| Alive! | ||||
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| Released | September 10, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | May 16, 1975 (Cobo Arena, Detroit) June 21, 1975 (Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland) July 20, 1975 (RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport) July 23, 1975 (Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood) | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady (New York City) | |||
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| Length | 72:35 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Eddie Kramer | |||
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Alive! is the fourth album overall, and the first live album, by American hard rock band Kiss, released on September 10, 1975. It is considered to be their breakthrough, and a landmark for live albums. The double-album contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, Kiss, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill. It was recorded at concerts in Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Wildwood, New Jersey; and Davenport, Iowa on May 16, June 21, July 20 and 23, 1975.[2]
The album's title was an homage to the 1972 live album Slade Alive! by the English rock group Slade, a band that heavily influenced Kiss.[3][4]
- ^ Wagner, Jeff (January 30, 2013). "10 All-Time Greatest Metal Live Albums". Noisecreep. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Kiss (2006). Kiss Alive! 1975-2000 (CD Booklet). New York City: Mercury Records. B0007586-02.
- ^ Simmons, Gene (2002). Kiss and Make-up. Three Rivers Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-609-81002-2.
- ^ Ken Sharpe interview with Jim Lea