SHE'S SO EASY TO PLEASE
AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MONEY
NO. NO...
WE CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME
WHEN THE SKIES AREN'T SUNNY
The Original Wicked Lester Sessions
is a bootleg release of
Wicked Lester's
1972 album
for Epic Records.
The album was recorded
over a period of months
when time was available at
Jimi Hendrix's
newly built
Electric Lady Studios.
A master tape cover
shows the date
10.15.72.
The recordings were slowed
when Epic demanded
the group fire
guitarist
Steve Coronel
and replace him
with
Ron Leejack.
When the album
was completed
and presented to Epic,
its A&R director
Don Ellis
hated it
and refused to
release it.
Reeling from the rejection
and dissatisfied
with the sound
of the album itself,
Wicked Lester
members
Paul Stanley
and
Gene Simmons
left the group
and formed
a new incarnation of
Wicked Lester,
soon recruiting
drummer
Peter Criss
and guitarist
Ace Frehley
and changing
the newer group's
name to
Kiss.
In 1977,
fearing Epic
would release the album
which included
then-rare pictures
of Simmons and Stanley
without makeup
to capitalize on Kiss'
subsequent fame,
Kiss and its label
Casablanca
purchased all rights
to the album
for $138,000,
then shelved it
permanently
Personnel (1-11)
- Paul Stanley (Stanley Eisen) – lead vocals, guitar
- Gene Simmons (Gene Klein) – lead vocals, bass
- Ron Leejack – lead guitar, banjo
- Brooke Ostrander – piano, horns
- Tony Zarrella – drums, percussion
As the album was
never officially released,
there are many
different song
orderings available
on downloaded copies,
with
"Love Her All I Can,"
"What Happens in the Darkness,"
"Simple Type,"
and
"Sweet Ophelia"
all serving as
the opening tracks
for various versions.
TRACKLIST
Love Her All I Can
Sweet Ophelia
Keep Me Waiting
Simple Type
She
Too Many Mondays
What Happens In The Darkness
When The Bell Rings
Molly
I Wanna Shout
Long, Long Road
BONUS
(With Kiss Demos)
(Gene,Paul,Ace, Peter)
Strutter
(Demo)
Deuce
(Demo)
Mad Dog
(Demo)
Let Me Know
(Demo)
100,000 Years
(Demo)
Stop Look and Listen
(Demo)
Let Me Go,Rock N' Roll
(Demo)
Firehouse
(Demo)
Bad, Bad Lovin'
(Demo)
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