KISS ORIGINAL UNMASKED PICTURE DISC #495 STEMRA
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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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