On 15. October 1973, Kiss signed with Bill Aucoin’s Rock Steady management after he first saw them live at the Crystal Ball Room of the Hotel Diplomat in New York City on August 10. 1973, and five days later promising them a record deal within 30 days. Aucoin held on his promise, signing Kiss to Neil Bogart’s fledgling Casablanca Records label in just a couple of weeks.
Bill Aucoin:
“I don’t think they expected I would move so quickly. I first met them in August, got them a record deal in September, signed with them in October, they recorded an album in November, and by December the first Kiss album was finished.”
– “Nothin’ to Lose: The Making of Kiss (1972-1975)” by Ken Sharp, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley.
