Disc 2:
01. Doncha Hesitate (2:41) - Stanley
02. God Of Thunder And Rock And Roll (2:56) - Stanley
03. It's The Fire (3:42) - Stanley
04. Detroit Rock City (2:20) - Stanley
05. Love Is Alright (3:22) - Stanley
06. Bad, Bad Lovin' (3:36) - Simmons
07. Man Of A Thousand Faces (3:43) - Simmons
08. I Don't Want No Romance (2:43) - Simmons
09. Burnin' Up With Fever (3:59) - Simmons
10. Rock N' Rolls Royce (3:02) - Simmons
11. Mad Dog (2:32) - Simmons
12. Night Boy (2:35) - Simmons
13. Star (2:54) - Simmons
14. Howlin' For Your Love (3:50) - Simmons
15. True Confessions (3:31) - Simmons
Disc 3:
01. Beth (Acoustic Mix) (2:48) - Criss / Penridge / Ezrin
02. Shout It Out Loud (Single Mix) (2:39) - Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
03. Flaming Youth (Single Edit) (2:42) - Frehley / Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
04. Detroit Rock City (Single Edit) (2:58) - Stanley / Ezrin
05. Shout It Out Loud (Mono Single Edit) (2:39) - Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
06. Flaming Youth (Mono Single Edit) (2:42) - Frehley / Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
07. Detroit Rock City (Mono Single Edit) (2:58) - Stanley / Ezrin
08. Beth (Mono) (2:46) - Criss / Penridge / Ezrin
09. King Of The Night Time World (Live Rehearsal Instrumental) (4:01) - Fowley / Anthony / Stanley / Ezrin
10. Do You Love Me? (Mono Instrumental) (3:35) - Fowley / Ezrin / Stanley
11. God Of Thunder (Early Instrumental Mix) (4:07) - Stanley
12. Ain't None Of Your Business (Instrumental) (3:31) - Hobbs / Anderson
13. Detroit Rock City (Instrumental) (3:52) - Stanley / Ezrin
14. King Of The Night Time World (Alternate Mix) (3:34) - Fowley / Anthony / Stanley / Ezrin
15. Great Expectations (Early Version) (4:26) - Simmons / Ezrin
16. Flaming Youth (Early Version) (3:10) - Frehley / Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
17. Do You Love Me? (Early Version) (3:08) - Fowley / Ezrin / Stanley
18. Shout It Out Loud (Alternate Mix) (3:16) - Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
19. Ain't None Of Your Business (Outtake) (3:59) - Hobbs / Anderson
20. Beth (Take 6 – Instrumental) (2:45) - Criss / Penridge / Ezrin
21. Beth (Instrumental) (2:13) - Criss / Penridge / Ezrin
22. Do You Love Me? (Alternate Mix) (3:37) - Fowley / Ezrin / Stanley
Disc 4 (Live at the L'Olympia in Paris – 22 May 1976):
01. Deuce (4:49) - Simmons
02. Strutter (3:21) - Simmons / Stanley
03. Flaming Youth (3:51) - Frehley / Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin
04. Hotter Than Hell (3:20) - Stanley
05. Firehouse (3:49) - Stanley
06. She / Ace Frehley Guitar Solo (7:39) Simmons / Coronel // Frehley
07. Nothin' To Lose (3:37) - Simmons
08. Shout It Out Loud / Gene Simmons Bass Solo (4:01) - Simmons / Stanley / Ezrin // Simmons
09. 100,000 Years / Peter Criss Drum Solo (10:37) - Simmons / Stanley // Criss
10. Black Diamond (7:17) - Stanley
11. Detroit Rock City (5:58) - Stanley / Ezrin
12. Rock and Roll All Nite (4:05) - Stanley / Simmons
Produced by Bob Ezrin. Recorded at Record Plant Studios, New York City, NY; September 1975 to February 1976. Engineered and mixed by Jay Messina and Corky Stasiak. Orchestration on "Great Expectations" and "Beth" arranged and conducted by Bob Ezrin and H.A. MacMillan. B6 title as noted from a test-pressing. Notes for the expanded edition can be found in the KissFAQ review.
Performance credits:
Beth - Dick Wagner on acoustic guitar
Great Expectations - Brooklyn Boys Choir on backing vocals
Detroit Rock City - Paul and Ace share lead guitar, Bob Ezrin as news-reader
** Bob said it was him, Gene has said it was Bob (Regardless of who YOU think it sounds like)
Flaming Youth - Dick Wagner guitar overdubs; Bob Ezrin calliope
Sweet Pain - Dick Wagner on album guitar solo; Tasha Thomas & Carl Hall on backing vocals
God of Thunder - David and Josh Ezrin as kiddie voices
Chart Action:
Chart Peak (USA): #11 (5/15/1976) with 78 weeks on charts. Other countries: CAN #6; GER #36; SWE #4; UK #22.
First Charting:
Second Charting:
RIAA/Sales:
USA: "Destroyer" was certified gold by the RIAA on 4/22/1976, platinum on 11/11/1976, and double-platinum in 1996. Interestingly, the "double-platinum" certification has appeared and disappeared from the RIAA database on several occasions, before again appearing on 9/9/2011. The album has sold over 726,000 (3/2012) copies since the SoundScan era commenced in 1991. "Beth" became the band's first gold single being certified on 1/5/1977. It was also certified gold in Canada for sales of 5,000 copies on 12/1/1976. From the "hype" department: An Aucoin Management ad in Billboard (1/22/1977) proclaimed "sold over 1½ million copies and is still selling stronger than ever."
Performed Live:
Possibly the "definitive" KISS album, songs were being added to the set even as the band transitioned from the "Alive!" period. "Flaming Youth" and "Shout It Out Loud" were first performed in March 1976. "God of Thunder" followed while the band toured Canada in April; and "Detroit Rock City" was unleashed on Europe in May. When the proper North American tour commenced in July "King of the Night Time World," "Do You Love Me," and "Sweet Pain" were included in the set. However, the latter of those songs would only survive a single performance. With the chart success of "Beth" during the late summer it is not surprising that it was added to the set when the band toured in support of "Rock And Roll Over" in the winter of 1976/7. "Great Expectations" had its single performance (to date) as part of the 2003 Symphony.
The "Destroyer" digipak reissue of 9/16/2008 simply includes the 1997 remaster CD in "Eco Friendly" packaging. Kim Fowley's surname is misspelt "Fowler" for the credits on "Do You Love Me."
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(USA 8/14/76, did not chart; GER #14)
