Kiss/Canada 1974

Introducing a new excavation master who vacuum-packed the precious 1974 KISS. This work contains the “September 14, 1974 Toronto performance”. It is a newly excavated audience recording that was completely unknown until now. Before going into the contents, let’s start with the position of the show. Let’s check the overall picture of “HOTTER THAN HELL TOUR”. [1974] {August “HOTTER THAN HELL” completed} September 13-October 4: Warm-up (15 performances) ←★Here★ {October 22 “HOTTER THAN HELL” released} October 17-December 31: North America # 1 (40 performances) [1975] January 7-February 1: North America # 2 (13 performances) February 20-22: North America # 3 (3 performances) This is the overall picture of “HOTTER THAN HELL TOUR”. The record of this tour itself is valuable, but this work is even more so in its early stages. It is a live recording of the warm-up tour that took place before the release of “HOTTER THAN HELL”. In fact, the discovery of this recording itself was a miracle. A collector was trading recordings of another band (MAX WEBSTER) and found KISS recorded on one side of a master cassette. The collector was not very familiar with KISS, but even after searching using the index date as a clue, he could not find any records anywhere. So he consulted a KISS expert and found out that it was a completely first-time recording. Even today, it is not uncommon for the finest masters that famous recording artists have kept secret to be unearthed, but it is rare to find them by chance without any intention. If this collector had just said “I don’t know KISS” and there was no expert to consult, the record would have disappeared into the darkness of history. The sound discovered through such a process is a vintage audience that is extremely robust and powerful. Rather than being delicate or neat, it is a type with a powerful and thick core that roars. In fact, even though it was an audience, the voices of the audience were hardly audible, and the performance and singing voices came right up to me. “HOTTER THAN HEL” had a powerful sound for an early album, but it was amazing how that consciousness spread to the stage. The bass sound that roars in the intro of “100,000 Years” is super realistic and cool… And above all, the freshness of the master cassette is outstanding. There is no deterioration due to dubbing or aging, and 22-year-old Paul Stanley sings as if he were there. In this work, meticulous remastering was also carried out to make the most of the flavor of such recordings. Not only did the low pitch get corrected, but the wonderful direct feeling was made even more vivid, and the slightly muffled sound was adjusted to be bright. Of course, the raw flavor of the original sound was not lost in the slightest, and the powerful vocals were pushed to the forefront with great care. The 1974 KISS, roaring with that sound, is a demon. In fact, there are two shows a day on “September 14th,” and it is unclear whether this work is the first or second. In either case, it is the very early days of the 2nd and 3rd warm-up performances. The momentum of creating a new work and embarking on a full-scale tour is endless, and they continue to play fierce rock that sweeps the audience with a hatchet. All the songs are intense versions, but the one I want to pay particular attention to is “Parasite.” Although “Let Me Go Rock ‘n’ Roll” began to be played in 1973, “Parasite” is from this warm-up tour. This work is the very initial impulse of the 2nd and 3rd times, and the tension is so high that it is almost bursting. The goddess of chance smiled and a treasure appeared as if it had fallen into the sky. If so many recordings were sleeping, how many secret recordings are hidden on this earth? A vintage masterpiece that will make you delusional. Live at Victory Burlesque, Toronto, ON. Canada 14th September 1974 (48:59) 1. Intro 2. Deuce 3. Strutter 4. Nothin’ To Lose 5. Firehouse 6. She 7. Parasite 8. 100,000 Years 9. Black Diamond 10. Let Me Go Rock ‘n’ Roll Paul Stanley – Guitar, Vocal Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocal Frehley – Guitar Peter Criss – Drums, Vocal