Kiss at 50

Contents
 
Introduction
 
Part 1: Kiss Major
“Rock and Roll All Nite”: Kiss form, in New York City.
“Sweet Pain”: Kiss sign with Casablanca Records.
“Kissin’ Time”: Kiss issue their self-titled debut album.
“See You in Your Dreams”: Kiss appear on ABC’s In Concert.
Recording Kiss
“C’mon and Love Me”: Gene Simmons is interviewed on The Mike Douglas Show.
“Two Timer”: Kiss issue Hotter Than Hell, their second album.
“A Million to One”: Two fans unofficially form the Kiss Army.
“Great Expectations”: Kiss issue Dressed to Kill, their third album.
“Hotter Than Hell”: Kiss issue Alive!, a double live album.
“Baby Driver”: Kiss take over Cadillac, Michigan.
“Strutter”: Alive! goes gold, representing the band’s first RIAA certification.
“Heaven’s on Fire”: Kiss issue Destroyer.
“Creatures of the Night”: Kiss appear on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special.
“Rockin’ in the USA”: Kiss issue Rock and Roll Over.
“A World Without Heroes”: Kiss and Marvel Comics collaborate on a comic book.
“Love’s a Deadly Weapon”: Kiss issue Love Gun.
“Deuce”: Kiss issue Alive II.
 
Part 2: Kiss Minor
“Got to Choose”: Each member of Kiss issues a solo album.
“Is That You?”: NBC airs a feature film called Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
Ace for the Win
“I Was Made for Lovin’ You”: Kiss issue Dynasty.
“When Your Walls Come Down”: Kiss’s appearance on the Tomorrow show doesn’t go well.
“Two Sides of the Coin”: Kiss issue Unmasked.
“Fits Like a Glove”: Eric Carr plays his first show with Kiss.
“Dark Light”: Kiss issue a concept album called Music from the Elder.
“I Love It Loud”: Kiss issue Creatures of the Night.
 
Part 3: MTV, Hair Metal, and Kiss
“Naked City”: Kiss issue Lick It Up, featuring new guitarist Vinnie Vincent.
“Turn on the Night”: Kiss issue Animalize, featuring new guitarist Mark St. John.
From Kiss to Disco: Larry Harris on Casablanca
“Trial by Fire”: Kiss issue Asylum, featuring new

Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, Led Zeppelin: Song by Song, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, Kiss at 50, and In the Groove. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, RecordCollector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas for Banger Films.