KISS Releases Massive Alive! 50th Anniversary Box Set

KISS has just announced the release of several new Box Set versions of their Alive album for its 50th Anniversary. We’re highlighting the Super Deluxe 8 LP set, but you can choose from many at the following link, including other KISS Alive merchandise at KISS-ALIVE

Alive! turns 50 – a golden jubilee for the iconic live album that catapulted KISS and revolutionized live albums for the music industry from end-of-career obscurity into career-defining mainstream success. Often revered as one of the greatest live albums ever by countless music journalists, Alive! is celebrated with a Super Deluxe 180-gram 8-LP + Blu-ray Audio box set showcasing 120 total tracks amplified with 88 unreleased tracks. LPs 1 & 2 feature the original album newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original 1975 stereo analog master tapes. LPs 3 thru 6 showcase two full-length concerts from the 1975 Dressed To Kill Tour – RKO Orpheum Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, on July 20, Second Show, and Wildwood Convention Hall in Wildwood, New Jersey on July 23 – are newly mixed by legendary producer & engineer Eddie Kramer from the original multi-track analog tapes as KISS performed in 1975 – no overdubs. Bonus tracks on LP 7 & 8 include five rehearsal tracks at the Davenport gig including an impromptu jam and an additional six songs from Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio on June 21, 1975 – all newly mixed by Eddie Kramer from the original multi-tracks. The Blu-ray Audio disc features Alive! newly mixed by Eddie Kramer from the original album multi-track analog tapes in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround, along with the newly remastered stereo in 192kHz 24-bit and 96kHz 24-bit PCM stereo set to a brand-new visualizer featuring a treasure trove of unreleased live photos.

The Super Deluxe explodes further with an extensive array of bonus kollectibles, including:

100-page Hardcover Book with extensive liner notes by Ken Sharp featuring new interviews from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and many notable Alive!-era KISS team members plus tons of unreleased photos and rare imagery.

Alive! 1975 Press Kit featuring

Press Release

Four Black & White Glossy Photos 7.5”x10”

Marketing Slick Sheet

Alive! Tour Program

Alive! Back Cover Fan Banner Poster

Album Cover Lenticular

T-shirt Iron-on

Four Live Color Glossy Photos

Peter Criss Drum Head Litho

Wildwood Concert Poster 20”x28”

Cleveland Concert Mini-Poster 10”x17”

Cobo Arena Concert Main Floor Ticket Stub

Wildwood Concert Ticket Stub

Cleveland Concert Ticket Stub

Cobo Arena Concert Backstage Pass

New Year’s Eve – Nassau Backstage Pass

Four Double-Sided Coasters

Four Guitar Picks

Bumper Sticker 8”x2.5”

Alive! Die-Cut Double-Sided Mobile

Gotham Rock City News Volume 4 Newspaper – Track-by-Track interview with Eddie Kramer of nearly all tracks appearing on the collection

ALIVE! (REMASTERED)

LP ONE – SIDE A:

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Got To Choose
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Firehouse

LP ONE – SIDE B:

1. Nothin’ To Lose
2. C’mon And Love Me
3. Parasite
4. She

LP TWO – SIDE C:

1. Watchin’ You
2. 100,000 Years
3. Black Diamond

LP TWO – SIDE D:

1. Rock Bottom
2. Cold Gin
3. Rock And Roll All Nite
4. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll

LIVE IN DAVENPORT, IOWA – RKO ORPHEUM THEATRE – JULY 20, 1975 – SECOND SHOW*

LP THREE – SIDE E:

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Got To Choose
4. Hotter Than Hell

LP THREE – SIDE F:

1. Firehouse
2. She
3. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo

4 Nothin’ To Lose

LP FOUR – SIDE G:

1. C’mon And Love Me
2. 100,000 years
3. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years

LP FOUR – SIDE H:

1. Black Diamond

2 Cold Gin

3. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll

LIVE IN WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY – WILDWOOD CONVENTION HALL – JULY 23, 1975*

LP FIVE – SIDE I:

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Got To Choose
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Firehouse

LP FIVE – SIDE J:

1. She
2. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
3. Nothin’ To Lose
4. C’mon And Love Me

LP SIX – SIDE K:

1. 100,000 years
2. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
3. Parasite

LP SIX – SIDE L:

1. Black Diamond
2. Cold Gin
3. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll

BONUS LIVE

REHEARSALS – LIVE IN DAVENPORT, IOWA – RKO ORPHEUM THEATRE – JULY 20, 1975*

LP SEVEN – SIDE M:

1. KISS Jam
2. Room Service
3. Strange Ways
4. Rock Bottom
5. Watchin’ You

LIVE IN CLEVELAND, OHIO – CLEVELAND MUSIC HALL – JUNE 21, 1975*

LP SEVEN – SIDE N:

1. She
2. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
3. Nothin’ To Lose

LP EIGHT – SIDE O:

1. C’mon And Love Me
2. 100,000 Years
3. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years

BLU-RAY AUDIO – ALIVE!

DISC FIVE:

[Dolby Atmos* / Dolby True HD 5.1* / 192kHz 24-bit & 96kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo]

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Got To Choose
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Firehouse
6. Nothin’ To Lose
7. C’mon And Love Me
8. Parasite
9. She
10. Watchin’ You
11. 100,000 Years
12. Black Diamond
13. Rock Bottom
14. Cold Gin
15. Rock And Roll All Nite
16. Let Me Go, Rock ‘N Roll

Blu-ray Audio Specs:

Approx Run Time: 312 mins

Audio: 48kHz 24-bit Dolby Atmos / 96kHz 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 /

192kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo / 96kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo

Picture: 1080p / 16:9 Widescreen

• Previously unreleased

A Dolby Atmos compatible sound system is required to playback the Dolby Atmos content. Please ensure your Blu-ray player firmware is up to date or certain aspects of this Blu-ray disc may not playback properly. Please consult your Blu-ray player manual and/or manufacturer for firmware update options and process. Dolby Atmos technical specs require volume levels of content to be presented lower than most audio streams are experienced on Blu-ray discs, so all audio streams’ volumes have been matched – but that’s what volume knobs are for, so crank it up!

Alive!, the landmark album that changed it all for KISS. Recorded at shows in May, June, and July 1975. Celebrating 50 years in 2025, a new LIMITED EDITION collection has just arrived! ALIVE! Track List T-Shirt features iconic KISS logo and ALIVE! album cover screen printed on the front with album track list on the back of a black t-shirt.

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