Neil Bogart, a brash record company executive, had founded a new label in 1973 – christened Casablanca Records in reference to his famous namesake, Humphrey Bogart. And I worshipped The Beatles.”īut while Kramer had the kudos, it was Kerner and Wise who had the connection that paid off – for them, and, in no small measure, for Kiss. All the bands that inspired me were British. As Paul said: “I’d been an Anglophile since I was a young teen. Given this pedigree, the four members of Kiss were thrilled to work with Kramer. In the summer of 1973, before Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise were enlisted as producers, the band had cut demos of Strutter and other key songs – Deuce, Firehouse and Black Diamond – with a guy who had worked on some of the biggest and most influential rock records of the late 60s and early 70s.Įddie Kramer, a South African expat, had served as recording engineer for The Beatles (on All You Need Is Love), the Rolling Stones ( Their Satanic Majesties Request), the Jimi Hendrix Experience ( Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland) and Led Zeppelin ( Led Zeppelin II and Houses Of The Holy).
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