USA
$55USD
Hardcover
Kiss ‘76
is my full-colour, hardcover coffee table book looking at everything Kiss did in 1976, along with what the competition was doing, plus TV, film, sports, current events. Bottom line, it’s a love letter to that year in totality, but with Gene breathing fire in the middle of it.
Canada
$68CAD
International
N/A
Prices include shipping. Email martinp@inforamp.net with any questions. Canadian customers can eTransfer to that address as well.
As the publisher blurb says:
Take a lively look back at the most significant 12-month span in Kiss’s career, 50 years on, joining Paul, Gene, Ace, and Peter as they conquer the world.
1976 suffered no shortage of notable events… Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” beat the Yankees in the World Series. Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford at the ballot box. Rocky lit up the big screen. And some guy named Bruce Jenner lit up the Summer Olympics. And it was all set against the backdrop of the United States Bicentennial.
Kiss stomped into the fray with their platform boots, barnstorming the world and still finding time to record and release two of their all-time bestselling albums. Formed in 1973, Kiss had already grabbed attention with their outrageous makeup, stage show, and (of course) music. But in 1976 the band truly took off, unleashing Destroyer and Rock and Roll Over in a span of just eight months and logging more than 100 performances in North America and Europe.
In Kiss ’76, Martin Popoff presents month-by-month narratives following the band around the world, across stages and through studios. The book features:
- Detailed analyses of both albums, including the recording sessions, sleeve art, and more
- Info panels detailing the albums’ personnel, key dates, and track listings
- Listings of tour dates and venues
- Month-by-month sidebars offering concurrent world, entertainment, and music news, putting the band’s impressive achievements in the context of that momentous year
- Stunningly illustrated pages featuring performance and offstage photography, as well as period memorabilia and flat art
So yes, as Quarto writes, there’s all that, but also a look at pop culture month-by-month, including the toys and TV shows, births and deaths, crime and war and crashes and most pointedly, Kiss in perspective against other bands. There’s also a good look at The Originals too.
