NEIL BOGART
"The KISS Behind The Make-up"

Neil Bogart's contribution to KISStory should need no explanation, however should you want to read something about the man, please refer to the Bogart Biography in the KISS Album Focus. While Neil later entered the non-performing side of the music business, Neil had been recording music since his teens, first with a small scale release titled "Go Bohemia" around 1959/60. Presented here are samples of some of the songs Neil, as 'Neil Scott' recorded in the period 1961-7. This is not KISS-style music, but the obscure sort of KISS-related material that should interest the diehard (maybe not)...

PETER CRISS
"The Barracudas"

Material released by Peter Criss' early band, The Barracudas. Tracks 1 & 2 were issued on an independent 7" single in January 1967, while tracks 3 & 4 came off a second 7" single issued later (perhaps as late as 1968). While Peter definately drummed on the first two songs, his involvement on the second single is unclear. All songs were written by the band's lead guitarist, Carlos Cancel...

PETER CRISS
"Sounds Of Soul"

Cover versions recorded by Peter Criss' band following the Barracudas. The band's cover of "Respect" follows Otis Redding's original arrangement, rather than the better known Aretha Franklin version...

ERIC CARR
"The Cellarmen"

The first two of these CellArmen tracks were written by Eric Carr who not only drums but sings the lead on them. These remain some of the very earliest material recorded by any KISS memeber, past or present, and while they are dated, they very much reflect the era in which they were written and recorded. Third is a live drum solo from Eric from the Colony House from around the same time. The final two tracks are two studio demo recordings, in the same format as the first two, recorded for the song-writers to publish the material...

ERIC CARR
"The Cellarmen w/ Crystal Collins"

The artist that The Cellarmen recorded with, acting as the backing band, was not "Gale", but one Crystal Collins, who was a young singer. The band simply were hired to act as the singer's backing group though they did help with the harmonies on the songs...

PETER CRISS
"The Vintage"

Another of Peter Criss' bands prior to his joining Chelsea, The Vintage won a talent show at the Academy of Music in January 1969 and were recorded with studio time - they recorded this demo, probably written by Joey Lucenti, the band's primary song-writer...

GENE SIMMONS
"Bullfrog Bheer"

Bluegrass Gene meets McCartney Gene. The earliest available Gene (so far). Plenty of other recordings were on a tape Gene submitted (unsuccessfully) to publishers in 1970 including "Eskimo Sun", "Little Lady", "Amen Corner", "About Her", "Put On Your Slippers", and others...

PETER CRISS RELATED
"The Others"

Did Chelsea make you want to vomit? Well, Mike Brand and Peter Shepley were in a band together before Chelsea. "The Others" released three singles, all of which are very rare and collectible, with Brand/Shepley as the primary song-writers (except on Track 02 which is a cover)...

PETER CRISS
"Chelsea"

Paul Stanley has been heard to describe Wicked Lester's output as eclectic. However, that word could be better used to describe Peter Criss' pre-KISS band Chelsea's material which was a hybrid mix of folk and electric without too many unifying factors...

PETER CRISS
"Chelsea Second Album Demos"

Prior to splitting Chelsea did do some demo recordings, some may be covers or simply the result of Shepley/Brand jamming with Stan Penridge without Peter...

PETER CRISS
"Lips"

Some of this material would be recycled for Peter's 1978 solo album...

GENE SIMMONS & PAUL STANLEY
"Wicked Lester"

Wicked Lester wasn't bad. It wasn't great, but it is considered the holy-grail of audio to some sectors of the KISS Army. I'll add the 1976/7 CBS Remixes later...

GENE SIMMONS & PAUL STANLEY
"Sessions"

Gene and Paul sang backing vocals on three songs on the 'Lyn Christopher' album and one non-album Tommy James track. Celebrate I & II are the same song split onto the last song one side one and first song on side two of the album. The background vocals are only very evident at the very end of Celebrate I so there is no point providing a sample when there is much more backing vocal work on Celebrate II...

KISS
"March '73 Demo"

Recorded using studio time paid for by money owed for commercial work, these demos were recorded at Electric Lady Studios with Eddie Kramer producing...

