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Rare - 1987 Original Vinyl Pressing Classic Rock LP  
Kiss Crazy Nights LP

(1987 Original Mercury Polygram Records Pressing)

Vinyl:  NM Condition Cover:    VG+ 





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Kiss:

Rooted in the campy theatrics of  and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers ,  became a favorite of American teenagers in the '70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of , not their music. Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry ice, smoke bombs, elaborate lighting, blood spitting, and fire breathing that captured the imaginations of thousands of kids. But ' music shouldn't be dismissed -- it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars, cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in the late '80s.

 was the brainchild of  (bass, vocals) and  (rhythm guitar, vocals), former members of the New York-based hard rock band ; the duo brought in drummer  through his ad in Rolling Stone, while guitarist  responded to an advertisement in The Village Voice. Even at their first Manhattan concert in 1973, the group's approach was theatrical, and Flipside producer  offered the band a management deal after the show. Two weeks later, the band was signed to 's fledgling record label, Casablanca.  released their self-titled debut in February of 1974; it peaked at number 87 on the U.S. charts. By April of 1975, the group had released three albums and had been touring America constantly, building up a sizable fan base.

Culled from those numerous concerts,  (released in the fall of 1975) made the band rock & roll superstars; it climbed into the Top Ten and its accompanying single, "Rock 'N' Roll All Nite," made it to number 12. Their follow-up, , was released in March of 1976 and became the group's first platinum album; it also featured their first Top Ten single, ' power ballad "Beth."  mania was in full swing; thousands of pieces of merchandise hit the marketplace (including pinball machines, makeup and masks, and board games), and the group had two comic books released by Marvel as well as a live-action TV movie, Kiss Meet the Phantom of the Park. A 1977 Gallup poll named  the most popular band in America. The group was never seen in public without wearing their makeup, and their popularity was growing by leaps and bounds; the membership of the Kiss Army, the band's fan club, was in the six figures.

Even such enormous popularity had its limits, though, and the band reached them in 1978, when all four members released solo albums on the same day in October. ' record was the most successful, reaching number 22 on the charts, yet all of them made it into the Top 50. , released in 1979, continued their streak of platinum albums, yet it was their last record with the original lineup --  left in 1980. , released in the summer of 1980, was recorded with session drummer ; ' true replacement, , joined the band in time for their 1980 world tour.  was their first record since  to fail to go platinum, and 1981's , their first album recorded with , didn't even go gold -- it couldn't even climb past number 75 on the charts.  left the band after its release; he was replaced by  in 1982. 's first album with the group, 1982's , fared better than , yet it couldn't make it past number 45 on the charts.

Sensing it was time for a change,  dispensed with their makeup for 1983's . The publicity worked, as the album became their first platinum record in four years. , released the following year, was just as successful, and the group essentially recaptured their niche.  left after  and was replaced by , although  was soon taken ill with Reiter's Syndrome and left the band.  became ' new lead guitarist in 1984. For the rest of the decade,  turned out a series of best-selling albums, culminating in the early 1990 hit ballad "Forever," which was their biggest single since "Beth."  was scheduled to record a new album with their old producer, , in 1990 when  became severely ill with cancer; he died in November of 1991 at the age of 41.  replaced him with  and recorded  (1992), their first album since 1989; it was a Top Ten hit and went gold.  followed it with the release of  the following year; it performed respectably, but was not up to the standards of their two previous live records.

In 1996, the original lineup of  -- featuring , , , and  -- reunited to perform an international tour, complete with their notorious makeup and special effects. The tour was one of the most successful of 1996, and in 1998 the reunited group issued . While the ensuing tour in support of  was a success, sales of ' reunion album weren't as stellar as anticipated. Reminiscent of the band's unfocused late-'70s period, few tracks on  featured all four members playing together (most tracks were supplemented with session musicians), as the band seemed more interested in flooding the marketplace with merchandise yet again instead of making the music their top priority. With rumors running rampant that the Psycho Circus Tour would be their last, the quartet announced in the spring of 2000 that they would be launching a U.S. farewell tour in the summer, which became one of the year's top concert draws. But on the eve of a Japanese and Australian tour in early 2001,  suddenly left the band once again, supposedly discontent with his salary. Taking his place was previous  drummer , who in a controversial move for some longtime fans, donned ' cat-man makeup (since  and  own both  and ' makeup designs, there was no threat of a lawsuit) as the farewell tour continued.

With the band scheduled to call it a day (supposedly) by late 2001, a mammoth career-encompassing box set was set for later in the year, while the summer saw perhaps the most over-the-top piece of  merchandise yet -- the " Kasket." The group was relatively quiet throughout the rest of the year, but 2002 started with a bang as  turned in an entertaining and controversial interview on NPR where he criticized the organization and berated host  with sexual comments and condescending answers. He was promoting his autobiography at the time, which also caused dissent in the  camp because of inflammatory remarks made toward .  subsequently declined to appear at an American Bandstand anniversary show; his place was taken by a wig-wearing , and  was quick to dismiss the performance as another in a long series of money-oriented decisions. The band kept touring the globe with no new album in stores, but in 2008 they returned to the studio, re-recorded their hits, and released Jigoku-Retsuden aka  or Kiss Klassics (the release was initially exclusive to Japan).

In spring of 2009, the band began recording their first studio album in 11 years, and released the results in October with the title . Produced by  and , the album was exclusively distributed in North America by Wal-Mart. In 2012, the band's 20th studio album, , surfaced, rewriting the cowbell-heavy party rock of their '70s heyday and adding some nods to the sinister metal of 1992's . In 2014, after 15 years of eligibility,  was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The following year they released a collaborative single with the Japanese idol group . In 2017, a career-spanning single-disc best-of, , was released to coincide with a massive world tour of the same name.

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