KISS s/t Casablanca NB 9001 FIRST EDITION PROMO NO "KISSIN' TIME" Gene Simmons
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KISS s/t
VG+/EX Used Vinyl Record
Record Label: Casablanca NB 9001
1974. Rare Promotional Copy. First Edition does NOT have the song "Kissin' Time' which was added with subsequent pressings to boost sales.
Condition: Record cover has ring wear on front and back. Corners are dull. Spine, top and bottom have shelf wear with chipping and there is about a one inch split in the center of the spine. Vinyl is shiny with minor paper scuffs and light hairlines. Plays fine save for an occasional surface noise/crackle.
Side One
1. Strutter
2. Nothin' to Lose
3. Firehouse
4. Cold Gin
5. Let Me Know
Side Two
6. Deuce
7. Love Theme from Kiss
8. 100,000 Years
9. Black Diamond
Review: Kiss' penchant for make-up was inspired by their downtown New York neighbors the New York Dolls and by Alice Cooper, who was on top of the glam-rock world when Kiss' self-titled debut came out in 1974. Rather than dress in drag as the Dolls did, Kiss fashioned their look on a mix of sci-fi and horror films, and the rock & roll of their youth. They fashioned their music on willful hard-rock arrogance. Several songs on KISS became staples in the group's catalog. "Strutter," about a beautiful woman with a confident swagger, mirrored the attitude of the band, and it contained the first of many incendiary Ace Frehley solos.
The album also contains "Cold Gin," Ace's signature song; "Deuce," with its quintessential sexual posturing and fiery soloing; and "Black Diamond," Paul Stanley's epic tribute to a streetwalker with a hardscrabble life. There's even an instrumental, "Love Theme From Kiss," a showcase for the quartet's musical synchronicity. It was the beginning of a long and influential career.
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