The Press Release:
The #1 most Gold-awarded U.S. artist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame© Inductees KISS, proudly present “Strutter” on a limited-edition, playable gold records in honor of 50 years of the single available now. KISS partners with Precious Sound to produce two versions—the ultra-rare Pure Gold Edition and the Gold-Plated Edition. Order, HERE.
As the ultimate KISS precious metal collectible, the world’s first-ever Pure Gold Edition playable disc will be limited to only 5 copies worldwide pressed from eight ounces of pure .999 24-karat gold. These 5-inch records are specifically remastered for gold playback on any manual turntable system. The A-side boasts the playable grooves, a rim engraving with each record’s unique edition number as well as the KISS logo adorned with Swarovski crystals and the B-side celebrates the original Casablanca single label etched into the gold with proof-quality finish. The package features a luxurious coffee table display case bound in sustainable faux leather with gold foil accents and a Swarovski crystals KISS logo. The two-drawer case is hand-crafted to preserve this everlasting record for a lifetime. One drawer houses a protective sapphire crystal glass capsule and the other holds an exclusive book signed by Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley. Other accessories in the set range from the gold-accented pen utilized to sign the respective book, a laser-engraved and numbered metal certificate of authenticity, a custom-made cork record mat for optimal playback, and a microfiber cleaning cloth. Each pressing is made-to-order.
Available to ship around the globe now, just 500 copies of the Gold-Plated Edition have been crafted for the world. The 5-inch copper-core record is coated using .999 24-karat gold and are playable on any manual turntable. It is presented in a custom display case with a crystal glass window, a booklet, a silicon record mat, a micro-fiber cleaning cloth, and its own hand-numbered certificate of authenticity. Orders will be limited to two copies per customer.
Precious Sound crafted each version in Bavaria, Germany, implementing an impressive, patented process. 11 artisans completed the 304 steps of this process in order to create the Pure Gold Edition and Gold-Plated Edition.
“Strutter” notably opens the band’s Gold-certified self-titled debut album KISS—originally released on February 18, 1974 via Casablanca and produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise. The song stands out as one of a few in the group’s catalog co-written by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. This upbeat anthem effectively set the tone for KISS. In retrospect, Paste ranked it at #2 on “The 20 Best KISS Songs,” and American Songwriter summed it up succinctly as “classic.” As the story goes, Gene and Paul initially brought “Strutter” to life before even settling on the band name. A bit later on, it graced an early five-track demo cut at Electric Lady Studios with producer Eddie Kramer. Finally, it served as the third and final official single from their first LP. It has impressively amassed hundreds of millions of streams, appeared in classic video game franchises such as Grand Theft Auto and Guitar Hero, and would later be covered by everyone from Extreme to Vitamin String Quartet.
Experience “Strutter” like never before now!
Also, KISS and Disco Lines collaborated on a new remix of one of the band’s most iconic songs “I Was Made For Lovin’ You.” The song,” I Was Made For Lovin’ You (Disco Lines Remix),” was released digitally on Valentine’s Day and is available, HERE.
About KISS:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icons KISS have earned the most RIAA certified albums of any other American band with 16 Gold, 14 Platinum and 3 Multi-Platinum, they have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, 15M monthly Spotify listeners with 96M listeners in 183 countries, generating 3.57 Billion streams. Their 1979 single “I Was Made For Loving You” crossed 1B streams last year.
About Precious Sound:
Zurich, Switzerland-based Precious Sound has pushed the material possibilities of music to create a new medium through which to experience it: playable gold, platinum, and silver records. The first playable gold and silver records—pressed with their patented technology—were launched in 2024. In the same year, Precious Sound launched its collectibles line of spectacular limited-edition products honoring musical icons and metal craftsmanship, such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and now, KISS.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Before I get more into this let’s give it up for “Strutter” hitting another milestone and still being many Rock and Roll fans go to track and I’m not only referring to the KISS Army ones. So the overall rarity of something like this might be cool to those with the disposable scratch to enjoy it but I have to say as a close to lifetime KISS fan this is not for me at all. At 50K each, if I owned it I would have it secured in a vault somewhere with a camera on it to ensure its still in the place that I left it. I’m more of a t-shirt, tour book, guitar picks and pins collector when it comes to KISS. This rare collectible sure does look beautiful but again this is for a very limited collector base and there are only five of them anyway. Perhaps I can investigate when they make one out of tin ;p Chime in down below with your own thoughts my friends and I will see you next time. Oh yeah and before I head off, should any of my more philanthropic readers feel like gifting the Media Command HQ with one, I will not argue with you… Just kidding 🙂
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