June 14th – Eric Singer sees KISS play at the Allen Theatre in Cleveland, OH… (?
June 19th – Paul collapses onstage at the Electic Ballroom, Atlanta, Georgia, and the band is forced to take a break. July – The first album is reissued to include “Kissin’ Time”. Initial copies are still released on the Warner Brothers dristributed NB-9001 record. July 5th – Second Tour with Blue Oyster Cult starts in Baton Rouge, LA. August – Band record Hotter Than Hell at Village Recorder Studios, LA, CA, with producers Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise who had moved to California from New York. Bogart wanted the band working with the same people as on the first album. The album has the working title “The Harder They Come”, while the recording sessions in LA are not the happiest time for the band used to the New York atmosphere with Gene being unable to drive and Paul’s guitar being stolen. Like the first album HTH is essentially live recording with somewhat more embelishments than the first… August – Photo session with Norman Seef, for Hotter Than Hell, where everyone is wrecked, exc
