KISS has released two boxset editions marking the 50th anniversary of its 1976 album Rock And Roll Over, available now through UMe and KISSOnline. The sets include a new stereo remix by original producer-engineer Eddie Kramer, drawn from the original analog multi-track tapes, alongside a remaster of the 1976 mix by Bernie Grundman.
The collections come in two main configurations: a 6LP plus Blu-ray Audio set and a 4CD plus Blu-ray Audio set, each containing 130 tracks, with 100 previously unreleased according to the announcement. Bonus material includes 22 demos, alternate mixes and outtakes, among them nine Gene Simmons demos that evolved into album tracks and a previously unheard instrumental called “Queen For A Day.” Also featured are newly mixed recordings from KISS’s first performances in Japan, four shows at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan in April 1977 that Kramer originally recorded.
Additional formats include a zoetrope picture disc, a premium color vinyl edition with foil packaging, and standalone vinyl and CD releases of the new Kramer mix. The Blu-ray Audio disc contains Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mixes of both the original and new album versions. Physical packages also include collectible items such as a 104-page hardcover book with new interviews and liner notes by Ken Sharp, trading cards, posters and pins. Rock And Roll Over originally peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA, spawning the singles “Calling Dr. Love” and “Hard Luck Woman.”
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Sujata Murthy.