Bibliography of Kiss

This is a bibliography of the American rock group Kiss. Throughout their career they released numerous books and printed works celebrating their career of around four decades. Apart from the official Kiss books, there have been countless unofficial biographies and pictorials. Listed are all official printed works from the Kiss catalogue and the official biographies and autobiographies of various members of the group.

by Peggy Tomarkin
(ASIN: 0440048346)

The Real Story was the first official Kiss biography first published in April 1980 and was reprinted in 1981 by the Dutch Kiss fan club in a limited format. It is 112 pages.

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Kisstory was heralded as “the Kiss bible” and covers the band's history up until the mid-1990‘s. The first edition was published in March 1995 and was reprinted a year later for the original line-up reunion. It is a hardcover book with 440 pages, cased in a cardboard hardcover slipcase.

by Susan McEowen (Designer), Kisstory Limited Staff
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Kisstory II was published in March 2000 and follows on from where the previous book left off and details the original line-up’s reunion and subsequent tour’s and the bands Psycho Circus album. It also gives a semi-detailed history and guide to Kiss merchandise. Like the first Kisstory book it is a hardcover book, housed in a hardcover slipcase and is 435 pages.

by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Waring Abbott
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Kiss: The Early Years is an official pictorial book consisting of previously unseen photos from Kiss’ early period during the early 1970s up until the Alive! album, with photos exclusively taken by the one of the groups original photographers, Waring Abbott. It was published in paperback in November 2002 and is 207 pages.

by Ken Sharp and David Leaf
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The first full-length Kiss biography to be authorized by the band and includes interviews with members past and present, as well as archive material and previously unseen photographs. The first edition was published in November 2003 and is 576 pages.

compiled by Ken Sharp, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

Kiss Army Worldwide! is a collection of Kiss fanzines printed and published by Kiss Army chapters from all over the world. It was published on October 1, 2009 and is 240 pages.

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