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Additional Notes From The Album Listings:

1. Regarding the R.I.A.A.
Handling the cerfification of albums in the domestic US market, the RIAA certification follows the following format:
GOLD = 500,000 Units Shipped
PLATINUM = 1,000,000 Units Shipped

In the early days of certification, shipped did not necessarily mean "sold" sometimes resulting in sales fiascos, i.e. with the Johnny Carson or KISS solo albums, where albums were certified and actually had more copies returned to the label! Multiple disc sets are multiplied by the number of records in the set to calculate sales.

While sales figures may not reflect the true figures attained by a particular album, it is the responsibility of the label to request recertification. Hence, albums like KISS' Alive, which is known to have sold 9 million copies remains at a paltry confirmed level. The same probably applies to other artists.
2. Regarding KISS NB-9001...
NB-9001 was issued on the East Coast on 2/18 with release on the West Coast delayed until the next day (2/19) so that Casablanca and the band could appear at a promotional event... When Casablanca reissued this album, sometime in the Summer of '74, remaining stock of the NB-9001 cover and labels were used, even though the label had decided to include a new song, "KISSin' Time", recorded in April/May, on the album. As a result, there are copies of the NB-9001 album which neither list the song on the cover or label that do include the song. In addition, Casablanca did also use a sticker on the cover to proclaim the inclusion of the new song. Copies with the NB-9001 center-rings do exist listing the new song, so several combinations of the song listed/not-listed on the cover/label are possible.
3. Regarding OST-V/A
For clarification: "OST" denotes Original Soundtrack, the score or accompanying music released as an album, usually in support of a film; "V/A" denotes Various Artists, meaning that there is no single primary artist on a record, this is usually used to denote multi-artist compilations.
4. Regarding KISS Alive! and other KISS premiums...
This album was the first Casablanca album to include a "premium", an additional bonus item. In the case of KISS Alive, there was a LP sized picture 8-page booklet. In other KISS albums, you can find:
NBLP-7020 : 8-Page Picture Booklet
NBLP-7025 : Heavy gauge printed inner dust-sleeve
NBLP-7032 : 16-Page History Booklet "A Rock And Roll Ball With KISS", Large KISS Army Sticker, 6 Trading Cards (as an uncut sheet), and printed inner dust-sleeves for each of the albums featuring the original album's artwork. Matt finish for first-printing, glossy for second-printing.
NBLP-7037 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, large sticker, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7057 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, paper "pop" gun, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7076 : Printed inner dust-sleeves, 8-Page "Evolution Of KISS" booklet, tattoo sheet with protective cover, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7100 : Paper "Platinum" award and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7120 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, poster segement, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7121 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, poster segement, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7122 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, poster segement, album credit sheet, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7123 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, poster segement, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7152 : Printed inner dust-sleeve, large poster, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7225 : Large poster, and merchandise order form.
NBLP-7261 : Various issues, both as a gatefold and regular issue. Inserts include a small sticker, clear printed inner dust-sleeve, and lyric insert sheet. Not all inserts were included with each copy.
NBLP-7270 : Printed inner dust-sleeve with album lyrics.
5. Regarding Parliament...
Parliament albums were also enhanced with posters and other inserts, as follows:
NBLP-7084 : Poster and comic book...
 6. About Thank God It's Friday...
7. About Phylicia Allen...
Phylicia later played "Mrs. Huxtable", on the vastly popular Cosby Show...
8. About Lightning...
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email me w/ corrections/additions/etc

Thanks to Gregg Lawton, for numerous corrections, additions, and clarification. Thanks for their contributions also to: Lars Kjaer, Chiamo Massimo. Thanks to Chanel Shantee for numerous track listings and producer information and for providing a pointer to the 1976/7 year seperator. Cover scans from numerous online sources, except the KISS ones, scanned by me.

Copyright © 2002-1997, The intellectual property of J Gill. Covers are Copyright © their respective owners, mostly, if not all, Mercury/PolyGram Universal Records Group.