Hitmen

HITMEN

DVD

"It Is What It Is" - The Ultimate DVD Compilation

"Countdown", ABC TV, Australia, 1979
- Didn't Tell The Man
"Live From Stranded" Promo Video
- Don't Hit Girls
"Sounds", Channel 7, Australia, 1982
- interview
- Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
Promo Video
- Pay Up Or Shut Up
"Sounds", Channel 7, Australia, 1983
- interview
- Bwana Devil
TV Broadcast, 1984
- Tora Tora DTK advertisement
Promo Video
- Justice Blind
"Rage", ABC TV, Australia, October 7, 2006
- Pay Up Or Shut Up
- Bwana Devil
- Don't Hit Girls
- I Don't Mind
- Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 41:57

NTSC OR PAL: PAL

COMMENTS: The "Rage" 2006 broadcast was part of a Radio Birdman special and the videos are the same as the ones earlier in the compilation but are better quality.

MENU: Yes

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Local Inn, Ryde, Sydney, Australia, September 1979

01. Dancing Time
02. Hold On Tight
03. Strychnine
04. Nearly Night
05. Cold December
06. Night Is Over
07. Didn't Tell The Man
08. Shake Some Action
09. Come With Me
10. Gonna Be Late
11. Secret Agent Man
12. Kids Can't Dance (early version of Pop's All Gone)
13. I Don't Mind
14. Hit Me
15. (DJ outro)

SOURCE: Radio broadcast from Double J

TIME: 49:00

COMMENTS: Tracks 14 and 15 has been taken from an alternate source since it was incomplete on the other source.

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Rags, Sydney, Australia, January 18, 1980

01. (tuneup)
02. Dancing Time
03. Hard Time Coming
04. Kicks Right Now
05. Night Is Over
06. No Clue
07. Hold On Tight
08. Nearly Night
09. I Want You
10. Kill City
11. TPBR Combo
12. Pop's All Gone
13. Big Love
14. Didn't Tell The Man
15. Faster And Louder
16. I Don't Mind
17. Wings Of Steel
18. Cold December
19. King Of The Surf
20. I'd Like To Kiss You
21. Gonna Be Late
22. Shake Some Action

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 74:57

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Selinas, Sydney, Australia, February 15, 1980

01. Dirty Robber
02. Wings Of Steel
03. I'd Like To Kiss You
04. Strychnine
05. Hold On Tight
06. The American Ruse
07. Gonna Be Late
08. No Clue
09. Louie Louie

SOURCE: Soundboard recording

TIME: 26:28

COMMENTS: Tracks 1, 5-7 are now available on the reissued 2CD "Hitmen" (Savage Beat SAVAGE005)

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Stardust Inn, Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia, 1980

01. Dancing Time
02. Hard Time Coming
03. Oh No
04. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
05. In Your Eyes
06. Death Grip
07. Big Love
08. Pop's All Gone
09. Nearly Night
10. Mercenary Calling
11. Corridors Of Power
12. Gonna Be Late
13. I Stand Alone
14. Don't Hit Girls
15. I Don't Mind
16. Shake Some Action
17. (crowd noise)
18. Cities On Flame With Rock 'n' Roll
19. The Red & The Black
20. (tuneup)
21. King Of The Surf
22. Suspicious Minds

SOURCE: Soundboard recording

TIME: 74:33

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Governor's Pleasure, Sydney, Australia, August 5, 1981

01. (introduction)
02. Oh No
03. Tell Tale Heart
04. Hard Time Coming
05. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
06. Flaming Telepaths
07. I Stand Alone
08. Mercenary Calling
09. Death Grip
10. Strychnine
11. In Your Eyes
12. Corridors of Power
13. I Want You
14. Just Like Me
15. Pop's All Gone
16. Reverberation
17. Don't Hit Girls
18. I Don't Mind
19. Fun City
20. Dancing Time
21. Shake Some Action
Flexidisc, "From The Vault" magazine, issue #2 (studio recording)
22. Gonna Be Late

SOURCE: Audience recording except for the bonus track

TIME: 71:07

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Canberra, Australia, October 27, 1982

