KISS Alive Certified Gold On This Day – Rock History – Dec 4, 1975

KISS: #KISSTORY – Dec 4, 1975 – KISS ALIVE! was certified gold by the RIAA. It was KISS’ first gold album ever. ALIVE! went on to multi-platinum status.

Alive! comprises sixteen songs recorded during four stops on the Dressed to Kill Tour: May 16 at Cobo Arena in Detroit; June 21 at Cleveland Music Hall in Cleveland; July 20 at RKO Orpheum Theater in Davenport; and July 23 at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood. These performances featured elaborate setups. During the song “100,000 Years”, stage crew members used flamethrowers to engulf the stage in a ring of fire, and Peter Criss’ drum kit rose above the other band members. The sixteen songs featured on the Alive! were taken from the band’s first three albums. –Wikipedia