KISS ORIGINAL UNMASKED PICTURE DISC #495 STEMRA

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Jan 21, 2006 Sold Date

Jan 14, 2006 Start Date

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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A MINT & UNPLAYED ORIGINAL PICTURE DISC BY KISS CALLED "UNMASKED". IT WAS RELEASED ON THE STEMRA LABEL WITH A VERY LOW NUMBER #495

DON'T CONFUSE THIS PICTURE DISC WITH THE NUMEROUS BOOTLEGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. THIS IS A ORIGINAL ONE

OVERSEAS AIR MAIL IS $12.00 & $1.00 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL

Although Unmasked was certified gold shortly after its release in the U.S., it quickly fell off the charts. Deciding factors included the band's failure to mount a stateside tour, the fact that the majority of the compositions on Unmasked were easily forgettable, and longtime fans' weariness with Kiss' attempts to branch out into other musical styles. Vini Poncia was on board as producer again, and again he replaces the raw, heavy rock of earlier Kiss releases with pop gloss. Several tracks are indeed strong, and would have benefited greatly by a more direct sound, such as "Is That You?," "Talk to Me," "Two Sides of the Coin," "Naked City," and the single, "Shandi." But there's more filler on Unmasked than the average Kiss release — "What Makes the World Go 'Round," "Tomorrow," and "She's So European" are tedious and predictable, both compositionally and sonically. Again, session drummer Anton Fig fills in for Peter Criss, who would officially split from the band soon after the album's release (eventually replaced by Eric Carr). Although the band's popularity dwindled in their homeland, they embarked on a massively successful European and Australian tour, where Unmasked was a huge hit, until year's end.

EASY AS IT SEEMS

IS THAT YOU ?

NAKED CITY

SHANDI

SHE'S SO EUROPEAN

TALK TO ME

TOMORROW

TORPEDO GIRL

TWO SIDES OF THE COIN

WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

YOU'RE ALL THAT I WANT

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