DETAILS
Casablanca/PolyGram 6302-163 (Australia, 11/81)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6302-163 (Europe, 11/81)
Phonogram PIC6302-163 (Holland, 1981 - Picture Disc)
Casablanca/Polystar 28S-23 (Japan, 1981 - Gatefold Cover)
Polystar R00C-2023 (Japan, 1984)
Polystar P33C-20011 (Japan, 1988 - CD Reissue)
Mercury PHCR-6112 (Japan, 1997 - CD Remaster)
Mercury PHCR-94052 (Japan, 9/19/1998 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-3851 (Japan, 6/9/05 - Reissue)
Casablanca STAR-6001 (South Africa, Gatefold)
Casablanca NBLP-7261 (US, 11/10/81)
Casablanca/PolyGram 6480-071 (US Export)
Casablanca/PolyGram 824-153-2 (US CD Reissue, 5/23/89)
Mercury 532-390-2/4 (Int. Remaster, 10/7/97)
RIAA: n/a
Original US/European Version:
A1. The Oath (4:32) - Stanley/Ezrin/Powers
A2. Fanfare (1:22) - Ezrin/Stanley
A3. Just A Boy (2:30) - Stanley/Ezrin
A4. Dark Light (4:12) - Frehley/Fig/Reed/Simmons
A5. Only You (4:19) - Simmons
A6. Under The Rose (4:49) - Carr/Simmons
B1. A World Without Heroes (2:40) - Stanley/Ezrin/Reed/Simmons
B2. Mr. Blackwell (4:53) - Simmons/Reed
B3. Escape From The Island (2:50) - Frehley/Ezrin/Carr
B4. Odyssey (5:36) - Powers
B5. I (3:52) - Simmons/Ezrin
Original Japanese Version:
A1. Fanfare (1:22) - Ezrin/Stanley
A2. Just A Boy (2:30) - Stanley/Ezrin
A3. Odyssey (5:36) - Powers
A4. Only You (4:19) - Simmons
A5. Under The Rose (4:49) - Carr/Simmons
B1. Dark Light (4:12) - Frehley/Fig/Reed/Simmons
B2. The Oath (4:32) - Stanley/Ezrin/Powers
B3. A World Without Heroes (2:40) - Stanley/Ezrin/Reed/Simmons
B4. Mr. Blackwell (4:53) - Simmons/Reed
B5. I (3:52) - Simmons/Ezrin
International Remaster Version:
01. Fanfare (1:22) - Ezrin/Stanley
02. Just A Boy (2:30) - Stanley/Ezrin
03. Odyssey (5:36) - Powers
04. Only You (4:19) - Simmons
05. Under The Rose (4:49) - Carr/Simmons
06. Dark Light (4:12) - Frehley/Fig/Reed/Simmons
07. A World Without Heroes (2:40) - Stanley/Ezrin/Reed/Simmons
08. The Oath (4:32) - Stanley/Ezrin/Powers
09. Mr. Blackwell (4:53) - Simmons/Reed
10. Escape From The Island (2:50) - Frehley/Ezrin/Carr
11. I (3:52) - Simmons/Ezrin
Produced by Bob Ezrin. Associate Producer Brian Christian. Recorded at Ace In The Hole Studio, CT, March - July 1981, A & R Studios, NYC, NY, May 1981, Record Plant Studios, NYC,NY, May, July - September 1981, Ezrin Farm Studio & Sounds Interchange, Toronto, Canada, March & May 1981, by Brian Christian, Rick Hart, Robert Hrycyna and David Brown. Additional Engineering by Rob Freeman, Corky Stasiak and Kevin Doyle. Mixed at Manta Sound Studio, Toronto, Canada. Japanese issue features paper-slip cover with band photo (same as the Oath single cover). There are two versions of the US cover, one with the intended (and Japanese) running order excluding "Escape From The Island", and the other with the US Track order. Another one of the biggest KISS vinyl rarities selling for ever increasing amounts of money is the Turkish alternate Elder Cover released on Dallas records.
The Players:
Paul Stanley - Lead vocals on 2, 3, 4, 8, & 11; Lead & ryhthm guitar; bass
Gene Simmons - Lead vocals on 4, 5, 7, 9, & 11; bass.
Ace Frehley - Lead vocals on 6; Lead & ryhthm guitar; bass
Eric Carr - Drums on 2, 4-10; back-up vocals.
Bob Ezrin - Bass on 10; Piano on 2.
Allan Schwartzberg - Drums on 3 & 11.