Hi
Again!.., How do you feel?. I hope better than never or maybe "It´s
getting better". Anyway guys!, come on with more and better.
This time with a super live album from the legends “Kiss”; that
unfortunately retires with one last world tour. If the motherfucker
coronavirus wants. Hope so.
Ok!,
come on with another jewel, one treasure unfortunately unreleased,
that I now recover for everyone: “Alive Japan” (a.k.a: “Live
in Japan“) with an extraordinary quality, as always I try to bring
you.
"Alive Japan",It should have been the second live album since the previous “Alive!” released in September 1975 by American hard rock band Kiss. This live album launch was scheduled for early summer 1977 by Casablanca. Records, but it was cancelled and the new studio work: “Love Gun“ was released in its place on June 30. Work recorded during May at Record Plant Studios in New York. “Love Gun” was the first Kiss album to feature lead vocal performances from all four band members and the last studio album to feature Peter Criss on every song, as he was replaced by session drummer Anton Fig for all but one song on 1979's Dynasty.
The origins of "Alive Japan" go back to early 1977, when the band's manager Bill Aucoin suggested that Eddie Kramer record a live album during the last dates from “Rock N´Roll Over Tour” in Japan; a series of ten concerts that would start in Osaka at Kousei Nenkin Kaikan on March 24 and end on April 4 in Tokyo at Nippon Budokan (a.k.a: Budokan Hall). bit.ly/3ajzvk Kiss gave four concerts at the Budokan, between April 1 and 4. Giving two in the same day, the 2. It was the evening show, the chosen for the live project. Concert that was recorded professionally to edit a movie of it.
But when Eddie Kramer finished a first master tape, was rejected by Kiss. Despite the fact that the plan was to release a live album to give the band some much deserved time off before recording next the studio album, how the live tracks needed dubbing and the band, saturated with the tour and with the commitment to record the new studio album, they didn't want any more extra work so decided to postpone the project for later.The film and live album were archived for the moment.
One of the reasons for cancellation "Alive
Japan", among other things, was the same problem that the
Beatles had encountered years ago, when they recorded several shows
in june 1966, in anticipation of making a live album since the
Hollywood Bowl concerts had not been valid and then technology
couldn't improve them. The public's shouting made it useless.though in reality Kiss were very exhausted and possibly disinterested also by the project.
During May, the band went back to Record Plant Studios to record their next work "love Gun". It was released on June 30 and the new tour started on July 8 in Halifax, Canada. It was so successful that Casablanca Records resurrected the project for a live album. And although Eddie made a new version of “Alive Japan” with ambient noise reduction, some masters had been damaged, so the band opted to record new concerts at the end of“Love gun tour“.On August 26, 27, and 28, at the LA Forum for their next live album, now called: Alive II.
Side
A:(19:03)
1.Detroit
Rock City (3:58)
2.
Take Me. (3:10)
3.Ladies
Room (2:55)
4.Makin´Love
(3:10)
5.
Gold Gin (5:48)
Side
B: (19:38)
1.Do
You Love Me (3:30)
2.God
Of Thunder. (6:41)
3.Rock
N´Roll All Night (4:04)
4.Beth
(2:16)
5.Shout
It Out Loud (3:06)
When "Alive II” was released on October, it was a double album with three sides taken “allegedly” live, because “I Stole Your Love“ it was a soundcheck used on the album with crowd noise being dubbed in later. The last side were studio recordings made at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY on September 13-16, 1977. Only two tracks from the Japan tapes were used: “Beth” and “I want you”.
That´s
all. You want the best, here is the best. Kiss!.
See
you soon and take care please.
