Episode 1: KISS 

After watching this video, I was able to date my blue label #2 copy with black text I bought many moons ago. I've always thought it was missing the original inner sleeve, now you've showed it came with a generic one. Thanks, Mike!

With the way information like this is not indexed in any single place with a comprehensive picture guide to variations of pressings of a bands discography, this video is a nice guide to original KISS pressings. Usually I learn by accumulating memories of every variant misprint etc being listed on eBay but with KISS they have more freaking details to their different pressings than the Beatles the stones zeppelin sabbath combined. Thanks buddy. Btw I met a KISS army lieutenant on record store day he was assistant stage manager for the KISS reunion era. He also has a magnificent collection. At ease soldier

Congratulations for the video. Very interesting indeed.

Just subscribed. Loved the video. I was brought here after the comments in KISS Army Things latest video. I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos. I just love all the tiny details of the different versions of these records. You have quite an awesome collection there! Thanks for sharing them and your knowledge. I think I have seen you on KISS My Wax, another great channel. I dig your channel, no small talk just straight into the records!

Thank you so very much for taking time to do that. Very much appreciated 👏

Amazing video. It clarifies many things with the different variations. Thanks Mike!

Loved this Mike, thank you so much for always being willing to share your knowledge on the US catalog!

I was watching the video again. I saw that you have published many others videos that I will look at shortly. Congratulations again. I thought your narration was a little slow, but it's the right pace. Detailed information that gives the possibility to understand the differences and gives the collector the opportunity to verify his copies. I have all the 9001 and 7001 copies with all the variations and I never realized that, as you say, there are no 9001 covers with Kissin' time and there are no 7001 copies without Kissin' time. I've had them for more than 30 years, Yesterday night I checked mine watching the video and I had never noticed this detail. Good job!

KISS are the only band where this level of minutiae fascinates me. Excellent information and incredible collection buddy. Cheers 🍻

Thanks brother! Very informative. Keep up the awesome work!

Very Very Very Very Very Very Good👍

Love your videos, Mike. Rob here from Charlotte, NC. I've been collecting KISS vinyl and memorabilia since 1976. I have multiples of the debut like you (missing one promo and #2 blue label). So my question.. I do have a Blue Label #3 with the Sunset Blvd address, obviously Kissin' Time is there but on my Side II there are literally 6 songs! The last cut on side two is a repeat of "Deuce" from Side II. No misprint on label - it references all 5 songs correctly.. left justified. I just have an extra or duplicate of Deuce on Side II. Have you ever come across an anomaly like this? The only other LP I have with a duplicate cut is one of my Frampton Comes Alive albums. Invite your expertise / perspective here.

@56:23 "most of the US 45's do not have picture sleeves" ... woaw, i didn't know about that. thx 4 the video.

Awesome!

Where do ya buy the stckers that ya have on the sleves covering the lp's. That shows the label of album in the jacket? Thats awesome.

Question. Have you seen the 83/84 series of the self titled with a bar code sticker?

The weird thing about the version i bought in the mid 80"s with the barcode...is the inclusion of the live version of Nothin' to Lose