The Originals 1974–1979

Compilation by KISS

Released 15 July 1998

hard rock rock

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Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: KISS
1
Strutter
4.4 ★
2
Nothin’ to Lose
4.0 ★
3
Firehouse
4.5 ★
4
Cold Gin
4.0 ★
5
Let Me Know
3.6 ★
6
Kissin’ Time
4.0 ★
7
Deuce
4.5 ★
8
Love Theme From KISS
4.0 ★
9
100,000 Years
4.5 ★
10
Black Diamond
3.6 ★
12" Vinyl 2: Hotter Than Hell
1
Got to Choose
3.0 ★
2
Parasite
4.5 ★
3
Goin’ Blind
4.0 ★
4
Hotter Than Hell
4.0 ★
5
Let Me Go, Rock ’n Roll
4.0 ★
6
All the Way
3.0 ★
7
Watchin’ You
3.0 ★
8
Mainline
3.0 ★
9
Comin’ Home
3.0 ★
10
Strange Ways
4.0 ★
12" Vinyl 3: Dressed to Kill
1
Room Service
3.5 ★
2
Two Timer
3.0 ★
3
Ladies in Waiting
4
Getaway
3.5 ★
5
Rock Bottom
3.4 ★
6
C’mon and Love Me
4.0 ★
7
Anything for My Baby
3.9 ★
8
She
3.6 ★
9
Love Her All I Can
4.0 ★
10
Rock and Roll All Nite
3.9 ★
12" Vinyl 4: KISS Alive! (disc 1)
1
Deuce
2
Strutter
4.6 ★
3
Got to Choose
4.4 ★
4
Hotter Than Hell
5
Firehouse
4.4 ★
6
Nothin’ to Lose
4.4 ★
7
C’mon and Love Me
8
Parasite
9
She
12" Vinyl 5: KISS Alive! (disc 2)
1
Watchin’ You
4.4 ★
2
100,000 Years
3
Black Diamond
4
Rock Bottom
5
Cold Gin
6
Rock and Roll All Nite
7
Let Me Go, Rock and Roll
12" Vinyl 6: Destroyer
1
Detroit Rock City
4.8 ★
2
King of the Night Time World
3.6 ★
3
God of Thunder
3.8 ★
4
Great Expectations
3.5 ★
5
Flaming Youth
3.5 ★
6
Sweet Pain
3.0 ★
7
Shout It Out Loud
4.4 ★
8
Beth
4.8 ★
9
Do You Love Me
3.0 ★
12" Vinyl 7: Rock and Roll Over
1
I Want You
4.0 ★
2
Take Me
3.0 ★
3
Calling Dr. Love
4.0 ★
4
Ladies Room
3.0 ★
5
Baby Driver
3.0 ★
6
Love ’em and Leave ’em
3.0 ★
7
Mr. Speed
3.0 ★
8
See You in Your Dreams
3.0 ★
9
Hard Luck Woman
4.5 ★
10
Makin’ Love
3.0 ★
12" Vinyl 8: Love Gun
1
I Stole Your Love
4.6 ★
2
Christine Sixteen
3
Got Love for Sale
3.0 ★
4
Shock Me
5
Tomorrow and Tonight
3.0 ★
6
Love Gun
7
Hooligan
3.0 ★
8
Almost Human
3.0 ★
9
Plaster Caster
10
Then She Kissed Me
3.0 ★
12" Vinyl 9: Alive II (disc 1)
1
Detroit Rock City
2
King of the Night Time World
4.5 ★
3
Ladies Room
4
Makin’ Love
5
Love Gun
6
Calling Dr. Love
7
Christine Sixteen
8
Shock Me
9
Hard Luck Woman
10
Tomorrow and Tonight
12" Vinyl 10: Alive II (disc 2)
1
I Stole Your Love
2
Beth
3
God of Thunder
4
I Want You
5
Shout It Out Loud
6
All American Man
7
Rockin’ in the U.S.A.
8
Larger Than Life
5.0 ★
9
Rocket Ride
4.0 ★
10
Any Way You Want It
12" Vinyl 11: Dynasty
1
I Was Made for Lovin’ You
4.5 ★
2
2,000 Man
3
Sure Know Something
5.0 ★
4
Dirty Livin’
5.0 ★
5
Charisma
5.0 ★
6
Magic Touch
7
Hard Times
8
X‐Ray Eyes
9
Save Your Love

