and surely the first promo video clip of a KISS coverWhere's Drago? wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 9:31 pm Don't forget Phil Lewis's and Phil Collen's 'Girl' who covered Do You Love Me for their debut LP in 1980.
Also released as a single.
This has to be the first KISS cover released as a single?
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douglasroads wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:45 am The Japanese band was called Girls, which makes them hard to google, and Discogs lists their name in Japanese text making it harder still. I have both their albums, they are, shall we say, a curiosity. They cover ‘Hard Luck Woman’ on their 1977 debut alongside songs by Blondie and The Runaways. They were totally modelled after the Runaways with their lead singer wearing a corset and stockings. Curiously they were on the same label as the Runaways, Phillips, and at the same time too.
Nowhere near as early but Redd Kross did a great version of ‘Deuce’ on their ‘Teen Babes From Monsanto’ album in 1984.
Couldn't find their version of HLW but did find this. They have their own KISS style sign!
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And for fun here's the video Girl made for 'Do You Love Me?'. Not a great version and certainly not a great example of how brilliant Girl could be, but interesting still.
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Yeah, it's not great but their first LP 'Sheer Greed' is brilliant. They did the original version of 'Hollywood Tease' (Phil Lewis was in Girl). Un-PC lyrics and all...
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With all due respect, not my kinda thang... But, hey... To each his/her/their own!!! It's only rock 'n' roll!!!




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Here you go. If these images are too huge to be posted, go ahead and grab them so I can remove them.KRR[Jelle] wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:56 pm Hi @Roomservice...
can you make me photo or scan of this 8 track tape , so I can list the details to my website https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... sions.html
As far as I know the oldest KISS cover song is Let Me Go Rock 'n Roll (as "WC-Papaperi-75") by Finish band DEAD END 5, which is released on their "Finnlevy" vinyl LP – SFLP 9593 see : https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... 4_hth.html



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Yeah they were a really divisive band at the time (and still are it seems!). I really like their UFO meets Sex Pistols vibe but totally get why folks don't dig it.
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That's fascinating that they've mentioned the original artists on there. Never seen that on one of these type albums before, usually just the titles and the name of the cover band.RoomService wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:49 pmHere you go. If these images are too huge to be posted, go ahead and grab them so I can remove them.KRR[Jelle] wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:56 pm Hi @Roomservice...
can you make me photo or scan of this 8 track tape , so I can list the details to my website https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... sions.html
As far as I know the oldest KISS cover song is Let Me Go Rock 'n Roll (as "WC-Papaperi-75") by Finish band DEAD END 5, which is released on their "Finnlevy" vinyl LP – SFLP 9593 see : https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... 4_hth.html
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Cool! Can't wait to hear it.
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Here's Girls' Hard Luck Woman:
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RoomService wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 4:49 pmHere you go. If these images are too huge to be posted, go ahead and grab them so I can remove them.KRR[Jelle] wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:56 pm Hi @Roomservice...
can you make me photo or scan of this 8 track tape , so I can list the details to my website https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... sions.html
As far as I know the oldest KISS cover song is Let Me Go Rock 'n Roll (as "WC-Papaperi-75") by Finish band DEAD END 5, which is released on their "Finnlevy" vinyl LP – SFLP 9593 see : https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/ ... 4_hth.html
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I'm 100% Sure i listened to a cover of Paul's solo "It's allright" back in the mid 80's, it was done by some girls group, like Bananarama or something like that, but i still can't find who recorded that
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Awesome black diamond cover
Poison played come on and love me in a new York show I think in 1988.
Poison played come on and love me in a new York show I think in 1988.
In the Suds wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:28 pmThis cover is amazing.Deuce1231 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:19 pm The Replacements covered Black Diamond in 1984. That's about as early as I know of...
EDIT: Having listened to this cover for the first time in ages, I'd say it's safe to say Paul Westerberg made Kurt Cobain sound like Paul Stanley in comparison to Nirvana's cover of Do You Love Me...![]()
Paul Westerberg is a great singer and The Replacements are one of the greatest bands of all time.