The Hitmen

Anyone camping out in front of MTV in its first year will remember The Hitmen's "Bates Motel" immediately. It's one of those great forgotten bits of 80's obscura. The Hitmen, fronted by Ben Watkins, recorded their first album "Aim for the Feet" in 1980 under the Urgent Records division of Columbia. It's pretty light but listenable stuff (along the lines of more familiar bands of the era such as The Romantics, The Producers, or Graham Parker and The Rumour) but ultimately forgettable. Their second release, 1981's "Torn Together" leads off with "Bates Motel", a rich, murky, yet danceable gem that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The upgrade in style is not too surprising considering this outing was produced by Rhett Davies (who is also associated with Talking Heads, Roxy Music, and Icehouse, among many others). Aim For The Feet (1980) 01 OK 02 Private Eye 03 She's All Mine 04 Kid's Stuff 05 Guess Who 06 I Still Remember 07 Slay Me With Your 45 08 Eyes Open 09 Bad Timing 10 Hold On to Her Torn Together (1981) 01 Bates Motel 02 What Would The Neighbors Say 03 Picking Up The Pulse 04 Score It Blue 05 The Hard Heartbeat 06 Don't Speak With The Enemy 07 Shade In Fade Out 08 Changing Faces Album cover images are included. Enjoy and SEED!

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 80zforever (2009-05-30)

awesome post! who does not remember this? thx digitpress.

 80zforever (2009-06-01)

digit can you give this a little bump. stuck at 52%. thx

digitpress (2009-07-01)

It's an honor to have something YOU can download, 80zforever. I've been seeding your "Rare Hits" collections for quite some time.