KISS
"KISS" Radio Spot

Very much obscure, an official radio spot for the first KISS LP (NB-9001) done in the style of Humphrey Bogart! Track 2 are Gene and Paul recording radio spots for CHED Radio Edmondton during their first visit to Canada in early February 1974!

KISS
"Detroit" FM Radio Broadcast

One of the best, and earliest, broadcasts of KISS in concert, from Detroit's Michigan Palace on 4/7/74...

KISS
"Memphis" FM Radio Broadcast

One of the best, and earliest, broadcasts of KISS in concert, from Lafayette's Music Room in Memphis, TN on 4/18/74. WMC FM-100...

KISS
"Long Beach" FM Radio Broadcast

Long Beach 5/31/74 broadcast on KNAC...

ERIC CARR
"Salt 'N Pepper"

These recordings are representative of the the sort of Top-40 material Salt 'N Pepper were covering in the early 1970's. Notable in them are Sarita Henderson's incredible vocals. "Black Magic Woman" was originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac, but most famously covered by Carlos Santana; "Misty" was originally recorded by Johnny Mathis; "Just My Imagination" is an excellent Temptations song; and "Summertime", apart from being a favorite of the late Janis Joplin, was a Gershwin/Gershwin/DuBose composition from "Porgy & Bess"...

ERIC CARR
"Creation"

Out of Salt 'N Pepper rose Creation, albeit only after a name change. With Eric on drums, the band featured the talents of John and Sarita Henderson. The band's major success came from playing the Palladium opening for Nina Simone. It would be this band which would lose members following the terrible Gulliver's club fire...

KISS
"East Lansing, MI, 10/11/74"

Rare soundboard from early in the "Hotter Than Hell" tour.

ERIC CARR
"Creation 7" Single"

There have been suggestions that this Creation single was released without the knowledge of the band sometime following the Gulliver's fire. However, it is more likely that the songs were recorded by the band while they were still Salt And Pepper, since "I'm So Lonely" was performed live when the band opened for Nina Simone. The band also joked, during the introduction of the song, whether people had bought the record yet. Regardless, these recordings were fully produced and vary from the demo versions included on the "Tale Of The Fox" DVD.

ERIC CARR
"Lead-vocals in the 1970s"

Eric Carr sang numerous songs with Salt And Pepper, Creation, Mother Nature / Father Time, and Bionic Boogie, during the 1970s. Here's a few samples.

ERIC CARR
"Solo Acoustic Recordings"

Eric recording acoustically on his own in the 1970's showing his excellent taste in music. Track 1 is, naturally, a cover of the incredible, and utterly worthy, Neil Young; Track 2 is by The Doors; Track 3-5 need no introduction...

KISS
"King Biscuit Alive!"

Essentially "Alive!" outtakes from the Cleveland recordings broadcast on King Biscuit Flower Hour on November 9, 1975. The show was shared with a live performance from the Average White Band...

KISS
"Tulsa Alive 75"

Soundboard recording from Tulsa, OK, recorded June 13 at the Assembly Center.

KISS
"Destroyer Studio Rehearsals"

Demos and out-takes from the "Destroyer" sessions. Track 1 is a country-western song cover...

KISS
"Destroyer Tour Live"

Soundboard recorded live in Toronto, Canada on September 6, 1976 near the end of the "Spirit of '76" tour...

KISS
"Rock And Roll Over Tour Rehearsals"

Rehearsals for the "Winter Tour 1976/7"...

GENE SIMMONS
"Mid-1970s demos"

Assorted demos from the 1975/6 period grouped together since some (1-5) were all on the same acetate. More than likely recorded at different times, and some of these are probably from the 1978-82 period...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Early Professional Recordings"

Track 1 may well be Vinnie's first professional recording credit. Teamed with David Wolff (Cyndi Lauper) Vinnie co-wrote this track recorded under a psudonym. The status of the B-side, while credited to the pair is not clear as it's so experimental that Vinnie's presence is not obvious! Another early recording is the very R&B track 3. Not only would Vinnie play electric guitar on the 1976 ABC/Dunhill album by the Hitchhikers, featuring Kenny Hamber on lead vocals, but he would write this incredible piece. Both 4 and 5 are Vinnie's written and sung contributions to the 1977 Treasure album with Felix Cavaliere...

