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Two notable members were bassist Chaim Witz (as "Gene Klein") and rhythm guitarist Stanley Eisen. Originally formed in 1970 as <b>Rainbow</b>, the band changed its name to Wicked Lester in 1971 to avoid confusion with another local band named "Rainbow". Although it secured a record deal with <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic Records</a> and recorded an album, the deal fell through and the band fell apart during 1972. Witz and Eisen, feeling that the band's failure was a result of its lack of vision and direction, decided to found a new band from its remnants. They changed their stage names to <a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley">Paul Stanley</a>, respectively, auditioned a new drummer and lead guitarist, and formed the band <a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">Kiss</a> by the end of January 1973. </p><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Wicked Lester</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wicked_Lester.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wicked Lester (c. 1972), left to right: Ron Leejack, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Brooke Ostrander, and Tony Zarrella"><img alt="Wicked Lester (c. 1972), left to right: Ron Leejack, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Brooke Ostrander, and Tony Zarrella" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Wicked_Lester.jpg/260px-Wicked_Lester.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/36/Wicked_Lester.jpg/390px-Wicked_Lester.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/Wicked_Lester.jpg 2x" data-file-width="412" data-file-height="241"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Wicked Lester (c. 1972), left to right: Ron Leejack, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley">Paul Stanley</a>, Brooke Ostrander, and Tony Zarrella</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Rainbow (1970–1971)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">New York City, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">Rock and roll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Folk_rock" title="Folk rock">folk rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1970–1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spinoffs</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kiss_(band)" title="Kiss (band)">KISS</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Stanley" title="Paul Stanley">Paul Stanley</a><br><a href="/wiki/Gene_Simmons" title="Gene Simmons">Gene Simmons</a><br>Brooke Ostrander<br><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Coronel" title="Stephen Coronel">Stephen Coronel</a><br>Joe Davidson<br>Tony Zarrella<br>Ron Leejack<br></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Although Kiss achieved massive success, Wicked Lester's album recorded for Epic has never been officially released in its entirety. The sessions have been released in <a href="/wiki/Bootleg_recording" title="Bootleg recording">bootleg</a> form as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Wicked_Lester_Sessions" title="The Original Wicked Lester Sessions">The Original Wicked Lester Sessions</a></i>. Kiss officially released three tracks from these sessions on their 2001 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Box_Set_(Kiss)" title="The Box Set (Kiss)">Box Set</a></i> release. Wicked Lester's music featured elements of <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a>, <a href="/wiki/Folk_rock" title="Folk rock">folk rock</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-alive14_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive14-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Rainbow"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Rainbow</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Crossroads"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Crossroads</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Kiss"><span class="tocnumber">1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Kiss</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Unreleased_album"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Unreleased album</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Track_listing"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Track listing</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Members"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Members</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Timeline"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Timeline</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rainbow">Rainbow</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rainbow" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The origins of the band trace to 1969, when <a href="/wiki/Keyboardist" title="Keyboardist">keyboardist</a> Brooke Ostrander joined bassist Klein and lead <a href="/wiki/Guitarist" title="Guitarist">guitarist</a> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Coronel" title="Stephen Coronel">Stephen Coronel</a> who had played together since 1964 in bands like The Long Island Sounds, Bullfrog Bheer and The Love Bag in the trio Coffee.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1970, Coronel recommended rhythm guitarist Stanley Eisen<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from his 1970 band The Tree,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had actually been rejected by the group after a previous audition. Shortly after Eisen joined, the band started using the name Rainbow and when Ostrander recruited <a href="/wiki/Drummer" title="Drummer">drummer</a> Joe Davidson, the first Rainbow lineup was completed. Davidson's stay did not last long and he was replaced by drummer Tony Zarrella, <sup id="cite_ref-alive12_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive12-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> another friend of Ostrander's.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 1971, Rainbow played its first show, which consisted of two sets performed at <a href="/wiki/College_of_Staten_Island" title="College of Staten Island">Richmond Community College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island" title="Staten Island">Staten Island</a>(which Klein had attended<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and graduated with a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States" title="Education in the United States">Education</a> degree<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1970<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). After the show, the group discovered that there was already another band called Rainbow. They decided to drop the name, and came up with the name Wicked Lester, which Klein liked because it was unusual. While the decision to change the group's name came partly out of a desire to avoid any potential legal issues, it also reflected Klein and Eisen's desire to start playing more original compositions.