KISS Destroyer NBLP 7025 1A/1A CTH NM Vinyl Shrink 1976 First Press OG Aucoin
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KISS – Destroyer (1976) – Casablanca NBLP 7025
TRUE First Pressing – 1A / 1A CTH
Near Mint Vinyl – Original 1976 Shrink – Complete Package
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⭐ SERIOUS COLLECTOR COPY — EARLIEST POSSIBLE MATRIX (1A/1A CTH)
Offered here is one of the strongest surviving examples of KISS – Destroyer you will find on the open market. This is a TRUE FIRST PRESSING, cut at Columbia Terre Haute (CTH) with 1A/1A metalwork on both sides — the earliest and most desirable U.S. retail pressing of this album.
Most Destroyer copies on eBay are later stampers (1B, 1C, 1D), VG+ vinyl, or jackets without shrink.
This is not one of those.
This is a premium, investment-grade early copy.
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🔥 VINYL CONDITION: NEAR MINT (NM)
• Mirror gloss with no scuffs or hairlines
• Deep shine, no clouding
• Labels are clean with zero spindle wear
• Visually NM on both sides
• Plays as clean as it looks (collector-grade)
You will not find many 1A/1A copies surviving as NM vinyl.
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🔥 JACKET: NM– (IN ORIGINAL 1976 SHRINK)
• Original tight 1976 shrinkwrap (NOT a rewrap)
• Colors are bold and unfaded
• Front and back are clean with no ringwear
• Corners sharp, minimal micro-wear typical of 1976 stock
• Shrink intact with no tears
• Spine clean and readable
Early Destroyer jackets rarely survive in this condition.
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🔥 ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE INCLUDED
Correct 1976 Casablanca “smoking man” inner sleeve.
No replacement, no mismatched later sleeve.
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⭐ MATRIX / DEADWAX (CONFIRMED):
Side 1: NBLP 7025–1A CTH
Side 2: NBLP 7025–1A CTH (RE I label variant – still first pressing)
These earliest Terre Haute cuts are sought after for sound quality, clarity, and their place in early Casablanca pressing history.
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💎 WHY THIS COPY IS SPECIAL
• True First US Press
• BOTH SIDES 1A (very hard to find, most are mixed or 1A/1B or 1C)
• Columbia Terre Haute pressing (top-tier)
• NM vinyl
• Original shrink
• Near Mint jacket
• Complete package with correct inner
This is a top 5–10% survivor of all 1976 Destroyer LPs.
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💰 VALUE & COLLECTOR NOTES
Comparable high-grade early Destroyer copies (1A/1A, NM, shrink) routinely sell in the $450–$600 range.
Sealed first press copies have reached $1,200–$1,700 in the past 24 months.
This listing is priced fairly for the condition and pressing.
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