KISS releases its self-titled debut album, which features signature tracks like “Strutter” and “Deuce.” Three days later the band enjoys its inaugural television appearance on the Dick Clark-hosted ABC in Concert.įollowing the modest sales of its first three studio albums, KISS records a live performance at Detroit’s Cobo Arena. February 18, 1974: Their debut album, ‘KISS,’ is released The following month KISS is announced as the first act signed Neil Bogart’s Casablanca Records.
The original KISS lineup of Stanley, Simmons, drummer Peter Criss and guitarist Ace Frehley performs its first show before a sparse audience at the Popcorn Club/Coventry in Sunnyside, Queens.Īugust 10, 1973: The band scores their first record dealĪfter a show at Manhattan’s Hotel Diplomat, KISS meets TV producer and neophyte manager Bill Aucoin, who promises to land the band a record contract in two weeks.
January 30, 1973: KISS plays their first show
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