Classic 1981 and '82 albums by post-RADIO BIRDMAN/pre-HOODOO GURUS  outfit THE HITMEN get deluxe reissue treatment. Release timed to anticipate the forthcoming 3 PART 'Do The Pop! Redux' series, first part of which will be out late November (and which of course will feature birdman, The Hitmen and other Birdman related bands), and a Johnny Kannis & Chris Masuak-led Hitmen tour in December... Of course Birdman and the Gurus recent simultaneous induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame was nicely timed as well.

Formed by Birdmen CHRIS MASUAK and WARWICK GILBERT and Birdman MC/backing volcalist 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, IGGY, 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS, BLUE OYSTER CULT, DICTATORS and the FLAMIN' GROOVIES' great 'Shake Some Action'.