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!!!
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