Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977

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Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977
DVD cover
Produced by	Alex Coletti
Starring	Kiss
Music by	Kiss
Editing by	Derek Ambrosi
Distributed by	VH1 Classic Records
Release date(s)	October 31, 2006 (U.S.)
Running time	203 min. (disc 1) 176 min. (disc 2)
Language	English
Preceded by	Kiss Rock the Nation Live! (2005)
Followed by	Kissology Volume Two (TBD)

Kissology Volume One: 1974–1977 is a DVD/Home Video released by Kiss on October 31, 2006. It contains two discs, plus a bonus disc. The contents of the bonus disc vary depending on the retailer. The Wal-Mart release contains a 1977 performance in Largo, Maryland. The Best Buy release contains a 1976 performance at Cobo Arena, from a different night than the one featured on disc one. The third bonus disc (all other retailers) contains excerpts from a 1977 concert at Madison Square Garden.

The two main discs also contain easter eggs. The first disc contains a clip of Kiss performing "Deuce" at the Coventry Club in 1973. This is the earliest known footage of the band in existence, and is shot with a single camera from the back of the club. The second disc's easter egg is previously unreleased footage of the group (without makeup) performing at Ace Frehley's 1976 wedding.

Also included with the DVD set is a 20-page color booklet, with commentary on each portion of the DVD. A replica of Kiss's "Spring Tour '75" backstage pass is included as an iron on.

As a promotional effort for Kissology Volume One, National CineMedia promoted a one-night screening of selected portions of the DVD at a limited number of theaters, on October 26, 2006. The screening began with an introductory interview with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and included the documentary of Kiss's 1975 trip to Cadillac, Michigan, as well as a 1976 Cobo Arena concert (both from Disc 1).[1]

As of January 2007, the set is certified quintuple platinum in the United States.[2]

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc 1 1.2 Disc 2 1.3 Bonus disc (Best Buy release) 1.4 Bonus disc (other vendors) 1.5 Bonus disc (Wal-Mart release)

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc 1

• Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (February 17, 1974)

1. "Acrobat"

• ABC's In Concert (recorded February 21, 1974, aired March 29)

1. "Nothin' to Lose"
2. "Firehouse"
3. "Black Diamond"

• The Mike Douglas Show (recorded April 29, 1974, aired May 21)

1. Gene Simmons interview
2. "Firehouse"

• Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA (January 31, 1975)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "Got to Choose"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "Watchin' You"
7. "Nothin' to Lose"
8. "Parasite"
9. "100,000 Years"
10. "Black Diamond"
11. "Cold Gin"
12. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

• The Midnight Special (April 1, 1975)

1. "She"
2. "Black Diamond"

• Alive! promotional videos (1975)

1. "C'mon and Love Me"
2. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• Documentary: Cadillac, Michigan (October 1975)

• Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (January 26, 1976)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "C'mon and Love Me"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She"
7. "Parasite"
8. "Nothin' to Lose"
9. "100,000 Years"
10. "Black Diamond"
11. "Cold Gin"
12. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
13. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"

[edit] Disc 2

• So It Goes

1. Interview
2. "Black Diamond"

• The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (recorded October 19–20, 1976, aired October 31)

1. Interview
2. "King of the Night Time World"

• Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan (April 2, 1977)

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Take Me"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll"
4. "Ladies Room"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "Makin' Love"
7. "I Want You"
8. "Cold Gin"
9. "Do You Love Me?"
10. "Nothin' to Lose"
11. "God of Thunder"
12. "Rock & Roll All Nite"
13. "Shout It Out Loud"
14. "Beth"
15. "Black Diamond"

• Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (May 28, 1977)

1. "Hard Luck Woman"
2. "Love 'Em And Leave 'Em"
3. "I Want You"

• The Summit, Houston, TX (September 2, 1977)

1. "I Stole Your Love"
2. "Take Me"
3. "Ladies Room"
4. "Firehouse"
5. "Love Gun"
6. "Hooligan"
7. "Makin' Love"
8. "Christine Sixteen"
9. "Shock Me"
10. "I Want You"
11. "Calling Dr. Love"
12. "Shout It Out Loud"
13. "God of Thunder"
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
15. "Detroit Rock City"
16. "Beth"
17. "Black Diamond"

[edit] Bonus disc (Best Buy release)

Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (January 25, 1976)

1. "Deuce"
2. "Strutter"
3. "C'mon and Love Me"
4. "Hotter than Hell"
5. "Firehouse"
6. "She"
7. "Ladies in Waiting"
8. "Nothin' to Lose"
9. "100,000 Years"
10. "Black Diamond"

[edit] Bonus disc (other vendors)

Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY (February 18, 1977)

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Take Me"
3. "Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll"
4. "Firehouse"
5. "Nothin' To Lose"
6. "Shout It Out Loud"
7. "Black Diamond"

[edit] Bonus disc (Wal-Mart release)

Capitol Centre, Largo, MD (December 20, 1977)

1. "I Stole Your Love"
2. "Ladies Room"
3. "Firehouse"
4. "Love Gun"
5. "Makin' Love"
6. "Christine Sixteen"
7. "I Want You"
8. "Calling Dr. Love"
9. "Shout It Out Loud"
10. "God of Thunder"
11. "Rock and Roll All Nite"
12. "Black Diamond"

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