01. Dancing Time
02. Rocket On The Elevator Up
03. No Clue
04. Mercenary Calling
05. When The Idol Sings
06. TPBR Combo
07. Go Rin No Sho
08. 15 Hours
09. When Worlds Collide
10. Bwana Devil
11. Don't Fear The Reaper
12. Wrath Of God
13. Suspicious Minds (cut)
14. Pay Up Or Shut Up
15. The Red & The Black
16. Louie Louie
17. Shake Some Action
18. I Don't Mind

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 67:11

COMMENTS: I have boosted the sound of this since it was recorded at a low volume

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
Bayview Tavern, Sydney, Australia, October 28, 1982
CD.1: 01. Rocket On The Elevator Up 02. I'd Like To Kiss You 03. No Clue 04. Mercenary Calling 05. When The Idol Sings 06. TPBR Combo 07. Go Rin No Sho 08. 15 Hours 09. When Worlds Collide 10. Bwana Devil 11. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)	CD.2: 01. Wrath Of God 02. Pay Up Or Shut Up 03. The Red & The Black 04. It Is What It Is 05. Solid As A Rock 06. I Don't Mind 07. Shake Some Action 08. Suspicious Minds 09. California Sun 10. Louie Louie
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 37:11 / 47:00
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Family Inn, Sydney, Australia, May 25, 1983

01. Dancing Time
02. Kicks Right Now
03. 15 Hours
04. Snake
05. Remember
06. Wrath Of God
07. Gonna Be Late
08. California Sun
09. Oh Doctor
10. It's So Hard
11. Rocket On The Elevator Up
12. Go Rin No Sho
13. Broken Guitars / Let The Kids Dance
14. Shake Some Action
15. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
16. I Don't Mind
17. Pay Up Or Shut Up
18. Didn't Tell The Man
19. Solid As A Rock

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 73:44

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
Family Inn, Sydney, Australia, June 1984
CD.1: 01. (introduction) 02. Pay Up Or Shut Up 03. Lost In The Ozone Again 04. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 05. Bwana Devil 06. Didn't Tell The Man 07. Shake Some Action 08. It's So Hard 09. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) / Big Love 10. I Want You 11. Oh No 12. 15 Hours	CD.2: 01. Don't Fear The Reaper 02. When Worlds Collide 03. California Sun 04. I Don't Mind 05. Solid As A Rock 06. Rocket On The Elevator Up 07. Death Grip 08. Dancing Time 09. Mustang Sally 10. Suspicious Minds 11. Louie Louie
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 45:56 / 59:45
COMMENTS: Billed as the last Hitmen show although they played a short tour in 1985 and reformed for a few years from 1989-1992 and again for sporadic shows from 2007-2009. Some songs were included on the "Tora Tora DTK" live album.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

JOHNNY KANNIS EXPLOSION

Old Greek Theatre, Australia, February 11, 1989

01. Pay Up Or Shut Up
02. It's So Hard
03. 15 Hours
04. Didn't Tell The Man
05. I Want You
06. Godzilla
07. Kill City
08. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
09. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
10. California Sun
11. I Don't Mind

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 45:48

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN DTK / JOHNNY KANNIS EXPLOSION

"U.E.L.A." Demos 1989 / Demos

JOHNNY KANNIS EXPLOSION demos, EMI, Sydney, Australia
01. Gimme Good Loving
02. Love For The Lonely
03. In The Heart Of A Foreign Land
04. Buried In Time
HITMEN D.T.K.: "U.E.L.A. demos, Rykodisc, 1989
05. Justice Blind
06. Teutonic
07. Gone Wild
08. Slice Of Life
09. Cat Fight
10. Ready To Ride
11. U.E.L.A.
12. Pop's All Gone

SOURCE: Studio recording

TIME: 43:41

COMMENTS: Titles for the Johnny Kannis Explosion tracks are guesses since they were not officially released

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN DTK

Heaven Club, St Peters, Sydney, Australia, March 28, 1990

01. The Party Starts Now!
02. LA Woman
03. U.E.L.A.
04. Justice Blind
05. I Don't Mind
06. Ready To Ride
07. (band comments)
08. Something Wicked
09. California Sun
10. Gone Wild
11. Shake Some Action
12. The Party's Over (beginning only)

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 45:04

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN DTK

Banjo's, Bayview Tavern, Sydney, Australia, August 16, 1990

01. The Party Starts Now!
02. Teutonic
03. Heart Full Of Hate
04. Justice Blind
05. Gone Wild
06. Shake Some Action
07. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
08. Sleep & Dream
09. U.E.L.A.
10. California Sun
11. Too Many Girls
12. St Valentine's Day
13. Solid As A Rock (cut for tape flip)
14. I Don't Mind
15. The Party's Over

