Name: KISS - DEFINITIVE HAMMOND ‘74 SOUNDBOARD (1CD)
SKU: K7302512
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Parthenon Theatre, Hammond, IN, USA 18th October 1974 STEREO SBD

KISS in 1974 conquered the world with constant tours, releasing “KISS” and “HOTTER THAN HELL” in succession. A new soundboard masterpiece that pours that fierce live performance into your brain is born!

　This work permanently preserves the “October 18, 1974 Hammond Performance.” This is a stereo soundboard recording. We archive as many masterpieces as possible from the golden age of the 1970s, but the early days are particularly popular. 1974 was the time when the “KISS Tour” and “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour” switched with only a slight difference in date, so let’s first take a look at the position of this work by summarizing the activities at that time (while organizing our collection).

●1974
“KISS Tour”
・January 8th – February 21st: North America #1 (8 shows)
{“KISS” released on February 18th}
・March 22nd – August 4th: North America #2 (64 shows) ←*THE AGORA 1974 and others
{“HOTTER THAN HELL” production in August}
・September 13th – October 4th: North America #3 (13 shows) ←*TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974
“HOTTER THAN HELL Tour”
・October 17th – December 31st: North America #4 (39 shows) ←★Here★
●1975
・January 7th – February 22nd: North America #4b (14 shows) ←*SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975
“DRESSED TO KILL Tour”
・March 19th – August 28th: North America #5 (74 shows) ←*PROVIDENCE 1975 and others
“ALIVE! Tour”
September 10th – December 31st: North America #6 (50 performances) ← *LANDOVER 1975 and others

　This is KISS in 1974/1975. The Hammond performance in this work was the second concert immediately after the start of the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour”. The release date of the album “HOTTER THAN HELL” was “October 22nd”, and this work was just four days before that.

　A top-quality soundboard from this show was leaked about 15 years ago. Among KISS collectors, it was even called “the biggest discovery of 2010!” This work is a new masterpiece based on that superb soundboard and expanded to full size. I suddenly wrote “based on,” but in fact, the soundboard from this day was incomplete. The opening two songs, “Deuce” and “Strutter,” were not recorded, and it started halfway through the third song, “Got to Choose.” This work complements the missing parts with the soundboard audio from the pro-shot “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975 (January 31).” It is tailored to be a full live album.

　And the result is astonishing! To answer your question, “2:25” on “Got to Choose” is the point where the two masters switch, but there’s absolutely no sense of incongruity. Even if you listen carefully with headphones, paying close attention to the seconds, you won’t notice the switch. Of course, it’s not a simple connection; the sound images are brought as close as possible through meticulous mastering, but I can’t remember ever having such a natural, unnoticeable connection.

　Of course, simply having no sense of incongruity is meaningless, and the quality itself that penetrates the full show size is intense. If you are familiar with the original outflow master, you will understand, but unlike broadcasts, it is clearly a direct sound board recorded directly from the mix desk, and the cheers are only a distant whisper, and the extremely thick and ferocious live performance is completely exposed. It is rough and rough, but never noisy. It is a super-synchronized sound board that embodies the ideal form of an outflow master.

　The extremely thick sound is depicted as a full show that is different from “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975”. Finally, let’s organize the contents.

●KISS (7 songs)
・Deuce (*) / Strutter (*) / Firehouse / Nothin’ To Lose / 100,000 Years / Black Diamond / Cold Gin
●Other (4 songs)
・HOTTER THAN HELL: Got To Choose (*) / Parasite / Let Me Go, Rock And Roll
・DRESSED TO KILL: She (★)
*Note: Songs marked with an “*” are completed with the soundboard from “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975.” Songs marked with an “★” are not included in “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975.”

…And that’s how it went. As mentioned above, this day was right after the start of the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour.” The set was centered around the first album, with new songs from the second and third albums sprinkled throughout. “Let Me Go, Rock And Roll” and “She” had already become standard since they had been playing them since 1973, but “Got to Choose” and “Parasite” are also the oldest live performances in existence.

　Although it was a separate performance, it is a new masterpiece of the sound board that has been elevated to the masterpiece of the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour” by complementing the first two songs. Even in the early KISS era, it is an exceptionally high-end full live album. Please enjoy it anytime and forever with a press CD that will never lose its brilliance.

★A stereo soundboard recording of the second performance of the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour,” “October 18, 1974, Hammond.” While the soundboard was of a high quality, the first two songs were missing, but the sound was complemented by the classic pro shot from the same “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour,” “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975.” This is a new masterpiece expanded into a full live album. The finish, with no clear switching points, is impressive, and the direct-mix-table sound that permeates the entire album is also powerful. Even the oldest tracks, “Got to Choose” and “Parasite,” offer plenty of delicious, intense live performances.

(61:16)
1. Intro (*)
2. Deuce (*)
3. Strutter (*)
4. Got to Choose (*) The main part starts at around 2:25:
5. Firehouse
6. She
7. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
8. Nothin’ to Lose
9. Parasite
10. Bass Solo
11. 100,000 Years
12. Drum Solo
13. Black Diamond
14. Let Me Go, Rock n’ Roll
15. Cold Gin

(*) patched soundboard Winterland, San Francisco January 1975.

Paul Stanley – Guitar, Vocal
Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocal
Ace Frehley – Guitar
Peter Criss – Drums, Vocal