KISS have announced they will release a super deluxe edition box set of their fifth studio album Rock and Roll Over (RARO) on November 6th via UMe, in celebration of the record’s 50th anniversary.
According to the announcement, the comprehensive super deluxe edition box set will showcase a 4CD and Blu-ray Audio experience, including 130 total tracks with 100 tracks and mixes previously unreleased.
The original 1976 album mix is newly remastered from the original stereo analog tapes on CD 1 by Bernie Grundman, who mastered all audio. CD 2 offers up a new album stereo mix by the original producer Eddie Kramer.
The set will contain twenty-two unreleased demos, outtakes and alternate mixes, including nine Gene Simmons demos, the Davlen Sound Studios demos, extended mixes and the unfinished instrumental track “Queen For A Day.”
The Blu-ray Audio disc offers a new Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mix for the original 1976 album mix by David Frangioni, along with a Dolby Atmos and 5.1 surround mix for the new 2026 album mix by Eddie Kramer.
The Super Deluxe edition box set will also contain a 104-page hardcover book, featuring expansive liner notes written by Ken Sharp, drawn from interviews with Peter Criss, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Eddie Kramer, and many others, in addition to unreleased photos and rare collectible imagery.
A comprehensive Rock And Roll Over 1976 Press Kit, containing a three-page press release, a merch order form, a marketing slick sheet, a five-inch cover sticker, and two glossy 7.5-inch by 10-inch black-and-white press photos is also part of the box set.
Source: RTT Music News

