Timewarp - HITMEN (DELUXE 2CD)

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HITMEN (DELUXE 2CD)

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CD20480

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$29.95

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[ERA : 80s / Detroit Rock, Garage Rock ] November 2007 sees the release of deluxe double-disc reissues of the legendary first two albums by THE HITMEN, comprising members of two recent ARIA Hall of Fame inductees and touring partners, RADIO BIRDMAN and THE HOODOO GURUS. Formed by Birdmen CHRIS MASUAK and WARWICK GILBERT and Birdman MC JOHNNY KANNIS soon after Birdman's initial demise in '78, THE HITMEN also featured future Gurus mainstays BRAD SHEPHERD and MARK KINGSMILL by the time they came to record their self-titled debut in '81 and its follow-up 'It Is What It is' in '82. Overlooked for far too long, THE HITMEN'S music is ripe for re-evaluation, and Savage Beat!/Shock's deluxe reissues will provide ample opportunity. Each album will be accompanied by a massive booklet with lengthy notes and numerous images. More importantly, each will be expanded to include about 45 tracks, with a bounty of previously unheard demo and live material added to each set. Hitmen classics like 'Didn't Tell The Man', 'Corridors Of Power', 'Rocket On The Elevator Up' and '15 Hours' will be featured alongside long lost fan favourites like 'Cold December' and 'Wings of Steel', as well as incredible covers of the Sonics, MC5, 13th Floor Elevators, Iggy Pop, Bo Diddley, Blue Oyster Cult, Dictators and the Flamin' Groovies' great 'Shake Some Action'. Fans of Birdman, the Gurus and the great Australian band's that followed in the Hitmen's wake, like the Screaming Tribesmen and the Lime Spiders, will find the wit and the power of the Hitmen an absolute revelation. Johnny Kannis and Chris Masuak are set to reconvene the band towards the year's end in celebration. /
ORIGINAL ALBUM "The HITMEN" : Big love * I want you * I don't mind * Death grip * Corridors of power * Oh no * Don't hit girls * Mercenary calling * In your eyes * I stand alone *
LIVE JJJ 1981 : Big love * Don't fear the reaper * Mercenary calling * I want you * Death grip * Oh no * Don't hit girls * Corridors of power * In your eyes * I don't mind * I stand alone * Solid as a rock *
7" A-SIDE : Didn't tell the man *
7" B-SIDES : I am the man * Tell tale heart *
1980 DEMOS : Wings of steel * I'd like to kiss you * Shake some action * Cold December * Secret agent man * Dancing time *
1980 LIVE : Kill City * TPBR combo * Shot by both sides * I am the man * King of the surf * Tell tale heart * Faster & louder * Dirty Robber * Hold on tight * The American ruse * Gonna be late * The red & the black * Cities on flame with Rock and Roll *
1981 LIVE : Fun City * Reverberation