KISS - Dynasty 12" Vinyl LP Album

- Audiophile 160 Grams Vinyl Record

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This album "KISS - Dynasty" is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Kiss. It was produced by Vini Poncia and released on Casablanca Records on May 23, 1979. Dynasty marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss did not all appear together for the entire album. The album marked a departure from the band's hard rock sound towards a more pop-oriented sound with an emphasis on disco influences.

The album features the hit singles "I Was Made for Lovin' You" and "Sure Know Something", both of which were successful on the charts. The album also includes contributions from all four members of the band, with guitarist Ace Frehley taking lead vocals on "Hard Times" and bassist Gene Simmons singing lead on "Charisma" and "X-Ray Eyes".

The album received mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics praising the band's willingness to experiment with new styles while others criticized the band's departure from their traditional sound. However, it was a commercial success, reaching No. 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Overall, Dynasty is an important album in the Kiss discography, as it marked a significant shift in the band's sound and helped to establish them as a popular music act in the late 1970s.

Kiss enlisted Vini Poncia, who produced Peter Criss's solo album, to produce Dynasty. After pre-production and rehearsals were completed, Poncia decided to exclude Criss from most of the recording, judging him unable to drum well enough. Criss, by this time, had fallen deep into substance abuse and was also recovering from an automobile accident. He performed on only one song, "Dirty Livin'." The rest of the drums were recorded by Anton Fig, who played drums on Ace Frehley's 1978 solo album. 

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The album: "KISS - Dynasty" was produced by: Vini Poncia for Mad Vincent Productrions

Sound/Recording Engineer(s): Jay Messina

This album was recorded at: Electric Lady Studios and Record Plant, New York City

Album cover design: Howard Marks Advertising

Album cover photography: Francesco Scavello

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Band Members and Musicians on: Kiss Dynasty

Band-members, Musicians and Performers
• Gene Simmons bass guitar, lead vocals
• Gene Simmons – Bass, Vocals, Producer Gene Simmons — born Chaim Weitz — prowled stages as KISS’s fire-breathing Demon, delivering bass thunder, sneering vocals, and pure comic-book menace. I always picture lacquered leather, cigarette-smoke halls, and ferocious crowd singalongs baked into the grooves. Beyond the makeup, he moonlighted as producer and session player, even hiding behind the alias “Reginald Von Helsing” on Wendy O. Williams recordings — a perfect collector’s wink. Loud, theatrical, unapologetic. (approx. 450 chars)
  Gene Simmons Wiki
• Paul Stanley rhythm guitar, lead vocals, guitar solo on Sure Know Something, bass guitar on Magic Touch
• Ace Frehley lead guitar, lead vocals, bass guitar on 2,000 Man, Hard Times, and Save Your Love
• Ace Frehley – Guitars

  Ace Frehley is the reason KISS sounded like it came from another planet—those space-age riffs didn’t happen by accident. Read more...

  Ace Frehley (1951–2025) was the electrifying guitarist, singer, and songwriter who co-founded KISS in 1973, defining its space-age sound and image. After leaving the band in 1982, he led Frehley’s Comet through the late 1980s, before returning for multiple KISS reunions and continuing a solo career that spanned more than five decades of hard rock history.

  Ace Frehley Wiki
• Peter Criss drums, vocals
  Peter Criss — Brooklyn-born Catman, thunder on the skins and the voice behind "Beth". Co-founder and KISS drummer in 1973–1980, returned for 1996–2001 and 2002–2004; earlier stints in Chelsea and later solo work. Satin, greasepaint and a drumbeat that still rattles collectors’ racks. A vinyl-scarred wink to collectors fans! Visit Peter Criss on Wikipedia
• Anton Fig drums
  Anton Fig — South African session drummer and tasteful stick wizard: thunder for Paul Shaffer’s house band (1986–2015), played on Ace Frehley’s 1978 solo LP, sat in on KISS’s Dynasty (1979) and Unmasked (1980) and was in Frehley’s Comet (1984–1987). Tight fills, studio cred and a drummer collectors nod at. Anton Fig — Wiki
• Vini Poncia producer, keyboards and backing vocals on I Was Made For Lovin' You, backing vocals on Sure Know Something
  Vini Poncia is an American musician, songwriter and producer whose career spans doo-wop to arena rock. He sang with The Videls (c.1958), co-fronted The Trade Winds/The Innocence in the mid-1960s and formed Anders & Poncia in the late-1960s. Later a prolific writer/producer (Ringo Starr, Melissa Manchester, Kiss). (bio) Visit Vini Poncia — Wikipedia

Complete Track Listing of: "Dynasty"

The Song/tracks on "Dynasty" are

• Charisma
• Dirty Livin'
• Hard Times
• I Was Made For Lovin' You
• Magic Touch
• Save Your Love
• Sure Know Something
• X-Ray Eyes
• 2,000 Man

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