KISS LP “Love Gun” CASABLANCA ’77 orig with GUN & FAN CLUB INSERT NM
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Description
Artist: KISS
Title: “Love Gun”
Label: CASABLANCA ~ NBLP 7057. Stereo pressing on medium weight vinyl. Labels are tan with black text.
Year: 1977
Condition:
DISC: Vinyl is EXCELLENT with full original gloss. Has been played a small number of times and handled with care. There are a couple slight hairline paper scuffs but no serious or audible marks or problems. Plays beautifully with superb fidelity. Labels are clean. This hard-to-find LP is one that you will never need to upgrade.
JACKET: Jacket is nice VG to VG+ with no major issues. Front artwork is clean and bright, with some chip marks along the top edge. Seams are fully intact except approx ½” at top left corner. Reverse has 3 KISS stamps taped neatly, and a bit of noticeable chipping on the outline of the disc. No writing, stickers or other issues. Overall a very presentable jacket to accompany the nice sounding disc.
Includes all of the original inserts, as follows:
- Full-color custom inner sleeve in TOP condition – clean and bright!
- Folded cardboard gun in TOP condition! Has clear tape, affixing the yellow part to the cardboard gun.
- Glossy paper KISS ARMY Fan Club insert in TOP condition.
Track Listing:
Side One:
- I Stole Your Love
- Christine Sixteen
- Got Love For Sale
- Shock Me
- Tomorrow and Tonight
Side Two:
- Love Gun
- Hooligan
- Almost Human
- Plaster Caster
- Then She Kissed Me
Review:
“Love Gun was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at number four on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original lineup played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandise was flooding the marketplace (lunch boxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for Love Gun, similar in sound and approach to Rock and Roll Over, their previous straight-ahead rock release. It included Ace Frehley's lead vocals on "Shock Me," as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock and Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me").”
(courtesy Greg Prato, allmusic.com.)
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