This "News" page generally only relates to matters of interest to the KISSFAQ. There's no need to replicate news that can be seen on other KISS websites. If you use information appearing on this or any other KISSFAQ page, in print (fanzines) or online (directly quoted or rewritten), please have the courtesy to say where it came from. If printing in fanzines, I'd love a copy sent to the KISSFAQ PO Box. Should you want official announcements please visit the band's official website at: KISSONLINE.COM.
| Monday, July 28, 2008 5:18:41 AM - "KISS & Related Recordings Focus" (2nd Edition)... |
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The "KISS & Related Recordings Focus" (2nd Edition), currently available as in hard-bound and softcover editions, is going
out of print at the end of this month. Limited channel copies are available via
Amazon. If you've got one of the hard-covers, then you've got one of less than 50 printed (compared with 135 for KAF V1)! This is the second of the KISSFAQ titles to go out of print. The original mass-market printing of "KISS ALBUM FOCUS: VOLUME I, Kings Of The Night Time World" went OOP a couple of months ago, but was replaced with a lower-priced & updated 2008 softcover only printing, available, HERE. |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:41:17 AM - Another US compilation... |
 "Playlist Your Way," coming your way 8/5/08 from UMe. The release will be a digipak, in a compilation series similar to Gold, Milleninum Masters, etc, and will include: Rock And Roll All Nite Lick It Up I Love It Loud Beth Uh! All Night Strutter Christine Sixteen Detroit Rock City Hard Luck Woman Duece Love Gun Forever I Was Made For Lovin' You Shout It Out Loud |
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 9:41:17 AM - Three new iTunes digital collections... |
Three new digital (lossy) KISS collections were issued via iTunes on July 8. "FAVORITES" features: STRUTTER / NOTHIN’ TO LOSE / FIREHOUSE / DEUCE / GOT TO CHOOSE / HOTTER THAN HELL / ROCK BOTTOM / C'MON AND LOVE ME / BLACK DIAMOND (LIVE) / COLD GIN (LIVE) / ROCK AND ROLL ALL NITE (LIVE)  "CLASSICS" features: I WANT YOU / CALLING DR. LOVE / HARD LUCK WOMAN / I STOLE YOUR LOVE / CHRISTINE SIXTEEN / SHOCK ME / LOVE GUN / KING OF THE NIGHT TIME WORLD (LIVE) / ROCKET RIDE / NEW YORK GROOVE / I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN' YOU / 2,000 MAN / SURE KNOW SOMETHING / CREATURES OF THE NIGHT / I LOVE IT LOUD  "DISCOVERIES" features: LICK IT UP / ALL HELL'S BREAKIN' LOOSE / HEAVEN'S ON FIRE / TEARS ARE FALLING / UH! ALL NIGHT / CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS / REASON TO LIVE / LET'S PUT THE X IN SEX / HIDE YOUR HEART / FOREVER / GOD GAVE ROCK 'N' ROLL TO YOU II / UNHOLY / DOMINO / PSYCHO CIRCUS / INTO THE VOID All 45 tracks are available as "THE COMPLETE COLLECTION."  As the PR puts it: "Brand-new collections designed with the digital buying experience in mind." Uhh, OK. |
| Saturday, July 12, 2008 4:33:53 AM - Eric Carr birthday reminder... |
| Today would have been Eric Carr's 58th birthday. |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:12:03 PM - A compilation with a twist... |
 "Best of KISSology" (DFCP-58) is due for release in Japan on August 27 through DefStar Records, a subsidiary of SONY Music. The twist? This is apparently the CD featuring "new recordings of the tracks on the album." A special edition (DFCP-56) will include a bonus DVD featuring footage from the 1977 Budokan performance that was included on "Kissology." Like the so-called free Mail on Sunday CD, we'll have to see if this happens. Track-listing is apparently: 01. Deuce 02. Detroit Rock City 03. I Was Made For Lovin' You 04. Love Gun 05. Rock And Roll All Nite 06. I Love It Loud 07. Black Diamond 08. Lick It Up 09. Christine Sixteen 10. Do You Love Me? 11. Heaven's On Fire 12. Calling Dr. Love 13. Shout It Out Loud 14. Forever 15. Hotter Than Hell |
| Thursday, July 03, 2008 6:24:59 AM - KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008 - PART 4 |
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The final part of the KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008. Please participate - your opinion counts! Survey 4 This final part covers: Best "official" band member website? Your favorite KISS website? Best KISS book? Best other solo project? KISS' biggest mistake? Part of a KISS show you're most likely to take a pee break during? Song other than "Love Gun" you'd like to hear performed live? Which member did more damage to KISS? Favorite "make-up" era album cover? Favorite concert gimmick? Best so-called 80s/90s "power ballad?" Favorite long-form video release? The results of these surveys will posted during the week of 8/25/08. No personal information is gathered through this survey process, it's totally anonymous. |
| Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:03:34 AM - KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008 - PART 3 |
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During the next couple of months the KISSFAQ is surveying KISS fans on a variety of topics. Please participate - your opinion counts! Survey 3 This is part 3 of the survey. It covers. - Favorite song on Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album. - Favorite song on Peter Criss' 1978 solo album - Favorite song on Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album - Favorite song on Gene Simmons' 1978 solo album - Rate the Ace Frehley solo albums? - Rate the Peter Criss solo albums? - Gene or Paul Solo Effort? - Your favorite Wicked Lester song? The final part (4) is currently being constructed. The results of these surveys will posted during the week of 8/25/08. No personal information is gathered through this survey process, it's totally anonymous. |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 7:45:37 PM - KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008 - PART 2a |
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During the next couple of months the KISSFAQ is surveying KISS fans on a variety of topics. Please participate - your opinion counts! Survey 2a This is rest of part 2 of the survey. It covers fans favorite songs on the 1981-98 studio albums. The results of these surveys will posted during the week of 8/25/08. No personal information is gathered through this survey process, it's totally anonymous. |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 4:34:55 PM - KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008 - PART 2 |
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During the next couple of months the KISSFAQ is surveying KISS fans on a variety of topics. Please participate - your opinion counts! Survey 2 This is Part 2 of the survey. It covers fans favorite songs on the Originals (1973-80) era studio albums. The results of these surveys will posted during the week of 8/25/08. No personal information is gathered through this survey process, it's totally anonymous. |
| Tuesday, July 1, 2008 3:23:17 AM - KISSFAQ KISS ARMY SURVEY 2008 - PART 1 |
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During the next couple of months the KISSFAQ is surveying KISS fans on a variety of topics. Please participate - your opinion counts! Survey 1 This is the General survey Part I it covers: - Rank the KISS Studio Albums... - What is your favorite 1978 solo album? - When did you become a fan of KISS? - Who is your favorite member of KISS? - What was your favorite line-up? - Rate the KISS Live Albums... - Which KISSology package did you think was "Best" overall? - Which member of KISS, during their tenure with the band, do you feel made the most important contributions to the band? - Rank each member's contribution on the following scale: 1=their contributions were meaningless; 5=they made the most important contribtions! - Which producer do you feel did the best job "capturing" KISS in the STUDIO? - How many times have you gone to a KISS concert?? - Of these choices, what would you most like to see KISS do next? Rank each of the options - For this survey 1 is "not at all" and 5 is "Do it! Do it! Do it!" The results of these surveys will posted during the week of 8/25/08. No personal information is gathered through this survey process, it's totally anonymous. |
| Friday, June 27, 2008 9:13:37 AM - Quick Review: Japanese SHM Reissues Offer Surprise... |
You never know what to expect with reissues. Particularly those from another country. With the release of the Japanese SHM reissues, I've got to admit that I wasn't that keen on replacing any more of my KISS catalog. Even in the "cool" mini-LP format. So I went minimalist, since I'd not been able to get all of the solo albums during their last issue in 2005, I ordered the four from my favorite purveyor of Japanese CDs. They arrived this morning, and look beautiful, well, just like mini-LP reproductions. One immediate complaint is that the rear cover text of Ace's is too purple. Another is that the CDs are plain silver with minimalist text, rather than full screen-prints. And they are the same sonically as 2005, and 1998. However, they look great. The posters are reproduced in mini-format, and the four I got came with mini-reproductions of the US album center-rings. Apparently they're numbered, so I got Peter (190), Gene (716), Paul (2009), and Ace (2574). Peter's even includes a mini-repro of the song credits insert. All come with the repro dust sleeve, lyric insert, but no merchandise order form. Do they sound better? That's the question... (L-2008; R-2005 issue plus a dirty scanner!) |