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Knopf : distributed by Random House, 2002 1 2003 by Sappho (Author) 623 ratings Kindle Edition 7.95 Read with Our Free App Hardcover from 64.01 6 Used from 64.01 Paperback 21.78 1 Used from 20.90 1 New from 21.78 Microfilm 49. If not, winter : fragments of Sappho / translated by Anne Carson Book Bib ID If not winter fragments of sappho Sappho (Author) Anne Carson (Translator) Price 18.00 16.56 Publisher Vintage Publish Date AugPages 416 Dimensions 5.21 X 8.11 X 0.92 inches 0. Sappho If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho (Vintage Contemporaries) Author: Sappho August, 2003 Microfilm Aug. ![]() ![]() The band experienced a commercial resurgence during this era, with the 1983 platinum-certified album Lick It Up successfully introducing them to a new generation of fans, and its music videos receiving regular airplay on MTV. In 1983, Kiss began performing without makeup and costumes, marking the beginning of the band's "unmasked" era that would last for over a decade. Due to creative differences, Criss departed the band in 1980 and Frehley in 1982, though both would return later. ![]() ![]() With their makeup and costumes, the band members took on the personae of comic book-style characters: the Starchild (Stanley), the Demon (Simmons), the Spaceman or Space Ace (Frehley), and the Catman (Criss). The current lineup consists of Stanley, Simmons, guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer. The band has gone through several lineup changes, with Stanley and Simmons remaining the only consistent members. Known for their face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid-1970s with shock rock-style live performances which featured fire-breathing, blood-spitting, smoking guitars, shooting rockets, levitating drum kits, and pyrotechnics. 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