Letters

I thought fellow KISS vinyl collectors might get a kick out of seeing an unbelievably rare KISS 45 I found last week in St. Petersburg Florida. It may be one of a kind. Photographed against a mirror is a copy of Ace Frehley�s solo single New York Groove / Snowblind. The single was released in the time frame that Casablanca records was using �Filmworks� labels. There are fairly rare copies of Ace and Paul�s solo singles, as well as Strutter �78 floating around that have �Camel� labels that Casablanca discontinued at least 18 months earlier. This copy of �New York Groove� has a �Camel� label on the A side and a �Filmworks� label on the B side. I paid $2 for the record. In the same store that day I bought an error copy of Alive II for $13 and a Canadian copy of Alive! That had the inner gatefold photos of �Hotter than Hell� and �Dressed To Kill� replaced with �Destroyer� and �Dynasty� for $20. I think I have a fairly good knowledge of rare KISS vinyl, and I am a lot more excited about this single than I am about those two LP�s, despite the error Alive II being worth easily over $400.