KISS Alive! On Vinyl On Ebay

Question: I'm seeing vinyl copies of KISS Alive! on ebay. The catalogue number is NPLP 7020 UY. I'm trying to find out if these are original copies released in 1975 or something else. I've looked at several KISS related websites and as far as I can tell the catalogue number for the Alive lp released in '75 should be NBLP 7020 (Neil Bogart Long Player 7020, I presume), not NPLP 7020 UY.

I know there is a wealth of knowledge on this board, does anyone have any information about this?

Thanks.

i can check my original Blue Label Casablanca release when I get home tonight.

I wish I still had my original press of this, long gone now.

Thanks Ult, but the seller emailed me today. Apparently, he had the wrong catalogue number listed. It is indeed NBLP 7020.

May this post RIP.

On a related note, I snagged a vinyl copy in good condition last weekend for $5.

Metal Misfit wrote:

On a related note, I snagged a vinyl copy in good condition last weekend for $5.

entirely? with booklet, etc ?

mlotek wrote:

Metal Misfit wrote:

On a related note, I snagged a vinyl copy in good condition last weekend for $5.

entirely? with booklet, etc ?

Where? On ebay?

I lost out on the copy I was bidding on. My final bid was forty dollars as time expired, but alas, it wasn't enough. But my new goal is to eventually own all of the KISS records on vinyl again. I did have them all, up to and including Anilmalize, before I joined the navy back in '85. I left them with a family member never expecting them to be sold without my permission. Oh well, what are you gonna do.

The original pressings shoud have the old stye blue Casablanca labels.

My KISS vinyl collection so far:
KISS - s/t (Casablanca Blue label w/o Kissin' Time)
KISS - s/t (Casablanca Blue label)
KISS - Hotter than Hell (original blue Neil Bogart label)
KISS - Dressed to Kill (UK pressing/red vinyl/Love Gun label)
KISS - Alive (Canadian pressing w/ booklet)
KISS - Alive (original blue Neil Bogart label w/ booklet)
KISS - (Alive Booklet autographed)
KISS - Destroyer
KISS - Rock and Roll Over (w. sticker & order form)
KISS - Hard Luck Woman (7" single)
KISS - Love Gun
KISS - The Originals (w/ booklet, cards & sticker)
KISS - Alive II (mint copy w/ autographed booklet, order form & tattoos)
KISS - Alive II (autographed cover w/ booklet & tattoos)
KISS - Alive II (West German press w/ altered logo)
KISS - Double Platinum (w/ order form & platinum award)
KISS - Ace Frehley (w/ poster)
KISS - Ace Frehley (pictured disc)
KISS - Paul Stanley (sealed)
KISS - Paul Stanley (picture disc/180 gram virgin vinyl)
KISS - Gene Simmons (w/ poster)
KISS - Gene Simmons (picture disc)
KISS - Peter Criss (w/ poster)
KISS - Dynasty (w/ poster & order form)
KISS - I Was Made for Lovin' You (7" single)
KISS - Best of the Solo Albums
KISS - Unmasked (w/ poster & order form)
KISS - Egos at the Stake (vinyl bootleg/signed by Gene, Paul and Eric Carr)
KISS - (Music From) The Elder
KISS - Killers (German)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (w/ insert)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (glow in the dark vinyl)
KISS - Creatures of the Night/Rock & Roll All Night (live) (Double Grooved/etched autographs)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (1985 reissue remix/non-make-up cover)
KISS - Lick It Up (US pressing/Mercury label)
KISS - Lick It Up (Japan pressing with slipcase/Casablanca label)
KISS - Animalize (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Asylum (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Crazy Nights (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Crazy Nights (7" single/picture sleeve)
KISS - Smashed Trashes & Hits
KISS - Smashed Trashes & Hits (pictured disc/gatefold)
KISS - Hot in the Shade (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Alive III (red vinyl/numbered edition)
KISS - MTV Unplugged (yellow vinyl/sealed)
KISS - Kiss Symphony (sealed)
KISS - Sonic Boom (blue vinyl/gatefold)

James B. wrote:

The original pressings shoud have the old stye blue Casablanca labels.

