Kiss

The first Kiss compilation album, Double Platinum, was released on April 2, 1978. Six weeks later it became RIAA Gold and Platinum simultaneously on 5/16/78. This double album included many remixed versions of their hits, as well as “Strutter ’78”, a re-recorded version of a song from the group’s first album.  Here you see it honored with an Authentic, First Presentation, First-State RIAA Platinum LP “Floater” type award…20160729_141524_Richtone(HDR)

Coincidently, and of note for award collectors, the original vinyl release, in an embossed, silver-foiled, gatefold-sleeve, was packaged with a printed “Platinum Award” thanking the Kiss Army for making the band a “Double Platinum Success”…kissdoubleplatinuminsert2The backing paper is original. The fact that it is torn, which is not unusual, allows us to se a bit more of an award made nearly forty years ago… [click to continue…]

Hi KISS Fans! – Here’s A Rare RIAA Bar Hologram For The 2005 DVD “Kiss: Rock The Nation Live”!

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A KISS show in July 2004, turned into KISS: Rock The Nation Live!, a DVD notable for the addition of “Kiss Power Vision”, which enables the viewer to select different camera angles, each focusing on a different member of the band. The DVD was released on December 13, 2005, and certified by the RIAA for multi-platinum DVD sales of 200,000. Here […]

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Kiss “Beth” – 1977 #7 Single – RIAA Floater – Gold Record Award

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Kiss has dozens of gold and platinum awards from around the world. Beth, was their first single to reach RIAA gold status in the United States. Released in August 1976, certified gold on 1/5/77, it reached a peak Billboard chart position of #7. Here you see an Authentic, First Presentation, First-State RIAA “Floater” that celebrates […]

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