Concert contract from the ALIVE II shows at the L.A. Forum 1977. 47 pages with cost sheets, expenses, technical blueprints, advertisement, schedules, catering, lists for complimentary tickets and backstage authorities and much more... take a look behind the scenes and see what the deals were like in the heydays!

Concert-Contract from the "Sneak Attack Tour 1977" at the Summit in Houston, Texas. Sept. 1st and 2nd. 30 pages with cost sheets, expenses, technical blueprints, advertisement, schedules, catering, lists for complimentary tickets and backstage authorities and much more... take a look behind the scenes and see what the deals were like in the heydays! These shows were professionally filmed on video and are widely available in fan-circles...

Itinerary from 1st European Tour 1976 (dates from May 11 to June 6). 4 pages with info on dates and locations for band members and the crew. Entry Visa and work permit for the four KISS members for concerts in Stockholm (Oct. 9, 1980) and Gothenburg (Oct. 10, 1980). Forms contain civil names and personal data. Plus covering letter from EMI Telstar, KISS' Swedish record company (7 pages). Official work permit for the three Swedish concerts during the 1976 European Tour from May 26 to 28 (1 page).

A KISS business analysis by Robert D. Brown prepared on basis of observations and researches during the Summer Tour 1976 spanning from July to August. Facets examined: Booking, Production, Routing, Tour Expenses, Ticketing, Settlement, Promotion and Merchandising. A VERY interesting reading that spans over 8 pages.

Application to the Library of Congress for rights to the song "Makin Love" from 1976. Includes hand written sheet music, listings of earlier songs, music transcription with words and info on royalty shares. 11 pages.

Financial settlement from Sept. 29, 1976. Contractual agreements between Aucoin Mgmt., Rock Steady & KISS about royalty shares, recording and more... KISS-members signed with their civil names! (Gene Klein, Paul Frehley, Stanley Eisen and Peter Criscuola). Take a look behind the scenes and see what the deals was during their heydays! 16 pages in total.

Application to the Library of Congress for the rights to the songs from "Double Platinum" 1978 (2 pages).

Official certificate confirming the blood donation for the first MARVEL comic book. As one of the coolest promotion stunts ever, the blood was later poured into the red ink to give the fans something special... The document says, that the blood was extracted on Feb. 21, 1977. Features signatures from KISS and the lawyer.

Press info by BELLAPHON for the German release of ROCK AND ROLL OVER in 1976 (3 pages). First page comes on official CASABLANCA stationery with large casbah logo on top and BELLAPHON company address across the bottom. BELLAPHON was the German distributor of Casablanca Records from 1976 to 1980.

Itinerary from the U.S. Summer Tour 1976. 9 pages with detailed schedules, info on locations, hotels as well as dates for band members and the crew.

Itineraries from the first Japanese Tour dating March/April 1977. 6 pages with info on venues, hotels, arrival dates, promotor contacts and locations for band, crew and management. With the pages come 11 pages of interesting correspondence to prepare the tour schedule to KISS' domestic record company Victor Records and Toshiba EMI as well as Peter's drum manufacturer Pearl and Music Life Publications. A really amazing look behind the scenes of this groundbreaking tour! A copy of a personal note to Aucoin's Director of Promotion Alan Miller is included, as well.

Manual for the BALLY Pinball Machine from 1979. Contains info for the general game operation, bookkeeping functions, game adjustments, advices for trouble-shooting and technical details. An essential reading for restauration-works and maintenance. 57 copied pages from the original manual.

Story outline entitled "The KISS At the Park" by Michael Winder from July 5, 1977. Interesting read of the story's first draft spreading over 26 pages. 93-page script entitled "KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park" from April 17, 1978 featuring detailled directions and dialogues for the movie's production.

Itinerary from Australian Tour Nov./Dec. 1980. 4 pages with info on dates and locations for band members and the crew. With handwritten notes by Chris Lendt (Finance Director/Tour Manager).

Marketing inquiry from GIBSON for the use of Gene's and Paul's name and photo for the "GIBSON Hall Of Fame 1978" with respective responses from both. While Gene gives his approval, Paul denies the cooperation as his deal with IBANEZ Guitars just hit off... 4 pages dated March 6th, 1978.

Letter, setting date for a photo session with Paul Stanley for the IBANEZ PS-10 print from November 2, 1977. "Press Office" letterhead and final print ad layout (2 pages).

Itinerary from European Tour Sept./Oct. 1980. 33 pages with info on hotels, concert locations and contact details for band members and the crew.

Internal memo from Rick Aliberte to the band and management circle informing about their itinerary for their visit to a German TV station to film playback footage for the RockPop series (embedded in the 1980 European Tour). This is a 2-page document signed by Rick, dated August 21, 1980.

Internal memo from Feb. 1981 about an upcoming interview for the German Popcorn magazine. Adressed to KISS members and the internal management circle, Amy Sexauer provides info on logistics. A 1-page document, dated Feb. 23, 1981.

German Presskit for the European movie theatre release of "KISS in Attack of the Phantoms". Background info on the movie, KISStory and more. Language is German.

In 1980, the FBI followed the activities on various KISS concerts to assess the effects on American youth. The FBI requested inquiries on civil unrests, police attackes and other incidents like protests from religious groups accompanying KISS concerts (26 pages). Some sensitive info was blackened out before publication...

Official press info from Phonogram Germany dated August 1980. An official statement about misinterpretations of the KISS logo for the Nazi "SS" logo, saying that the group has nothing to do with politics at all. Nevertheless, the new censored logo for the German market is presented in this document for the first time... ("although it was a hard step for the band"). Language is German! Signed by the board of directors from Phonogram, KISS' German label at the time.

Official Telex from Aucoin Mgmt., N.Y. to the German record company Phonogram, stating that the provided private plane for KISS from Genoa to Munich may be too small for the entourage and that the timeline for photo-sessions, etc. is too tight. (Subject: European Tour, August 18, 1980).

Official Pressinfo for the German UNMASKED Tour 1980: 1 sheet covering KISStory from 1973 to 1980, 2 sheets info about KISS, 1 sheet discography, 1 sheet with technical data for the upcoming tour, 1 sheet with German tour dates from Sept. 11, 1980 to Oct. 6, 1980. 1 sheet info on KISS members, but NOT Eric. Only an info about Peter! Everything was written for the original line-up which was supposed to tour in May 1980. The tour was then cancelled because of Peter's departure. Language is German!

German lyrics sheet THE ELDER: German translation of all 9 songs. These 4 sheets could be ordered from the German branch of Phonogram in 1981. Header feature the censored German logo variation.

Concert contract from the CREATURES OF THE NIGHT Tour 1982/1983. 21 pages with cost sheets, expenses, technical data, advertisement, schedules, catering, complimenatry ticket lists and much more... take a look behind the scenes and see what the deals were like during their heydays!

Eric Carr's C.V. (2 pages), application form from Aucoin Mgmt. for internal use with memos about Eric (1 page) and the official press release from "The Press Office" announcing "The new KISS drummer". Date: July 22, 1980.

47 pages-wide press info about the movie production, actors, the crew, songs and much more...