Hello folks!

A week today we'll be realeasing a 25th anniversary reissue of Kyra Rubella's solo LP on PEACH coloured vinyl! (Yes, Kyra from Thee Headcoatees!)

**CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER VIA THE DG SHOP**

Check out Kyra's brilliant performance of 'Organic Footprints' as featured on the LP - CLICK THE PIC BELOW

We also have plenty of other great titles featuring Kyra - her solo 7" 'Doodlebug', along with lots of LPs (and the 'Johnny Jack 7") by Thee Headcoatees!

If that's not excitement enough scroll down for details of our October releases - The Lurkers' Live in at The Queens Hotel 1977 gets a vinyl release and we have a new 7" by Cyanide Pills! Pre-order for these titles starting soon!

KYRA - HERE I AM, I ALWAYS AM (Ltd. col LP) - Out August 25th

25th Anniversary issue with 5 BONUS TRACKS!   It's KRYA 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 1-12: 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

MORE KYRA ON VINYL

THE LURKERS - LIVE AT THE QUEENS HOTEL 1977 (Ltd. col LP) - Out October 6th

PLEASE NOTE: PRE-SALE STARTING IN A WEEK...

A live recording from 1977! First time on vinyl!

Previously only available on CD as part of the Past & Future Landslide 3CD box set!

It was 1977 and things were progressing extremely well. We had signed to Beggars Banquet and our first single ‘Shadow’ b/w ‘Love Story’ had been released. John Peel had been playing both sides of the single most nights on his radio show, so we were getting heard by a lot of people. But we didn’t yet have a "proper" tour bus, so we all piled into a transit for the trip down to Margate with our tour manager Mike Stone in the driving seat.

The Queens Hotel turned out to be a pretty good venue. There was a nice high stage which we much preferred over the low-slung platforms of some of the places we played. It meant that the crowd wasn’t totally swamping us the whole time, although there would still be a constant stream of people jumping on and off stage, bumping us, knocking equipment over and so forth. We weren’t sure if many people would turn up on a cold and windy night so close to Christmas, but it was a good turnout, and they were out for a good time too. There was none of the aggro stuff which would become a problem later on at our shows.

The actual gig was typical of a Lurkers show at that time, being fairly chaotic with a lot of crowd "interaction". There is a recklessly fast version of ‘Pills’ on the recording, and I think we were playing ‘It’s Quiet Here’ for the first time live. Howard was on good form too; it would be his birthday on Christmas Day. My favourite quip from him is towards the end of the show when he says "eat your heart out Hank Marvin" after one of my more eccentric Shadows guitar intros.    PETE STRIDE 2022

CYANIDE PILLS - HOPE YOU'RE HAVING FUN (Ltd. col 7") - Out October 6th

LIMITED EDITION 7” BY LEEDS PUNK BAND CYANIDE PILLS!

A-side from recent album Soundtrack To The New Cold War!   B-side exclusive to this release!

TRACKLISTING   1 – Hope You’re Having Fun   2 – Don’t Tell Me Everything’s Alright (Exclusive track)

The band play the UK in September and December, Europe in November, and will also be heading to the US for the first time in October to play some west coast shows!

UK TOUR DATES

7th Sep 2023 @ The Salty Dog, Northwich - TICKETS

8th Sep 2023 @ Redchurch Brewery, Harlow (w/ The Courettes) - TICKETS

15th Dec 2023 @ Hope and Anchor, London - TICKETS

16th Dec 2023 @ Leeds Punk Rock Xmas (Brudenell Social Club), Leeds - TICKETS

17th Dec 2023 @ Waterloo Bar, Blackpool

US TOUR DATES (MORE COMING SOON)

21st Oct @ Haven City, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

EURO TOUR DATES

presented by OX Fanzine & livegigs.de & SLAM
16th Nov - D-Wermelskirchen, AJZ Bahndamm TICKETS
17th Nov - D-Frankfurt, AU
18th Nov - D-Landshut, Rocket Club
20th Nov - CH-Zürich, Dynamo
21st Nov - D-München, Unter Deck
22nd Nov - D-Weinheim, Cafe Central
24th Nov - D-Hamburg, Hafenklang
25th Nov - D-Düsseldorf, Der Hof Düsseldorf
26th Nov - B-Antwerpen, Kid’s Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Kaffee

Play records & enjoy the footie!

Ian & Duncan