''The Originals'' pack was a re-release of the first three albums by the rock band

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: ''

'', '' Hotter Than Hell'' and '' Dressed to Kill''. The paper sleeves holding each disc were duplicates of the original album covers. It was packaged with a 16-page history booklet, a color

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sticker, and a sheet of six trading cards.

Reception

The set was released to stimulate sales of the earlier albums once ''

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'' became the first Kiss studio album to go

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. It reached a peak of #36 on the US

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in September 1976.

Track listing

Record I - ''
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''

Record II - '' Hotter Than Hell''

Record III - '' Dressed to Kill''

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