THE CHRONOLOGY
This timeline was initially based extensively on Alex Carranza's original KISS ARMY FAQ chronology, many other sources have been referenced with additional and later facts including Dale Sherman's book, Black Diamond, and many other archival news sites, magazines, interviews, etc.
J U M P S T A T I O N
1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1969 · 1971 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002
1972
Unknown - Wicked Lester play the Richmond College Armory, to an empty hall...
Unknown - Wicked Lester play a Jewish B'nai B'rith in New Jersey...
Unknown - Wicked Lester play a movie theatre during intermission...
January - Epic Records rejects the second attempt by Wicked Lester to record an album.
May - Peter and Lydia take a beltated honeymoon/holiday in England where Peter tries unsuccessfully to get the gig as Elton John's drummer. Elton goes with Nigel Olssen who he'd used both in the studio and live for most of his career in the 60's and 70's...
August 17th - Wicked Lester studio sessions.
Autumn - Peter Criss joins Wicked Lester who continue as a trio.
Wicked Lester MK-III (December, 1972)
Autumn - Paul and Gene get a gig singing backing vocals on former Laura Nyro singer, Lyn Christopher's debut album. They appear on three tracks on the album which is released in early 1973. During this time Gene, Paul and Peter also do AMC commericals...
October 13th - Steven Coronell gets paid for his performance on the aborted Wicked Lester album...
December 1st - Feeling the need to embelish the band's sound with a second guitarist, Paul places an add in Village Voice for a guitarist, "with flash" suggesting that the band had an "album out soon"...
December 7th - Paul's ad is printed in the Village Voice...
December - Wicked Lester, still a trio, play a showcase for Epic A&R man, Don Ellis, at the loft resulting in the band finally being dropped by Epic. Don, apparently, didn't get the image changes Lester was going through, having a bucket of confetti thrown over him during "Firehouse", or Peter's brother puking over his shoes. Two other songs are performed, "Strutter" and "Deuce"...