KISS
"Rock And Roll Party In Tokyo"

The nearly Japanese only live album from early 1977 that was abandoned in favor of a worldwide "Alive II," though parts would be used elsewhere.

GENE SIMMONS
"Van Halen Demos"

Some samples of the songs Gene produced for Van Halen...

PETER CRISS
"Love Gun Demos"

Peter did bring material to KISS to record, though he also performed material written by other members. Some was used, some wasn't...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Live Treasure"

From two shows recorded at New York's Bottom Line Club in December 1977...

KISS
"Alternate 'Double Platinum' Mixes"

Alternate mix, without the compression which made the album version sound like crap. Better than the remaster in terms of SQ...

GENE SIMMONS
"Virgin Demos, 1978/9"

Track 1: While this song is often described as being an "Asylum" demo it was originally demoed in early 1979. The original demo is far superior to the generally circulating piece in terms of quality and runs 3.30. During 1978/9 Gene Simmons was working with the boy-band Virgin (who were managed by Bill Aucoin), producing an album that was never released. At the same time Gene was demoing material with Virgin drummer Chuck Billings. Chuck, and Virgin's guitarist, Tom Moody, were also present at the KISS Magic Mountain, Valencia show for "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" along with teen-idol Leif Garrett (who Chuck would later have a band with). Tom would also help out on rhythm guitar on a couple of the 4 or 5 songs Gene and Chuck recorded - one, whose title is currently unknown, was later recorded for a KISS album. Track 2: A prototype of the more common 1982 version that runs 3.04. Unlike the later version this track has more in common with Gene's 1970s demos in terms of style. It is also structurally different...

PAUL STANLEY
"Alternate 'Solo Album' Mixes"

Alternate mixes, with subtle differences to the album versions...

ACE FREHLEY
"Solo Album Demo"

So-called out-take from Ace's stellar solo album recorded in March 1978. Sadly this recording is only available in atrocious quality...

PETER CRISS
"Solo Album Out-Take"

Out-take from Peter Criss' solo album. Sean Delaney brought Peter more than just the material that eventually appeared on his album. This song was eventually deemed too "dark" and was not used... By Peter that is. Sean re-cut the vocal and the song was released on his solo album, "Highway," in January 1979. Sadly this recording is only available in atrocious quality. It would have sounded good next to "Send In The Clowns"...

PETER CRISS
"Dynasty Demos"

Some of this material would be used on Peter's "Out Of Control" album and was written with Vini Poncia...

KISS
"Alternate 'Dynasty' Demos"

Alternate mix, without the compression which made the album version sound like crap. Better than the remaster in terms of SQ...

GENE SIMMONS
"BJ-105FM Radio"

Jumpin' Gene Simmons on Orlando's BJ-105 lunch-time radio from June 14, 1979. Gene attempts to get people who call in to talk, discusses the cancellation of that day's show (which would have been the first night of the "Dynasty/Return of KISS" tour), and more...

ACE FREHLEY
"WPIX-FM Radio"

Ace Frehley on New York WPIX-FM's "Sunday Magazine" from late October 1978...

KISS INTERVIEW
"Tom Snyder's Tomorrow Show, 10/31/79"

It was beyond compare, when Ace (in particular) and Peter stole the show from Gene and Paul on this infamous Tom Snyder Halloween special. Better to right-click to download the tracks due to their size!. 56k bitrate MP3s are large, so the Windows Media Player is available for Mac/Win/Solaris for the 16k bitrate ASFs...

ERIC CARR
"Lightning"

Mother Nature / Father Time recorded one 5-track disco album for Casablanca Records in 1979 which seems not to have gotten broad release as disco entered its dying days. MN/FT split soon after the recording having tried without success to break into the big time for much of the decade. Eric is creditted by his real name "Paul Caravello" on the rear cover of the album...

