KISS / East Lansing 1974 1st Night : Soundboard Master / 1CD

The masterpiece soundboard that was a symbol of “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour” has been unexpectedly upgraded! A new excavation master with a unique route that updates the longest and highest peak will be released on a permanent press CD.
What is engraved on this work is “October 21, 1974 East Lansing Performance”. This is a stereo soundboard recording. Speaking of the 1974 soundboard, our press masterpiece “TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974 (Zodiac 301)” is a classic, but this work is at a slightly different time. In order to explain this, let’s first take a look at the overview of activities at the time, and check the position of the show by comparing it with our store collection.

●1974
“KISS Tour”
・January 26th – February 21st: North America #1 (7 performances)
・March 22nd – August 4th: North America #2 (64 performances) ← *MEMPHIS 1974 2ND NIGHT and others
・September 13th – October 4th: North America #3 (13 performances) ←※TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974
“HOTTER THAN HELL Tour”
・October 16th – December 31st: North America #4a (42 performances) ←★Here★
●1975
・January 7th – February 22nd: North America #4b (14 performances) ← *SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975 (DVD)
“DRESSED TO KILL Tour”
・March 19th – August 28th: North America #5 (74 performances) ← *DETROIT 1975 (DVD)
“ALIVE! Tour”
・September 10th – December 31st: North America #6 (50 performances) ← *LARGO 1975 (DVD)
*Note: Only representative works in each leg.

This is KISS in 1974/1975. The press editions “TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974” and “MEMPHIS 1974 2ND NIGHT (Shades 1121)” were part of the “KISS Tour”, but this work is the 5th performance of “North America #4a” which is the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour”. It was also the day before the release of “HOTTER THAN HELL”.
This show has long been known for its extremely thick soundboard, and it has become a standard item at our store as a gift title. Although this work is the same sound board, it is an upgrade master brought through a unique stakeholder route.
The opening scene and the end of the show are longer than ever, by several tens of seconds each, but that is just proof of the former master. The important thing is the sound that permeates the entire story. Previously, the master was a powerful sound board that was directly connected to the mix table, but this work is even more vivid and clear! The on-site mix, where the live music is exposed, has not changed, but the ensemble that used to be stuck in the middle has become much wider, and the sense of separation has improved. Not only the guitar and vocals, but also the bass, if you can hit every single attack note, it will sound crisp. In the past, I thought that KISS, which has many official archive masters, would be sufficient to qualify as “excavation official level,” but this work is an “official masterpiece level” that can be perfectly established as a standalone work.
The upgraded sound depicts the live performance of 974, which was growing and changing day by day. It seems natural that it is a different set from “TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974” of “KISS Tour”, but it is actually different from “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975” of the same “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour”. Here, let’s compare and organize the two.

●Messenger from Hell (7 songs)
・Duece／Strutter／Firehouse／Nothin’ To Lose／100,000 Years／Black Diamond／Cold Gin（★）
●Cry of Hell (4 songs)
・Got To Choose（★）／She（＊）／Parasite／Let Me Go, Rock ‘N’ Roll
*Note: The “★” mark is the press masterpiece “TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974”, and the “*” mark is the song that could not be heard on the professional shot “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975”.

…and it looks like this. It was a short set on this day, probably because they were coupled with RUSH, who debuted at the same time, but it was packed with some of their early special songs. And the contents are also undergoing minor changes little by little. While “Got To Choose” (for the third time as far as confirmed) began to be played, “She” was dropped regularly. It is a bridge from “TORONTO SEPTEMBER 1974” to “SAN FRANCISCO JANUARY 1975”.
Even if you simply listen to it, it’s a pleasure to hear the young live performance that is directly transferred to your brain, and by lining it up with surrounding works, you can trace the process of evolution that evolved into the later “ALIVE!”. This is a new masterpiece that has been upgraded from the initial soundboard that has been loved as “ALIVE 0.5”. A live album that will represent the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour” forever. Please fully enjoy the amazing taste of the new excavation master who updated the highest peak with the permanent preservation press CD.

★Stereo soundboard recording of “October 21, 1974 East Lansing Performance”. A new master discovered through our store’s own affiliate route, with a vivid soundboard directly connected to the mix table. Not only is it about 1 minute longer than the previous version, but the sound is wider and is truly “official grade.” Not only the guitar and vocals, but also the bass, which is absolutely brilliant. This is a new masterpiece of a soundboard album that will represent the “HOTTER THAN HELL Tour” forever in the future.