This lot is for 3 vinyl LP copies of the original, Limited numbered pressings of KISS ALIVE III. Each album is a 2 record set for a total of 6 pieces of vinyl in this lot. These are 1993 pressings, not the recent Universal pressings. This is your chance to have matching numbered copies. They were only sold like this in the 1990's.
KISS ALIVE III - #2735 RED VINYL (not sealed. jacket has some creasing, see images) KISS ALIVE III - #2735 WHITE VINYL (SEALED) KISS ALIVE III - #2735 BLUE VINYL (SEALED)
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Alive III is a live album released by the   band  in 1993, and certified  in 1994. The recording of Alive III took place over multiple dates (in , and ) during the band's 1992 tour in support of .

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It was the first live album the band had released since 1977's , and the first live recordings released since 1984's  concert film. The recording of "I Was Made For Lovin' You" was actually recorded at one of the band's soundchecks, but had the crowd  in the song to make it appear as if it is "live," which led to speculation that many other songs on "Alive III" could be overdubbed. The fact that keyboardist  appears on Alive III leads to speculation that the band faked vocal parts on stage, specifically , as he had done so on the  in 1990.

This is evidenced by unmixed bootleg videos from two of the Auburn Hills concerts.[] The band has been very secretive about having side keyboard players on possibly many of their tours through the 1980s and early 1990s. Kiss fans are no stranger to the fact that some of  and Alive II had certain parts doctored in the studio, and that some of the songs are not even recorded live in concert, but rather at  with .

The album is the only live Kiss album released during the group's non-makeup era, excluding , released later in 1996. During the recording of Alive II, Kiss did not want to duplicate songs from Alive!, although some songs from Alive III are duplicate songs from their previous live albums. For example, "" was performed on Alive!and again on Alive III, but was not featured on Alive II. It is also the first Kiss live album to feature a different lineup to the previous two, which featured the original lineup.

The liner notes of Alive III include a  showing the various Kiss lineups from 1973–1993, as well as bands that the then-current and former members of Kiss were in. It was designed by the band's Japanese fan club. 's , for whom  drummed in 1986–87, is misnamed Tommy. The notes also mistakenly claim that "Watchin' You" is from , and "" from . The  of Alive III (as part of the  ) contains an additional track, "Take It Off", matching the original international CD and US  versions of the album.

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Alive III was certified  by the  on October 27, 1994.

"Canny power pop given a merciless headbanging," decided Jeremy Clarke in .  magazine listed Alive III eleventh best album of 1993.

Bruce Kulick's climactic version of "" was ranked seventh on the Ultimate Classic Rock list Top 10 National Anthem Guitar Solos, before 's version and after 's.

Track listing[] No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength1.""  , Adam Mitchell4:402.""  3:433."I Just Wanna"  Stanley, Stanley4:244.""  Simmons, VincentSimmons3:275.""  Stanley, Stanley4:156."Watchin' You"  SimmonsSimmons3:357.""  SimmonsSimmons3:478.""  Stanley, Child, Stanley4:329."I Still Love You"  Stanley, VincentStanley6:0310.""  Stanley, SimmonsSimmons3:3211.""  Stanley, VincentStanley4:1812.""  Stanley, Stanley3:5313."Take It Off" (Bonus track)Stanley, , Stanley6:0414.""  Simmons, VincentSimmons3:2015.""  Stanley, EzrinStanley5:3016.""  Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin, Stanley, Simmons5:2217.""  (instrumental)2:40

"Take It Off" was a bonus track on the Japanese, European and South American CD releases and the US vinyl release. This version of the album would later be included in the  CD box set.

Personnel[]  – rhythm guitar, lead vocals  – bass guitar, lead vocals  – lead guitar, backing vocals  – drums, backing vocals

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 – keyboards, backing vocals