When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
For your consideration is an exceptional, investment-grade copy of the 1977 KISS studio masterpiece, Love Gun. This is a highly collectible, original vintage RCA Music Service Record Club pressing, manufactured under license and identified by catalog number R-124139 on the jacket. Finding any 1977 rock album still intact under its original factory shrink wrap is an absolute anomaly, but finding an RCA Club variant in this pristine condition makes it a true holy grail archive piece for completionist variant hunters and the global KISS Army fanbase.
Condition Report
This album is completely factory-sealed and is presented in flawless archival condition. The physical preservation of this nearly 50-year-old piece is stellar:
• The original 1977 factory shrink wrap is completely intact with zero rips, zero tears, and zero seam splits along any of the edges.
• The cardboard jacket remains perfectly flat. It shows none of the severe bowing or warping that typically plagues vintage sealed records due to shrinking plastic over the decades.
• The back cover displays the tight, authentic surface wrinkles that high-end collectors look for to verify a genuine period-correct factory seal, proving this is an original 1977 production and not a modern re-seal.
• Because the album has never been opened, the highly coveted internal contents—including the custom inner sleeve, the Casablanca merchandise order form, and the iconic cardboard pop-out Love Gun insert—are preserved inside in perfect, unpunched condition.
Provenance and Collectibility
In the vintage vinyl market, specialized RCA Music Service variants are fiercely sought after by serious collectors looking to complete master pressing sets. Because the vast majority of mail-order subscription copies were opened and played immediately upon delivery in 1977, an un-opened survivor like this commands a premium tier valuation.
Important Collector Policy
Due to the premium archival value of this item, returns will only be accepted if the record is returned in its original, unaltered, factory-sealed state. If the 1977 factory shrink wrap is broken, cut, tampered with, or opened, the collectible value evaporates, and a return cannot be honored.
Shipping and Handling
This high-value piece will be packaged with extreme care. The album will be securely wrapped in heavy-duty bubble wrap and shipped inside a rigid, reinforced cardboard record mailer box to ensure the pristine factory seal and flat jacket arrive in the exact condition pictured. Fully insured tracking and signature confirmation will be provided immediately upon shipment to protect your investment.
