Kiss – Asylum
(Vertigo Records 1985 VERH32)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges
Plain white inner sleeve
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
Kiss (often stylized as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973 by Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Ace Frehley. Well known for its members’ face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-to-late 1970s with their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits, and pyrotechnics. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons the only remaining original members. The original and best-known lineup consisted of Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Criss (drums and vocals).
With their make-up and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Starchild (Stanley), The Demon (Simmons), The Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and The Catman (Criss). Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley had departed the group by 1982.
In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, thinking that it was time to leave the makeup behind. The band accordingly experienced a minor commercial resurgence, and their music videos received regular airplay on MTV. Drummer Eric Carr, who had replaced Criss in 1980, died in 1991 of heart cancer and was replaced by Eric Singer. In response to a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the mid-1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup in 1996, which also saw the return of their makeup and stage costumes. The resulting Alive/Worldwide Tour was commercially successful. Criss and Frehley have both since left the band again and have been replaced by Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band have continued with their original stage makeup, with Singer and Thayer using the original Catman and Space Ace makeup, respectively.
Kiss has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 21 million RIAA-certified albums. On April 10, 2014, Kiss was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Asylum is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Kiss. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played on Animalize (ghost guitarist for “Lonely Is The Hunter”), and filled in for guitarist Mark St. John (Mark Norton) for their European and American Animalize tour, and officially replaced Mark St. John in December, 1984. He was the band’s third lead guitarist since the departure of Ace Frehley in late 1982. The new lineup of Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Carr, and Bruce Kulick would last for six years until Carr’s death in November 1991.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “King of the Mountain” | Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Desmond Child | Stanley | 4:17 | |
| 2. | “Any Way You Slice It” | Gene Simmons, Howard Rice | Simmons | 4:02 | |
| 3. | “Who Wants to Be Lonely” | Stanley, Child, Jean Beauvoir | Stanley | 4:01 | |
| 4. | “Trial By Fire” | Simmons, Kulick | Simmons | 3:25 | |
| 5. | “I’m Alive” | Stanley, Kulick, Child | Stanley | 3:43 | |
| 6. | “Love’s a Deadly Weapon” | Stanley, Simmons, Rod Swenson, Wes Beech | Simmons | 3:29 | |
| 7. | “Tears Are Falling” | Stanley | Stanley | 3:55 | |
| 8. | “Secretly Cruel” | Simmons | Simmons | 3:41 | |
| 9. | “Radar for Love” | Stanley, Child | Stanley | 4:02 | |
| 10. | “Uh! All Night” | Stanley, Child, Beauvoir | Stanley | 4:01 |
Credits
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals, bass guitar on “Tears Are Falling”
- Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals
- Eric Carr – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals
With:
- Jean Beauvoir – bass guitar and backing vocals on “Who Wants to Be Lonely” and “Uh! All Night”
- Allan Schwartzberg – additional drum overdubs
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