ERIC CARR
"Flasher, Live in the Clubs"

After quitting Mother Nature / Father Time, Eric found himself playing in a hard rock cover band. This material is representative of that which they played...

ERIC CARR
"Flasher, Live in the Clubs II"

More Flasher live. Recorded live at Barrymore's Club on May 25, 1980...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Early 80s Original Demos"

Early demo material from Vinnie Cusano with him on lead vocals...

PETER CRISS
"Out Of Control" Out-takes & Demos

Not all of the material recorded for Peter's first post-KISS solo album was used. Peter and Stan also remixed some of the album...

PETER CRISS
"Budweiser" Commercial (1981)

Produced by the D'Arcy-Mac Manus and Masius advertising agency. The date is not clear, though DAMM merged with Benton & Bowles in November 1985, resulting in a name change to the firm, so the reel dates from before then. While the backing track is probably generic studio musician work, with no suggestion of Peter "playing," the guitar sound on this radio jingle is very similar to that on Peter's "Out Of Control" album, suggesting that it may be Stan Penridge playing the solo at least (or at most). That suggests a 1980-2 window, apart from the reel code BB81-4. The reel was distributed by Genesis Recording with one 60 second and one 30 second spot from both Peter and the Bus Boys...

KISS
"Music From The Elder" Out-takes & Demos

Assorted demos from the 'Elder' sessions...

KISS
"Fridays" Television Live Performance

The only contemporary live performance of Elder material from ABC Studios on January 15, 1982...

PETER CRISS
"Let Me Rock You" Demos

A couple of tracks dating from the period surrounding Peter's second post-KISS solo album, one song, of course, celebrating his daughter...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Warrior" Demos

Assorted demos from Vinnie's "Warrior" project with the former members of New England prior to getting snatched by Gene and Paul!

KISS
"Creatures Of The Night" Sessions

Assorted material with Eric Carr on drums from KISS' Creatures Of The Night recording session. The bombastic drum sound attained on the album would never be equalled on another KISS album even though the band tried to recapture it (came close, but...)!

KISS
"Lick It Up" Studio Sessions

Assorted material from the "Lick It Up" sessions/era...

KISS
"Animalize" Studio Sessions

Assorted material from the "Animalize" sessions/era...

BRUCE KULICK
Pre-KISS Recordings

Bruce Kulick had plenty of recording experience prior to joining KISS. This section deals with some of the more obscure recordings...

ACE FREHLEY
1984 "Demo"

Some of the earliest material recorded by Frehley's Comet...

ACE FREHLEY
1985 "Demo" I

Four song demo tape dating from early 1985...

ACE FREHLEY
1985 "Demo" II

Second demo tape from Frehley's Comet from 1985...

KISS
"Asylum" Demos

Assorted material from the "Asylum" sessions/era...

GENE SIMMONS
"Demos, 1982-5"

Assorted demos from Gene, some with Eric Carr, Mitch Weissman, Bruce Kulick and possibly Adam Mitchell dating from 1982-5, and one which is from 1979...

PETER CRISS
"Penridge-Criss Alliance Demos"

Tracks 1-4 recorded late-1983/early 1984; Tracks 5-7 recorded in Nashville in 1984, the Alliance split soon after these three demos were recorded. Peter is on vocals and percussion...

ACE FREHLEY
"Assorted Ace Frehley/Frehley's Comet Demos, 1984-88"

Various Stuff, including some Ace studio appearances and live. It should be noted that "Dancing With Danger," that usually circulates as an Ace demo is actually the original recording by the Canadian band Streetheart...

PETER CRISS
"Balls Of Fire"

These songs are from the third and fifth Balls Of Fire shows in August 1986. Several are originals and while the SQ isn't that great, they will give you an idea of the sort of material the band was performing...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Invasion" Demo

Demos from the "Invasion" album with Myron Grombacher on drums...

VINNIE VINCENT
Interview, Jan. 1986

24k bitrate MP3. Here's an old interview with Vinnie Vincent from January 1986 during the period he was recording the debut Invasion album which has been added to the audio section. It's losely broken up into the following sections, but does cover other questions not listed here...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Invasion" Re-Recording

Studio re-recording of "Invasion" song with Mark Slaughter on vocals. Perhaps the threat of removing Robert's vocals wasn't just a threat, though this is currently the sole example...

