The earliest known live performance footage of Kiss has emerged, almost exactly 46 years after its original recording.
Shot on Dec. 21, 1973 and found by Dangerous Minds, the concert took place at the Coventry, the same Queens, N.Y. music venue where Kiss made their live debut less than a year prior.
“We’re going to present a group to you that’s got an album coming out January 25th,” an announcer can be heard saying at the 1:39 mark of the below video, referring to the group’s self-titled debut album, which would actually come out Feb. 18. “Put your two lips together. Ladies and gentlemen, Kiss!”
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