July 18 : LYN
CHRISTOPHER - 2025 vinyl LP and CD remastered reissue From :
Real Gone Music
On September 12, Real Gone Music will release
a remastered reissue of
LYN CHRISTOPHER's self-titled 1973 album
on vinyl LP and CD.
LYN
CHRISTOPHER's
1973 record is one of the most sought-after collector’s items of its
era. Why? Well, first of all, Lyn Christopher’s self-titled release
on the Paramount label is a really fine album, a beguiling blend of
pop and R&B sounds featuring the artist’s winsome vocals backed by
some of New York’s finest studio cats, like guitarist Hugh
McCracken, Blood Sweat & Tears multi-instrumentalist Lou Marini Jr.,
and future Back Street Crawler keyboardist Mike Montgomery. And
“Take Me with You,” the penultimate song on the album, has been
sampled by Mobb Deep’s Havoc, LL Cool J, 50 Cent, The Game, and,
memorably, by the Smut Peddlers on their 2001 underground classic
“One by One.” But there is another very big reason why original
copies of Lyn Christopher command a king’s ransom (and no, it’s not
because it’s never been reissued in any format). If you know who
Chaim Witz and Stanley
Eisen are, then you probably already know the answer. That’s
right…this album marks the first appearance on record of
Gene Simmons
and
Paul Stanley
of KISS! They sing background
vocals
on two tracks, “Celebrate II” and “Weddin’”; and supposedly that’s
Peter Criss
doing handclaps. What’s more, this album introduced legendary
engineer Eddie Kramer—who, though unbilled, was engineering the
sessions—to Simmons and Stanley, who were still calling their band
WICKED LESTER.
Kramer then produced the five-song demo that got KISS signed to
Casablanca, and the rest, as they say, is history! We at Real Gone
are thrilled to FINALLY be reissuing this fabled album on CD and
light blue vinyl, remastered by Mike Milchner at Sonic Vision and
complete with liner notes by Bill Kopp that set the stage. A real
slice of pop music history that you gotta hear!
July 11 :
Bruce Kulick guests on Saints Crossing album 'Unknown Destination' From
:
Kiss Related Recordings
On July 11, Saints Crossing released
their new album Unknown Destination. Bruce Kulick appears on four
tracks, with Twisted Sister's Eddie Ojeda featured on two other
tracks.
May 11 :
Gene Simmons Band with Tommy James - Mony Mony (live) From
:
Kiss Related Recordings
Here's a fun and unexpected video of The Gene Simmons Band
performing live with Tommy James at the Wellmont Theater in
Montclair, NJ, on May 6.
Together, they play “Mony Mony,” a song
co-written by Tommy James, which became a No. 3 hit in the U.S. for
Tommy James and the Shondells in 1968. Billy Idol also covered the
track multiple times, and his 1987 live version reached No. 1 in the
U.S. and became a worldwide hit.
But for KISS-related recordings fans, it’s even more interesting to
note that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley provided backing vocals on
Tommy James' 1972 single "Celebration".
April 25 :
Original KISS drummer PETER CRISS recruits BILLY SHEEHAN, JOHN 5 and
PAUL SHAFFER for new Hard Rock solo album From
:
Julian Gill / KISSfaq
/blabbermouth.net
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss will release a new rock solo album
in the fall. The LP, which was co-produced by Barry Pointer, sees
the 79-year-old musician joined by Billy Sheehan and Matthew
Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.) on bass, John 5 and Mike McLaughlin on
guitar and Paul Shaffer on piano.
Earlier today (Thursday, April 24),famed KISStorian
Julian Gill, who has been running the
KISSfaq.com website since the mid-1990s,
released a video message from Peter in which the drummer said (as
transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I have an announcement. I have my
new rock and roll album to you, Kiss Army guys, coming out in the
fall. And I really hope you like it, man. And I wanna say God bless
to each and every one of you."
Gill added about Criss's upcoming LP: "Now, this is a hard rock
kick-ass album, co-produced by Barry Pointer, who's worked with Ozzy
[Osbourne], Marilyn Manson, Fred Coury, Steve Stevens, amongst
others, and, of course, John 5. I was honored to listen to this
album at Peter's studio with him last night, and it was absolutely
amazing to hear this new music. It was vibrant and powerful. I'm so
excited for it to be released, and I think KISS fans are gonna love
this album. Peter's drum sound is absolutely massive and his vocals
are powerful. Barry Pointer's production is stunning, and Peter's
got an incredible group of musicians and background vocalists behind
him.
"Billy Sheehan, as you would expect, delivers incredible, perfect
and spectacular basslines, and he and Peter are locked in so tight,
it's amazing," Gill continued. "Guitarist Mike McLaughlin, better
known as Angel from CRISS circles, delivers some scorching guitar
work on this album, as, of course, does the electric troubadour
himself John 5. Matthew Montgomery, better known as Piggy D., who
played with Marilyn Manson and Alice Cooper, is on bass on some
songs, and Paul Shaffer is a monster on [Hammond] B-3 and piano.
"You know what? Peter has written some very powerful songs here, and
I'm so excited for you to hear them," he added.
April 23 :
Duet performance of "I Was Made For Lovin' You" on The Voice Russia From
:
Kiss Related Recordings
Here's a nice duet cover version of "I Was Made For Lovin' You", as
performed on "The Voice" Russia last month - Thanks to Alex.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO
April 21 : ACE
FREHLEY : What's On Your Mind Re-Recorded
Duet with Rachael Gordon From
:
Kiss Related Recordings
Not much news to report on KRR at the moment, but here’s something
cool:
During his 11-year relationship (which ended in July 2019) with
Rachael Gordon, ACE FREHLEY re-recorded his solo track 'What’s On
Your Mind' as a duet with his then-fiancée.