VINNIE VINCENT
Interview, "Pro-Talk" Early 1987

48k bitrate MP3. Interview with Steve Rosen, released on audio tape. Dates from the period that followed the end of the "Invasion" tour and release of "All Systems Go." It's losely broken up into the following sections, but does cover other questions not listed here...

PAUL STANLEY
Publishing Demos, 1986-90

One of the songs from this period, "Time Traveller", was released on the box set. These others were put out for prospective artists to record. Another demo on tape was "Hide Your Heart". Apparently #1 was written for Cher by Paul and Adam. #3 only has Paul on backing vocals. He and Jeff Paris (Geoff Lieb) wrote the song, and it would be used on Jeff's 1993 album. Maybe there's more Paul on it. Who knows? Kinda Leppardish!

KISS
"Crazy Nights" Demos

Demos for the "Crazy Nights" album...

KISS
"Smashes, Thrashes, and Hits" Mixes

Alternate Mixes...

VINNIE VINCENT
"All Systems Go" Alternate Solos

"All Systems Go" showed promise, but the production was too watered down. Here are some alternate guitar solos from songs from that album as well as some unmixed tracks. A couple of the demos are sung by Vinnie...

VINNIE VINCENT
Metal Tech

In 1988 Vinnie did an instructional video which saw him shredd through his technique displaying a variety of licks, style, and tonality. This is a sample of his personal jam part of the video.

VINNIE VINCENT
Vinnie Vincent/Jeff Scott Soto Demos

The demos were recorded with former (and possibly the ultimate) Yngwie J. Malmsteen vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. Accompanying Vinnie and Jeff was Jimmy Waldo on Keyboards. Apparently, these demos were going to be shopped around for other artists to record. Not sure about the truth in that, they do, however, show the softer side of Vinnie with subtle guitars and more prominent keyboards.

VINNIE VINCENT
"Guitars From Hell" Demos

Vinnie was recording an album for Enigma records, with Robert Fleishman and Andre LaBelle, prior to that company either killing his contract or going bankrupt. What is clear from the demos is that the album was going to blow the original "VVI" album away in terms of sonics. Track 1 was planned to be the opening track on the album. Several songs were reworked for the EP in 1996 and may have been intended for use on "Guitarmageddon", which it is a real crime has not surfaced yet with songs like "Cockteaser" and "Brainsaw"! The full track listing of the album is unknown as it may have not been finalized or completed. Track 08 is a reworking of the Soto demo with nuclear guitars added.

VINNIE VINCENT
"Guitars From Hell/Euphoria" Alternate Mixes

Some alternate mixes of Vinnie's early 1990's material.

KISS
"Hot In The Shade" Demos

Stronger acoustic flavor demos. Tracks 3-5 are Gene demos from this period...

GENE SIMMONS & PAUL STANLEY
"Rock The Vote" Radio Spot

It may only be Gene and Paul, but they do do the "Rock The Vote" spot with the usual KISS Style!

PETER CRISS
"The Keep" Demos

While Peter only sings lead on one of these songs (#1), which was also a cover of a 1971 R&B hit by Lee Michaels, the teaming of him with Mark St. John was juicy! While the band had split by the time most fans had heard of it, it gave Peter the genesis for Criss. Other members of this band were Michael Norton and David McDonald, both who had been in White Tiger with Mark...

VINNIE VINCENT
"Goran Edman Demos"

Vinnie had long wanted vocalist Goran Edman (Yngwie) as lead vocalist for his band, dating back to 1986! Here's a taste of Goran demoing Vinnie material...

KISS
"Revenge" Demos & Alternate Mixes

Demos from the first studio album following the death of Eric Carr. Some songs have alternate arrangements, others are instrumentals or scat vocal versions. Track 5-6, Eric or Kevin, hmm...

