Creatures Of The Night

CREATURES OF THE NIGHT from 1982 is a seminal album in the KISS catalogue.  It crushed fans’ expectations with a huge, back to rock sound and has become a fan favorite, a cult-classic. To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of COTN, this reissue will be available in a 5CD + BR Audio Super Deluxe, 2CD Deluxe Edition, 1LP Half-Speed Master 180gm and 1CD Remaster.

5CD + Blu-Ray Super Deluxe Edition

The Creatures Of The Night 40th anniversary Super Deluxe boasts 103 total tracks with 75 tracks being unreleased. Newly remastered, the original album has never sounded better. CDs 2 & 3 features 34 demos, rarities & outtakes including unreleased gems like “Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo),” “Not For The Innocent (Demo)” and “Betrayed (Outtake).” CDs 4 & 5 highlight 26 incredible, soundboard live recordings from the Creatures ‘82/’83 Tour and 7 super rare tour sound effects, all recorded and archived by the Creatures Tour sound engineer Harry Witz. The Blu-ray Audio disc showcases a first-ever Atmos and 5.1 surround mix plus the high-resolution newly remastered 1982 stereo mix of the original album.

The Super Deluxe explodes further with an extensive array of bonus collectibles including:

• 80-page Hardcover Book with Extensive Liner Notes by Ken Sharp, a Monsterous Amount of Unreleased Photos and Imagery
• Creatures Of The Night 1982 Press Kit featuring
• Creatures Band Press Bio Sheet
• Creatures Tour Band New Poster 11”x17”
• 2 Stage Drawings
• The Loudest Band In The World Poster 16”x24”
• Japanese Promo Poster 16”x22.5”
• Band Black & White Promo 8”x10”
• Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie Color Photos 8”x10”
• Creatures 40th T-shirt Iron-on Transfer Sheet
• “I Love It Loud” Bumper Sticker
• Australian Creatures Sticker
• Marcanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro 6/18/83 Replica Ticket
• Creatures Tour “Detroit” VIP Cloth Sticky Backstage Pass
• 4 Killers-era Trading Cards
• Creatures 1982 Replica Tour Program
• Gene, Paul, Eric & Vinnie – Chris Hoffman Illustrations 9”x12”
• Gotham Rock City News Volume 2 Newspaper – Track-By-Track Interviews with Gene, Paul, Eric, Vinnie, Michael James Jackson, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Adam Mitchell and Mikel Japp
• 4 Glow-In-The-Dark Guitar Picks
• Iron-on Patch
• 4 Buttons 

5CD Super Deluxe Edition

Disc 1 - Original Album Remastered

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin’
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine

Disc 2 - Demos, Rarities & Outtakes (*Previously Unreleased)

1. I’m A Legend Tonight
2. Down On Your Knees
3. Nowhere To Run
4. Partners In Crime
5. Deadly Weapon (Penny Lane Demo)*
6. Feel Like Heaven (Penny Lane Demo)*
7. Nowhere To Run (Penny Lane Demo)*
8. Deadly Weapon (Original Demo)*
9. Feel Like Heaven (Original Demo)*
10. Nowhere To Run (Take 11 – Instrumental)*
11. Tell It To A Fool (Take 4 – Drums & Bass Instrumental)*
12. Chrome Goes Into Motion (Take 2 – Drums & Bass Instrumental)*
13. I’m A Legend Tonight (Mix 4 – Instrumental & Background Vocals)*
14. Don’t Leave Me Lonely (Take 8 – Drums & Guitar Instrumental)*
15. Something Seems To Happen At Night (Gene Simmons Demo)
16. It’s Gonna Be Alright (Gene Simmons Demo)

Disc 3 - Demos, Rarities & Outtakes (*Previously Unreleased)

1. Legends Never Die (Gene Simmons Demo)
2. It’s My Life (Gene Simmons Demo)
3. Not For The Innocent (Demo)*
4. I Still Love You (Take 1)*
5. I Still Love You (Take 2)*
6. Saint And Sinner (Take 1)*
7. Saint And Sinner (Take 2 – False Start)*
8. Saint And Sinner (Take 3)*
9. Betrayed (Outtake)*
10. Creatures Of The Night (Alternate Mix 19)*
11. Partners In Crime (Alternate Mix 16B)*
12. I Love It Loud (Alternate Mix 21)*
13. War Machine (Full-Length Version – Mix 11)*
14. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 2 – 9/10/1982)*
15. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 1 – Incomplete – 9/15/1982)*
16. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 2 – 9/15/1982)*
17. I Love It Loud (Single Edit)
18. Creatures Of The Night (1985 Remix)

Disc 4 - Creatures Tour Live '82/'82 - Part One (*Previously Unreleased)

1. Creatures Of The Night (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
2. Strutter (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
3. Calling Dr. Love (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
4. Firehouse (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
5. I Love It Loud (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
6. Cold Gin (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
7. Keep Me Comin’ (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
8. War Machine (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
9. I Want You (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
10. Rock And Roll Hell (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
11. I Still Love You (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
12. Shout It Out Loud (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
13. Gene’s Bass Solo (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
14. God Of Thunder / Eric’s Drum Solo / God Of Thunder (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*

Disc 5 - Creatures Tour Live '82/'83 Part Two / Bonus Live Performances / Bonus Creatures Tour Sound Effects (*Previously Unreleased)

1. Paul’s Love Gun Rap (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
2. Love Gun (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
3. Paul’s Guitar Solo (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
4. Black Diamond (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
5. Detroit Rock City (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
6. Rock And Roll All Nite (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
7. Rock And Roll Hell (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
8. I Want You (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)
9. King Of The Night Time World (Pine Bluff, Arkansas – 2/11/1983)*
10. Cold Gin (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
11. I Still Love You (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
12. Strutter (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
13. Tank Start Of Show*
14. Turbine*
15. Firehouse Siren*
16. Drum and Ending Tank*
17. Bass Solo Wind and Gargoyles*
18. Bells*
19. Flames*

Blu-Ray Audio - *48kHz 24-bit Dolby Atmos / *48kHz 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround / 96kHz 24-bit High-Resolution PCM Stereo

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin’
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine

2CD Deluxe Edition // 00602448055224

Disc One

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin’
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine

Disc Two: Demos, Rarities & Outtakes + Creatures Tour Live '82/'83 (*Previously Unreleased)

1. Deadly Weapon (Original Demo)*
2. Betrayed (Outtake)*
3. I’m A Legend Tonight (Mix 4 – Instrumental & Background Vocals)*
4. Nowhere To Run (Take 11 – Instrumental)*
5. It’s My Life (Gene Simmons Demo)
6. Not For The Innocent (Demo)*
7. Rock And Roll Hell (Take 2 – 9/10/1982)*
8. I Love It Loud (Alternate Mix 21)*
9. Don’t Leave Me Lonely (Take 8 – Drums & Guitar Instrumental)*
10. Creatures Of The Night (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
11. I Love It Loud (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
12. Keep Me Comin’ (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
13. War Machine (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*
14. I Want You (Houston, Texas – 3/10/1983)*
15. Rock And Roll Hell (Rockford, Illinois – 12/31/1982)*
16. I Still Love You (Sioux City, Iowa – 12/30/1982)*

1CD Remaster // 0060248055231

Original Album

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin’
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine

1LP Half-Speed Vinyl - 180G Black Vinyl // 00602448055170

Side One

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin’
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger

Side Two

1. I Love It Loud
2. I Still Love You
3. Killer
4. War Machine

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