<sup id="cite_ref-alive12_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive12-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Crossroads">Crossroads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Crossroads" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>During their brief existence, Wicked Lester performed in public twice. The first show took place at the <a href="/wiki/Rivoli_Theatre_(South_Fallsburg,_New_York)" title="Rivoli Theatre (South Fallsburg, New York)">Rivoli Theatre</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Fallsburg" class="mw-redirect" title="South Fallsburg">South Fallsburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> on April 23, 1971. The second, in late summer 1971, was at an <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic City, New Jersey">Atlantic City, New Jersey</a> hotel hosting a <a href="/wiki/B%27nai_B%27rith" title="B'nai B'rith">B'nai B'rith</a> Youth Organization event. Not long after that show, the band suffered a major setback when they had all of their musical gear stolen.<sup id="cite_ref-alive12_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive12-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 7, 1971 Wicked Lester recorded an acoustic demo tape of 20 songs with the line-up of Klein, Eisen and Coronel. The tape included songs going back to earlier bands Bullfrog Bheer and Rainbow, many that would end up on Wicked Lester's unreleased album in full band versions, and a few that with some re-working made it to future Kiss albums.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a chance meeting with <a href="/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios" title="Electric Lady Studios">Electric Lady Studios</a> engineer Ron Johnsen who was introduced to the band via Eisen's friend and former bandmate Neal Teeman who worked at the same studio,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wicked Lester was given the opportunity to record some <a href="/wiki/Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demos</a> in November 1971. Johnsen, who produced the demo tape, shopped it to a few labels, with no success. Eventually the tape was screened by <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic Records</a>, who purchased the <a href="/wiki/Master_recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Master recording">masters</a> and agreed to fund the recording of a full album. One of the conditions, however, was that Stephen Coronel be fired and replaced with a better guitarist.<sup id="cite_ref-alive13_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive13-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leaf1920_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaf1920-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coronel was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Session_musician" title="Session musician">session musician</a> Ron Leejack (Ronald Jackowski, ex-<a href="/wiki/Cactus_(American_band)" title="Cactus (American band)">Cactus</a>) on December 15th, 1971,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the group continued their efforts to finish the album. Some songs were completely re-recorded to accommodate Leejack's different playing style. The entire recording process, which followed a haphazard schedule, took nearly a year to complete.<sup id="cite_ref-leaf1920_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaf1920-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the completed album was presented to Don Ellis, Epic's <a href="/wiki/A%26R" class="mw-redirect" title="A&R">A&R</a> director, in August 1972,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he stated that he hated the album and was not going to release it. The next day, Wicked Lester manager Lew Linet requested and received the group's release from Epic Records.<sup id="cite_ref-alive13_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive13-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kiss">Kiss</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kiss" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>At this time, Witz and Eisen, now using the stage names Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley as evidenced by the line-up on a studio tape from October 5th, 1972,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> decided that one of the reasons for Wicked Lester's lack of success was their lack of a singular image and musical vision. They made the decision to move forward and start a new band and according to Leejack asked him to fire Zarrella and Ostrander.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After completion, Brooke Ostrander, feeling that the band was going nowhere, quit the band in November 1972. He went on to teach music at <a href="/wiki/Missisquoi_Valley_Union_Middle/High_School" title="Missisquoi Valley Union Middle/High School">Missisquoi Valley Union High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Swanton_(town),_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Swanton (town), Vermont">Swanton, Vermont</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-alive14_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive14-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ostrander died on September 3, 2011, from cancer. Tony Zarrella claims he stayed with the band until "Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley left the band"<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> & afterwards recorded & toured with NYC based groups "Dreams In Color" & "MYTH". </p><p>For a short time, Ron Leejack continued on with the new version of Wicked Lester,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which began auditioning for a drummer. Leejack officially resigned on January 15th 1973, only 2 weeks before the first Kiss show with Criss and Frehley but he may not have been active in the band since late 1972 as he also claims to have toured as the last guitarist of <a href="/wiki/The_Rascals" title="The Rascals">The Rascals</a> that same year.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Whereas Wicked Lester's original sound was rooted in varied musical styles, including <a href="/wiki/Folk_music" title="Folk music">folk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, when Simmons and Stanley decided to recruit new members, they made the decision to focus on a more aggressive and simple style of rock and roll. The first new member they added was drummer <a href="/wiki/Peter_Criss" title="Peter Criss">Peter Criss</a>, who had placed an ad in <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>,</i> in late August or early September 1972. The ad stated, "EXPD. ROCK & roll drummer looking for orig. grp. doing soft & hard music. Peter, Brooklyn." The new Wicked Lester, without a recording contract, began a strict and regular regimen of rehearsals.<sup id="cite_ref-alive14_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive14-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1972, the reimagined group (now a trio featuring Simmons, Stanley and Criss) arranged a showcase with Don Ellis, the Epic Records executive who earlier had rejected Wicked Lester's album.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While one Epic executive, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Werman" title="Tom Werman">Tom Werman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was impressed by the power and theatrics of this new incarnation of Wicked Lester, Ellis once again turned them down. As Ellis was leaving, Peter Criss's brother, who was drunk, vomited on his foot.<sup id="cite_ref-alive14-15_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive14-15-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early December, Paul Stanley placed an ad in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Village_Voice" title="The Village Voice">The Village Voice</a></i> stating, "LEAD GUITARIST WANTED with Flash and Ability. Album Out Shortly. No time wasters please." The ad ran for two issues, December 7 and 14, 1972, leading to several audition sessions including one John Segall who later found fame as <a href="/wiki/Jay_Jay_French" title="Jay Jay French">Jay Jay French</a> in <a href="/wiki/Twisted_Sister" title="Twisted Sister">Twisted Sister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One audition was by <a href="/wiki/Ace_Frehley" title="Ace Frehley">Paul "Ace" Frehley</a> who showed up wearing different-colored shoes, walked into the room without saying a word, hooked up his guitar and started playing. Frehley was asked back for a second audition and was a member of the band by Christmas 1972 or according to other sources on January 3, 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within a few weeks, the group changed its name to Kiss and played their first concert on January 30, 1973.<sup id="cite_ref-alive16_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive16-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Unreleased_album">Unreleased album</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Unreleased album" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 50px;height: 50px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="50" data-height="50" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Keep_Me_Waiting.ogg" title="File:Keep Me Waiting.ogg">"Keep Me Waiting"</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="30" data-mwtitle="Keep_Me_Waiting.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Keep_Me_Waiting.ogg" type='audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"' data-width="0" data-height="0"></source><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/f/fe/Keep_Me_Waiting.ogg/Keep_Me_Waiting.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0"></source></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">The horn section heard in this clip is an example of the musical elements Wicked Lester's unreleased album featured. This song was released as part of Kiss's <i>Box Set</i> in 2001.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/The_Original_Wicked_Lester_Sessions" title="The Original Wicked Lester Sessions">The Original Wicked Lester Sessions</a></div> <p>The recording of Wicked Lester's album, which began in November 1971 at <a href="/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios" title="Electric Lady Studios">Electric Lady Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_Village" title="Greenwich Village">Greenwich Village</a>, took place over multiple sessions and was finished in July 1972. The album was a mixture of original material and <a href="/wiki/Cover_version" title="Cover version">covers</a>, showcasing the group's eclectic style.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-leaf20_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaf20-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three of the songs recorded for the Wicked Lester album would later resurface as Kiss songs, with varying degrees of similarity. Various versions and mixes have made it to bootleg circles, some with Coronel not credited which indicates that Leejack eventually replaced all his guitar parts.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The chorus of their cover version of <a href="/wiki/The_Hollies" title="The Hollies">The Hollies</a>' "I Wanna Shout" would serve as the inspiration for "<a href="/wiki/Shout_It_Out_Loud_(Kiss_song)" title="Shout It Out Loud (Kiss song)">Shout It Out Loud</a>" from 1976's <i><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_(Kiss_album)" title="Destroyer (Kiss album)">Destroyer</a></i>, although the two songs otherwise bear little similarity.<sup id="cite_ref-shout_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shout-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two of the tracks, "Love Her All I Can", written by Paul Stanley, and "She", written by Simmons and Steve Coronel would resurface on 1975's <i><a href="/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(album)" title="Dressed to Kill (album)">Dressed to Kill</a></i>. "Love Her All I Can" featured similar arrangements in both versions<sup id="cite_ref-leaf_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaf-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the Kiss version of "She" lacked the <a href="/wiki/Congas" class="mw-redirect" title="Congas">congas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Flute" title="Flute">flute</a> of the original.