1974, CASABLANCA
Fact: The very first press kit featured B&W pics and bio. Unbelievably rare!
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Thanks to Chopareno for the photo!
Press Kit 1974, CASABLANCA
Fact: This press kit featured B&W pics and bio. Just as unbelievably rare as the first one!
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Press Kit 1975, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured B&W pics and bio. Very rare! Oddly the same photos seem to be reused!
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1976, CASABLANCA
Fact: The very first Army kit featured pics, stickers and info from the ALIVE! era.
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1976, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Bio, Colour & BW photos, a selection of press clippings.
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1976, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured pics, stickers, certificate and info from the DESTROYER era.
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Press Kit 1976, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Bio, Colour & B&W photos, a selection of press clippings.
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Fact: Featured B&W pics, bio, fake newspaper articles and a LOVE GUN pop-gun.
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1977, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured pics, stickers and info from the LOVE GUN era.
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1977, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Bio, Colour & BW photos, a selection of press clippings and the Playboy article from 1976
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1978, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured pics and info from the ALIVE II/DOUBLE PLATINUM era.
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Press Kit
1978, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Colour pic, bio and Platinum Award
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1978, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Colour pics & bio
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1978, CASABLANCA
Fact: The 2nd KISS Army kit from 1978 featuring all the photos, news, info and, of course, some merchandise order forms!
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1979, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Bio & B&W photos.
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1980, CASABLANCA
Fact: Featured Bio & B&W photos.
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1980-81, CASABLANCA
Fact: European kit featured massive amounts of press releases, pics, merchandise forms etc etc
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Press Kit
1981, CASABLANCA
Fact: A sparse kit without the bang and fizzle of the previous press kits. Featured just 2 B&W shots a bio and a lyric sheet (Do we really want the press picking up on the 'Just A Boy' lyrics?)
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1981, CASABLANCA/POLYGRAM
Fact: We may be upside down but why the Aussie records company reversed the pics so Paul's star is on the wrong eye is a mystery. Apparently they sent a few fans who notified them an apology letter. This was the final KISS Army Kit in Australia.
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Thanks to Rob Brown & Firekiss for the info & Chopareno for the photo!
1982, CASABLANCA
Fact: A black folder with the album cover, brief bio and B&W photo. Not the all explosive hoo-ha like the 70s press kits, but then the 80s were a different time and KISS popularity was rock bottom in 1982...
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1992, MERCURY/POLYGRAM
Fact: Featured bio, stories, photos, quotes from KISS-inluenced celebs to promote the REVENGE LP
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1996, MERCURY/POLYGRAM
Fact: To promote the return of the original KISS in full make-up this Mercury Records pres kit was released featuring photos, bio and a video tape (i think of Shout It Loud - Tiger Stadium video)
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1998, MERCURY/POLYGRAM
Fact: To promote the return of the original KISS in full make-up this Mercury Records pres kit was released featuring photos, bio and a video tape (i think of Shout It Loud - Tiger Stadium video)
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