Destroyer, qui célèbre son 45e anniversaire, est sorti en 1976 et est considéré comme l’un des albums les plus marquants de KISS.
Il est le premier album du groupe à s’être vendu à un million d’exemplaires la première année et détient le titre d’album studio le plus vendu de tous les temps.
Le 19 novembre, UMe sortira KISS – Destroyer 45th sous la forme d’un coffret Super Deluxe 4CD + Blu-ray Audio ainsi que sur double vinyle noir standard et double vinyle coloré jaune et rouge en édition limitée, sur 2 CD et en version numérique. Destroyer 45th peut être précommandé ici.
– 2x 8”x10” Destroyer Press Photos
– Discography Sheet
– Gene, Paul, Ace & Peter Bio Sheet
– KISS Army Member Certificate
– KISS Army Membership Card
Also included in the Super Deluxe set:
– KISS logo Iron-on
– KISS Army Sticker
– “Detroit Rock City” Bumper Sticker
– Destroyer Cover Sticker
– 11”x17” KISS on Westminster Bridge UK Poster
– 4 brand new 8”x10” Band Member Photos
– 8”x12” Destroyer Foil Flyer
– 8”x12” Destroyer Canadian Flyer (super rare)
– 4x Band Member Trading Cards (newly created for this boxset)
– 16”x24” KISS Over New York Skyline Poster
– 16”x24” KISS Halloween 1976 Concert Poster
– 2x 9”x12” Destroyer Tour Stage Blueprints on Transparent Vellum (never been seen before)
– 16-page Destroyer 1976 Tour Program
– Gotham Rock City News Volume 1 Newspaper that is a track-by-track interview with all 4 band members, Bob Ezrin and crew
Disc One: Destroyer – Original Album Remastered
“Detroit Rock City”
“King of The Night Time World”
“God of Thunder”
“Great Expectations”
“Flaming Youth”
“Sweet Pain”
“Shout It Out Loud”
“Beth”
“Do You Love Me?”
Disc Two: Destroyer-Era – Demos
Paul Stanley Demos
“Doncha Hesitate”
“God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll”
“It’s The Fire”*
“Detroit Rock City”*
“Love Is Alright”*
Gene Simmons Demos
“Bad, Bad Lovin’”
“Man Of A Thousand Faces”
“I Don’t Want No Romance”*
“Burnin’ Up With Fever”*
“Rock N’ Rolls Royce”*
“Mad Dog”
“Night Boy”*
“Star”*
“Howlin’ For Your Love”*
“True Confessions”
Disc Three: Destroyer – Outtakes, Alternate Versions / Mixes, Single Edits
“Beth” (Acoustic Mix)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Single Edit)
“Flaming Youth” (Single Edit)
“Detroit Rock City” (Single Edit)
“Shout It Out Loud” (Mono Single Edit)
“Flaming Youth” (Mono Single Edit)
“Detroit Rock City” (Mono Single Edit)
“Beth” (Mono)
“King Of The Night Time World” (Live Rehearsal Instrumental)*
“Do You Love Me?” (Mono Instrumental)*
“God Of Thunder” (Early Instrumental Mix)*
“Ain’t None Of Your Business” (Instrumental)*
“Detroit Rock City” (Instrumental)*
“King Of The Night Time World” (Alternate Mix)*
“Great Expectations” (Early Version)*
“Flaming Youth” (Early Version)*
“Do You Love Me?” (Early Version)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Alternate Mix)*
“Ain’t None Of Your Business” (Outtake)*
“Beth” (Take 6 – Instrumental)*
“Beth” (Instrumental)*
“Do You Love Me?” (Alternate Mix)*
Disc Four: Live In Paris – L’Olympia – 22 May, 1976*
“Deuce”
“Strutter”
“Flaming Youth”
“Hotter Than Hell”
“Firehouse”
“She” / Ace Frehley Guitar Solo
“Nothin’ To Lose”
“Shout It Out Loud” / Gene Simmons Bass Solo
“100,000 Years” / Peter Criss Drum Solo
“Black Diamond”
“Detroit Rock City”
“Rock and Roll All Nite”
Blu-Ray Audio: Destroyer – *Dolby Atmos 48kHz 24-bit, *Dolby True HD 5.1 96kHz 24-bit, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 96kHz 24-bit, PCM Stereo 96kHz 24-bit
“Detroit Rock City”
“King Of The Night Time World”
“God Of Thunder”
“Great Expectations”
“Flaming Youth”
“Sweet Pain”
“Shout It Out Loud”
“Beth”
“Do You Love Me?”
