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KISS ALIVE II

Release Details:
Casablanca/Astor NBLP-7076 (Australia, 12/5/77)
Mercury/PolyGram 822 781-2 (Australia, 2/95 Special Reissue w/ EP)
Casablanca/PolyGram NBLP-7076 (Canada, 1977)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6685-043 (Europe)
Casablanca/Vogue CBLA-72005/6 (France, 1977)
Casablanca/Bellaphon NB-7027 (Germany, 1977)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6685-043 (Germany, 1980)
Casablanca/Phonogram CALP-5014/15 (Italy, 1980)
Casablanca/Victor VIP-9529/30 (Japan, 1977 - Gatefold Cover)
Casablanca/Polystar 19S-3/4 (Japan, 1980)
Polystar R32C-2030/31 (Japan, 1984)
Polystar (Japan, 1987 - CD Reissue)
Mercury PHCR-10023/24 (Japan, 1997 - CD Remaster)
Mercury PHJR-20010/11 (Japan, 7/15/1998 - Colored Vinyl Box Set)
Universal/Mercury PHCR-94057/58 (Japan, 9/19/1998 - CD Remaster Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-2365 (Japan, 9/21/02 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-93098/99 (Japan, 7/5/06 - Limited Edition)
Universal/Mercury UICY-6645/6 (Japan, 12/20/06 - Reissue)
Casablanca/Gamma GX-01-970 (Mexico, 1977)
Casablanca/PolyGram LPR-43011 (Mexico, 1978)
Casablanca NAD-7040 (South Africa)
Casablanca/Pye CALD-5004 (UK, 11/77 * also as red vinyl)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822 781-2 (UK, 5/89 - CD reissue)
Casablanca NBLP-7076 (US, 11/28/77)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822-781-1/2/4 (US Reissue 7/85, CD, 7/7/87)
Mercury 532-382-2/4 (US Remaster, 8/12/97, inc. tattoos & booklet reprint)
RIAA: 2X Platinum (album purported to be 4X Platinum, but uncertified at that level)
Gatefold
Center-rings: UK "Love Gun" Style | US 1st Issue
UK Alive II Red Vinyl Album
Inner Dust Sleeve: Front | Back
Tattoo Sheet: Front | Back
Merchandise form: Page 1 | Page 2
Evolution Of KISS: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8
New Zealand "Dynasty" Alive II Center-ring


Tracks:
  A1. Detroit Rock City ··· (3:58) - Stanley/Ezrin     
  A2. King Of The Night Time World ··· (3:06) - Fowley/Anthony/Stanley/Ezrin     
  A3. Ladies Room ··· (3:11) - Simmons     
  A4. Makin' Love ··· (3:13) - Stanley/Delaney     
  A5. Love Gun ··· (3:34) - Stanley     
  B1. Calling Dr. Love ··· (3:32) - Simmons     
  B2. Christine Sixteen ··· (2:45) - Simmons     
  B3. Shock Me ··· (5:51) - Frehley     
  B4. Hard Luck Woman ··· (3:06) - Stanley     
  B5. Tomorrow And Tonight ··· (3:20) - Stanley     
  C1. I Stole Your Love ··· (3:36) - Stanley     
  C2. Beth ··· (2:24) - Criss/Penridge/Ezrin     
  C3. God Of Thunder ··· (5:16) - Stanley     
  C4. I Want You ··· (4:14) - Stanley     
  C5. Shout It Out Loud ··· (3:37) - Simmons/Stanley/Ezrin     
  D1. All American Man ··· (3:13) - Stanley/Delaney        
  D2. Rockin' In The U.S.A. ··· (2:44) - Simmons        
  D3. Larger Than Life ··· (3:55) - Simmons        
  D4. Rocket Ride ··· (4:07) - Frehley/Delaney        
  D5. Any Way You Want It ··· (2:33) - Clark        

Album Notes:
Produced by Eddie Kramer and KISS.
Tracks A1, A3-A5; B1-B3; & C1-C5 recorded live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, August 25 - 28, 1977.
Track A2, C2, & C4 recorded in Japan, 1977.
Tracks B4, B5, D1-D5 recorded at Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ, and Electric Lady Studios, NYC, NY, September 1977.
Engineered by Eddie Kramer and Corky Stasiak.
Mixed by Eddie Kramer and Neil Dorfsman at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY.

Includes booklet, "The Evolution Of KISS" and a set of tattoos. The Remaster finally mentions Bob Kulick's involvement in the recording of the studio side of the album (he appears on 2 tracks, 17 & 18). Paul plays all guitars on track 20. There exists a version of the album which includes "Take Me", "Do You Love Me", and "Hooligan" on the track-listing of the back cover. This is an extremely rare and desirable collector's item, though in addition to the US version, some Mexican copies also have a similar misprint. New Zealand has a misprint version that uses Dynasty style center-rings...

Players:
· Gene Simmons ··· Bass/Lead vocals on A3, B1, B2, C3, C5, D2 & D3/Rhythm guitar on D3/Back-up vocals.
· Paul Stanley ··· Rhythm & lead guitar/Lead vocals on A1, A2, A4, A5, B5, C1, C4, C5, D1 & D5/Back-up vocals.
· Peter Criss ··· Drums/Lead vocals on B4 & C2/Back-up vocals.
· Ace Frehley ··· Lead & rhythm guitar/All guitars on D4/Bass on 19/lead vocals on B3 & D4/back-up vocals.
· Bob Kulick ··· Lead & rhythm guitar on D1-D3.
· Ed Balandas ··· The Introduction "Voice".


The United States version of the rear cover song credit misprint. This issue was probably not a "promo," as long believed, as copies have been reported first-hand as being found in "cut-out" bins at the time...


The Mexican version of the rear cover song credit misprint. Interestingly, this version is identified as a PolyGram release due to the "LPR" call letters in the top right of the cover - the original release of the album was via Gamma Records, so it is unknown whether the original issue had the same misprint or the sort of quantities of albums this affected...