<sup id="cite_ref-leaf205_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leaf205-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The only part of Wicked Lester's album to initially be released was the cover art, which was used for <a href="/wiki/The_Laughing_Dogs" title="The Laughing Dogs">The Laughing Dogs</a>' self-titled debut album in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-alive15_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive15-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">CBS Records</a>, which owned the rights to the album, remixed it and planned to release it in late 1976 to capitalize on Kiss's popularity at the time. Kiss and <a href="/wiki/Neil_Bogart" title="Neil Bogart">Neil Bogart</a>, the president of their label, <a href="/wiki/Casablanca_Records" title="Casablanca Records">Casablanca Records</a>, purchased the <a href="/wiki/Master_recording" class="mw-redirect" title="Master recording">master tapes</a> from CBS for $137,500 and never released it. The label and band feared that if CBS released the tracks it would diminish their commercial appeal. The band worried that their <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> image would be damaged by these more eclectic recordings. It was also feared that the release would be accompanied by pictures of Simmons and Stanley without their trademark makeup; Kiss had yet to officially unmask themselves at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-AllMusic_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In later years the album surfaced as a bootleg titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Original_Wicked_Lester_Sessions" title="The Original Wicked Lester Sessions">The Original Wicked Lester Sessions</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band bought Bogart's share and eventually released three of the tracks, "Keep Me Waiting," "She," and "Love Her All I Can", in 2001 as part of a <a href="/wiki/The_Box_Set_(Kiss)" title="The Box Set (Kiss)">five-disc box set</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AllMusic_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AllMusic-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Track listing" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ol><li>"Love Her All I Can" (2:28) Stanley</li> <li>"Sweet Ophelia" (2:56) <a href="/wiki/Barry_Mann" title="Barry Mann">Barry Mann</a>/<a href="/wiki/Gerry_Goffin" title="Gerry Goffin">Gerry Goffin</a></li> <li>"Keep Me Waiting" (3:04) Stanley</li> <li>"Simple Type" (2:33) Simmons</li> <li>"She" (2:54) Coronel/Simmons</li> <li>"Too Many Mondays" (3:27) Barry Mann/<a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Weil" title="Cynthia Weil">Cynthia Weil</a></li> <li>"What Happens in the Darkness" (2:59) Tamy Lester Smith</li> <li>"When the Bell Rings" (3:11) <a href="/wiki/Austin_Roberts_(singer)" title="Austin Roberts (singer)">Austin Roberts</a>/<a href="/wiki/Christopher_Welch" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Welch">Christopher Welch</a></li> <li>"Molly" (aka "Some Other Guy") (2:23) Stanley</li> <li>"We Want to Shout It Out Loud" (2:04) <a href="/wiki/The_Hollies" title="The Hollies">The Hollies</a></li></ol> <p>The band also recorded a Paul Stanley song called "Long, Long Road" that might have made it onto the album.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Members">Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" 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style="font-size:85%;">(1970)</span></li> <li>Tony Zarrella – drums & percussion <span style="font-size:85%;">(1970–1972)</span></li> <li>Ron Leejack – lead guitar <span style="font-size:85%;">(1971–1972)</span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Lester&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Timeline" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_o8sxtx1hsa389n7qv5xhutp6c2jh33r"></map><img usemap="#timeline_o8sxtx1hsa389n7qv5xhutp6c2jh33r" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/o8sxtx1hsa389n7qv5xhutp6c2jh33r.png"></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 27,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=AllMusic&rft.atitle=Shout+It+Out+Loud+song+review&rft.aulast=A.+Guarisco&rft.aufirst=Donald&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.allmusic.com%2Fsong%2Ft4287903&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWicked+Lester" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leaf-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-leaf_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeafSharp2003">Leaf & Sharp 2003</a>, p. 82</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-leaf205-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-leaf205_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLeafSharp2003">Leaf & Sharp 2003</a>, p. 205</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-alive15-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-alive15_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGoochSuhs2002">Gooch & Suhs 2002</a>, p. 15</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AllMusic-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AllMusic_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPrato" class="citation web cs1">Prato, Greg. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p199730">"Wicked Lester biography"</a>. <i>AllMusic</i>. 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Billboard Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8230-8322-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-8230-8322-5"><bdi>0-8230-8322-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kiss+Alive+Forever%3A+The+Complete+Touring+History&rft.pub=Billboard+Books&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-8230-8322-5&rft.aulast=Gooch&rft.aufirst=Curt&rft.au=Suhs%2C+Jeff&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWicked+Lester" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLeafSharp2003" class="citation book cs1">Leaf, David; Sharp, Ken (2003). <i>Kiss: Behind the Mask: The Official Authorized Biography</i>. Warner Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-53073-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-53073-5"><bdi>0-446-53073-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kiss%3A+Behind+the+Mask%3A+The+Official+Authorized+Biography&rft.pub=Warner+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-446-53073-5&rft.aulast=Leaf&rft.aufirst=David&rft.au=Sharp%2C+Ken&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWicked+Lester" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGill2005" class="citation book cs1">Gill, Julian (2005). <i>The Kiss Album Focus, Volume 1</i> (3rd ed.). Xlibris Corporation. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-4134-8547-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-4134-8547-2"><bdi>1-4134-8547-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Kiss+Album+Focus%2C+Volume+1&rft.edition=3rd&rft.pub=Xlibris+Corporation&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1-4134-8547-2&rft.aulast=Gill&rft.aufirst=Julian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWicked+Lester" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on a self-published source. 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