Bonus Tracks:
“Beth” (Acoustic)
“Sweet Pain” (Original Guitar Solo)
* Previously unreleased
Deluxe Edition 2CD tracklisting:
Disc One: Destroyer – Original Album Remastered
“Detroit Rock City”
“King of The Night Time World”
“God of Thunder”
“Great Expectations”
“Flaming Youth”
“Sweet Pain”
“Shout It Out Loud”
“Beth”
“Do You Love Me?”
Disc Two:
Paul Stanley Demos
“God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll”
“Detroit Rock City”*
“Love Is Alright”*
Gene Simmons Demos
“I Don’t Want No Romance”*
“Rock N’ Rolls Royce”*
“Star”*
Rarities
“Beth” (Acoustic Mix)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Mono Single Edit)
“King Of The Night Time World” (Live Rehearsal Instrumental)*
“Detroit Rock City” (Instrumental)*
“Flaming Youth” (Early Version)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Alternate Mix)*
Live In Paris – L’Olympia –- May 22, 1976*
“Deuce”
“Strutter”
“Flaming Youth”
“Hotter Than Hell”
* Previously Unreleased
Deluxe Edition 2LP tracklisting:
LP One: Destroyer – Original Album Remastered
Side One
“Detroit Rock City”
“King of The Night Time World”
“God of Thunder”
“Great Expectations”
Side Two
“Flaming Youth”
“Sweet Pain”
“Shout It Out Loud”
“Beth”
“Do You Love Me?”
LP Two:
Side Three
Paul Stanley Demos
“God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll”
“Detroit Rock City”*
“Love Is Alright”*
Gene Simmons Demos
“I Don’t Want No Romance”*
“Rock N’ Rolls Royce”*
“Star”*
Side Four – Rarities
“Beth” (Acoustic Mix)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Mono Single Edit)
“King Of The Night Time World” (Live Rehearsal Instrumental)*
“Detroit Rock City” (Instrumental)*
“Flaming Youth” (Early Version)*
“Shout It Out Loud” (Alternate Mix)*
* Previously Unreleased
Dolby Atmos – Streaming
Destroyer: *Dolby Atmos 48kHz 24-bit
“Detroit Rock City”
“King Of The Night Time World”
“God Of Thunder”
“Great Expectations”
“Flaming Youth”
“Sweet Pain”
“Shout It Out Loud”
“Beth”
“Do You Love Me?”
Bonus Tracks:
“Beth” (Acoustic Mix)
“Sweet Pain” (Original Guitar Solo)
Pour l’enregistrement de Destroyer, Bob Ezrin est devenu le nouveau producteur de KISS, aidant le groupe à atteindre de nouveaux sommets, tant sur le plan sonore que créatif.
L’album montre également l’évolution du groupe en tant que musiciens et auteurs-compositeurs, expérimentant de nouveaux sons qui se manifestent sous la forme d’un côté plus doux de chansons comme “Do You Love Me ?”, et de chansons très orchestrées comme “Great Expectations” et leur single “Beth”, qui a été classé 7e au Billboard.
Après le succès de l’album Alive ! de 1975, qui s’est classé 9e au Billboard, Destroyer est l’album qui a propulsé KISS sur le devant de la scène et en a fait une icône mondiale du rock.
À l’occasion de son anniversaire, UMe célèbre l’héritage de cet album phare avec un nombre impressionnant de bonus.
Stay Tuned
@Doc Olivier