KISS / DYNASTY SESSIONS (5CD)

KISS - DYNASTY SESSIONS(5CD)
Collection of all the Dynasty Sessions starting in late 1978 and ending just before release in 1979.

Disc 1 
Session 1 : Planet Studios, Los Angeles 1978
  1. Gypsy Nights
  2. It's Funny But It Ain't No Joke
  3. Queen of Hearts
  4. Love By Invitation
 
Session 2 : Planet Studios, Los Angeles 1979
  5. Fourever (1979 version)
  6. Dorothy Lamour　
  7. Charisma
  8. X-Ray Eyes
 
Session 3 : Music Farm Studios, New York 22nd January 1979
  9. Dirty Livin'
10. There's Nothing Better
11. Rumble
12. Out Of Control
 
Disc 2 
Session 4 : Electric Lady Studios, New York 20th February 1979
  1. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Part 1)
  2. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Part 2)
  3. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Part 3)
  4. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Part 4)
 
Disc 3
Session 5 : Electric Lady Studios, New York 21st February 1979
  1. Sure Know Something (Part 1)
  2. Sure Know Something (Part 2)
  3. Sure Know Something (Part 3)
  4. Sure Know Something (Part 4)
 
Disc 4
Session 6 : Electric Lady Studios, New York 22nd February 1979
  1. Dirty Livin' (Part 1)
  2. Dirty Livin' (Part 2)
  3. Dirty Livin' (Part 3)
  4. Dirty Livin' (Part 4)
 
Disc 5
Session 7 : Electric Lady Studios, New York April 1979
Jim Burgess remixes and single edits
  1. Sure Know Something (Single Edit)
  2. Hard Times (Single Edit)
  3. I Was Made For Lovin' You (Extended Remix)
  4. Dirty Livin' (Extended Remix)
 
INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS' COLLECTORS
 
At the end of the Alive II tour in Tokyo in April 1978, the decision was made to take a hiatus from touring and allow the band some much-needed time off.
 
Each member began working independently on new material for a future KISS album. It was a highly creative period, and much of that material ultimately appeared on the four solo albums, but not all of it. Some of the strongest songs developed during this time would later form the foundation of what became the Dynasty album.
 
Most of the material that ended up on Dynasty is presented here in alternate takes and work-in-progress versions. In addition, this collection includes songs that were not used at the time but deserved to be liberated from the vaults and preserved for the future on CD, such as the 1979 version of “FOURever,” which should not be confused with the 1990 hit ballad “FORever.”
This release stands as a testament to the four band members as individual creative forces, united as KISS, and serves to silence critics who believed the band would split up following the release of the four solo albums.
 
This 5-CD set compiles all circulating material from the Dynasty sessions, making it the definitive collection.