| Gene Simmons Vault | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Box set by | |
| Released | November 2017 |
| Recorded | 1966–2016 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 10 (+1) discs / 151 (+15) songs |
| Label | Rhino |
| Producer | Gene Simmons |
Gene Simmons Vault is a box set of 10 CDs, 151 songs selected from demos made by Kiss vocalist and bass player Gene Simmons during his entire career (1966-2016). It is packaged in a specially designed road case and includes in addition to the discs also bonus material - a Gene Simmons action figure, a book and a medallion.[1] It has been announced that the three unreleased demos Gene Simmons made with Alex and Eddie Van Halen of multiplatinum rockers Van Halen in the 1970s will be part of this box set.[2]
The initial run is a limited edition that will be personally delivered by Simmons to the purchaser, and the meeting can be arranged in three different formats.
- The standard Vault experience, a meeting in a specified location with a group of fans who have purchased the box set and booked this event - offered at $2000.[3]
- "the Gene Simmons Vault Home Experience." – Simmons will personally make the delivery to your home - offered at $50,000[4]
- the "Producer Experience," in which purchasing fans are given exclusive studio time with Simmons in addition to access to more unreleased recordings. - offered at $25,000[4]
On January 5, 2018 the news section of the official site released the track listing for all 10 discs, plus a bonus disc.[5]
Track listing
| Disc one | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Are You Ready [2011] | (3:13) Simmons |
| 2. I Turn to Stone | (3:58) Simmons |
| 3. Juliet | (2:52) Simmons / Tamplin |
| 4. Hey You | (3:44) Simmons / Tamplin |
| 5. I Confess | (3:40) Simmons / Tamplin |
| 6. Legends Never Die [1982] | (4:24) Simmons / Mitchell / Free |
| 7. Something Wicked This Way Comes [1988] | (3:44) Simmons |
| 8. Hand of Fate | (3:15) Simmons |
| 9. Hunger | (4:14) Simmons |
| 10. In My Head [1994] | (3:30) Simmons / Van Zen / St. James |
| 11. Carnival of Souls #1 [1994] | (3:44) Simmons / Van Zen |
| 12. Are You a Boy, or Are You a Girl | (2:49) Simmons |
| 13. Say You Don't Want It | (3:29) Simmons |
| 14. Mongoloid Man [1976] | (4:06) Simmons (with Joe Perry of Aerosmith) |
| 15. I Wait | (4:04) Leader / Simmons) |
| Disc two | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Weapons | (4:16) Simmons |
| 2. Weapons (Power to Raise the Dead) | (4:13) Simmons / Frehley |
| 3. Hate (Demo) | (4:02) Simmons / Van Zen / Kulick |
| 4. Carnival of Souls #2 (Demo) | (3:15) Simmons / Van Zen |
| 5. Master Of Flash (Street Punk) [1980?] | (3:38) Montgomery |
| 6. Heavy Rain | (3:22) Simmons / Kulick |
| 7. Within (Demo) | (5:58) Simmons |
| 8. In Your Face (Gene Demo) | (1:51) Simmons |
| 9. In Your Face (Ace Re-write Demo) | (3:20) Simmons / Frehley |
| 10. Rain #2 | (3:35) Simmons |
| 11. Carnival Intro | (0:32) Simmons |
| 12. I Wanna Live (Demo) | (4:33) Simmons / Cusano |
| 13. If It's Too Hot, You're Too Cold | (3:42) Simmons |
| 14. Rain Keeps Fallin' | (3:22) Simmons |
| 15. Bells of Freedom | (4:37) Simmons |
| Disc three | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Christine Sixteen (VH Bros. Demo) | (2:39) Simmons |
| 2. Tunnel of Love (VH Bros. Demo) | (3:32) Simmons |
| 3. Got Love for Sale (VH Bros. Demo) | (3:10) Simmons |
| 4. Hell or High Water (Demo) | (3:08) Simmons / Kulick |
| 5. Domino (Demo) | (3:46) Simmons |
| 6. Mad Dog (Demo) | (2:27) Simmons |
