Album · Live
Alive!
Alive! was KISS's first live album, a double release put out by Casablanca Records on 10 September 1975. It gathers live versions of songs from their first three studio records, KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill, and was assembled from concerts in Detroit, Cleveland, Wildwood in New Jersey, and Davenport in Iowa, played between May and July 1975. The title nods to Slade Alive!, a 1972 live record by the English band Slade, who were a strong influence on KISS.
It arrived at a pivotal moment, and it is regarded as the album that broke the band through. It is also seen as a landmark among live albums. For anyone who wants to hear the early KISS songbook the way the band played it on stage, with hard rock, glam and pop instincts all in the mix, this is the place to start.
Alive!: tracklist, credits and charts
16 tracks · 1:13:40Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1DeuceGene Simmons3:43
- 2StrutterGene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:15
- 3Got to ChoosePaul Stanley3:35
- 4Hotter Than HellPaul Stanley3:13
- 5FirehousePaul Stanley3:57
- 6Nothin’ to LoseGene Simmons3:26
- 7C’mon and Love MePaul Stanley2:52
- 8ParasiteAce Frehley3:21
- 9SheStephen Coronel and Gene Simmons6:52
- Disc 2
- 1Watchin’ YouGene Simmons3:38
- 2100,000 YearsGene Simmons and Paul Stanley11:49
- 3Black DiamondPaul Stanley5:48
- 4Rock BottomAce Frehley and Paul Stanley3:35
- 5Cold GinAce Frehley5:17
- 6Rock and Roll All NiteGene Simmons and Paul Stanley3:37
- 7Let Me Go Rock and RollGene Simmons and Paul Stanley5:42
- Produced by
- Eddie Kramer
- Recorded at
- Cobo Arena, Music Hall, Adler Theatre, Wildwoods Convention Center, Electric Lady (New York City)
- Recorded
- 16 May 1975 (Cobo Arena, Detroit), 21 June 1975 (Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland), 20 July 1975 (RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport), 23 July 1975 (Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood)
- Mixed by
- Eddie Kramer
- Mixed at
- Electric Lady Studios
- Engineered by
- Eddie Kramer
- Artwork
- Dennis Woloch
- Photography
- Fin Costello
- Labels
- Casablanca Records, Casablanca
- Length
- 1:13:40
Line-up
- Peter Criss · drums (drum set)
- Ace Frehley · electric guitar
- Gene Simmons · electric bass guitar, lead vocals
- Paul Stanley · electric guitar, lead vocals
- JR Smalling · spoken vocals · guest
Singles
- “Rock and Roll All Nite” · 14 October 1975
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1975–1976 | 9 |
| UK Albums Chart · 1975–1976 | 49 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1975–1976 | 3 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1975–1976 | 13 |
| Swedish Albums · 1975–1976 | 22 |
| Norwegian Albums · 1975–1976 | 31 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1975–1976 | 56 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Australia · 1976 | Gold |
| Canada · 1976 | Gold |
| United States | Gold |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 September 1975 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 September 1975 | |
| Wikidata | 10 September 1975 | |
| US release | 10 September 1975 | earliest US date |
38 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Casablanca Records | 0208314237215 | other |
| — | CA | Casablanca Records | 774974439102 | other |
| 1975 | DE | Casablanca Records | other | |
| 10 September 1975 | US | Casablanca Records | original | |
| 10 September 1975 | US | Casablanca Records | original | |
| 10 September 1975 | US | Casablanca Records | original | |
| 1976 | DE | Casablanca Records | other | |
| December 1976 | JP | Casablanca Records | other | |
| 1 October 1980 | JP | Casablanca Record and FilmWorks | other | |
| 25 September 1986 | JP | Casablanca Record and FilmWorks | 4988023001272 | other |
| 1987 | DE | Casablanca Records | 042283241626 | other |
| July 1987 | US | Casablanca Records | 042282278029 | other |
| 1989 | AU | Casablanca Records | 042282278029 | other |
| February 1995 | AU | Casablanca Records | 042282278029 | other |
| 1997 | US | Mercury Records | remaster | |
| 1997 | XE | Mercury Records | 731453237728 | other |
| 15 January 1997 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011351785 | other |
| 15 July 1997 | US | Mercury Records | 731453237728 | other |
| 7 March 2001 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988011360114 | other |
| 21 September 2002 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005313621 | other |
| 12 July 2006 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005435552 | other |
| 20 December 2006 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005452528 | other |
| 24 September 2008 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005525673 | other |
| 12 October 2011 | JP | Mercury Records | 4988005677273 | other |
| 2014 | DE | Casablanca Records | 602537885206 | other |
| 31 March 2014 | DE | Casablanca Records | other | |
| 31 March 2014 | XE | Casablanca Records | other | |
| 1 April 2014 | US | Casablanca Records | 602537658251 | other |
| 3 June 2014 | — | Casablanca Records | 602537854462 | other |
| 15 July 2014 | DE | Mercury Records | 0602537864539 | other |
| 27 October 2014 | JP | Mercury Records | 602547061386 | other |
| 22 October 2020 | US | Casablanca Records | 602507428440 | other |
| 21 November 2025 | — | UMe | 602478042300 | deluxe |
| 21 November 2025 | XW | UMe | 00602488339025 | remaster |
| 21 November 2025 | — | UMe | deluxe | |
| 21 November 2025 | — | UMe | 00602488342773 | deluxe |
| — | — | Casablanca Records | 731453237728 | other |
| — | — | Casablanca Records | 731453237728 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1496, upscaled to 1500 (x1.00)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1500×1496 | upscaled: minor: best source 1500x1496, upscaled to 1500 (x1.00) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |