Hitmen - Self Titled
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HITMEN

Title: The Hitmen
Label: Savage Beat (Australia)
Catalogue No: (savage005)
Format: CD (double album)
Released: November 2007
Price: $ 30.00

Formed by Radio Birdman's Chris Masuak and Warwick Gilbert and Birdman MC/backing vocalist Johnny Kannis soon after Birdman's initial demise in '78, The Hitmen also featured future Hoodoo Gurus mainstays Brad Shepherd and Mark Kingsmill by the time they came to record their self-titled debut in '81.

This 2 x CD features their classic debut plus single Bsides, demos and live tracks, including unreleased originals and covers including Sonics, MC5, Iggy, 13th Floor Elevators, Blue Oyster Cult, Dictators and the Flamin' Groovies' great 'Shake Some Action'. A massive 47 tracks!

Track Listing - Disc 1: (79:40 m:s)
  1. Big Love (W Gilbert) (2:37 m:s)
  2. I Want You (W Gilbert) (3:28 m:s)
  3. I Don't Mind You (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak / D Tek) (2:42 m:s)
  4. Death Grip (W Gilbert / J Kannis) (2:40 m:s)
  5. Corridors Of Power (G Foster / W Gilbert / C Masuak) (4:29 m:s)
  6. Oh No (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (2:51 m:s)
  7. Don't Hit Girls (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak) (2:44 m:s)
  8. Mercenary Calling (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak) (4:00 m:s)
  9. In You Eyes (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (3:59 m:s)
  10. I Stand Alone (G Foster / W Gilbert / T Vidale) (3:05 m:s)
  11. Rock'n'roll Soldiers (The New Order) (3:22 m:s)
  12. Big Love (W Gilbert) (2:52 m:s)
  13. Don't Fear The Reaper (Roeser) (4:59 m:s)
  14. Mercenary Calling (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak) (4:01 m:s)
  15. I Want You (W Gilbert) (3:54 m:s)
  16. Death Grip (W Gilbert / J Kannis) (2:51 m:s)
  17. Oh No (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (3:06 m:s)
  18. Don't Hit Girls (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak) (2:48 m:s)
  19. Corridors Of Power (G Foster / W Gilbert / C Masuak) (4:41 m:s)
  20. In Your Eyes (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (4:20 m:s)
  21. I Don't Mind (W Gilbert / J Kannis / C Masuak / D Tek) (2:44 m:s)
  22. I Stand Alone (G Foster / W Gilbert / T Vidale) (3:09 m:s)
  23. Solid As A Rock (Sine / Elewy) (4:18 m:s)

    TRACKS 1 - 10: From the album THE HITMEN   •   TRACK 11: B-side off I Don't Mind single
    TRACKS 12 - 23: From 2JJJ-FM Live To AIr 1981

Track Listing - Disc 2: (72:12 m:s)
  1. Didn't Tell The Man (C Masuak) (2:54 m:s)
  2. I Am The Man (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (2:14 m:s)
  3. Tell Tale Heart (C Masuak) (3:35 m:s)
  4. Wings Of Steel (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (3:56 m:s)
  5. I'd Like To Kiss You (C Masuak) (3:18 m:s)
  6. Shake Some Action (Jordan / Wilson) (4:21 m:s)
  7. Cold December (C Masuak) (5:38 m:s)
  8. Secret Agent Man (Sloan / Barri) (2:53 m:s)
  9. Dancing Time (C Masuak) (3:03 m:s)
  10. Kill City (Pop / Williamson) (2:19 m:s)
  11. TPBR Combo (C Masuak / D Tek) (2:06 m:s)
  12. Shot By Both Sides (Shelley / Devoto) (3:33 m:s)
  13. I Am The Man (W Gilbert / C Masuak) (2:13 m:s)
  14. King Of The Surf (LaPole) (2:12 m:s)
  15. Tell Tale Heart (C Masuak) (3:37 m:s)
  16. Faster And Louder (A Shernoff) (2:48 m:s)
  17. Dirty Robber (Morrill / Greek) (1:52 m:s)
  18. Hold On Tight (W Gilbert) (3:07 m:s)
  19. The American Ruse (MC5) (2:23 m:s)
  20. Gonna Be Late (W Gilbert) (3:20 m:s)
  21. The Red & Black (Pearlman / Roeser / Bourchard / Bloom) (4:18 m:s)
  22. Cities On Flame With Rock'n'Roll (Pearlman / Roeser / Bourchard) (4:08 m:s)
  23. Fun City (B Shepherd) (3:24 m:s)
  24. Reverberation (Hall / Sutherlan / Erickson) (4:37 m:s)

    TRACKS 1 - 2: Single A & B sides 1979   •   TRACK 3: B-side off I Want You single
    TRACKS 4 - 9: From Paradise Studios demo session   •   TRACKS 10 - 15: Live at the Metropole Sydney 1980
    TRACKS 16 - 20: Live at Selina's Sydney 1980   •   TRACKS 21 - 22: Live 1980   •   TRACKS 23 - 24: Live 1980

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