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Here I Am, I Always Am

12" Vinyl
£18.99

25th Anniversary issue with 5 BONUS TRACKS!

KYRA from The Headcoatees with backing by Thee Headcoats!

This is one of our favourite albums of the 90’s and we’re over the moon to finally have it out on Damaged Goods, it was originally released on Vinyl Japan (ASKLP71) in 1998.

This new expanded version with FIVE bonus tracks including her 7” with the legendary ‘Armitage Shanks’ is also available on coloured vinyl for the first time, peach in fact!

Kyra Rubella was best known as a member of Thee Headcoatees and was also in The A-Lines and The Shall-I-Say-Quois.

ORIGINAL LP SLEEVENOTES –

Kyra (that’s pronounced ‘Keera’) is a Flemish girl who sings punk rock and Chansons with heart and abandon. She first came to our attention as one of Thee famed Headcoatees. The energy and power of her performance convinced us that she should make an album of her own.

How about it, Kyra?

“YES! YES! YES!” she screamed, jumping up and down.

So, recorded live and in a style that would make lesser hearts tremble, here she is, (she always is).

TRACKLISTING

1 – Agitated

2 – Anna K.

3 – It’s a Stick-Up

4 – Here I Am, I Always Am

5 – Naked

6 – Louise

7 – Marieke

8 – Ego Maniac

9 – Do Things Right

10 – Organic Footprints

11 – Today is the Night

12 – Laughing Song

13 – Doodlebug *BONUS TRACK*

14 – Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot *BONUS TRACK*

15 – Love in A Void *BONUS TRACK*

16 – Orgasm Addict *BONUS TRACK*

17 – Die Wonderlijke Dag (This Wond’rous Day) *BONUS TRACK*

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 10 & 12 recorded live on Revox G36 half-track at May Road, Rochester, Kent

Tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 & 11 recorded at May Road & Red Studio, Wouldham, Kent

Tracks 1-12: From the original album released on Vinyl Japan (ASKLP71) 1998

‘Doodlebug’ & ‘Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot’- Single released on Damaged Goods (DAMGOOD143) 1998

‘Love In A Void’ & ‘Orgasm Addict’ – Single by Armitage Shanks featuring Kyra (DAMGOOD59) 1995

Die Wonderlijke Dag (This Wond’rous Day) – B-side of single ‘Kyra Sings Marieke’ on Vinyl Japan (PAD38) 1998