There have been only a handful of “perfect albums” issued in rock history, meaning that there was not a single stinker song included, the production doesn’t sound dated at all, the artist in question was at the peak of their powers, etc. And many would agree that Guns N’ Roses‘ 1987 full-length debut, “Appetite for Destruction,” was one such album.

While the quality of the material is exceptional, producer Mike Clink wisely rejected the era’s production hallmarks, tops being those awful canon-sounding drums, and kept things more live-sounding and raw, a la an early to mid-’70s Aerosmith LP. And despite such hits as “Welcome to the Jungle,” “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” and “Paradise City” remaining the album’s best-known tracks, even such lesser-known selections as “It’s So Easy,” “Nightrain,” and “Mr. Brownstone” are just as great.

But a little-known fact is that before G n’ R settled on Clink to produce “Appetite,” they were considering others, including Kiss‘ Paul Stanley, which ultimately did not work out. During an interview with Booked on Rock, Martin Popoff, the author of the book Guns N’ Roses at 40, discussed whether Stanely producing the album would have been a good thing…or a bad thing.

“Who knows,” Popoff admitted. “Number one, Paul is no producer. I mean, Paul would be in there…he’s not an engineer-producer. He hasn’t produced much. New England [an obscure rock band from the late ’70s that he produced], and I don’t think the Kiss albums sound particularly good. I don’t think any of those sound particularly good. But judging how great [‘Appetite’] sounds and how great it sold, you could only go down from there.”

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Stanley Eisen, who you may know as Kiss‘ Paul Stanley, may have wielded a Gibson guitar or two during the band’s game-changing Alive! era, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.

“I grew up in a time where, on almost any weekend, I would go for three, four, and five dollars, and see Humble Pie, Led Zeppelin, the Yardbirds, or Derek and the Dominos. And most of the bands I saw were Gibson players,” he explains in an upcoming tête-à-tête with Guitar World.

However, it seems Stanley had a change of heart in the late ’70s, when he broke with tradition and opted to source his axes from the Japanese guitar behemoth Ibanez – a brand he still endorses to this day.

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Standard weight vinyl with a 4 color splatter: white base + red, blue and yellow splatter. These were limited to 1500.  Still sealed!

Single pocket jacket

Includes a poster 22” x 33”

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Guitarist Bruce Kulick, who was a member of KISS from 1984 – 1996, has shared a new video along with the following message:

“Here’s a great live version of a song that was recorded for a charity event by Eric Singer, Todd Kerns, Zach Throne, Brent Fitz and me in 2021. This live performance was filmed at Red Clay Music Foundry, in Duluth, GA on March 29th, 2025.

It was a private 60th Birthday party for some dear friends of ours. The event was a huge success, and it was my pleasure to perform with these incredible players.”

Eric Singer – Lead Vocal + Drums
Bruce Kulick – Guitars
Todd Kerns – Guitar and Vocals
Brent Fitz – Keyboards and Vocals
Zach Throne – Bass and Vocals

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Q. What iconic rock band launched a tour from Memorial Auditorium in 1975?

A. Heading into its show at Memorial Auditorium on Sept. 10, 1975, Kiss was a 2-year-old band that was making a name for itself with its live shows while struggling to sell its studio albums.

But the 1975 Chattanooga show started a stretch that would become a defining period for a band that produced more gold albums than any American group in history and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. The show at the Memorial Auditorium happened the same day the band’s double-live album “Alive!” was released. “Alive!” became Kiss’ first gold record and helped light “the fuse on a rocket that would send them to worldwide fame,” according to the website Classic Rock & Culture.

Of course, the music was only part of the story for Kiss. Band members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss were known for their on-stage antics, platform boots, black leather and makeup.

Ah, the makeup!

“You could probably hire the best makeup artists in Hollywood and not come up with anything nearly as cool and sublime as the iconic Kabuki masks these young musicians created for themselves,” the band’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame profile said.

But while Kiss may have been a rising force in music on Sept. 10, 1975, its presence in the Scenic City was of little interest to either the morning Chattanooga Times or evening Chattanooga News-Free Press. Neither paper previewed or reviewed the concert. The only mentions Chattanooga Knows research could find was a small standalone picture with a caption about the coming show in the Aug. 31, 1975, News-Free Press and a display ad about a week later in the same paper.

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VERY HARD TO FIND Psycho Circus skateboard deck. Officially licensed. US promotional-only full-sized skateboard deck, manufactured and distributed to promote the ‘Psycho Circus’ comic book series. This board features custom KISS and Psycho Circus text and logos, plus a superb full-colour band portrait.

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Great official poster featuring the Dressed To Kill artwork airbrushed! Poster measures 24×36 inches. Poster and frame made of wood. Impossible to find now.

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CADILLAC — Arguably one of the best live rock albums of all time was recorded in Detroit by the band KISS, but it was a stop in Cadillac that still has area residents talking about the quartet with heavy makeup 50 years later.

That October 1975 stop included a visit with the Cadillac varsity football team, a homecoming concert in the high school gym and the band members presented with a key to the city.

A 10-foot, 5,000-pound granite monument was unveiled near the high school to mark 40 years since the Cadillac concert and now banners throughout town will honor the band’s visit through the 50-year anniversary celebration this fall.

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It has been 10 years since Ros Radley appeared on Three Sides of the Coin saying the Magic book would be released Xmas 2015, still no updates… but lets be real, the book is not happening.

And Paul Stanley in a recent interview… Stanley told Broken Record about the Vegas event (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “ It started off as something, honestly, that Gene and I kind of took a back seat in, and, honestly, we reached a point not too far in the past where we both said, ‘You know what? This isn’t the way we want it.’ And it’s going to go through some major changes to be what we think it should be.

“We spent 12 years nurturing a KISS cruise and what that means and what goes into it and what you get to participate in and the social aspects between fans from 33 countries,” Paul explained. “So, this virtually will become a KISS cruise in Vegas. [It] doesn’t need a ship. It will have all the familiar touchstones that people love about a KISS cruise, whether it’s bands playing, Q&As, contests, food available, good drinks, social aspects to it.

“So, it started in a way that we kind of took a step back to see what some other people might do. And then we recently found ourselves going, ‘No. This isn’t what we want to do or the way we wanna do it.’ So there’ll be some announcements forthcoming and a lot of stuff where people are gonna be very happy, as I am, that.

The biggest hit single that Kiss ever had in America was in 1976 with Beth — a ballad sung by the band’s drummer Peter Criss.

“It was such a big departure for them,” says Bob Ezrin, the producer and co-writer of the song.

In a new interview for CBS News show The National, Ezrin recalls how Beth was created from humble beginnings and transformed into a classic rock ballad with a unique sound.

“I don’t think Beth was a power ballad,” Ezrin says. “There’s no big rock ’n’ roll guitars, no drums…”

He also recalls how Beth was originally greeted with outright hostility by many diehard Kiss fans: “People thought it was like heresy!” he says.

Ezrin was enlisted by Kiss for their fourth studio album Destroyer after he had produced huge hits for Alice Cooper with songs such as School’s Out and Only Women Bleed.

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These official KISS guitar picks were left over from KISS Kruise V. Each pick features a band member depicted as a blood-spattered KISS zombie! Reverse of each pick is printed with a blood-slashed KISS logo, the band member’s signature, and “Halloween 2015.” Printed on white marble pick stock.  ALMOST GONE!

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