KISS / Fresno 1979 / 2CDR+1DVDR

KISS / Fresno 1979 / 2CDR+1DVDR/ Shades
Selland Arena, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, CA, USA 27th November 1979

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The “DYNASTY Tour” marked the end of the original KISS. It is the emergence of a super-superb audience set that allows you to experience the scene.
This work contains two records of one show. “November 27, 1979 Fresno Performance”. This is a 3-disc set of audience sets with the superlative full recording on DISC 1-2 and the superb view 8mm video on DISC 3. The album “DYNASTY” was also a unique work, but the tour was also a tour with a special feeling in the original era. In order to explain the meaning, let’s first take a bird’s eye view of the live activities of the golden age.

●1974
・February to October: KISS Tour
・October to December: HOTTER THAN HELL Tour
● 1975
・January-February: HOTTER THAN HELL Tour
・March-August: DRESSED TO KILL Tour
・September to December: ALIVE! Tour
●1976
・January to June: ALIVE! Tour
・July-September: DESTROYER Tour
・November-December: ROCK & ROLL OVER Tour
●1977
・January-April: ROCK & ROLL OVER Tour
・July-September: LOVE GUN Tour
・November to December: ALIVE II Tour
● 1978
・January to April: ALIVE II Tour
《“DOUBLE PLATINUM” released in April / Solo album released in September》
● 1979
・June-December: DYNASTY Tour ← Coco
“May 1980: Peter Criss leaves”

This is a live brief history from debut to Peter Chris withdrawal. Ever since their debut, they have continued to tour after tour, and they had a tight schedule that made me think, “When the hell did you make an album?” It ended in the spring of 1978. After the “ALIVE II Tour” ended, he released a best-of album and a solo album, and there was a gap of more than a year until the next tour. In other words, while the original four people were aligned, it was a tour that was isolated from only one.
Of course, a set that includes solo albums and “DYNASTY” numbers is also special. Speaking of “DYNASTY Tour”, our soundboard album “KNOXVILLE 1979 SOUNDBOARD (Zodiac 549)” reigns as a symbol, so let’s organize it while comparing.

● Classics (12 songs)
・Emissary from Hell: Firehouse/Black Diamond
・Hell Corps: King of the Night Time World / God Of Thunder / Shout It Out Loud / Detroit Rock City / Beth (*)
・Love Gun: Christine Sixteen/Love Gun
・Others: Let Me Go, Rock ‘n’ Roll/Rock And Roll All Nite/Calling Dr. Love
●After 1978 (4 songs)
・Solo album: Move On (★) / New York Groove
・Escape from Hell: I Was Made for Lovin’ You / 2,000 Man
* Note: “★” marks are limited songs only for this tour. The “*” marks are songs that could not be heard on “KNOXVILLE 1979 SOUNDBOARD”.

[DISC 1-2: Ultra high-end full live album] It has become a story with a sense of feeling a little now, but this work is a special set where you can experience such a special tour. Quality is the source of that special feeling.
First of all, DISC 1-2, which is the main part of this work, is ridiculously superb. Incomplete and bad sound recordings were famous on this day, but this work is completely different. It is a complete version master provided by an overseas KISS researcher, and its quality is “just like a sound board” itself. A very thick core, a ring with zero sense of distance, too fine details, and a sense of separation that is vivid. Rather than describing it in words, would it be easier to understand if I said, “Even if I put it side by side with that intense board KNOXVILLE 1979 SOUNDBOARD, I’m not even half a step behind”? Moreover, the balance is more natural than “KNOXVILLE 1979 SOUNDBOARD”, which was directly connected to the desk. Aside from the recording method, this work goes above as a music album.
Although pressing was postponed because there was no confirmation as to whether it was the original master, the quality itself is a transcendental sound of a complete press class. It may be the best recording in the 70’s total.

[DISC 3: Precious Superb 8mm Film] Even such a full album alone makes me dizzy, but it is the video version of DISC 3 that makes the special feeling stand out. It is an 8mm film that has been released independently as “Shades 1154”. If you are an avid collector, you may remember that Fresno footage of various bands erupted in 2020, but the KISS edition was especially long and high in quality, and was said to be “the masterpiece of the Fresno footage collection.” . This disc is a reprint of the transcendent video.
Unlike video, it is a digest of each song only for 8 mm film that can shoot only a few minutes at most, but it still captures various gimmicks, and the total 47 minutes is wonderful. And the visual beauty of the film far exceeds VHS is wonderful, and the view with zero obstructions is also super superb. (Probably the same as DISC 1-2) Ultra-superb audio is also synchronized, so you can experience the precious show scene live.

Our KISS collection, which is boiling with soundboards / professional shots leaked by stakeholders. This work is different from such professional records, but it is not defeated in terms of quality … No, it even transcends. The ultimate 3-disc set that allows you to enjoy a special tour with special quality. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content!

★ A 3-disc set of audience sets that includes a superlative full recording of “November 27, 1979 Fresno performance” on DISC 1-2 and a spectacular 8mm video on DISC 3. The main full recording (DISC 1-2) is “just like a sound board” itself, and it’s a frightening thing that doesn’t give up half a step to “KNOXVILLE 1979 SOUNDBOARD”, which is a genuine direct-to-desk sound board. DISC 3 is an 8mm film that became a hot topic in 2020. Although it is a digest of about 47 minutes, you can experience the valuable DYNASTY Tour on-site with visual beauty that is impossible with VHS.

Disc 1 (46:36)
1.Intro
2.King Of The Night Time World
3.Let Me Go, Rock N’ Roll
4.Move On
5. Calling Dr. Love
6.Firehouse
7. New York Groove
8. I Was Made For Lovin’ You
9. Christine Sixteen
10. 2,000 Man
11. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
12.Love Gun

Disc 2 (48:43)
1.Bass Solo
2.God Of Thunder
3.Drum Solo
4.God Of Thunder (reprise)
5. Shout It Out Loud
6.Black Diamond
7. Detroit Rock City
8.Beth
9.Rock And Roll All Nite

DVD (47:11)
1.Intro
2.King Of The Night Time World
3.Let Me Go, Rock And Roll
4. Calling Dr. Love
5.Firehouse
6.New York Groove
7.I Was Made For Loving You
8. Christine Sixteen
9. Ace Solo
10. Gene Solo
11.God Of Thunder
12.Peter Solo
13.God Of Thunder (reprise)
14.Shout It Out Loud
15.Black Diamond
16. Detroit Rock City

Paul Stanley – Guitar, Vocals
Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocals
Ace Frehley – Guitar
Peter Criss – Drums, Vocals

COLOR NTSC Approx.47min.

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