On 14. October 1977, Kiss released their second live album, "Alive II", containing live performances of songs from their preceding three albums ("Destroyer", "Rock and Roll Over", and "Love Gun") as well as four new studio tracks and a cover version of "Any Way You Want It" by Dave Clark. [...]
On 17. June, 1977 (no, NOT on June 30th!), Kiss' sixth studio album "Love Gun" was released (date according to The Library of Congress). Casablanca Records and FilmWorks shipped one million copies of the album on this date. It was certified platinum only 13 days later and became the band’s [...]
On 11. November 1976, Kiss released their fifth studio album “Rock and Roll Over”, only eight months after their classic album "Destroyer". It was recorded at the Star Theatre in Nanuet, New York. To get the proper drum sound, Peter Criss recorded his tracks in a bathroom, communicating via video-link [...]
On 21. July 1976, "The Originals" compilation was released and the pack was a re-release of the first three albums: "Kiss", "Hotter Than Hell" and "Dressed to Kill". The paper sleeves holding each disc were duplicates of the original album covers. It was packaged with a 16-page history booklet, a [...]
On 15. March 1976, Kiss released their fourth album, "Destroyer". It was the third successive Kiss album to reach the top 40 in the US, as well as the first to chart in Germany and New Zealand. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976, and [...]
On 10. September 1975, Kiss' first live album "Kiss: Alive!" was released. Recorded: May 16, 1975 (Cobo Arena, Detroit); June 21, 1975 (Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland); July 20, 1975 (RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport) and July 23, 1975 (Wildwoods Convention Center, Wildwood). The album’s title was a homage to the 1972 [...]
On 19. March 1975, Kiss released the third studio album "Dressed to Kill". It was produced by Casablanca Records president Neil Bogart, as the label's financial situation at the time did not permit the hiring of a professional producer. Possibly due to the short length of the album, original vinyl [...]
On 22. October 1974, Kiss' second album "Hotter than Hell" was released by Casablanca Records. It was certified gold on June 23, 1977, having shipped 500,000 copies. The album was re-released in 1997 in a remastered version. It peaked on the Billboard 200 charts at No. 100, without the benefit [...]
On 18. February 1974, Casablanca Records held a party at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate the West Coast release of "Kiss" and to introduce the record company to the press and other record industry executives. In keeping with the Casablanca theme, the party included palm trees [...]
On 8. February 1974, Kiss' debut studio album "Kiss" was released. Much of the material on the album was written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, as members of their pre-Kiss band Wicked Lester. Simmons estimated that the entire process of recording and mixing took three weeks, while co-producer Richie [...]
