Hitmen D.T.K. Take no prisoners, uncompromising rock 'n' roll- Live and Sweltering from Sydney!

Enter the time machine. Set the date and location: 13th November 1991, the Toucan Tango, a small club in Newtown in Sydney. The crowd are sardined in, the air thick with anticipation. This would be the first time in a decade Radio Birdman's Deniz Tek had set foot on an Australian stage, having last trod the boards alongside Ron Asheton and Dennis Thompson in New Race. That he would be appearing alongside Chris Masuak, his guitar partner in Birdman only added to the anticipation. Adrenaline pumping hard, Hitmen D.T.K. roar into action with 'Justice Blind' and other crunching rockers from the U.E.L.A. EP. The band are riding high following the release of their Moronic Inferno album and the set contains many songs from this album including 'Too Many Girls' (the best song the Dictators never wrote), the muscular 'Heartful of Hate', and the stunning 'St. Valentine's Day'. Chris Masuak's sublime rendition of the Ventures 'Walk Don't Run' signals the arrival of Deniz Tek to the stage, his entrance emitting a wave of electricity through the room. The distinctive bass intro of 'Hand of Law' sending the crowd into further frenzy. Other Birdman numbers performed in this set include 'Man With Golden Helmet', a jaw dropping 'Aloha Steve And Danno', and a high-energied run through 'Do The Pop', complete with Glutonic Mark Sisto on backup vocals. That you are even listening to this live album is nothing short of remarkable. The original recording was made on a handheld cassette recorder, with the cassette itself tossed into a box where it sat for more than three decades. Early 2023, the cassette is rediscovered. We blow the dust off, throw it into the cassette player and press play. We are blown away by both the power of the band's performance that night as well as the sound quality. Lightning in a bottle had indeed been captured. Importantly, this recording also documents the Hitmen live during their second incarnation (89-91) and the U.E.L.A. / Moronic Inferno period.

Track Listing

• Justice Blind
• Utopian Emotional Love Aura
• A Slice of Life
• Sleep and Dream
• Rock 'n' Roll Soldiers
• Too Many Girls
• St. Valentine's Day
• Walk Don't Run
• Hand of Law
• Heartful of Hate
• I Don't Mind
• The Party's Over
• This Bar
• Man With Golden Helmet
• Do The Pop
• Aloha Steve and Danno
• L.A. Woman
• California Sun

Additional Details

Label: Vicious Kitten Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 77:58 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/03/24

UPC: 790490275391