KISS

Instrumental in popularizing glam and glitter rock, the outrageous theatre and theatrics of Kiss began on vinyl back in 1974 with Paul Stanley (Paul Eisen), Gene Simmons (Gene Klein), Peter Criss (Peter Crisscoula) and Ace Frehley. Their selftitled debut album on Casablanca Records, plus at least 20 releases since then, have earned the once-faceless band 18 gold and 12 platinum albums in the United States alone (some 50 million sold worldwide).