Year/Genre: 1974, Hard Rock
Matrix #: PZ 32817
Condition: VG+, sounds great; light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Debut LP by Topeka, Kansas rock band Kansas, released March 8, 1974 on Kirshner after the merger of two local groups.

2. Recorded in 1973 at Record Plant Studios in New York while the band was still playing small Midwestern gigs.

3. Cover art crops John Steuart Curry’s mural “Tragic Prelude” from the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.

4. Early sales were modest, but it later went Gold after the band’s ’70s hits pushed fans back to the debut; good for fans of Styx, early Rush, and Boston.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $18–$24
VG+: $13–$17
VG: $8–$12
G: $4–$6

11/22/25 CC