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\nKISS RELEASE THE CASABLANCA SINGLES 1974-1982 MAGNIFICENT LIMITED EDITION BOX SETS OF BAND\u2019S 29 SINGLES ON LEGENDARY CASABLANCA LABEL<\/strong><\/p>\n
Rock legends KISS were the first signing to the late Neil Bogart\u2019s newly formed Casablanca label after he saw and recognized their talent and showmanship at their spectacular performance at a showcase concert at New York City\u2019s Le Tang\u2019s Ballet Studio in 1973, offering them a contract on the spot. Now, KISS celebrates their 40th anniversary in 2013 having broken box office records set by The Beatles and Elvis, more than 28 U.S. gold albums, the most gold records for any American rock band, 40 million sales in the U.S. and a total exceeding 100 million worldwide. 29 Seven-Inch Vinyl (Limited Edition available direct to consumer via http:\/\/www.universalmusicenterprises.com\/select\/product<\/a>)<\/p>\n 29 CDs (available through all retail)<\/p>\n In typical KISS fashion, these are no ordinary boxes. The sets are housed in a beautiful die cut shadow box with a limited edition etched silver metal plate and ribbon pull magnetic closure custom KISS 45s box with 26 collectible picture sleeves from original single releases around the world, including Japan, Germany, Holland, Spain and Britain. The vinyl collection also features singles from all four solo albums in purple, blue, red and green vinyl with a mask picture sleeve representing each individual member as originally released in the U.K. Both sets include a booklet which tracks the genesis and chart history of each single represented in the package.<\/p>\n The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982 covers KISS\u2019 remarkable eight-year stay on Bogart\u2019s label, from their very first, \u201cNothin\u2019 to Lose\u201d b\/w \u201cLove Theme from KISS,\u201d from their self-titled debut to their very first charted 45, \u201cKissin\u2019 Time.\u201d The band\u2019s subsequent string of hits included Dressed to Kill\u2019s live version of \u201cRock and Roll All Nite\u201d (#12 on Billboard\u2019s Hot 100), Destroyer\u2019s \u201cShout It Out Loud\u201d (#31) and the Top 10 ballad \u201cBeth,\u201d Rock and Roll Over\u2019s \u201cHard Luck Woman\u201d (#15) and \u201cCalling Dr. Love\u201d (#16), Love Gun\u2019s \u201cChristeen Sixteen\u201d (#25), Ace Frehley\u2019s solo hit, \u201cNew York Groove\u201d (#13) and Dynasty\u2019s \u201cI Was Made for Lovin\u2019 You\u201d (#11).<\/p>\n \u201cEven I haven\u2019t heard some of this stuff, but this is all part of our master plan to celebrate KISS at this milestone in our careers,\u201d says Gene Simmons. \u201cThis box set represents us at the very beginning of our career, and documents the band\u2019s early success and subsequent growth.\u201d<\/p>\n Adds Paul Stanley: \u201cThis collection is meant for the true KISS aficionado. The packaging really captures the development of both our music and image at a very crucial period in the band\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n The special set comes out a month after the release of Monster, their 20th studio album. Showing the band at the top of its game, Monster embodies all that is KISS and the music that first inspired them to pick up their guitars and flame-throwers and don makeup to entertain millions. Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, with longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, return stronger than ever with their new album to continue the legacy of the spectacular larger-than-life extravaganza, known as, KISS. <\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KISS RELEASE THE CASABLANCA SINGLES 1974-1982 MAGNIFICENT LIMITED EDITION BOX SETS OF BAND\u2019S 29 SINGLES…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nIn their early years, KISS released a total of 29 singles on seven-inch 45 RPM records for the Casablanca label. These were available for sale to the public, used for commercial radio airplay and to promote album sales. Many of these singles had entirely different mixes, edits and material that didn\u2019t appear on their vinyl albums. Now for the first time, these musical snapshots of KISS\u2019 formative years, which have never been available in a commemorative singles edition, entitled The Casablanca Singles 1974-1982, on Mercury\/Casablanca\/UMe, will be available in December in two box set configurations:<\/p>\n
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