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Release credits

Ace Frehley
background vocals [2.2, 2.9-10, 6.7], bass guitar [2, 7, 9], electric bass guitar [2], electric guitar [6.7, 1.1-10, 10.1, 10.3-5, 4.1-9, 3.1-2, 3.4-10, 9.1-10, 5.1-7, 2.1-10], guitar [9], lead vocals [10.9, 11.2, 11.7, 11.9]
Anton Fig
drums (drum set) [1-3, 5-9]
Bob Ezrin
calliope [5], grand piano [8], producer [1-9], spoken vocals [1]
Bob Kulick
guitar [6-8]
Bobby Vinton
handclaps [2]
Bruce Foster
guest [2], piano [2]
Carl Hall
background vocals [6]
Corky Stasiak
co [6-10], engineer [6.1-9, 10.1-10, 9.1-10, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7-8, 8.10]
Dave Wittman
engineer [1-2, 4-10]
David Ezrin
other vocals [3]
Dick Wagner
acoustic guitar [6, 8], additional [5], electric guitar [6], guitar [5]
Eddie Kramer
engineer [5.1-7, 10.1-10, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7-8, 8.10, 4.1-9, 7.1-10, 9.1-10], mix [4.1-9, 5.1-7, 9.1-10, 10.1-10], producer [8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7-8, 8.10, 7.1-10, 5.1-7, 4.1-9, 9.1-10, 10.1-10]
Gene Simmons
additional [3], background vocals [6.7, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.9-10], electric bass guitar [1.1-10, 3.1-2, 3.4-10, 7.9, 4.1-9, 10.1, 10.3-5, 2.1-10, 5.1-7, 6.7, 9.1-10], electric guitar [8], guitar [8.3, 7.4, 7.8, 10.8], guitar family [3], lead vocals [7.3-4, 7.6, 7.8, 3.2, 3.8, 3.10, 2.2-3, 2.5-7, 1.2, 1.4-7, 10.7-8, 6.3-4, 6.6, 8.3, 8.8, 11.5, 11.8, 4.1, 4.6, 4.8-9, 5.1, 5.5-7]
George Lopez
assistant [1-2, 4-10]
Hilda Harris
background vocals [5]
JR Smalling
background vocals [10]
Jay Messina
engineer [1-9], mix [1-9], recording [1-9]
Jim Galante
assistant [1-9]
Jimmy Maelen
congas [8], guest [8]
Jon Mathias
assistant [1-9]
Joshua Ezrin
other vocals [3]
KISS
producer [3.1-2, 3.4-10, 10.1-10, 9.1-10, 8.1, 8.3, 8.5, 8.7-8, 8.10]
Kenny Kerner
producer [1.1-10, 2.1-10]
Lydia Criss
background vocals [10]
Mick Campise
background vocals [10]
Mike McGurl
background vocals [10]
Neil Bogart
producer [1-2, 4-10]
Neil Dorfsman
assistant [10.1-5, 9.1-10]
New York Philharmonic
performing orchestra [8]
Paul Stanley
12 string guitar [9], additional [10], background vocals [2, 4, 6-7, 10], bass guitar [6], electric guitar [5.1-7, 9.1-10, 10.1, 10.3-5, 3.1-2, 3.4-10, 4.1-9, 1.1-10, 2.1-10], guitar [10.10, 11.3, 6.7, 7.1, 8.7, 8.10], lead vocals [11.1, 11.3, 11.6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.9, 3.1, 3.5-9, 4.2-5, 4.7, 6.1-2, 6.5, 6.7, 6.9, 7.1-2, 7.7, 7.10, 5.2, 5.4, 10.6, 10.10, 8.1, 8.5, 8.10, 1.1-3, 1.5-6, 1.9-10], solo [11.3, 8.7]
Peter Criss
additional [2], background vocals [1.1, 1.3-7, 1.9, 6.7], drums (drum set) [10.1, 10.3-5, 1.1-10, 4.1-9, 11.4, 9.1-10, 3.1-2, 3.4-10, 2.1-10, 5.1-7, 6.7, 7.9], lead vocals [4.6, 8.7, 6.8, 5.3, 3.4, 3.8, 2.8, 2.10, 11.4, 7.5, 7.9, 1.2, 1.6, 1.10], percussion [2.1-10, 1.1-5, 1.7-10]
Peter “Moose” Oreckinto
background vocals [10]
Ray Simpson
background vocals [5]
Richie Wise
producer [2.1-10, 1.1-10]
Rick Munroe
background vocals [10]
Tasha Thomas
background vocals [6.6, 8.5]
The Boys Choir of Harlem
choir vocals [4]
Vini Poncia
background vocals [1, 3], keyboard [1], producer [1-9]
Warren Dewey
engineer [2.1-10, 1.1-10], mix [1-10]

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The Originals 1974–1979
11x 12" Vinyl
15 July 1998