PETER CRISS
Criss #1 Demos

After getting rid of the Keep, Peter put together his first lineup of Criss which included the highly recommended Phil Naro. Phil and Peter would write plenty of material together, but would also demo some of Peter's then recent Keep songs...

KISS
KISS Konfidential, The Radio Tapes

Radio show in support of "Alive III" and the Konfidential video release; in Windows Media 8 format.

PETER CRISS
Criss Live

Track 1 was a closing song early in the Criss live career. It was originally one of the Phil Naro demos...

PETER CRISS
Cat EP Tracks

Two tracks included on the Criss EP would not be included on the full-length album...

BRUCE KULICK
"I Am Korg"

The "Korg G3 Medley" was a medley of KISS related material Bruce recorded in 1993 for a special Korg G3 multi-FX board dial-in promotion. As a result the demo was only available over the phone, so sadly quality recordings do not circulate. The medley was home-recorded and included parts of "Unholy," "God Gave Rock And Roll To You II," "Detroit Rock City," "Heart Of Chrome," "Unholy," and "Star Spangled Banner."

KISS
Santiago Soundcheck '94

Cover material performed at the Santiago, Chile soundcheck...

KISS
Assorted pre-"Reunion" 1990s material

Assorted stuff from the 1990s. The "Dial Q2" recording of "Strutter" is not offered as it's too poor quality from phone!...

KISS
Unplugged in Australia

Broadcast on JJJ-FM, material from the Perth Konvention on February 3, 1995. This was the first "Unplugged" show of 1995...

CRISS
"2nd Album" Demos

During their tours of 1995 CRISS introduced many new songs into their set; some of which were being refined for use on a possible second studio album. Many were demoed, including these four songs dating from the summer following the end of the Canadian tour...

KISS
"Carnival Of Souls" Demos & Unreleased

"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...

KISS
Assorted "Reunion" era material

Assorted material from "Reunion" era...

KISS
Assorted post-"Reunion" era material

Assorted non-demo material from the post-"Reunion" era...

ACE FREHLEY
"Ace Bash 2002" Q&A Session

During Ace's infamous "Ace Bash" he did a brief Q&A session that was "hosted" by Eddie Trunk...

GENE SIMMONS
"Speaking In Tongues" Demo Samples

Gene previewed an assortment of demo samples during his Australian Speaking Tour in 2002...

GENE SIMMONS
"Sex Money KISS" Demo Samples

These songs were included on the bonus disk on the "Sex Money KISS" audio lunch-box and were later released on the Japanese version of "Asshole." The songs were recorded in the early 1990's...

GENE SIMMONS
"Asshole" Assorted Mixes

Some alternative material from Gene's 2003 solo album...

KISS 2004
"Instant Live" Samples

Some samples of material off the "Instant Live" recordings of the 2004 "Rock The Nation" Tour. Obviously, you can "see" versions of some of these songs on the "Rock The Nation Live" DVD...

GENE SIMMONS 2004
"Speaking In Tongues" DVD Demo Samples

Gene's DVD was littered with audio samples of material planned for release in some format at some point. Here's a taste...

GENE SIMMONS 2005/6
"Business Ventures" Demo Samples

Gene's business ventures are now generating music. In the case of "I Am INDY," Gene simply co-wrote the piece which is performed by Bag; "Sexercise" is simply the backing track Gene created for the auditions of the project of the same title...

ACE FREHLEY
Post-KISS-Again Demos (2005)

This rough acoustic psycadelic demo was broadcast on the 2005 Eddie Trunk KISSmas special on which Ace was a guest...

KISS
"Rock The Nation Live!" Bonus CD Samples

Live samples from the Japan only 3" Rock The Nation Live! bonus CD. Live the DVD these tracks were recorded in Virginia during the 2004 "Rock The Nation" tour...

GENE SIMMONS
"Family Jewels" CD Sampler (2006)

Part of the promotional package for Gene's "Family Jewels" TV show, this spoken word snippet CD has Gene talking (very briefly) about a variety of subjects also covered in his TV show...

