Gold [Original recording remastered]

Kiss | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B0006Z2LBA
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #92,350 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Japanese only SHM pressing. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC and Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. Universal. 2009. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Wanted The Best From Kiss - You Finally Got It!, January 20, 2005

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highway_star (Hallandale, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

Finally, Universal releases the most comprehensive Kiss collection (not including the 4-cd "Kiss Box Set") to date. Those who already own the individual Kiss remastered cd's will no doubt have no need for this collection, so this is mostly for those who want the "cream of the crop" of Kiss material on two discs without buying the individual cd's. Surpassing all other collections (including 1978's "Kiss Double Platinum" album) this 2-cd set covers the best of Kiss from 1974 to 1982. Some gems included on this superb 40 track collection are "Strutter" (the original, not the '78 version), "Deuce", "Black Diamond" (the full length album version), "Firehouse", "Parasite", "Hotter Than Hell", "C'mon And Love Me", "She", "Anything For My Baby", "Rock Bottom" (From "Kiss Alive"), "Cold Gin" (From "Kiss Alive"), "Rock And Roll All Nite" (From "Kiss Alive"), "Detroit Rock City", "Shout It Out Loud", "Beth", "King Of The Night Time World", "Do You Love Me?", "I Want You", "Calling Dr. Love", "Hard Luck Woman", "I Stole Your Love", "Love Gun", "Christine Sixteen", "God Of Thunder (From "Kiss Alive II"), "Makin' Love" (From "Kiss Alive II"), "I Was Made For Loving You", "Sure Know Something", "Shandi", "A World Without Heros" plus more. You even get one song from each of Gene, Peter, Paul and Ace's solo albums that were released in 1978. The remastering is excellent with crisp highs, increased midrange, bass and extended output. This Kiss compilation would be a nice addition to any classic rock lover's cd collection.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nobody Wanted It, But They Got The Best!!, February 14, 2005

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"The Woj" (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

Another greatest package? Yes and cynical old me has finally broken down. If you can't beat 'em (and for flat out rock & roll no one can) join 'em. After and endless stream of "greatest" packages, someone finally got it right.
If you need to purchase one, not all 20, just one Kiss "greatest", "best of", "ultimate", etc., etc. collection, this one right here is the one to lay your money on. The sound is suberb and track selection unmatched on any of the previous compilations. This is Kiss, the original line-up through the entire 2 disc set. I purchased "Gold" for playing in my car (I was too lazy to compile my own disc from the original album cds). This 30 year plus Kiss fan is way impressed and ultrahappy over this purchase. Add this to cart now & I swear on my vinyl copy of ALIVE! (poster included) you will not be disappointed!
****December 2006 Update: can't go wrong with the price on zShops! Still wondering why they didn't include "2000 Man" in place of Ace's solo stuff. Also, get the "Alive! Box Set"; 4 discs for an outstanding price. Great sound too!!!!****

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of SO MANY compilations featuring the original 4 members, April 3, 2006

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R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold (Audio CD)

THE BAND: Paul Stanley (guitar, vocals), Gene Simmons (bass, vocals), Ace Frehley (guitar, vocals), Peter Criss (drums, percussion, vocals).

THE DISC: (2005) 2-disc set containing 40 tracks and clocking in at approximately 151 minutes combined (77+ minutes on disc 1, 74+ minutes on disc 2). Digitally remastered sound. Included is an 18-page booklet containing a brief 3-page intro, several band pictures, song titles and credits, and which songs came from what albums along and the date released. Label - Mercury.

ALBUM REPRESENTATION: Kiss (5), Hotter Than Hell (3), Dressed To Kill (3), Alive! (4), Destroyer (5), Rock & Roll Over (3), Love Gun (4), Alive-2 (2), Solo albums (1 each), Dynasty (2), Unmasked (2), Music From The Elder (1), Killers (2).

COMMENTS: As of this release, I believe this to be the 9th 'best of' compilation from KISS. (I have to say) How much is enough? However, regardless of the numbers, this is the best package out there from the original 4 members (not counting the 4-disc "Box" set). Perhaps a 3-disc compilation is in the works down the road encompassing their entire career... but I haven't seen it as of 2006. For the casual fan looking for highlights, I believe this disc along with the "Millennium Collection - Vol. 2" (a great sampling of their best 80's material) would be the way to go. It's nice to see the inclusion of their 4 solo albums from '78 included here. Ace's "New York Groove" was a huge hit for him and deserving to be here, but I sorely missed his rocker "Rip It Out". Same with Paul's song "Tonight You Belong To Me"... great tune, but I missed his upbeat "It's Alright". As good as this "Gold" collection is, it's not with fault... it's a crime that there are some classic tunes missing; "Mr. Speed", "Take Me", "Watchin' You", "100,000 Years", "Room Service", "Goin' Blind", "Got Love For Sale", "Flaming Youth", "Sweet Pain", "All American Man", etc. The only other disappointment is when I read it was 1974-82, I had to assume there would be tunes from "Creatures Of The Night" (1982) on it. The only thing I can think of is that it had too many players (not all 4 original members) on too many different songs and was thus not included. Footnote - not all songs (excluding the solo albums) feature only the original 4 members... Anton Fig played drums on the selected tracks from "Dynasty" and "Unmasked"; Eric Carr played drums on tracks from "The Elder" and "Killers"; Bob Kulick played guitar in place of Ace on tracks from "Killers". I know that with any compilation you'll have hits and misses, but this disc is for the most part dead on accurate. For casual fans this would be the place to start. For die hard fans, I think this would be essential only to have so many great songs (with remastered crisp sound) from so many albums all in one place. Great pair of discs (4.5 stars).