Kiss announces ‘Dressed to Kill’ 50th anniversary box set

The project will see 78 previously unreleased tracks

Kiss will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dressed to Kill with a super deluxe box set on October 24th via UMe. The project will rock 107 tracks, 78 previously unreleased, across 5 CDs, 8 LPs, and a Blu-ray Audio Disc.

The original album has been newly remastered by Bernie Grundman from the 1975 stereo analog tapes. The second disc features 23 demos, alternate mixes, and instrumental outtakes from the Larrabee Sound and Electric Lady Studios sessions, including the unreleased tracks “Mistake” and “Burning Up With Fever.”

From the 1975 Dressed To Kill Tour comes two full concerts – Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on May 16th, and RKO Orpheum Theatre in Davenport, Iowa, on July 20, the First Show. Both have been newly mixed by legendary producer and engineer Eddie Kramer from the original multi-track analog tapes as Kiss performed in 1975 with no overdubs.

The Blu-ray Audio features Dressed To Kill newly mixed by David Frangioni from the original multi-track analog tapes in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Surround along with the newly remastered 1975 stereo mix in 192kHz 24-bit and 96kHz 24-bit PCM stereo, plus two 1975 promo videos for “C’mon And Love Me” and “Rock And Roll All Nite” newly transferred from the 16mm film reel in HD.

A picture disc version features a premium jacket wrapped in foil paper showcased with 50th gold printed details, spot gloss Kiss logos border, and a new double-sided poster. The set is limited to one thousand units worldwide, each LP is uniquely numbered, available via the Kiss online store.

Fans can order a series of Dressed to Kill merch as well.

CD 1: Original Album Remastered

1. Room Service
2. Two Timer
3. Ladies In Waiting
4. Getaway
5. Rock Bottom
6. C’mon And Love Me
7. Anything For My Baby
8. She
9. Love Her All I Can
10. Rock And Roll All Nite

CD 2: Demos, Alternate Mixes & Instrumental Outtakes

1. Mistake (Studio Demo)
2. Rock And Roll All Nite (Studio Demo)
3. Anything For My Baby (Studio Demo)
4. Burning Up With Fever (Studio Demo)
5. Rock And Roll All Nite (Studio Demo – Party Version)
6. Rock And Roll All Nite (Studio Demo – Alternate Vocal Take)
7. Room Service (Extended Outtake)
8. Two Timer (Alternate Mix)
9. Ladies In Waiting (Alternate Ending)
10. C’mon And Love Me (Alternate Mix)
11. Anything For My Baby (Alternate Mix)
12. Love Her All I Can (Alternate Mix)
13. Two Timer (Extended Alternate Mix)
14. Anything For My Baby (Extended Alternate Mix)
15. Rock And Roll All Nite (Super-Fast Outtake)
16. Room Service (Instrumental Outtake)
17. Two Timer (Instrumental Outtake)
18. Getaway (Instrumental Outtake)
19. Rock Bottom (Instrumental Outtake)
20. Anything For My Baby (Instrumental Extended Outtake)
21. She (Instrumental Extended Outtake)
22. Love Her All I Can (Instrumental Outtake)
23. Rock And Roll All Nite (Instrumental Outtake)

CD 3: Live in Detroit, Michigan — Cobo Arena — May 16, 1975

1. Rock Bottom
2. Strutter
3. Nothin’ To Lose
4. Two Timer
5. Let Me Know
6. Got To Choose
7. She
8. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
9. Parasite
10. Cold Gin

CD 4: Live in Detroit, Michigan — Cobo Arena — May 16, 1975

1. 100,000 Years
2. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
3. Let Me Go, Rock N’ Roll
4. C’mon And Love Me
5. Firehouse
6. Deuce
7. Rock And Roll All Nite
8. Black Diamond

CD 5: Live in Davenport, Iowa — RKO Orpheum Theatre — July 20, 1975

1. Deuce
2. Strutter
3. Got To Choose
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Firehouse
6. She
7. Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
8. Nothin’ To Lose
9. C’mon And Love Me
10. 100,000 years
11. Peter Criss Drum Solo / 100,000 Years
12. Black Diamond
13. Cold Gin
14. Rock And Roll All Nite

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn