KISS Unplugged available now!

I have stumbled into a bunch of sealed  and or EX copies of KISS Unplugged.  These will be available on the ebay site for the next month.
A little info on KISS unplugged courtesy of Wikipedia & Amazon:
On August 9, 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour. It also marked the only time the original lineup performed live without their trademark makeup, other than at Ace Frehley's wedding, and was also the only time Frehley and Criss shared a stage with Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick. Further, it was the first time Eric Singer had part of a lead vocal (shared with Peter Criss on Nothin' To Lose). MTV did an outstanding job recording this amazing reunion back in 1995 when for the first time in over 16 years the original members of KISS (Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley) got back together and with current members of KISS recorded an unforgettable night at the MTV studios in NYC. The LP version of this album was pressed on BLACK vinyl and YELLOW marbled vinyl

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Best KISS Bootleg site, I have tons of bootlegs, let me know if you need any!

World Cup of KISS!!!

Wow I have been really busy the last few weeks. The World Cup & the Sonic Boom Albums took up most of my time. I have a ton of great KISS stuff to list but not much time. I hope that I can get some listed soon. I promise to get some great KISS info up during the next week.

KISS Sonic Boom IS Here!!!

All Five Colors will Be Posted for sale tonight after work!!!!!!!!!

Just got off the phone with Live nation. My shipment was two seperate orders. The first order was paid, processed & shipped on June 1st. The second part of the order has not been processed, but I am hoping that it will be processed today or tomorrow. I should have the albums for processing soon.

Eric

I just got off the phone with fanfire. I ordered my KISS Sonic Boom Sets on Feb 7th, 2010. Today, May 11th, Fanfire told me that the albums are still 8-10 weeks out from being shipped. I am so glad that I am not one of those that resold this on ebay without having it in hand. Hopefully in 8-10 weeks we will be able to get our Sonic Boom Package!

Just got off the phone with Live nation. My shipment was two seperate orders. the first order was paid, processed & shipped June 1st. The second part of the order has not been processed, but I am hoping that it will be processed today or tomorrow. I should have the albums for processing next week.

Good KISS Vinyl Seller!

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LICK IT UP

“September 18, 1983 is a day that will go down in Kisstory. It was then that Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent, and Eric Carr took off their signature makeup and revealed themselves on MTV. LICK IT UP was released and a new chapter unfolded”

I try to look at the KISS albums in terms of collectivity rather than content. In regards to Lick it up by KISS, I would recommend that a collector focus upon 4 LP versions. I will probably speak of the two picture discs & the 12” singles at a later date on this blog.
The 4 LP versions are: American, Japanese False Front Obi Version, German/European ZZ Logo Design & the Bootleg “Black Diamond.”
*The American version is easy to find in good condition and can still be found in clean acceptable condition for around $10 each. You should expect to pay between $15-$25 for a sealed non record club version & $10-$15 for either a sealed saw marked or record club version. The American version was a big seller. Paul Stanley was quoted as saying that “People only bought the record because of the novelty of them taking their makeup off!”
*The German European Version with the ZZ logo is a bit scarcer and will command $25-$40 in EX or better condition.
*The Japanese False front OBI version is obtainable for $35- $50 and is a great addition to your collection. It features a Japanese KISS Biography, Lyrics & Song info all on a fold out sheer which slips into the album. This shows a KISS concert Photo Cover with the KISS members in makeup in boxes. Gene Simmons & Vinnie Vincent from the Lick it up era & Eric Carr & Paul Stanley from the Elder era. The false front obi was designed to keep the interest of the Japanese fans who loved the makeup. This also makes this the only copy of this album with Vinnie on the cover in make-up. (The Brazilian Creatures bootleg will be discussed at a later date.)
*Black Diamond is a KISS Unofficial release which corresponds to Lick it up. This record features a KISS rehearsal of the songs on Lick it up. The sound quality is excellent and it is nice to see how the creative song writing process evolves for this album. It usually sells for $35-$50 and is a must for any huge fan of this album.
One more Note, The song “Not for the Innocent" appears to have been left over from the Creatures sessions. An alternate version with Paul & Gene both singing exists & it totally blows away the Lick it up version.
Next it is on to KISS ALIVE!!!

Does any one have any info on htis Picture disc. it has started popping up. Is it a bootleg? I am dying to own one! I knew that this one is a bootleg. Both copies which have been for sale by independent sellere mentioned that they were warped. (Poor quality control) The Color is taken form the S. African Picture sleeve for a 7" Kiss release. Check out http://www.kissbootlegged.com/ for more details!
EW

KISS Alternate Destroyer MInt Sealed yellow Vinyl

I have one copy sealed mint Yellow vinyl Destroyer Alternate #152/100

$99 & 3.85 USA *****$99 & 21 Priority worldwide

KISS LP 'ALTERNATE DESTROYER'. Sealed & MINT....pressed on Yellow vinyl. Extremely limited to 500 copies, only 100 of each of the 5 colors pressed.LOW number: 152/500. Single album with a gatefold sleeve.
Track listing: Flaming Youth (alternate lyrics), God of Thunder (instrumental), None of Your Business (unreleased), None of Your Business (instrumental), Great Expectations (alternate lyrics), Do You Love Me (studio rehearsal), Beth (orchestration), King of The Night Time World (rehearsal/instrumental), Doncha Hesitate (unreleased rehearsal), Mad Dog (unreleased demo), Bad Bad Lovin (unreleased demo), Love Is Blind (unreleased Gene Simmons demo).

Please also check out this LICK IT UP album with the Black KISS Logo...Does anyone know about this??

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Elite works has some KILLER KISS stuff for sale right now...check out their listings. Yes, send me info on Lick it up for my next post.

Thanks

EW!!

I can't wait for Sonic Boom to Come out on vinyl.

Released only in Japan, The Originals II is EXTREMELY rare. It contains KISS' second set of 3 makeup recordings: Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over, and Love Gun in paper dust covers featuring their respective album cover art. These are held in a gatefold construction in the same manner as that used on the Japanese version of “Originals.” The Gatefold package for the Japanese version has higher folds & somewhat sturdier cardboard. This set is still prone to edgewear & ringwear. The cover features the same motif as the first Originals, but superimposed are the 4 faces of the members of KISS. If you look closely, you will realize that the faces are the same faces as in the KISS comic book where they are giving blood. This explains the weird expressions & Peter sticking his tongue out in Gene fashion. This set features four 12”x12” cardboard masks, one each for the members of the band, which features cutout holes to attach string to use. The record set contains an 8 page color booklet, with a KISS poster style centerfold. Additionally, the package contains a black and white lyric booklet for the albums with Japanese language biography of the band. The cover for this booklet is simply the album cover reproduced in black-and-white, with a 1976 picture of the band and the inclusion of a minor Japanese album discography. The obi is a traditional Fold around style obi. Value?- A complete mint copy of this album package is worth upwards of $300, but deals can be found and incomplete copies sell for substantially less. This is a hard set to find complete. Japanese dealers are prone to selling these on ebay. The masks & the obi are usually the first pieces missing. Yes, this is one of the holy grails & yes…you need to own this. NEXT, lets take a look at a regular studio release. KISS Lick it UP – The first studio album without makeup.

KISS The Originals

Canadian Inside * Canadian Cover * USA 2nd Press

US 1st Press * Inside/ Inserts * Japanese Pressing w/obi

Hoping to capitalize upon the success of KISS Alive, Casablanca issued the limited-edition, specially release The Originals. This was a special repackaging of Kiss' first three records {1974's Kiss and Hotter Than Hell, and 1975's Dressed To Kill} The Originals has been out of print since the late '70s, but is still a much-sought-after collectible among Kiss fans/collectors.
The release has three major versions, US, Japanese & Canadian. All versions of “The Originals” include: a 16-page illustrated history of the band up to 1976, which is printed in sepia-style monochrome on 12”x12” paper with a glossy cover, a large color KISS Army sticker, and a sheet of 6 trading cards which originally had to be separated by the purchaser.
All three are similar, but they each have a few minor differences.

Canadian
The Canadian release is a sturdier traditional gatefold with the band logo emblazoned in Black & White on the inner cover. The three records feature different color labels with the Casablanca Script logo.

Japanese, USA 1st & 2nd Pressings
The Japanese & US versions feature a Folder like presentation with the albums & inserts tucked into a gatefold folder.
For the US & Japanese releases, each of the three records is housed in paper sleeves featuring the artwork of the respective album that they contain. The USA Cards were perforated, while the Japanese cards came a single sheet. Both US & Japanese releases also feature a White Label Promotional pressing of the set.

There were two printings in the US release. The cover of the second printing was labeled “Second Printing” in the top right corner. One main difference for the US versions can be found with the printed inner dust sleeves. On the original issue a matte (non-glossy, rough) stock was used for the sleeves, while the second printing used a glossy (smooth and shiny) stock. Both the front and rear covers of the original album covers were printed on these dust sleeves. The first pressing used the “Camels in the Desert” design while the second issue used the “Filmworks” label design,

The Japanese release includes a Japanese language, eight-page lyric booklet with biography of the band and, an obi strip that Folded over the top edge of the cover, rather than sliding on the left edge

Copies of the complete Japanese version of the album can sell for $150+, while complete regular US and Canadian versions sell for $75-$150 depending on pressing, condition, and degree of completeness. Promotional, or sealed versions sell for quite a bit more. The gatefold folder is notoriously flimsy & is prone to ringwear & edgewear. The sticker is prone to drying out and separating. As a KISS collector, this release is a must have….Next Post…KISS the Originals II

My Friend is selling one of the rarest KISS releases on ebay!!!! The Argentina Hotter than Hell Re-issue. Apparently this was a promotional/re-issue using the Solo Poster Artwork to form the new stunning cover. This rates as a 9.5 in degree of difficulty to obtain. One day.........

"The Mas Caliente Que El Infierno (HOTTER THAN HELL)is a very rare lp from
Argentina. It is an official Casablanca/Phonogram - 6399058 promotional reissue
pressing, from 1981. Originally issued in 1974 as "Hotter Than Hell". All prints
in Spanish. English songtitles given on brackets (labels). Different artwork to
previous editions. The main collecting point is its cover. The cover consist of
art work from the four solo posters and the inner sleeve from the 1976 RARO lp."
- cdw03

A few things today...thanks to my Long time customers. ( Magnus, Tomas, Fabio, Flavio, Vidar, Baard, Ketil, Fredrik, Len Diaz, Marcus, Curtis Allen, Anthony Guffey, Nick Hatton, Tony Maher, and many many others!) I am a huge KISS fan & I really enjoy helping others to complete their KISS Vinyl Collections!

A Quick work about another indespensible KISS website! Everything KISS

Http://www.everythingkiss.com/index.html

This site is a pretty good refrence point for all KISS collecting fanatics. Great Pics & really interesting Stuff...Check it out!!

Now, todays Album:

KISS SUPERSTAR / HOTTER THAN METAL

Yes, these are the same album with different packaging. Both Albums contain Sides One & Two of KISS Alive repeated in original order.

HOTTER THAN METAL is a single sleeve printed in Holland, with the identical Superstar print Vinyl from Italy. The best part is the Four Cover Pictures include Eric Carr in Full Fur and a Rather Drunk Looking Ace Frehley. This is one of the easier KISS imports to pick up. A copy in good condition should cost around $20. This is mostly for KISS purists who need to have everything.

KISS SUPERSTAR is a sweet Italian gateflod style pressing of this release. The cover features KISS in what appears to be the same photo-shoot as the cover to Hotter than Metal. Great details in Ace & Eric Carr's costumes. (KISS should have changed all four costumes, instead of having Ace, Paul & Gene in dynasty costumes with the new member.) The booklet is awesome. It features rare & famos KISS pics. It is too bad it is in Italian. I would love to be able to read it. This is a bit harder to find than HTM...A mint copy will cost $25 to $40 dollars. If you choose either of the two, this is the one to Collect.

Thanks for reading & Next Post KISS - The Originals!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.O.K - Enough Said!!!!!!

Check out my new fav KISS related tune!
song name
P.S.O.K. (Paul Stanley of KISS)
artist
They Might Be Giants
releases
Podcast 5A, theymightbegiants.com Free Tunes, Podcast Highlights
year
2006
run time
3:00
sung by
John Flansburgh


The greatest Paul stanley mis-mash out there!!!

LYRICS:
There is only one city in America.There is only one city in the world.There is only one city in America.There is one city in America.
We haven't played this one but once all this whole tour.We haven't played this one in a long time.I don't think we've played this one in a long time.We haven't played this one in a long time.
You couldn't stop at number one.P.S.O.K.
We got any people here tonight that like to get HI-I-I-I-GH?! We got any people here tonight that like to get HI-I-I-I-GH?! Alcohol!Alcohol!
In New York City.For New York.
The keyboard player.
There are evil people in the world nowadays.There are evil people.There are people in the world who can stop us.We won't be afraid of those people.
There is only one city in the world.There is only one city in America.There is one city in America.
We haven't played this one but once all this whole tour.We haven't played this one in a long time.I don't think we've played this one in a long time.We haven't played this one in a long time.
You couldn't stop at number one.P.S.O.K.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhbtVFeLIFE

I have been thinkng about Kiss holy Grails of Vinyl & the first that comes to mind is the Japanese Box set.

KISS The Originals 1974-1979 (1998 Japanese-only Limited Collector's Edition Box, it contains 9 releases.’Kiss’,’Hotter than hell’,’Dressed to kill’,’Alive’,’Destroyer’,’Rock and roll over’,’Love gun’,’Alive 2‘and ‘Dynasty’.9LP’s and ‘Alive’ and ’alive 2’ is double LP’s. 11 different coloured vinyl LP's. Also, a cool sheet of glossy colour stickers representing KISS singles released in Japan. Next are 6 picture infomation cards identical to the cards in the 1st Originals, & a 34-page 12" x 12" lyric booklet. This is all housed in a glossy Black Box. There also exists a duplicate set in a red box (1999) which is extremely harder to find. A mint Black box will run about $500-$600 before shipping & a mint red box will cost about twice that.

This is a nice set. The vinyl is a high quality pressing & the sound is excellent. All of the inserts are First Class making this a very desireable addition to any KISS collection.

One more vital KISS link: http://www.kissfaq.com/

KISS Faq has been invaluable in my collecting of KISS vinyl & is probably the one of the best factual sources on KISS info on the web.

I am going to look over my holy grails & hopefully this info was helpful!

Eric

http://www.kissbootlegged.com/

Part of KISS VINYL collecting is searching out rare or unofficial releases. Some of these, such as "Stoned in Paris," "Destroys Aneheim," "First Kiss Long Island," or "Egos at Stake," have become vital components of any KISS related collection. The above website is put together by a friend in Europe. He does not sell any of the vinyl, but has put together a comprehensive catalog of KISS Unofficial Vinyl. Personally, I love many of the unofficial releases & consider them to be some of my most prized possessions. With that said.....

I break Kiss Vinyl into a few major categories.

#1 American Releases - Casablanca, Polygram,Mercury,Def Jam releases. These are the most sought after, especially original releases. The first series of Casablanca American releases in Blue, Camels, or Filmworks with original inserts are the most desireable. The re-pressings with barcodes, The record club editions ( RCA/BMGG), and the cut outs change the valur & desireability of each release. ( Canadian releases are too close to US collections to look at as collectable, except for the Canadian Originals, Destroyer & sealed canadian albums. )
#2 Japanese Vinyl - Wow! The Swx, Vip, Yellow Obis SS-1..,Crazy Collection, boxed sets, and of course Originals II....I will get into these later in detail.
#3 European Pressings Pye, Pye red vinyl, Priceless, Alternate ZZ logo...
#4 Australian, S. American & Asian Pressings
#5 Picture Discs
#6 Unofficial releases.
#7 Promotional KISS recordings.

Wow, there is alot out there & I appreciate any reader coments. Nex Blog - Holy Grails & essentials!!!
OFF to Work!
EW

Hello to all my friends. Todays post is a bit of a rant. I am sick of the over-inflated prices which people are reselling the Sonic Boom Vinyls for! Especially when they don't even have the vinyl in hand! We ordered a few sets & intend to sell them with a reasonable mark up & hopefully all of our best customers will get a set for a fair price.

By the way, the Argentina Hotter than Hell is an awesome album & one day, I hope to own one.

Eric

03/18/2010

Welcome to the Inaugural installment of the KISS Vinyl Album Blog. We hope to provide vital & current info regarding KISS vinyl record releases. I run a store on Ebay called Bronco Gallery which specializes in the selling of KISS vinyl. Check it out if you get a chance. Each week I hope to place a post on a different Album, or aspect of KISS vinyl collecting. Please fee free to contact me with your thoughts, or concerns.
Thanks,
EW