PAUL STANLEY
"Live To Win" Tour Live

Samples of Paul's 2006 solo trek set list. "Tonight You Belong To Me," "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me," and "Goodbye" were the core Paul Stanley 1978 solo songs also performed during his 1989 solo tour; Both "I Still Love You" and "A Million To One" were used on the acoustic konvention tour and the former song was a core part of the set. It was last performed acoustically on 08/09/95 at the MTV Unplugged filming; While "I Still Love You" is on "Alive III" it was never performed during the "Revenge" Tour concerts, and was instead recorded during sound-check. Thanks to otisbarr for the samples "Bulletproof," Lift," "Every Time I See You Around," "Magic Touch," "Move On," "Tonight You Belong To Me," and "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me" (Orlando); Thanks to UKJ69 for samples of "Live To Win," "Got To Choose," "Love Gun," "Detroit Rock City," "A Million To One," "Hide Your Heart," the band intro and insult incident (New York); Thanks to S for samples of "Lick It Up," "I Still Love You," "Strutter," "Do You Love Me?," and "I Want You" (Atlanta).

KISS
"The Millenium Concert" Bonus Track Samples

Tracks 1 & 2 from the "Best Buy" version; Track 3 from the iTunes version. It's pretty clear that little, except possibly the audience, was used from the 12/31/99 show in Vancouver, especially with "Rock And Roll All Nite" being the same as the track used for the "iBash" event...

GENE SIMMONS
"Family Jewels" Demo Samples

These songs were included on the bonus disk with the "Family Jewels" season 1 deluxe DVD set. The songs were recorded in the early 1990's The version of Track 02 varies slightly from that released in 2003 on Gene's "Sex Money KISS" audio book lunch box and Japanese version of "Asshole." While it has more prominent drums, it lacks some of the electric guitar over-dubs and is 17 seconds longer, though most of that is the result of a longer fade-out. Track 01 is previously known as a song Gene demoed with members of Silent Rage around 1991. Several different lyrical versions of the song exist. Most interesting, perhaps, the riff at the start of this song can also be heard in a studio jam session with Dutch rockers Sleeze Beeze from around 1990/1 where Gene was working with the band on using his "Daily Planet" riff. They'd come up with the song "Jealous Woman" from the efforts, though the band didn't use it. This is a great example of Gene and his creativity. "Rain Keeps Fallin'" was being developed during the COS sessions, with one September 1993 re-write being known with interesting lyrics such as "Burning crosses in my own back yard" and "My name's on a cool headstone with a pretty rose."

PAUL STANLEY
"Adventures in Oz" (2007)

Paul Stanley promotional appearances on Australian TV during his 2007 tour...

KISS
"Hit 'N Run" (2007)

Some clips from KISS' 2007 brief series of shows, including the one without Paul...

KISS
Alive35/Worldwide" (2008)

Some clips from KISS' 2008 tour, including Tommy's lead-vocal debut...

ORIGINAL VERSIONS
Original Versions of songs KISS & Related artists later covered.

Tracks 1-4 Notes: Both of these songs were originally released on Barry Mann's 1971 LP, "Lay It All Out", and were covered the same year by Wicked Lester. While Barry did better as a song writer, usually with his wife Cynthia Weil, or Gerry Goffin (co-writters on each of the tracks respectively), his own recordings didn't do so well. What is interesting, from the point of KISStory, is that the audio engineer at Electric Lady Studios, where the album was recorded, was one Ron Johnson, later the producer of the Wicked Lester album. The Hollies song closed their 1970 album "Confessions Of The Mind" and is from one of their more obscure albums...

Tracks 5-15 Notes: Original versions of songs KISS covered; KISS didn't really cover track 15 and they were the first to record Gerard's song...

Tracks 16-20 Notes: Songs Peter covered after KISS. "Polly Von" is way older than the Peter, Paul, and Mary version being a traditional Irish folk song; Track 20 originally released as a non-album single in 1977...

Tracks 21-24 Notes: Songs Ace covered after leaving KISS. Oh, The Move became ELO, who then ELO'd their earlier song, hence why both versions are here. Ace covered the ELO version...

Tracks 25-29 Notes: Songs Gene bought/covered on his "Asshole" album...