
"Love
Gun"
(2:14) teaching demo produced by Paul Stanley and recorded March 8, 1977
during the "Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD
Deluxe Edition"
which is released October 2014.
1977 :
"Love
Gun"
(3:23) demo produced by Paul Stanley and recorded at Electric Lady Studio,
New York City by
Paul Stanley (rhythm guitar, bass, vocals) and Steve Korff (drums).
This version appeared
on the "KISS 5CD Boxset" which is released November 2001.
1977 :
"Tomorrow
and Tonight"
(3:46) instrumental demo produced by Paul Stanley and recorded
February 16, 1977 during the "Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the
"Love Gun 2CD
Deluxe Edition" which is released October 2014.
1977 :
"Much
Too Soon"
(3:23) demo produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the
"Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD Deluxe Edition"
which is released
October 2014.
1977 :
"Plaster
Caster"
(3:35) demo produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the
"Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD Deluxe Edition"
which is released
October 2014.
1977 :
"I Know
Who You Are"
(3:09) demo produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the
"Love Gun"
album sessions.
This version appeared on the "Love Gun 2CD Deluxe Edition"
which is released
October 2014.
1977 :
"Reputation"
(5:39) demo produced by Gene Simmons and recorded during the
"Love Gun"
album sessions. This version this 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.
1976 : "Queen For A Day" : written
by Simmons for Ace Frehley's vocal debut.
Recorded by Kiss without vocals (Rock
and Roll Over)
1976 : "So Long" : written by Paul Stanley.
Around the time Paul Stanley wrote "Hard
Luck Woman", he also wrote a song entitled
"So Long". Nothing was
known about this song until Paul Stanley performed the song live
November 8, 2016 at his private acoustic performance at Kiss Kruise
VI.
(video)
1976 : "Beth" (Instrumental)
1976 : "Beth" (Take 6 – Instrumental)
1976 : "Beth" (Mono)
1976 : "Beth" (Acoustic Mix) (note by KRR : with vocals and keyboards
instead of strings)
1976 : "Shout It Out Loud" (Single Edit)
1976 : "Shout It Out Loud" (Mono Single Edit)
1976 : "Shout It Out Loud" (Alternate Mix)
1976 : "Do You Love Me ?" (Alternate Mix)
1976 : "Do You Love Me ?" (Mono Instrumental)
1976 : "Do You Love Me ?" (Early Version)
1976 : "Ain’t None Of Your Business" (Outtake) written by Becky Hobbs and
Lew Anderson.
Recorded by Kiss with Peter Criss lead vocals.
1976 : "Ain’t None Of Your Business" (Instrumental)
1976 : "Sweet Pain" : instrumental studio rehearsals / short outtakes
- Destroyer sessions *
( NOTE by KRR :
these versions are still not released, and does not appear on any of
KISS - Destroyer 45th anniversary editions or the boxset )
1976 :"Howling
For Your Love"
(Gene
Simmons demo)
Recorded
with the “Group With No Name”
and Binky Philips on lead guitar.
1976 : "Bad, Bad Lovin’ " (2nd version -
Gene Simmons demo)
The main guitar riff of 2nd version of "Bad Bad
Loving" is
later used for
the Kiss song
"Calling Dr. Love".
(see also Kiss 5CD Box set for details, released November 20, 2001)
1975 : "Man Of A Thousand Faces (Gene
Simmons demo)
Recorded at
Magna Graphic Studio, NYC with Ace Frehley on guitar and JR Smalling on
drums, with
Gene Simmons doing everything else.
1975 : "True Confessions" (version #1
-
Gene Simmons demo)
Another early
version appeared on the
Gene Simmons Vault disk 4 -track 13).
Recorded at the Magna Graphic Studios, New York City and
features Gene Simmons on all
instruments (other than drums,
which were performed by JR Smalling)
1975 : "Burnin’ Up With Fever" (Gene
Simmons demo)
Recorded at
Magna Graphic Studio, NYC with JR Smalling on drums, with Gene Simmons
doing
everything else.
