Description

A massive and beautiful box set featuring 4 pictures discs in individual sleeves, poster, 5 photos, flag, sticker and a massive 76 page booklet

Lisa Robinson, in her syndicated Rock Talk newspaper feature reported what was ultimately to become the road-map for the band for the rest of 1977 in early June: In July, the band begins a Canadian tour. Then in August, Kiss will perform all over the West Coast — they missed it last time around — with a possible four shows at Los Angeles’ Forum. One of those Forum dates may be recorded for their next live album, to be released in the fall and backed by a giant promotional tour” (Springfield Union, 6/2/77). The Love Gun album would be the band’s highest charting of their original incarnation, hitting #4 on the Billboard Top-200. The period, both album and tour, marked the beginning what is generally considered to the Super Kiss era. The 1977 Love Gun tour (and following tour supporting Alive II) show was impressive and majestic, and certainly represented the band at the zenith of their live performance. But it seems rather strange to consider that the Love Gun tour run covered a meager 32 performances. This box features an early show from the tour at the Montreal on the 12th of July and then material from the two last shows on the tour which took place in Fort Worth in Texas on the 4th and 5th of September, here you have a rarity when Paul Stanley does the vocals on Black Diamond on the 4th of September. These shows is an assault on all of the senses.

Track list:
1. Detroit Rock City-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
2. Take Me-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
3. Calling Dr. Love-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
4. Hooligan-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
5. Love Gun-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
6. Firehouse-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
7. Laidies Room-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
8. Christine Sixteen-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
9. I Stole Your Love-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
10. Shock Me-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
11. Solo Ace-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
12. I Want You-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
13. Makin Love-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
14. Bass Solo Gene Simmons-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
15. God Of Thunder-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
16. Drum Solo Peter Criss-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
17. Rock And Roll All Nite-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
18. Shout It Out Loud-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
19. Beth-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
20. Black Diamond-Montreal Forum Canada 12th of July 1977
21. All American Man-Alive II demo
22. Rockin In The USA-Alive II demo
23. Larger Than Life-Alive II demo
24. Rocket Ride-Alive II demo
25. Anyway You Want It-Alive II demo
26. I Stole Your Love-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
27. Take Me-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
28. Ladies Room-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
29. Firehouse-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
30. Love Gun-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
31. Hooligan-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
32. Makin’ Love-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
33. Christine Sixteen-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
34. Shock Me-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
35. I Want You-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
36. Calling Dr. Love-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
37. Rock And Roll All Nite-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
38. Detroit Rock City-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
39. Beth-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
40. Black Diamond-Forth Worth Texas 5th of September 1977
41. Solo Peter / God Of Thunder-Forth Worth Texas 4th of September 1977
42. Rock And Roll All Nite-Forth Worth Texas 4th of September 1977
43. Detroit Rock City-Forth Worth Texas 4th of September 1977
44. Beth-Forth Worth Texas 4th of September 1977
45. Black Diamond-Forth Worth Texas 4th of September 1977