Kiss Double Platinum 2x12" Black Vinyl LP 1978 Casablanca Japan Rock Vintage

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Kiss Double Platinum 2x12" Black Vinyl LP 1978 Casablanca Japan Rock Vintage

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Two black vinyl LPs grade visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with strong gloss and scattered light sleeve scuffs and faint hairline surface marks on each side plus minor fingerprint smudges and tiny dust specks from storage that would benefit from a gentle cleaning before play; no deep scratches, warps, cracks, or edge chips are seen and the multicolor Casablanca picture center labels are fully legible with light spindle wear and no writing or added stickers. Embossed silver-foil gatefold cardboard jacket grades visually around Very Good Plus (VG+) with mild overall surface rubbing and a few small scuff patches to the reflective front and back panels when tilted in the light, a soft ring-wear impression, and slight corner and edge wear including tiny rubs at the tips but no seam splits or major tears.

Artist: Kiss.

Title: Double Platinum 2x12-inch vinyl LP compilation from Kiss, assembling remixed and re-recorded versions of key 1970s hard rock tracks including Strutter '78, Love Gun, Detroit Rock City, Beth, and more.

Format: 33 1/3 RPM record; Type: Double LP; Record size: 12-inch; audio format: stereo hard rock compilation and greatest-hits album.

Label and catalog number: Casablanca Records & FilmWorks issue on multicolor Casablanca desert-scene picture center labels with DOUBLE PLATINUM titling; Japanese catalog numbers VIP-9549 and VIP-9550 printed on the labels together with SIDE 1 through SIDE 4 designations, STEREO wording, 33 1/3 RPM indications, and matrix-style references NBLP-7100-2-A through NBLP-7100-2-D.

Release year and origin: 1978 Japanese pressing manufactured by Victor Musical Industries, Inc., Japan, for Casablanca Records & FilmWorks, with 1978 copyright statements and Made in Japan credits on the labels and inserts.

Genre/Style: hard rock and classic rock showcasing the band's anthem-oriented mid-1970s material in remixed and revised compilation form.

Material: Vinyl; Color: black; Format: record; Features: 2x12-inch 33 RPM stereo double-LP compilation format, Japan import edition with deluxe silver-foil embossed gatefold jacket, raised portrait interior artwork, Japanese-language lyric and liner-note inserts, and a special Double Platinum award-style cardboard display card.

Case type and front cover: substantial gatefold cardboard sleeve clad in reflective silver-foil laminate whose front panel embosses oversize KISS logos above and below a bold red DOUBLE PLATINUM wordmark across the center, creating a metallic album-award look when viewed under light.

Back cover and gatefold interior: exterior back panel continues the mirror-finish silver design with embossed KISS logo treatment, while the gatefold interior presents four raised portrait panels representing each band member across the top with mirrored backgrounds and printed track listings for Sides I through IV beneath, together with song credits, publisher information, Rock Steady branding, and Casablanca and Victor Musical Industries manufacturing details along the lower edge.

Inner sleeves and inserts: package includes large cream-colored paper inserts printed with English-language song lyrics, Japanese lyric translations, discography thumbnails of other Kiss titles, and extensive Japanese liner notes and commentary under a Double Platinum / Kiss heading, plus a separate black-and-silver cardboard Platinum Award card reproducing a framed LP presentation with Double Platinum titling and Kiss logo.

Track listing Side I: Strutter '78; Do You Love Me; Hard Luck Woman; Calling Dr. Love; Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll.

Track listing Side II: Love Gun; God Of Thunder; Firehouse; Hotter Than Hell; I Want You.

Track listing Side III: Rock Bottom (intro); Deuce; 100,000 Years; Detroit Rock City; She; Rock And Roll All Nite.

Track listing Side IV: Beth; Makin' Love; C'Mon And Love Me; Cold Gin; Black Diamond.

Personnel and production: performances by Kiss members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss as credited, compiling studio recordings from the group's classic mid-1970s albums with remixes, edits, and the new Strutter '78 version; art direction and design credited to Howard Marks Inc., with production, publishing, and management acknowledgments printed on the inner gatefold and inserts.

Additional notes: Double Platinum serves as a definitive late-1970s overview of Kiss's commercial peak era, and this Japanese Victor / Casablanca edition pairs the greatest-hits track selection with deluxe metallic packaging, bilingual lyric materials, and the collectible award insert for fans of classic rock, hard rock, and vintage Japanese vinyl pressings.

Barcode and identifiers: late-1970s Casablanca / Victor Musical Industries Japan issue from the pre-UPC era with no printed barcode; identifiers include catalog numbers VIP-9549 and VIP-9550 on labels and inserts, matrix-style codes NBLP-7100-2-A through NBLP-7100-2-D, 33 1/3 RPM STEREO designations, and Made in Japan by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. credits.

Keywords: Kiss Double Platinum VIP-9549 VIP-9550 2x12-inch black vinyl LP record 33 RPM 1978 Japan Casablanca hard rock compilation greatest hits.

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