Kiss – The Originals

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Label:

Casablanca – NBLP 7032, Casablanca – NBLP-7032

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue All Media, Compilation, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

Jul 21, 1976

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Hard Rock, Glam Kiss (1974) A1 Strutter Written-By – Simmons*, Stanley* 3:10 A2 Nothin' To Lose Written-By – Simmons* 3:26 A3 Firehouse Written-By – Stanley* 3:18 A4 Cold Gin Written-By – Frehley* 4:21 A5 Let Me Know Written-By – Stanley* 2:58 B1 Kissin' Time Written-By – Lowe*, Manne* 3:52 B2 Deuce Written-By – Simmons* 3:05 B3 Love Theme From Kiss Written-By – Frehley*, Simmons*, Stanley*, Criss* 2:24 B4 100,000 Years Written-By – Simmons*, Stanley* 3:22 B5 Black Diamond Written-By – Stanley* 5:11 Hotter Than Hell (1974) C1 Got To Choose Written-By – Stanley* 3:52 C2 Parasite Written-By – Frehley* 3:01 C3 Goin' Blind Written-By – Simmons*, Coronel* 3:34 C4 Hotter Than Hell Written-By – Stanley* 3:30 C5 Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll Written-By – Simmons*, Stanley* 2:16 D1 All The Way Written-By – Simmons* 3:17 D2 Watchin' You Written-By – Simmons* 3:45 D3 Mainline Written-By – Stanley* 3:50 D4 Comin' Home Written-By – Frehley*, Stanley* 2:37 D5 Strange Ways Written-By – Frehley* 3:17 Dressed To Kill (1975) E1 Room Service Written-By – Stanley* 2:58 E2 Two Timer Written-By – Simmons* 2:59 E3 Ladies In Waiting Written-By – Simmons* 2:47 E4 Get Away Written-By – Frehley* 2:45 E5 Rock Bottom Written-By – Stanley* Written-By [Intro] – Frehley* 3:55 F1 C'Mon And Love Me Written-By – Stanley* 2:54 F2 Anything For My Baby Written-By – Stanley* 2:30 F3 She Written-By – Simmons*, Coronel* 4:05 F4 Love Her All I Can Written-By – Stanley* 2:43 F5 Rock And Roll All Nite Written-By – Simmons*, Stanley* 2:45

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Casablanca Records, Inc.
• Copyright © – Casablanca Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
• Distributed By – Casablanca Records, Inc.
• Published By – Cafe Americana, Inc.
• Published By – Kiss Songs Inc.
• Published By – T.B. Harms Co.
• Published By – Gladwyne Music Publishing Corp.
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
• Pressed By – Keel Mfg. Corp.
• Engineered At – Bell Sound Studios
• Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
• Engineered At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Electric Lady Studios

• Art Direction [Hotter Than Hell] – J.V.H.*, N.S.*
• Art Direction [Kiss], Design [Kiss] – Lockart*
• Bass, Vocals – Gene Simmons
• Concept By [Kiss] – Rock Steady (5)
• Cover, Design – Dennis Woloch
• Design [Hotter Than Hell] – John Van Hamersveld
• Drums, Vocals – Peter Criss
• Engineer [Assistant, Dressed To Kill] – George Lopez
• Engineer [Dressed To Kill] – Dave Wittman
• Engineer [Kiss, Hotter Than Hell] – Warren Dewey
• Guitar, Vocals – Paul Stanley
• Lacquer Cut By – AZ*
• Lead Guitar, Vocals – Ace Frehley
• Liner Notes – Richard Robinson
• Management – Aucoin Management, Inc.
• Mastered By – Bill Wysock
• Mastered By [Dressed To Kill] – Allen Zentz
• Photography By [Booklet] – Chip Rock (2), Waring Abbott
• Photography By [Hotter Than Hell] – Norman Seeff
• Photography By [Kiss] – Joel Brodsky
• Producer [Dressed To Kill] – Kiss, Neil Bogart
• Producer [Kiss, Hotter Than Hell] – Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise

Original release featured the blue & tan Casablanca label design without 'Records & Filmworks' under the name in logo. This first printing of 250,000 copies sold-out, leading to a "Second Printing"

3 record gatefold set opening to the inside including Kiss, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed To Kill.
The records are housed in separate printed inner sleeves reproducing the original outer sleeve designs.

Issued with with a hype sticker on the shrink that reads:

A specially priced 3 record set including
An exclusive collectors edition 16 page history of Kiss that reveals everything in words and pictures few have ever seen before!
Six "wallet size" full-color Kiss rock superstar cards!
A "giant" Kiss army sticker!
Everything in one, once in a life time package for the dedicated Kiss fan.
NBLP-7032 Printed in USA.

Runouts are etched.

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