The First KISS Album: 1974

      The self titled debut album of KISS was released February 18, 1974. The album was written almost solely by band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. This album featured a couple songs written during Simmons and Stanley's first band set up in Wicked Lester.
       Released on Casablanca Records with the financial backing of Neil Bogart and parent company Warner Brothers but was quickly thrown a curve ball when parent company saw the bands bombastic act and makeup and quickly tried to strong arm the band into dropping the makeup gimmick. Warner quickly dropped KISS from its label but was quickly financed by Bill Aucoin.
        The original print of the album sold a modest 75,000 copies but features many songs that are still featured in KISS concert sets to this day including Deuce, Strutter, Cold Gin, Nothin To Lose, 100, 000 Years, and Firehouse while not spawning one hit from the album.