| 7. Only You (Demo) | (4:35) Simmons |
| 8. True Confessions #2 | (3:33) Simmons |
| 9. Childhood's End (Demo) | (3:30) Simmons / Kulick / Thayer |
| 10. Burning Up With Fever #2 | (3:06) Simmons |
| 11. Good Girl Gone Bad (Demo) | (4:04) Simmons / Sigerson |
| 12. Trial by Fire (Demo) | (3:31) Simmons / Kulick |
| 13. Secretly Cruel (Demo) | (3:46) Simmons |
| 14. Love 'Em and Leave 'Em Yeah (Demo) | (2:18) Simmons |
| 15. Am I Losing My Mind | (2:52) Simmons |
| Disc four | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Plaster Caster | (3:39) Simmons |
| 2. X-Ray Eyes | (3:44) Simmons |
| 3. Charisma | (3:18) Simmons / Marks |
| 4. Rockin' in the USA | (2:57) Simmons |
| 5. Radioactive | (3:08) Simmons |
| 6. See You in Your Dreams Tonight | (2:20) Simmons |
| 7. Man of 1000 Faces #1 | (3:09) Simmons |
| 8. Man of 1000 Faces #2 | (3:32) Simmons |
| 9. Calling Dr. Love | (2:56) Simmons |
| 10. Bad Bad Lovin' | (3:09) Simmons |
| 11. Almost Human | (3:26) Simmons |
| 12. Burning Up With Fever #1 | (3:08) Simmons |
| 13. True Confessions #1 | (3:34) Simmons |
| 14. Goin' Blind/Little Lady | (3:06) Simmons / Coronel |
| 15. Larger Than Life | (4:06) Simmons |
| 16. It's My Life | (3:51) Simmons / Stanley |
| Disc five | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. See You Tonite | (2:31) Simmons |
| 2. You're My Reason #2 | (3:28) Simmons |
| 3. Always Near You | (2:32) Simmons |
| 4. One More Chance | (3:14) Simmons |
| 5. Now That You're Gone #2 Synth | (3:38) Simmons / Kulick |
| 6. You're My Reason for Living Synth | (4:20) Simmons |
| 7. Dreamer | (3:04) Simmons |
| 8. Na, Na, Na, Na | (2:48) Dylan / Simmons |
| 9. Mr. Make Believe | (2:28) Simmons |
| 10. Now That You're Gone #3 | (3:54) Simmons / Kulick |
| 11. Now That You're Gone #1 | (3:51) Simmons / Kulick |
| 12. You're My Reason for Living 4 Track | (3:47) Simmons |
| 13. We Are One | (3:03) Simmons |
| 14. Everybody Wants Somebody | (3:28) Dylan / Simmons |
| 15. Bob Dylan and Gene Simmons Writing Session | (15:48) |
| Disc six | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Waiting for the Morning Light | (3:56) Dylan / Simmons |
| 2. Is It Real | (0:59) Simmons |
| 3. Are You Real | (2:56) Simmons |
| 4. Something Seems to Happen at Night | (2:37) Mitchell |
| 5. I Believe | (2:36) Simmons |
| 6. Beautiful | (4:06) Addison / Singh |
| 7. Guilty Pleasures | (2:56) Simmons |
| 8. I Dream 1000 Dreams | (3:40) Simmons |
| 9. I Am Yours #1 | (4:32) Simmons |
| 10. I Am Yours #2 | (2:57) Simmons |
| 11. Love is Blind #1 | (2:57) Simmons |
| 12. Love is Blind #2 | (2:53) Simmons |
| 13. Whatever Turns You On | (3:03) Williams / Simmons |
| 14. Hold On | (2:53) Simmons |
| 15. First Love | (2:14) Simmons |
| Disc seven | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. No Conscience | (3:35) Simmons / Poncia |
| 2. Suspicious | (3:22) Thayer / St. James / Regan |
| 3. Everybody Wants | (2:24) Simmons / Damon |
| 4. Promise the Moon | (4:00) Simmons / Kulick / Thayer / St. James |
| 5. All You Want Is a Piece of My Heart | (3:53) Mitchell |
| 6. Pride | (3:11) McCormack / Simmons |
| 7. Mirage | (3:30) Simmons |
| 8. Dog | (3:32) Chuaqui / Simmons |
| 9. If I Had a Gun | (3:27) Chuaqui |
| 10. I Walk Alone | (3:27) Simmons / Kulick |
| 11. Seduction of the Innocent | (5:09) Simmons / Van Zen |
| 12. Lonely Is the Hunter | (3:02) Simmons |
| 13. Never Gonna Leave You #1 | (2:22) Simmons |
| 14. I Ain't Comin' Back | (2:57) Simmons |
| 15. Never Gonna Leave You #2 | (3:19) Simmons |
