Editing Peter Criss (section)

=== Chelsea ===
Criss was involved with several bands through the mid- to late 1960s, starting with the Barracudas from 1962 to 1966 and including [[Chelsea (American band)|Chelsea]], who had a two-album deal with [[Decca Records]]; the group released a self-titled album in 1970. They never recorded a second album, and in August 1971 became Lips (a trio consisting of Criss and his Chelsea bandmates Michael Benvenga and Stan Penridge). By the spring of 1972, Lips was reduced to just the duo of Criss and Penridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiss-related-recordings.nl/petercriss_lips.html|title=Kiss Related Recordings; Peter Criss ; Lips – demo's 1970–1972|website=Kiss-related-recordings.nl|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>

In 1973, ex-Chelsea members Pete Shepley and Mike Brand recorded an unreleased album which included post-Chelsea Michael Benvenga, and pre-Kiss Peter Criss and Gene Simmons as session musicians. It was titled ''Captain Sanity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZSUfFgfen8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/QZSUfFgfen8| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Captain Sanity (Full Album)|last=mike brand|date=December 8, 2015|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://alex-room-service.podomatic.com/entry/2016-02-25T21_55_42-08_00|title=Och klockan slog ett extra slag|website=Alex-room-service.podomatic.com}}</ref>

Another early band featuring Criss was The Sounds of Soul, notable for also featuring future [[New York Dolls]] drummer [[Jerry Nolan]] and [[The Elegants]] guitarist Joe Lucenti whom Criss met in his previous band The Barracudas. The core of the band - Criss, Lucenti and keyboardist Peppi Genarelli - played together from 1966 to 1969, in the summer of 1968 as Brotherhood and from late 1968 under the name The Vintage. Criss and Genarelli then continued to the band Nautilus which existed until late 1970. In 1972-73 Criss and Lucenti were playing together again in Infinity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Criss |url=https://kissbandstree.com/artist.php?a=peter_criss |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=kissbandstree.com |language=en}}</ref>