Kiss : Dynasty/Unmasked

HERE IS A

DOUBLE SHOT

of

 KISS

On 

ONE CD

 Dynasty

 is the seventh

 studio album 

by American

 rock band 

Kiss 

produced by 

Vini Poncia 

and released on 

May 23, 1979, 

by Casablanca Records.

Background

The album and

 the following tour

 were billed as the

 "Return of Kiss", 

as the band had

 not released a 

studio album

 since

 Love Gun in 1977.

 Instead, 

the band released

 their second 

live album, 

Alive II, 

that same year, 

and each member

 had recorded

 eponymous solo albums, 

which were

 simultaneously released 

on 

September 18, 1978.

Unmasked

 is the eighth

 studio album

 by American

 Hard Rock band

 Kiss 

released on 

May 20, 1980,

 by Casablanca Records. 

It was their first 

not to feature

 original drummer 

and

 founding member

 Peter Criss 

although

 largely absent 

from the preceding

 Dynasty, 

Criss only performed 

on that album's

 "Dirty Livin'"

 Despite having

 no involvement

 in its production,

 Criss features

 in the album's 

artwork 

and the video for 

"Shandi", 

and also

 receives credit.

Overview

The album features

 substantial contributions

 from producer 

Vini Poncia, 

who had been

 Ringo Starr's

 post-Beatles

 songwriting partner.

 All tracks bar

 Ace Frehley's 

"Talk to Me" 

and

 "Two Sides of the Coin" 

were written or 

co-written by

someone outside the band. 

Anton Fig

 is the drummer

 on all songs, 

and six out 

of 11 songs

 feature only 

one member 

of the band Kiss: 

Ace Frehley 

performs all guitars, 

bass and vocals 

on his three songs, 

Paul Stanley 

does the same on 

"Tomorrow" 

and

 "Easy as it Seems", 

and on

 "Shandi", 

Stanley and Fig 

are joined by 

Tom Harper

 on bass.

on his 

three songs,

 Paul Stanley 

does the same on 

"Tomorrow" 

and

 "Easy as it Seems",

 and on

 "Shandi", 

Stanley and Fig

 are joined by 

Tom Harper on bass.

A promotional video for

"Shandi"

 proved Criss's

 final performance

 with Kiss 

until a cameo at a

 Kiss Convention 

on June 17, 1995.

 In the band's 

authorized biography, 

the drummer revealed 

that he was the last one

 in the band's dressing room

 after filming 

and he broke down crying. 

The album cover

 and poster insert,

 designed by artist

 Victor Stabin,

 featured a winking Criss.

 "Unmasked was like 

the tail end of a comet," 

reflected Stanley, 

"and I don't mean Frehley's.

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