Timewarp - IT IS WHAT IT IS (DELUXE 2CD)

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IT IS WHAT IT IS (DELUXE 2CD)

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CD20481

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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, "IT IS WHAT IT IS" 1990 REMIX : Play up or shut up * Bwana devil * Go Rin no sho * Rocket on the elevator up * 15 hours * Wrath of God * It is what it is * No clue * I'd like to kiss you * When the idol sings * Shadow realm * When worlds collide *
7" SIDES, 1990 REMIX : I didn't want to love you * Everybody knows *
1981 DEMOS : Oh doctor * Remember * California sun * Let the kids dance * Scratch the itchy brother * It's so hard * Solid as a rock * Everybody knows * Dancing time *
ALBUM DEMOS : Rocket on the elevator up * I'd like to kiss you * It is what it is * 15 hours * Shadow realm * Go Rin no sho * When the idol sings * I didn't want to love you * Cold December * No clue * Play up or shut up * Wrath of God * My baby smiled * When worlds collide * Bwana devil *
1982 DEMOS : Gonna be late * Shake some action * How could he resist? * It's so wild * Kicks right now *
1982 LIVE : TPBR combo * Godzilla