Joe Rogan Experience #2550 - Rick Springfield · Aired Sep 8, 2026
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The four solo albums released by Kiss members all featured images of the individual band members printed directly onto the vinyl records.
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The four 1978 Kiss solo albums did have individual painted portraits of each member on the cardboard cover, done by artist Eraldo Carugati, but the standard original vinyl records themselves were plain black, not printed with member images. Picture disc versions with images pressed into the vinyl did exist as limited or later reissue editions, but that was not how the albums were normally sold.
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Is it true that the four solo albums released by Kiss members all featured images of the individual band members printed directly onto the vinyl records?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The four 1978 Kiss solo albums did have individual painted portraits of each member on the cardboard cover, done by artist Eraldo Carugati, but the standard original vinyl records themselves were plain black, not printed with member images. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2550 - Rick Springfield, aired Sep 8, 2026, at 1:46:15. The supporting source is kisstimeline.com, linked below.
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