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DOUBLE PLATINUM

Release Details:
Casablanca/Astor NBLP-7100 (Australia, 1978)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6641-907 (Europe, 1978)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6641-907 (Europe, 1982 - Grey cover; some with photos on gatefold)
Casablanca/Vogue NBLP-7100 (France, 1978)
Casablanca/Bellaphon NB-7040 (Germany, 1978)
Casablanca/Phonogram 6641-907 (Germany, 1980)
Casablanca/Shun Cheong NBLP-7100 (Hong Kong, 1978)
Casablanca/Victor VIP-9549/50 (Japan, 1978 - With USA Gatefold Cover)
Casablanca/Polystar 19S-5/6 (Japan, 1980 - Gatefold Cover)
Polystar R32C-2032/33 (Japan, 1984 - Gatefold Cover)
Polystar (Japan, 1987 - CD Reissue)
Mercury PHCR-4322 (Japan, 1997 - CD Remaster)
Universal/Mercury PHCR-94054 (Japan, 9/19/1998 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-2454 (Japan, 11/21/2003 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-9748 (Japan, 10/21/2004 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-93100 (Japan, 7/12/06 - Reissue)
Universal/Mercury UICY-9748 (Japan, 9/20/2006 - Reissue)
Casablanca/PolyGram 824-155-1/2/4 (US Reissue 7/85, CD, 7/87)
Casablanca/Pye CALD-5005 (UK, 1978 *Also Red Vinyl)
Casablanca/Phonogram PRID-8 (UK, 3/85)
Casablanca/Vertigo 824 155-2 (UK, 6/87 - CD Reissue)
Casablanca NBLP-7100 (US, 4/2/78)
Mercury 532-383-2/4 (US Remaster, 9/14/97)
RIAA: Platinum
US Center-rings
US Platinum Award: Front | Back
Merchandise form: Front | Back
UK "Ugly" Remaster | Original Center-ring
Australian "White" Album Cover
Australian "White" Album Gatefold


Tracks:
  A1. Strutter '78 ··· (3:41) - Simmons/Stanley        
  A2. Do You Love Me? ··· (3:33) - Fowley/Ezrin/Stanley
  A3. Hard Luck Woman ··· (3:24) - Stanley
  A4. Calling Dr. Love ··· (3:20) - Simmons
  A5. Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll ··· (2:15) - Simmons/Stanley
  B1. Love Gun ··· (3:27) - Stanley
  B2. God Of Thunder ··· (4:30) - Stanley
  B3. Firehouse ··· (3:20) - Stanley
  B4. Hotter Than Hell ··· (3:30) - Stanley
  B5. I Want You ··· (3:02) - Stanley
  C1. Deuce ··· (3:02) - Simmons
  C2. 100,000 Years ··· (3:24) - Simmons/Stanley
  C3. Detroit Rock City ··· (3:35) - Stanley/Ezrin
  C4. Rock Bottom Intro ··· (0:52) - Frehley
  C5. She ··· (4:34) - Simmons/Coronel
  C6. Rock And Roll All Nite ··· (2:45) - Simmons/Stanley
  D1. Beth ··· (2:45) - Criss/Penridge/Ezrin
  D2. Makin' Love ··· (3:12) - Stanley/Delaney
  D3. C'mon And Love Me ··· (2:54) - Stanley
  D4. Cold Gin ··· (4:31) - Frehley
  D5. Black Diamond ··· (4:14) - Stanley

Album Notes:
Produced by KISS and Sean Delaney.
Executive producer, Jimmy Ienner.

Casablanca PR indicated that the purpose of this compilation was to collect material from KISS albums that had all sold "Double Platinum." This smacks of typical Neil Bogart hype! According to Dale Sherman, in his book "Black Diamond," twenty-two tracks would be sent to England for remixing for the album, though only 21 would be used. Only the major remixes are noted here, the rest of the tracks are in a format similar to their original release. The album package included a "platinum" award and merchandise form. In 1997 the US got a beautiful foil digipak remaster. Other countries were not so lucky with the packaging, especially the awful European Remaster cover.

The Australian Version...
The Australian version, released through Casablanca/Astor in 1978, is another rare collectible. Usually Astor used covers imported from the United States on their domestic releases, however during the release of Double Platinum they ran out of these covers and decided to print their own. Unfortunately, their covers were not very faithful to the original and Casablanca in the US demanded their withdrawl, thus few of these "different" covers made it into circulation.