Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and Kennedy Center honorees KISS mark 50 years of ‘Alive!’ with a sprawling 50TH Anniversary Deluxe Edition via UMe. The landmark live album returns newly remastered and expanded across multiple formats, including Super Deluxe 4CD plus Blu ray Audio, Super Deluxe 8LP plus Blu ray Audio, Deluxe Picture Disc Vinyl, Premium Color Vinyl, and Super Deluxe Digital. For the first time, the original album is also available on a single CD.
Mastering legend Bernie Grundman revisits the 1975 stereo analog master tapes, delivering fresh transfers in HRA 192 by 24, HRA 96 by 24, 44.1 by 16, and Atmos. His remaster puts Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley front and center with striking clarity and punch. Earlier this month, the band set the tone by releasing the previously unheard “C’mon And Love Me (Live In Davenport, Iowa)” to streaming platforms.
The Super Deluxe box sets feature a staggering 120 tracks, including 88 unreleased recordings. Fans can experience two full 1975 Dressed To Kill Tour concerts from Davenport, Iowa and Wildwood, New Jersey, newly mixed by Eddie Kramer from the original multi track analog tapes with no overdubs. The Blu ray Audio disc presents new Atmos and 5.1 mixes alongside high resolution stereo, paired with a visualizer showcasing rare photos and master tape imagery.
Both CD and vinyl editions are packed with collectibles, highlighted by a 100 page hardcover book with liner notes by Ken Sharp and fresh interviews with Stanley and Simmons. Reproductions of the 1975 press kit, backstage passes, posters, ticket stubs, guitar picks, and more deepen the experience. The Deluxe Picture Disc Vinyl and Premium Color Vinyl editions add striking new packaging, limited to 1,000 and 3,000 units respectively through the official KISS store.
Originally released in 1975, ‘Alive!’ captured performances from Detroit, Cleveland, Davenport, and Wildwood, propelling the band into the Top 10 and sending “Rock And Roll All Nite” up the charts. Fifty years later, it remains a towering live document, now expanded and remastered to roar louder than ever.