KISS - DESTROYER LP -ORIGINAL LP -Palms Label -Made in New Zealand NZ
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Destroyer is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released on March 15, 1976 in the US. It was the third successive Kiss album to reach the top 40 in the US, as well as the first to chart in Germany and New Zealand. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on April 22, 1976, and platinum on November 11 of the same year, the first Kiss album to achieve platinum. The album marked a departure from the raw sound of the band's first three albums.
It was not until radio stations started playing the B-side of the "Detroit Rock City" single "Beth," that the album started to sell as expected. The ballad, which according to Simmons was deliberately put on the B-side to force stations to play "Detroit Rock City", started receiving numerous listener requests and became an unexpected hit. "Beth" (co-written and sung by Peter Criss) was re-released as the fourth single in late August, and it peaked at #7 on the Billboard singles chart on September 25. It was the group's first Top 10 song and re-ignited sales of the album. On November 11 Destroyer became the first Kiss album to be certified platinum.
The album has received recognition in later years. In 1989, Kerrang! magazine listed the album at #36 among the "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". In 2003, it was ranked #489 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2006, it was placed at #60 on Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Albums of All Time. The album was also featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (2004), Rob Sheffield referred to Destroyer as "the inevitable arty concept album, from the drink-smoke-drive-die saga 'Detroit Rock City' to the touching 'Do You Love Me?'". Pitchfork Media's Jason Josephes said that it is "easily one of the best albums in the Kiss canon" and credited Ezrin for ushering along "even more of an art/hard rock album than Kiss' previous efforts."
Destroyer has been reported to have sold between 6 to 7 million by 2012, but has yet to be recertified for that amount; 4 million units have actually been certified.

Track list:    
"Detroit Rock City"       Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin     Stanley     5:17
"King of the Night Time World"       Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Ezrin     Stanley     3:19
"God of Thunder"       Stanley     Simmons     4:13
"Great Expectations"       Gene Simmons, Ezrin     Simmons     4:24
"Flaming Youth"       Ace Frehley, Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin     Stanley     2:59
"Sweet Pain"       Simmons     Simmons     3:20
"Shout It Out Loud"       Stanley, Simmons, Ezrin     Stanley, Simmons     2:49
"Beth"       Peter Criss, Stan Penridge, Ezrin     Criss     2:45
"Do You Love Me?"       Stanley, Fowley, Ezrin     Stanley     3:40
                
        
Personnel:

Kiss

    Paul Stanley - vocals, rhythm guitar
    Ace Frehley - lead guitar, backing vocals
    Gene Simmons - vocals, bass guitar
    Peter Criss - drums, percussion, vocals

Additional musicians:
Dick Wagner - lead guitar on "Sweet Pain", acoustic guitar on "Beth"
Brooklyn Boys Chorus - vocals on "Great Expectations"
David and Josh Ezrin - voices on "God of Thunder"
New York Philharmonic - Orchestra on "Beth"

Production:
Bob Ezrin - producer, orchestration, 2012 remix
    H.A. Macmillan - orchestration
    Jay Messina - engineer
    Corky Stasiak - engineer



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