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Still sealed digipak. Limited 100 numbered copies

Kiss was riding a wave of resurgence by the mid Eighties, they had a string of strong albums starting with Creatures Of The Night and Lick It Up and followed up with great success with probably the strongest of them all Animalize released in September 1984. Paul Stanley was pretty much in control of the band since Gene was based on the West Coast and was beginning a film career. From what I have read Gene recorded his parts for the basic tracks and left Paul to do the rest, and through Paul’s determination and focus the record was a gem and went to platinum status quickly. There was also more drama in the band, after two records and tours the band parted ways with Vinnie Vincent and where in need of a guitarist. They found one with classically trained Mark St. John and although the recording process was challenging with a new guitarist it was nothing compared to what was to come. On the verge of the tour Mark was diagnosed with arthritis and was unable to do the tour (except for three dates in November 1984) so enter Bruce Kulick, whose older brother Bob played on more than a few studio Kiss records, who fit in and ended up staying with the band until the original band reunited in 1996. The tour for the record started with a slightly longer than a month European tour fallowed by an extensive American Tour, the recording featured here is from Johanneshov Isstadion, Stockholm on the 26th of October 1984. Its just under a month into the tour and changes have already been made to the setlist. The audience recording is very good and had a great drum sound, the band go with a no brainer with Detroit Rock City for an opener. The fun thing about this version of Detroit Rock City is Genes new lyrics. The band are introduced as normally as the hardest band in the word and then Detroit Rock City kicks off. Paul sings a few lines of verse, but then get stuck with his leg between the two monitors. Gene discovers this and takes over. We will probably never know if he has forgotten the lyrics, don’t like the original ones or just think he has come up with a better version. In any case, he hurries up to the microphone and takes tons, and Detroit Rock City are honoured this evening with two lines of text that has never before been sung and to my knowledge they have never been used again. ‘Its nine o’clock and I’m on the road. I feel so high I just cant get [The Phone] (Inaudible mumble). Right after the drum solo we find Eric Carr singing Young And Wasted. During The 1983/1984 Lick It Up tour Gene had been singing this track but after that tour Eric took over and handled the vocals. When Paul announces Creatures Of The Night someone throws up a couple of inflated condoms onto the stage, whereupon Paul giggling exclaims ‘nothing like having scumbags thrown on the stage’. After Creatures Of The Night Paul rants on with sexually innuendo based on his last Doctors visit and leads into a fiery version of Love Gun. The song, for me, has a place in every Kiss show it is just that strong and never fails live, Bruce does an interesting but cool take on the song. Black diamond rounds out this double disc in fine style

Track listing:
1. Detroit Rock City
2. Cold Gin
3. Strutter
4. Fits Like A Glove
5. Heavens On Fire
6. Guitar Solo – Bruce Kulick
7. Exciter
8. War Machine
9. Drum Solo – Eric Carr
10. Young And Wasted
11. Ive Had Enough
12. Bass Solo/In The Hall Of The Mountain King – Gene Simmons
13. I Love It Loud
14. I Still Love You
15. Creatures Of The Night
16. Love Gun
17. Rock And Roll All Nite
18. Lick It Up
19. Country Man / Winchester Cathedral
20. Black Diamond