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 54:12

COMMENTS:

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN DTK

The Marquee, Sydney, Australia, November 17, 1990

01. The Party Starts Now! (beginning cut)
02. Big Love
03. Oh No
04. Heart Full Of Hate / Gone Wild
05. Slice Of Life
06. Too Many Girls
07. Sleep & Dream
08. Justice Blind
09. Shake Some Action
10. Surfin' In Another Direction
11. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
12. St Valentine's Day
13. California Sun
14. I Don't Mind
15. The Party's Over
16. Teutonic
17. Aloha Steve & Danno
18. U.E.L.A.
19. Ready To Ride

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 78:19

COMMENTS: Master recording from The King Of Rock. This is a digital clone of the G2 transfer of a first generation cassette.

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
Waves, Wollongong, Australia, December 14, 2007
CD.1: 01. (introduction) 02. Pay Up Or Shut Up 03. Big Love 04. I Want You 05. Oh No 06. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 07. 15 Hours 08. Didn't Tell The Man 09. Bwana Devil 10. It's So Hard 11. Another Lost Weekend 12. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 13. California Sun 14. Have Love Will Travel 15. Shake Some Action 16. I Don't Mind 17. Solid As A Rock	CD.2: 01. (crowd noise) 02. Broken Guitars 03. Dancing Time 04. LA Woman 05. King Of The Surf 06. (crowd noise) 07. Suspicious Minds
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 58:24 / 25:35
COMMENTS: GT Remaster. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
Gaelic Club, Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2007
CD.1: 01. (introduction) 02. Pay Up Or Shut Up 03. Big Love 04. I Want You 05. Oh No 06. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 07. 15 Hours 08. Didn't Tell The Man 09. Bwana Devil 10. It's So Hard 11. Another Lost Weekend 12. King Of The Surf 13. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 14. Have Love Will Travel 15. This Bar 16. Shake Some Action 17. I Don't Mind 18. Solid As A Rock	CD.2: 01. Broken Guitars / Dancing Time 02. LA Woman 03. California Sun 04. (crowd noise) 05. Death By The Gun (sung by Chris Masuak) 06. Suspicious Minds 07. (banter)
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 69:27 / 33:43
COMMENTS: GT Remaster. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
East Brunswick Club, Melbourne, Australia, December 28, 2007
CD.1: 01. Pay Up Or Shut Up 02. Big Love 03. (banter) 04. I Want You 05 (banter) 06. Oh No 07. (banter) 08. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 09. (banter) 10. 15 Hours 11. (banter) 12. Didn't Tell The Man 13. (banter) 14. Bwana Devil 15. (banter) 16. It's So Hard 17. (banter) 18. Another Lost Weekend 19. (banter) 20. King Of The Surf 21. (banter) 22. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 23. (banter) 24. Have Love Will Travel 25. This Bar 26. Shake Some Action 27. I Don't Mind	CD.2: 01. (banter) 02. Death By The Gun (sung by Chris Masuak) 03. LA Woman 04. California Sun 05. Suspicious Minds
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 66:51 / 25:00
COMMENTS: Liquidsky recording. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
Annandale Hotel, Sydney, Australia, August 8, 2008
CD.1: 01. Dancing Time 02. I Want You 03. Oh No 04. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 05. 15 Hours 06. Didn't Tell The Man 07. Another Lost Weekend 08. Don't Fear The Reaper 09. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 10. Broken Guitars 11. Corridors Of Power 12. In Your Eyes 13. I Stand Alone 14. I Don't Mind 15. Solid As A Rock	CD.2: 01. Death By The Gun (sung by Chris Masuak) 02. Shake Some Action 03. Suspicious Minds
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 66:02 / 17:40
COMMENTS: GT Remaster. I received this recording directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Sandringham Hotel, Sydney, Australia, November 20, 2009

01. Pay Up Or Shut Up
02. When Worlds Collide
03. Tell Tale Heart
04. TPBR Combo
05. It Is What It Is
06. 15 Hours
07. Didn't Tell The Man
08. No Clue
09. California Sun
10. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
11. Oh No
12. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
13. Death By The Gun (sung by Chris Masuak)
14. Another Lost Weekend
15. Shake Some Action
16. I Don't Mind
17. Solid As A Rock
18. (crowd noise)
19. Broken Guitars
20. Suspicious Minds

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 79:14

COMMENTS: GT Master. I received this recording directly from the taper as untracked dumps with a loose eq. This was the first of two nights billed as "Tora Tora DTK Re-Loaded"

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

NIAGARA & THE HITMEN
National Hotel, Geelong, Australia, April 2, 2010
CD.1: HITMEN 01. Justice Blind 02. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 03. It's So Hard 04. Ice 05. California Sun 06. I Don't Mind 07. Didn't Tell The Man 08. 15 Hours 09. Godzilla	CD.2: NIAGARA 01. I Died 1000 Times 02. You're Gonna Die 03. November 22, 1963 04. 1970 05. Little Doll 06. Cop's Eyes 07. I Love You But You're Dead / Real Cool Time 08. Ground Zero 09. TV Eye 10. Anybody Can Fuck Her / Shake Some Action 11. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 12. Suspicious Minds
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 36:26 / 66:46
BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Niagara (vocals), Chris Masuak (guitar), Tony Jukic (guitar), Tony Robertson (bass), Murray Shepherd (drums)
COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Parkwood Tavern, Parkwood, Australia, July 7, 2017

01. Pay Up Or Shut Up
02. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
03. It's So Hard
04. I Want You
05. Shake Some Action
06. Didn't Tell The Man
07. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
08. 15 Hours
09. This Bar
10. Mercenary Calling
11. Oh No
12. California Sun
13. I Don't Mind
14. In Your Eyes

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 63:49

BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)

COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

Punkfest, The Zoo, Brisbane, Australia, July 8, 2017

01. Pay Up Or Shut Up
02. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
03. It's So Hard
04. Shake Some Action
05. I Want You
06. Didn't Tell The Man
07. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
08. 15 Hours
09. This Bar
10. Oh No
11. California Sun
12. In Your Eyes
13. I Don't Mind
14. Solid As A Rock
15. Bwana Devil
16. Suspicious Minds
17. King Of The Surf

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 79:37

BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)

COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

New Tattersalls Hotel, Lismore, Australia, July 9, 2017

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 79:57

BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)

COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
The Leadbelly, Sydney, Australia, July 14, 2017
CD.1: 01. Pay Up Or Shut Up 02. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 03. It's So Hard 04. I Want You 05. Shake Some Action 06. Didn't Tell The Man 07. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 08. 15 Hours	CD.2: 01. No Clue 02. Mercenary Calling 03. Oh No 04. California Sun 05. In Your Eyes 06. I Don't Mind 07. Solid As A Rock 08. Big Love 09. Bwana Devil 10. Suspicious Minds
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 38:09 / 44:49
BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)
COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN
The Leadbelly, Sydney, Australia, July 15, 2017
CD.1: 01. Big Love 02. Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers 03. It's So Hard 04. I Want You 05. Shake Some Action 06. Didn't Tell The Man 07. Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love) 08. 15 Hours	CD.2: 01. No Clue 02. Mercenary Calling 03. Oh No 04. California Sun 05. In Your Eyes 06. I Don't Mind 07. Solid As A Rock 08. Bwana Devil 09. Search & Destroy 10. Suspicious Minds BONUS TRACK: "Drivel Drive, Three-D Radio, Adelaide, July 15, 2017 11. interview with Johnny Kannis
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 33:26 / 60:41
BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)
COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

HITMEN

DVD

Bridge Hotel, Sydney, Australia, July 29, 2017

- Big Love
- Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
- It's So Hard
- I Want You
- Shake Some Action
- Didn't Tell The Man
- Everybody Knows (I Don't Like Love)
- 15 Hours
- No Clue
- Mercenary Calling
- Oh No
- California Sun
- In Your Eyes
- I Don't Mind
- Solid As A Rock
- Dancing Time
- Suspicious Minds

SOURCE: Audience recording

TIME: 70:37

BAND MEMBERS: Johnny Kannis (vocals), Tony Robertson (bass), Tony Jukic (guitar), Vince Cuscuna (guitar), Murray Shepherd (drums)

NTSC OR PAL: PAL

COMMENTS: A Justin M recording. I received this directly from the taper.

MENU: No

ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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