I had to look up what you meant

I am used to seeing these on most of my vinyl's

but do remember seeing this also,

http://www.yperano.com/content/angel-helluva-band-lp-greg-giuffrias-finest-hourgiuffria-house-lords-check-videos

will look through all my records sometime, and see if I have that blue label on any.

ultmetal wrote:

My KISS vinyl collection so far:
KISS - The Originals (w/ booklet, cards & sticker)

Nice!
I only had the vinyls..maybe I had the booklet too.

I used to have the Canadian pressing , think it was on K-Tel or Quality records, but the labels were plain typeface, and the record labels were coloured blue, yellow,and red I think.

ultmetal wrote:

My KISS vinyl collection so far:
KISS - s/t (Casablanca Blue label w/o Kissin' Time)
KISS - s/t (Casablanca Blue label)
KISS - Hotter than Hell (original blue Neil Bogart label)
KISS - Dressed to Kill (UK pressing/red vinyl/Love Gun label)
KISS - Alive (Canadian pressing w/ booklet)
KISS - Alive (original blue Neil Bogart label w/ booklet)
KISS - (Alive Booklet autographed)
KISS - Destroyer
KISS - Rock and Roll Over (w. sticker & order form)
KISS - Hard Luck Woman (7" single)
KISS - Love Gun
KISS - The Originals (w/ booklet, cards & sticker)
KISS - Alive II (mint copy w/ autographed booklet, order form & tattoos)
KISS - Alive II (autographed cover w/ booklet & tattoos)
KISS - Alive II (West German press w/ altered logo)
KISS - Double Platinum (w/ order form & platinum award)
KISS - Ace Frehley (w/ poster)
KISS - Ace Frehley (pictured disc)
KISS - Paul Stanley (sealed)
KISS - Paul Stanley (picture disc/180 gram virgin vinyl)
KISS - Gene Simmons (w/ poster)
KISS - Gene Simmons (picture disc)
KISS - Peter Criss (w/ poster)
KISS - Dynasty (w/ poster & order form)
KISS - I Was Made for Lovin' You (7" single)
KISS - Best of the Solo Albums
KISS - Unmasked (w/ poster & order form)
KISS - Egos at the Stake (vinyl bootleg/signed by Gene, Paul and Eric Carr)
KISS - (Music From) The Elder
KISS - Killers (German)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (w/ insert)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (glow in the dark vinyl)
KISS - Creatures of the Night/Rock & Roll All Night (live) (Double Grooved/etched autographs)
KISS - Creatures of the Night (1985 reissue remix/non-make-up cover)
KISS - Lick It Up (US pressing/Mercury label)
KISS - Lick It Up (Japan pressing with slipcase/Casablanca label)
KISS - Animalize (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Asylum (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Crazy Nights (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Crazy Nights (7" single/picture sleeve)
KISS - Smashed Trashes & Hits
KISS - Hot in the Shade (w/ picture sleeve)
KISS - Alive III (red vinyl/numbered edition)
KISS - MTV Unplugged (yellow vinyl/sealed)
KISS - Kiss Symphony (sealed)
KISS - Sonic Boom (blue vinyl/gatefold)

Okay Ult, enough already. Rub it in why don't ya!

Seriously, that is an awesome collection. You ought to make a youtube video displaying your albums like some others I've seen. I would love to see your collection.

Original pressing of Alive! looks like this:

Destroyer was the first real record album I owned and loved. I bought it from my older brother for like two dollars back in '76 or '77. He was disappointed because Destroyer didn't sound like the early KISS albums. It was also the only KISS album I had with the blue Bogart label. All the other KISS albums I bought had the desert tan label.

ultmetal wrote:

Original pressing of Alive! looks like this:

hello, im a new member here and was looking at your post of the Alive centre rings and i have a question for you. My copy of the album has the blue label but it has the "SHE" publishing info on all 4 labels not just the 1 like yours shows. And i was wondering whether i had a Bogart RE-Issue. and if so could you tell me what that means exactly ??? any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you

I looked on the KISS FAQ website to see if I could find some helpful information for you, but didn't see anything interesting. They had a copy of the Bogart re-issue label but it's too small to distinguish an real differences in the labels.

JBall_Z wrote:

I looked on the KISS FAQ website to see if I could find some helpful information for you, but didn't see anything interesting. They had a copy of the Bogart re-issue label but it's too small to distinguish an real differences in the labels.

thank you very much for replying to my question.i'd been to kiss faq's first myself and got the same as you, thats how i ended up at this site looking for extra information on the labels. do you by any chance have a rough idea how many copies were made in the original issue of the album when it was released ? thanks!

Have all vinyl versions of Love Gun the wrong tracklist on the back?

vyss2002 wrote:

JBall_Z wrote:

I looked on the KISS FAQ website to see if I could find some helpful information for you, but didn't see anything interesting. They had a copy of the Bogart re-issue label but it's too small to distinguish an real differences in the labels.

thank you very much for replying to my question.i'd been to kiss faq's first myself and got the same as you, thats how i ended up at this site looking for extra information on the labels. do you by any chance have a rough idea how many copies were made in the original issue of the album when it was released ? thanks!

Sorry. No idea. Maybe a book like Kiss Album Focus would have some information.

kmorg wrote:

Have all vinyl versions of Love Gun the wrong tracklist on the back?

As far as I know, yes, all the vinyl version have the song order listed in an incorrect order.

ultmetal wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Have all vinyl versions of Love Gun the wrong tracklist on the back?

As far as I know, yes, all the vinyl version have the song order listed in an incorrect order.

This is a common occurrence, the artwork was completed prior to the final song order being decided on (or it was changed at the last minute).

JBall_Z wrote:

vyss2002 wrote:

JBall_Z wrote:

I looked on the KISS FAQ website to see if I could find some helpful information for you, but didn't see anything interesting. They had a copy of the Bogart re-issue label but it's too small to distinguish an real differences in the labels.

thank you very much for replying to my question.i'd been to kiss faq's first myself and got the same as you, thats how i ended up at this site looking for extra information on the labels. do you by any chance have a rough idea how many copies were made in the original issue of the album when it was released ? thanks!

Sorry. No idea. Maybe a book like Kiss Album Focus would have some information.

thanks a heap for your help mate, but you wouldnt believe after searchin the internet hi n low for info. i decided to go old school and check it up in a book, and wow it had everything i needed to know and alot more. so im gonna type it up here and i hope its is helpful too anybody that was in the same spot as me.
the book is title Goldmine KISS collectibles price guide.........by Tom Shannon in 2000 i think
BLUE LABELS
As stated earlier, there are three different Casablance Blue Labels.
Blue 1: Used only for copies related to the LP KISS labeled NB9001, this was the original, Casablanca
label. Obviously, if you look for the code number on the label, you will assure yourself of
having a collectible copy. What sets this label apart from the other Blue Labels is the phrase
at the bottom of the label stating Casablance Records, Inc. Manufactured and distributed by
Warner Bros. Records Inc. / Made In U.S.A This first version was used during the period that
Warner Brothers Records distributed Casablance Records.
Blue 2: Beginning with KISS NBLP 7001, this label was used for all LP'S up to and including Alive!
across the bottom of the label is the sentence, Manufactured and Distributed by Casablanca,
Records, Inc. / Made in U.S.A Copies of Hotter Than Hell, Dressed To Kill, and Alive! with this
label qualify as an original label pressings.
Blue 3: This label was utilized for early pressings of Destroyer. It states at the bottom of the label,
Manufactured and Distributed by Casablanca Records, Inc. 8255 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles,
California 90046. Made In U.S.A All previous releases were pressed with this label; thus you can
have a Blue Label copy of the first four LP'S that are not original label pressings. At some
some point in the near future this will become a major issue when buying and selling copies of
KISS, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed To Kill and Alive! A Blue 3 label of any of these is not an
original press. Blue 3 labels were phased out early in the 1976 sales surge of Destroyer.

Thanks for posting. That's good information. Now I know my copy of Alive! is not an original pressing. It's a Blue 3 Label

Happy to have it though.

JBall_Z wrote:

Thanks for posting. That's good information. Now I know my copy of Alive! is not an original pressing. It's a Blue 3 Label

Happy to have it though.

Any Kiss album is worth having, I wondered if anybody would go off and check there copies. I was lucky enough to find out i had an original, But for some reason i still have to find out why the printing is different on my copy though.....cya later and take it easy mate!!