| Disc eight | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. We Rocked All Night | (3:25) Simmons |
| 2. She's Rotten to the Core | (3:33) Simmons / Kulick |
| 3. S&M Love | (2:40) Simmons |
| 4. Sweet & Dirty Love #2 | (3:24) Simmons |
| 5. Jelly Roll | (1:54) Simmons |
| 6. Just Gimme Love #2 | (3:40) Simmons |
| 7. You Wanted the Best | (3:41) Simmons |
| 8. Just Gimme Love #1 | (3:34) Simmons |
| 9. Hit the Ground | (2:10) Simmons |
| 10. Who Said So | (1:55) Simmons |
| 11. Bad Bad Lovin' | (3:15) Simmons |
| 12. I'm Paralyzed | (3:40) Simmons / Ezrin |
| 13. Chrome Heart | (3:36) Simmons / Kulick |
| 14. Till the End of Time | (3:15) Simmons |
| 15. Thou Shalt Not | (3:07) Simmons / Damon |
| Disc nine | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. It's Gonna Be Alright | (4:30) Simmons / Japp |
| 2. It's Gonna Be Alright #2 | (3:15) Simmons / Japp |
| 3. Everybody Knows #1 | (3:55) Simmons |
| 4. Everybody Knows #2 | (3:45) Simmons |
| 5. You're All That I Want | (4:06) Simmons |
| 6. Kids With Painted Faces | (3:15) Leader / Simmons |
| 7. I Wanna Rule the World | (5:01) Simmons |
| 8. Rule the World #2 | (4:08) Simmons / Van Zen |
| 9. Damn, I'm Good | (3:29) Simmons |
| 10. Dial L for Love | (3:42) Simmons / Mitchell / Carr |
| 11. Just Like the Movies #1 | (2:45) Simmons / Bishop |
| 12. I Know Who You Are | (3:28) Simmons |
| 13. Sweet Temptation | (2:48) Simmons |
| 14. Are You Always This Hot | (3:01) Simmons / Mitchell |
| 15. Fourever | (3:05) Simmons |
| Disc ten | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Take It Like a Man #2 | (2:38) Simmons |
| 2. Take It Like a Man #1 | (2:44) Simmons |
| 3. Have Mercy, Baby | (4:04) Simmons / Kulick |
| 4. We Won't Take It Anymore | (3:03) Simmons / Carr |
| 5. My Babe | (1:51) Simmons / Carr |
| 6. Eat Your Heart Out | (2:22) Simmons |
| 7. Nine Lives | (3:33) Simmons / Sigerson |
| 8. Howling for Your Love | (2:47) Simmons |
| 9. I Ain't Coming Back | (3:02) Simmons |
| 10. Granny Takes a Trip | (1:55) Simmons |
| 11. Piece of the Rock | (3:48) Simmons / Flieschman |
| 12. Rock It | (2:23) Simmons |
| 13. Sticky Goo | (3:05) Simmons |
| 14. Love Came to Me | (3:25) Simmons |
| 15. Roar of the Greasepaint | (3:07) Simmons |
| Bonus disc | Track length and songwriters |
| 1. Feel Like Heaven | (3:07) Simmons |
| 2. Obnoxious | (2:37) Simmons |
| 3. Mina'San, Mina'San | (2:13) Simmons |
| 4. Just Begun to Fight | (3:27) Simmons |
| 5. It's Funny, But It Ain't No Joke | (2:32) Simmons |
| 6. Love by Invitation | (3:21) Simmons |
| 7. Dorothy Lamour | (2:31) Simmons |
| 8. Queen of Hearts | (3:14) Simmons / Castro |
| 9. My Lorraine | (1:58) Simmons |
| 10. Leeta | (2:25) Simmons |
| 11. Put on Your Slippers | (2:24) Simmons |
| 12. Gypsy Nights | (2:55) Simmons |
| 13. Eskimo Sun | (3:08) Simmons |
| 14. Nancy | (1:27) Simmons |
| 15. My Uncle Is a Raft | (1:16) Simmons |
References
- ↑ McIntyre, Hugh. "Would You Pay $50,000 For This Gene Simmons Box Set?". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ↑ "The Vaults Cracks Open: Gene Simmons To Release 1977 'Love Gun' Demos Featuring The Van Halen Brothers". Van Halen News Desk. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ↑ "Gene Simmons Announces $2,000 Box Set, 'The Vault'". Rolling Stone. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- 1 2 "GENE SIMMONS Will Deliver 'The Vault' Box Set To Your Home For $50,000". Blabbermouth.net. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "NEWS". Gene Simmons Vault. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.