KISS Debuts Epic 6 Hour Box Set 'KISSology: Volume One 1974-1977' as #1 DVD

NEW YORK, NY (VH1) -- KISS has proven once again to be the biggest, baddest, most triumphant show band in rock & roll history, debuting as the #1 music DVD of the week with "KISSology: Volume One 1974-1977" -- the first of a definitive three-part collection from VH1 Classic Records. The six-hour, 2-DVD box set sold over 52,000 copies in its first seven days of release.

This is the debut release from VH1 Classic Records and marks a substantial first success for the new imprint. The significant sales figures also mark a record for KISS as the best selling first week numbers for a KISS DVD ever and put this #1 Music DVD on pace to be one of the top selling music DVDs of the year.

Volume one is a MUST OWN hit that chronicles the beginning of a band that has lasted nearly 30 years. The set takes fans all the way back to the deep early roots of the band's classic line-up -- Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss -- in a mind blowing 6 solid hours of vintage KISS captured and re-mastered on 2 state-of-the-art DVDs featuring more than 70 live performances and four full concerts bundled along with unreleased tracks and never-before-seen footage. Volumes Two and Three are being readied for release in 2007.

"KISSology: Volume One 1974-1977" launched at retail on October 31 with a comprehensive push, including Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley serving as grand marshals in New York City's annual Halloween parade and appearing on MTV's "TRL" program. VH1 Classic also provided a full-court press on-air and online, including an exclusive interview special with Simmons and Stanley.

KISS is one of the Gold Record Award Winning bands and has sold 80+ million records throughout their career. The group has earned more than 55 gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards since receiving its first gold record for "KISS Alive!" in 1975. KISS has performed more than 3500 concerts in front of nearly eighty million fans in virtually every country on planet earth.

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents videos, concerts and music specials all day long, featuring the best of rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s, 80s and early 90s, including The Beatles, The Stones, Tina Turner, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, The Who, Stevie Wonder, The Police and many more. Learn more at https://www.vh1classic.com.