1975 : "Rock n’
Rolls Royce"
(Gene
Simmons demo) : features recycled parts from the 1975
Gene Simmons demo
"Drive Me Wild", and after further development this
song became
"Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" (KISS - Rock And
Roll Over, 1976).
Parts of the guitar structure of this song
went into "Sweet Pain" (KISS - Destroyer, 1976)
and
the chorus-riff would be used on "Burn Bitch Burn"
(KISS - Animalize, 1984).
1975 : "Mad Dog" : Simmons written song, recorded with Ace Frehley.
Recorded at
Magna Graphic Studio, NYC with Ace Frehley on guitar and JR Smalling on
drums, with
Gene Simmons doing everything else.
(see also Kiss
5CD Box set for details, released November 20, 2001)
1975 : "Night Fly" : Simmons written song.
Recorded at
Magna Graphics Studio August 1975. (further details unknown)
1975 : "I'm a Star" : Simmons written song. Recorded with Paul
Stanley and JR Smalling on
drums, with
Gene Simmons doing everything else.
Recorded at
Magna Graphics Studio August 1975.
1975 : "Detroit Rock City" (Paul Stanley demo)
: early version with different lyrics which
runs
about 2:20. Recorded at
Magna Graphics Studio August 1975. (further details unknown)
1975 : "God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll" (early version - Paul Stanley
demo) :
as recorded by Stanley, Simmons, JR Smalling at Magna Graphic Studio, NYC.
(see also Kiss
5CD Box set for details, released November 20, 2001)
1975 : "Doncha Hesitate" : Paul Stanley written song, recorded with KISS.
Recorded at
Magna Graphic Studio, NYC.
(see also Kiss
5CD Box set for details, released November 20, 2001)
1975 : "It’s The Fire" (Paul Stanley demo)
1975 : "Love Is Alright" (Paul Stanley demo)
: recorded with KISS.
Recorded at
Magna Graphics Studio August 1975. (further details unknown)
1975 : "It Ain’t The Smoke": KISS demo with Paul Stanley on lead vocals together
with Gene
Simmons lead
vocals mixed a little in the back. The song runs about 3:46.
Recorded at
Magna Graphics Studio August 1975. (further details unknown)
1975 : "Mistake" : Recorded at Larabee Studios, Los Angeles. (Noted
details by Jeff Suhs)
"Mistake" had been written for the first album,
but had not been used at the time.
The song is an outright country and western ballad
in G featuring acoustic guitars
bottleneck slides and an overall vibe much more consistent
with Wicked Lester than
even acoustic offerings like Hard Luck Woman".
Recorded at the same
sessions as "Rock And Roll All Nite" in California.
The fact that Paul sings lead on the verses may indicate that he penned the
song though
no byline is included on any of the paperwork. Gene clearly shares vocal duties on the
verses and on a brief bridge that modulates from G up to B.
There are sporadic embellishments throughout
that might qualify as a solo though they
are such standard licks that it's impossible to
determine who is playing them.
As it stands it is the earliest demo for an
unreleased KISS song known to exist.
1974 : "Who's Your Baby" : written by Paul Stanley, Hotter Than Hell demo,
recorded July 1974.
1973 : "Keep Me Waiting" : the Wicked Lester song performed live by
Kiss during the early days.
1973 : "Simply Type" : the Wicked Lester song performed live by Kiss
during the early days.
1973 : "Life In The Woods" : (aka "Want You
Beside Me") written by Paul Stanley.
Performed live during club era.
1973 : "Baby, Let Me Go" : Early version of "Let Me Go Rock and
Roll".
1973 : "Go Now" : Moody Blues cover performed live during their club
era.
1973 : "Acrobat" : kind of instrumental performed live :
(aka "Love
Theme From Kiss" followed with "Much Too Young").
