The Box Set (Kiss)
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| Box set by Kiss | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 – 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 6:04:13 | |||
| Label | Mercury Universal |
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| Producer | Various | |||
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The Box Set is a five CD collection of recordings drawn from the Kiss archives reportedly selected by the band. The Box Set includes 94 tracks, including 30 previously unreleased band and solo demos, outtakes, live recordings, and a 120 page color booklet with track-by-track commentary by band members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss, detailed track information, photos and essays. A limited number of the set were released in a guitar case-shaped box.
Reception
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The Box Set peaked at #128 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the RIAA on December 18, 2001.[2]
Contents
Disc 1: 1966 – 1975
- 01. "Strutter" (demo) (recorded in Spring 1973)
- 02. "Deuce" (demo) (recorded in Spring 1973)
- 03. "Keep Me Waiting" (Wicked Lester) (recorded on November 14, 1971)
- 04. "She" (Wicked Lester) (recorded on November 14, 1971)
- 05. "Love Her All I Can" (Wicked Lester) (recorded on July 24, 1972)
- 06. "Let Me Know" (demo) (recorded in October 1973)
- 07. "100,000 Years" (demo) (recorded in October 1973)
- 08. "Stop, Look to Listen" (Paul Stanley demo) (recorded in 1966)
- 09. "Leeta" (Gene Simmons demo) (recorded in 1969)
- 10. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll" (demo) (recorded in October 1973)
- 11. "Acrobat" (live) (recorded on August 25, 1973)
- 12. "Firehouse" (demo) (recorded in October 1973)
- 13. "Nothin' to Lose" (from KISS)
- 14. "Black Diamond" (from KISS)
- 15. "Hotter Than Hell" (from Hotter Than Hell)
- 16. "Strange Ways" (from Hotter Than Hell)
- 17. "Parasite" (from Hotter Than Hell)
- 18. "Goin' Blind" (from Hotter Than Hell)
- 19. "Anything for My Baby" (from Dressed To Kill)
- 20. "Ladies in Waiting" (from Dressed To Kill)
- 21. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (from Dressed To Kill)
Disc 2: 1975 – 1977
- 01. "C'mon and Love Me" (live) (from Alive!)
- 02. "Rock Bottom" (live) (from Alive!)
- 03. "Cold Gin" (live) (from Alive!)
- 04. "Watchin' You" (live) (from Alive!)
- 05. "Doncha Hesitate" (demo) (recorded in late 1975)
- 06. "Mad Dog" (demo) (recorded in late 1975)
- 07. "God of Thunder" (demo) (recorded in late 1975)
- 08. "Great Expectations" (from Destroyer)
- 09. "Beth" (from Destroyer)
- 10. "Do You Love Me?" (from Destroyer)
- 11. "Bad, Bad Lovin'" (demo) (recorded in early 1976)
- 12. "Calling Dr. Love" (from Rock and Roll Over)
- 13. "Mr. Speed" (demo) (recorded in 1976)
- 14. "Christine Sixteen" (from Love Gun)
- 15. "Hard Luck Woman" (from Rock and Roll Over)
- 16. "Shock Me" (from Love Gun)
- 17. "I Stole Your Love" (from Love Gun)
- 18. "I Want You" (soundcheck) (recorded in August 1977)
- 19. "Love Gun" (demo) (recorded in 1977)
- 20. "Love Is Blind" (demo) (recorded in early 1977)
Disc 3: 1976 – 1982
- 01. "Detroit Rock City" (edit) (from Destroyer)
- 02. "King of the Night Time World" (live) (from Alive II)
- 03. "Larger Than Life" (from Alive II)
- 04. "Rocket Ride" (from Alive II)
- 05. "Tonight You Belong to Me" (from Paul Stanley's Solo Album)
- 06. "New York Groove" (from Ace Frehley's Solo Album)
- 07. "Radioactive" (demo) (recorded in late 1977)
- 08. "Don't You Let Me Down" (from Peter Criss's Solo Album)
- 09. "I Was Made for Lovin' You" (from Dynasty)
- 10. "Sure Know Something" (from Dynasty)
- 11. "Shandi" (from Unmasked)
- 12. "You're All That I Want, You're All That I Need" (demo) (recorded in 1977)
- 13. "Talk to Me" (live) (recorded on November 22, 1980)
- 14. "A World Without Heroes" (from Music from "The Elder")
- 15. "The Oath" (from Music from "The Elder")
- 16. "Nowhere to Run" (from Killers)
- 17. "Creatures of the Night" (from Creatures of the Night)
- 18. "War Machine" (from Creatures of the Night)
- 19. "I Love It Loud" (from Creatures of the Night)
Disc 4: 1983 – 1989
- 01. "Lick It Up" (from Lick It Up)
- 02. "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" (from Lick It Up)
- 03. "Heaven's on Fire" (from Animalize)
- 04. "Get All You Can Take" (from Animalize)
- 05. "Thrills in the Night" (from Animalize)
- 06. "Tears Are Falling" (from Asylum)
- 07. "Uh! All Night" (from Asylum)
- 08. "Time Traveller" (demo) (recorded in 1986)
- 09. "Hell or High Water" (from Crazy Nights)
- 10. "Crazy Crazy Nights" (from Crazy Nights)
- 11. "Reason to Live" (from Crazy Nights)
- 12. "Let's Put the X in Sex" (from Smashes, Thrashes & Hits)
- 13. "Hide Your Heart" (from Hot in the Shade)
- 14. "Ain't That Peculiar" (demo) (recorded in Spring 1989)
- 15. "Silver Spoon" (from Hot in the Shade)
- 16. "Forever" (Single remix) (Original version on Hot in the Shade)
Disc 5: 1992 – 1999
- 01. "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II" (from Revenge)
- 02. "Unholy" (edit) (from Revenge)
- 03. "Domino" (demo) (recorded in August 1991)
- 04. "Every Time I Look at You" (from Revenge)
- 05. "Comin' Home" (from MTV Unplugged)
- 06. "Got to Choose" (edit) (from MTV Unplugged)
- 07. "I Still Love You" (from MTV Unplugged)
- 08. "Nothin' to Lose" (from MTV Unplugged)
- 09. "Childhood's End" (with Coda) (Original version on Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions)
- 10. "I Will Be There" (from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions)
- 11. "Psycho Circus" (edit) (from Psycho Circus)
- 12. "Into the Void" (from Psycho Circus)
- 13. "Within" (edit) (from Psycho Circus)
- 14. "I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll" (from Psycho Circus)
- 15. "Nothing Can Keep Me from You" (from Detroit Rock City Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- 16. "It's My Life" (Original Version) (recorded in 1998)
- 17. "Shout It Out Loud" (live) (from Greatest KISS)
- 18. "Rock and Roll All Nite" (live) (from Alive—The Millennium Concert)
Charts
| Chart (2001) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[3] | 128 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 100,000 |
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References
- ↑ The Box Set at AllMusic
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