''Am I Evil'' is a compilation album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head. It was released in 1987 by

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before being re-released by Heavy Metal Records in 1994. This album contains early recordings of the tracks from Diamond Head's 1982 album '' Borrowed Time'', except for the song "Call Me", plus two extra tracks, "Dead Reckoning" and "Sucking My Love". The latter was previously released on the band's 1980 debut album ''

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''. The former had already been released on two previous Diamond Head records. It appears on the ''Four Cuts'' EP and as a B-side to the single "Call Me"; both were released by MCA in 1982 (however, the 7" version of "Call Me" was only released in France). Like ''Borrowed Time'', this album's artwork was done by

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, a British Illustrator from

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who had previously worked with bands such as

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and

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. The songs off this compilation are much less polished compared to their ''Borrowed Time'' versions. Many fans prefer the versions of the songs on this album as many blamed Diamond Head's previous label, MCA, of trying to over commercialize the band.

Track listing

Credits

*Brian Tatler – guitar, vocals *Sean Harris – vocals *Duncan Scott – drums *Colin Kimberley – bass

References

Diamond Head (band) compilation albums 1987 compilation albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub