KISS TO RELEASE RARE “OFF THE SOUNDBOARD” RECORDING FEATURING GUITARIST MARK ST. JOHN
On April 7th, KISS will release the next installment of their Off The Soundboard official live bootleg series with Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984. Recorded live at the Mid-Hudson Arena on November 28th, 1984, during the Animalize world tour, this is the fifth in a series of live releases by the band and will be available to stream and download, with a two-LP standard black vinyl set, CD, and a limited edition two-LP set pressed on 180g custard yellow vinyl which are available to pre-order now exclusively through the official KISS online store.
The multi-platinum band’s fifth authorized Soundboard live release comes from the November 28th, 1984 Animalize tour show at the Mid-Hudson Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York, featuring the only known soundboard recording with guitarist Mark St. John. While the tracks Young And Wasted and Rock And Roll All Nite from this historic show are incomplete due to a tape change and tape space — these recordings were originally for archival use — this live recording is of historical importance due to St. John’s appearance.
The career-spanning 18-song set includes such tracks as Creatures Of The Night, I Love It Loud, Lick It Up and 1984’s Heaven’s On Fire” which hit No. 49 U.S. Billboard chart. Poughkeepsie, New York also features perennial anthems Detroit Rock City, Love Gun and Rock And Roll All Nite from their classic back catalog.
“Off The Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, NY” track listing:
1. Detroit Rock City
2. Cold Gin
3. Creatures Of The Night
4. Fits Like A Glove
5. Heaven’s On Fire
6. Guitar Solo
7. Under the Gun
8. War Machine
9. Drum Solo
10. Young and Wasted (incomplete)
11. Bass Solo
12. I Love It Loud
13. I Still Love You
14. Love Gun
15. Black Diamond
16. Oh! Susanna
17. Lick It Up
18. Rock And Roll All Nite (incomplete)
KISS are globally recognized as one of the greatest live bands of all time and are the creators of what is universally considered the best live album ever, 1975’s gold-certified and No. 9 Billboard-charting Alive! The Off The Soundboard series continues their storied legacy of groundbreaking live albums with a document of the spectacular, larger-than-life extravaganza that is a KISS concert.
Known for their trademark performances, KISS has proven for decades why they are hands down the most iconic live show in rock n roll. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. Peerless as a live act, the band’s illustrious legacy has been marked by record breaking global tours during a remarkable 50-year career.
Wow that`s actually pretty cool.
As a collector piece, this is really cool. For decades, a crappy audience tape was the only source. After this release, I myself would like to see them put out Michigan Palace 74. Their first time in Detroit. It’s a great performance, and a cool FM broadcast.
I only pre-ordered the cd because I’m pretty sure the sound quality will be awful like the last one from 1977.
I am glad that you mentioned the sound quality ,also in one of your last postings Mr Stanley. We need more honest reviews than all the fake ones on Amazon. Soundboard quality to me is above average than someome bring a tape recorder to a concert. It is about the sound of the recording for most fans. It is also deceiving to use the term soundboard if its a crappy sound.
Real Paul Stanley: soundboard tapes are raw sounding. It isn’t a live album release like Alive 2. It’s supposed to be for the band to review, not for the fans. I’m thrilled to have the 77 one, as I didn’t know it existed, and the raw energy is present. People are looking for pristine sound, liner notes, pictures etc. These releases are meant to look and sound like direct line audio bootlegs. It’s on purpose.
I hear you Mr. Rock And Roll. I enjoy raw sounding recordings but the 1977 show was hard on my ears. I have the Creatures super deluxe box set and those live recordings are raw but good quality. Same with the 2001 & 1996 releases from off the soundboard. I also have a bootleg box set with many live recordings from the 80’s. All raw. Some are good quality and some are awful. All supposedly soundboard recordings.
I was never a fan of shredder guitarists I thought animalize was a really good album though in spite of the spastic guitar solos –
I could not agree more. I’ve always felt that Paul Stanley needed a strong producer like Bob Ezrin or Eddie Kramer during the mid ’80s to push back on his urge to make KISS a cross between Bon Jovi and Van Halen. In the ’80s, there was already a Van Halen and a Bon Jovi. No one needed a C-list Bon Jovi or Van Halen. And that’s exactly what KISS became. The fact that there are some good songs (and some god-awful songs) on albums like Animalize, Asylum, and Crazy Nights says more about the inherent talent in the band – even with Gene Simmons being MIA – than it does about Paul Stanley’s abilities as a producer.