On 30. April, 1973, the first LP with Kiss material was made. "The KISS Demos Windfall Records Richard Totoian Acetate" is the very first Kiss recording to ever exist in LP form. The songs were “Deuce”, “Cold Gin”, “Strutter”, “Watchin’ You” and “Black Diamond”, taken from the Eddie Kramer demo [...]
On 24. August, 1973, Bill Aucoin presented Kiss an offer for a record deal with Neil Bogart's new label, eventually called Casablanca, and have their debut album out in the beginning of 1974. Dale Sherman: On August 24, after a gig at the Daisy, Aucoin met with the band with [...]
On 13. August, 1973, Bill Aucoin offered Kiss to become their new manager after seeing them live three days earlier at the Diplomat. On 15. October, 1973 Kiss signs with Bill Aucoin’s Rock Steady management. Dale Sherman: On August 13th, Aucoin returned after their show in the Grand Ballroom of [...]
On 10. August, 1973, Bill Aucoin saw Kiss play for the first time at Crystal Ball Room of the Hotel Diplomat in New York City. Fellow New York bands Luger and Street Punk were also on the bill. John Ałtyn: "And, it was on that fateful night, August 10, 1973 [...]
On 13. July, 1973, Kiss played a show at Hotel Diplomat, New York, with headliners The Brats and opening band Planets. Kiss used this as a showcase for prospective talent scouts selectively invited. The three bands funded the show 40/40/20 and agreed to split the proceeds by the same ratio [...]
On 26. May, 1973, Paul Stanley used his star makeup for the very first time (confirmed by Lyn Christopher) while playing with Kiss for 200 people at the Free Library Benefit at the Palisades Free Library, Snedens Landing in Palisades, New York. The Starchild idea came as a suggestion from [...]
On 11. March, 1973, Kiss entered Electric Lady Studios, New York, with Eddie Kramer to record their first demo. The songs were "Deuce", "Cold Gin", "Strutter", "Watchin' You" and "Black Diamond". The songs were the very first songs printed on a Kiss record on 30. April, 1973. Paul Stanley: "We [...]
On 30. January, 1973, Kiss played their first ever live show. It was at the Popcorn Club (which later became The Coventry) in Queens, New York. They were paid $50 for performing two sets that evening. Paul Stanley rents a truck to transport the band's gear from their loft. Then [...]
On 20. January, 1973, Ace Frehley drew the Kiss logo. Paul Stanley took his sketch and used it as the basis for a series of Kiss logos, ultimately arriving at the one that has adorned all things Kiss. The names for the band before Kiss was decided on included "Albatross", [...]
