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TOP CLEAN ORIGINAL 1974 FIRST PRESS MINT CLEAN PROMOTIONAL COPY USA - CASABLANCA RECORDS - NB 9001 MINT TOP COPY FINAL COLLECTION COPYADVANCED RELEASE PROMOTIONALNO KISSING TIME very first Original 1974 first pressing LP on the blue Casablanca label ...alsoPercolating in the New York glam underground of the early 70s, former members of an outfit called Wicked Lester decided to try a different approach to rock and roll.
Or so the story goes.
They took equal parts glam, theatrics, and a good amount of sleaze, and wrapped it into a package that would sell beyond their greatest expectations.
But to return to the debut, KISS had that grit and gusto to push their own brand of dirty hard rock.
Listening to this now, it s hard to picture early critics finding this raw and unlistenable.
No doubt, just ten years before, The Beatles were just finding their footing.
Or the Stones.
Surely this fabulous, raw, raunchy sound wasn t that different? But older Boomer critics were getting old and not finding much use for what the kids were getting kicks from.
Easily one of the greatest debut albums in USA hard rock history.
And amazingly it was almost totally overlooked at the time.
You have been scoffed at in 74 if you d have ventured a guess that KISS would end up as one of the king-pin USA hardrock bands of all time, but that s just what they did.
And a careful listen of this album should really have been enough to convince anyone of that fact.
Every song on KISS is compact, tough, and full of crackling, swaggering energy, power, and attitude.
Strutter, Nothin To Lose, Firehouse, Cold Gin, Deuce, 100,000 Years, Black Diamond, these are all names every KISS fan, and most Hard Rock fans know by heart.
It s very rare to have that much firepower clumped into one album..much less a debut album.
Also, the is a level of songwriting craftsmanship you very rarely see from a Hard Rock band ever, much less in their debut.
SIDE IStrutter Nothin to Lose Firehouse Cold Gin Let Me KnowSIDE IIDeuce Love Theme from KISS 100,000 Years Black Diamond CONDITION: The cover: M- TOP COPY, so hard to find this black cover immaculate clean...day-glo PROMO sticker at bottom right serves as a unique pre-release collectible...still retains fresh original colors, no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ...
HIGHLY collection worthy rarity The vinyl: Nice and glossy over both sides, rated: M- expect play grade to be with very CLEAN enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ...
both labels are clean A cool addition to anyone s music library SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for head people...
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Thanks GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG ,VG , VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean trashed VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING
