KISS - Hotter Than Hell - (1974) - (Casablanca NBLP-7006) - Vinyl - {First US Pressing} 24-Bit/96kHz + 16-Bit/44kHz
KISS - Hotter Than Hell (1974)
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 687 MB & 191 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FSonic & FF | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Casablanca Records ~ NBLP-7006
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 687 MB & 191 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FSonic & FF | Full LP Artwork | First US Pressing
Genre: Rock | Casablanca Records ~ NBLP-7006
Hotter Than Hell is the second studio album from hard rock band Kiss. It was released on October 22, 1974. Musically, Hotter Than Hell is darker than the band's first album. This is partly due to the murkier production values, but also to the lyrical content of some of the songs. Hotter Than Hell featured far more overdubs than the first album. While Kerner and Wise wanted to produce a record that captured Kiss as a live act, they decided to take advantage of the experience the band had gained as recording artists. Although the album featured two songs penned solely by Ace Frehley, he did not sing lead vocals on either one of them. His lack of confidence in his singing abilities at the time led to lead vocal duties for "Parasite" and "Strange Ways" going to Simmons and Peter Criss, respectively. Frehley's guitar solo in "Strange Ways" has been called one of his best. The album is also known for its striking cover: the front featured Japanese manga-influenced artwork, and the back cover showed individual band shots taken by Norman Seeff at a wild party, and a composite of all four band members' makeup designs. Everyone present at the session (with the exception of Simmons) was drunk for the entire photography session. Stanley was so drunk he had to be locked in his car. The Japanese character on the bottom of the album cover (力) is chikara, which means "power". It would later be used on various forms of Kiss material during the 1970s and 1980s, most prominently on Eric Carr's drum kit. I have included complete scans from the original first pressing
Track Listing
Side 1
1. Got To Choose
2. Parasite
3. Goin' Blind
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
Side 2
1. All The Way
2. Watchin' You
3. Mainline
4. Comin' Home
5. Strange Ways
Side 1
1. Got To Choose
2. Parasite
3. Goin' Blind
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
Side 2
1. All The Way
2. Watchin' You
3. Mainline
4. Comin' Home
5. Strange Ways
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Shure V15VxMR Cartridge
LP Gear SHVN5xMR Super Analogue Stylus
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 24 bit / 96khz
Adobe Audition 3.0 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
Adobe Photoshop for scans
mp3tag 2.49 for file tagging
Easy CD-DA Extractor Ultimate 10 v2011.3 for converting files
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Analyzed: KISS / Hotter Than Hell
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.05 dB -14.38 dB 3:52 01-Got To Choose
DR11 -0.05 dB -14.00 dB 3:01 02-Parasite
DR11 -0.05 dB -13.48 dB 3:35 03-Goin' Blind
DR12 -0.05 dB -15.01 dB 3:27 04-Hotter Than Hell
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.41 dB 2:13 05-Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll
DR13 -0.05 dB -14.36 dB 3:13 06-All The Way
DR12 -0.05 dB -14.58 dB 3:43 07-Watchin' You
DR13 -0.05 dB -14.67 dB 3:45 08-Mainline
DR11 -0.05 dB -13.54 dB 2:35 09-Comin' Home
DR11 -0.05 dB -13.24 dB 3:18 10-Strange Ways
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2964 kbps
Codec: FLAC
KISS - Hotter Than Hell - (1974) - (Casablanca NBLP-7006) - Vinyl - {First US Pressing} 24-Bit/96kHz + 16-Bit/44kHz
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