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Limited edition of 500 worldwide.
The #1 U.S. gold record award winning band of all-time is celebrating 50 years of the groundbreaking song STRUTTER by releasing an everlasting gold-plated record that can be played, in partnership with Precious Sound.
SOUND & DESIGN
Limited to 2 per customer. All sales via KISSonline.com.
A KISS COLLECTIBLE TO LOVE, PLAY, AND TREASURE FOR GENERATIONS
Each record is crafted in Bavaria, Germany with Precious Sound’s patented process, taking 11 people and 304 steps to complete each gold-plated record
The wide and open sound on the A-side is achieved by a custom remastering of STRUTTER for gold playback, completed by one of the most in-demand sound engineers in the world.
The B-side is a prized piece of art—a one-of-a-kind engraving of the original Casablanca Records 7-inch single label in gold.
Each record comes with a display box with crystal glass window, a book with an exclusive letter from Gene Simmons, a silicon record mat, a hand-numbered certificate of authenticity, and a microfiber cleaning cloth, encased in an outer box honoring the song’s album art with intricate finishing and details
At Precious Sound, we remaster each song for optimal sound on precious metals and then cut it into a physical copper master using direct metal mastering.
We heat up recycled pure silver, gold, or platinum to 1000 degrees Celsius. The liquid metal flows into long sheets from which we punch circles and apply 5+ proprietary steps to perfect them into blank records.
The blank records are then pressed with a stamper at 1,250 tons of pressure before adding the finishing touches: the b-side engraving, the label, and nano-coating to protect the record from weathering.
Explore the collaboration celebrating the most gold record-awarded US band.
Our 5-inch records can be played on your manual record player of choice at 33 rpm speed. Simply place the record on the turntable, turn it on, and place the needle at beginning of the grooves. No special stylus is needed and no need to fear extra wear and tear. If you are looking to buy a new player, we are currently loving our Debut S Pro from Pro-ject Audio.
To keep it brief, we use recycled metals that are formed into perfect circular blanks. Meanwhile, we make the stampers using our own direct metal mastering machine. The circular blanks are then pressed with the stampers at 10x the pressure vinyl is pressed at. Finally, we add the finishing details like the label and the nano-coating, which protects the records from weathering.
The band was involved at every step and you
will discover their touches throughout, including Gene’s opening letter in the
accompanying book.
All the precious metals are recycled. These metals were previously used in electronics, jewelry, coins, and industrial objects. They are separated and melted into pure pellets. These pellets are turned into perfect blank records for pressing. Additionally, any excess precious metal from the production process is added back to this circular loop too.
These gold records are 8 times harder than vinyl. So they are not likely to break. Your diamond stylus is still harder than the record though and can result in scratching. To avoid scratching, the records include a generous lead-in and lead-out groove, so you can avoid scratching the record's grooves when placing or lifting the needle.
These records are 5 inches in diameter. The gold-plated records are 7 ounces of copper plated in .997 pure gold. The solid gold records are 8 ounces of .999 pure gold.
Each gold-plated record comes with a display box with a crystal glass window, a book with an exclusive letter from Gene, a record mat, a hand-numbered certificate, and a microfiber cleaning cloth, encased in an outer box honoring the song’s album art with intricate finishing and details.
The records are crafted in Munich, Germany at a 150-year-old family-owned craftsmanship partner of Precious Sound.
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