Klaus Nomi’s Debut Album Gets Vinyl Reissue

Evan Minsker
The 1981 self-titled album from the German countertenor gets a long-awaited repressing

Klaus Nomi was a German countertenor who became a fixture of the late ’70s performance art scene in New York City and famously appeared on “SNL” alongside David Bowie in 1979. His 1981 debut self-titled album is getting reissued on black-and-white vinyl, and it’s out June 14 via Real Gone Music. The album features his signature song, “The Nomi Song,” which is also the name of a 2004 documentary about the singer. It also includes his covers of Lou Christie’s “Lightning Strikes” and Chubby Checker’s “The Twist.”

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