Vitabeats are an Australian musical duo, consisting of husband and wife Andrew and Lissa Barnum.[1] Originally signed to Red Records (Festival - Mark Moffatt), the duo recorded an EP and released "Tough Guy", which did not make the Australian top 100. The EP "Cake Mix" was released in July 1985, following the commercial success of "Boom Box".
Vitabeats | |
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| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Designers, Artists, Educators |
| Years active | 1982-Present |
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| Website | https://www.youtube.com/@vitabeatsforever8470 |
In 1984, Vitabeats signed with Hot Records and released "Boom Box" in February 1985, this was followed by "Audrey" in July 1985 and a studio album. Both albums were produced by John Bee at Studio 301 Sydney, with additional production by Kenny Francis.
In 1986 Vitabeats performed with The Rock Party, a charity project initiated by The National Campaign Against Drug Abuse, which included many Australasian musicians.
In the 1990s Vitabeats recorded 3 songs with producer Joe Wissert at Trackdown and Studio 301 with engineer David Hemmings. The songs "Mean True Love" and "One world rhythm" were released via streaming in 2013. The B-sides "Mean True Love" and "Flowers in the Wilderness" were recorded by Boris Hunt.
Andrew Barnum (as solo singer-songwriter) has released 5 albums via streaming (and physical cd) recorded with Boris Hunt, released by Foghrorn Records distributed by MGM: "The Perfect Blend: Southerly" (2006), "Feed the Clouds" (2010), "Memory Collective" (2015), "Little Phoenix / City / Country" (2018), "Dear Ancestor" (2020).
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Spot the Spanner |
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
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| The Beats Before the Boom |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album |
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| AUS[2] | |||
| 1983 | "Tough Guy" | - | The Beats Before the Boom |
| 1984 | "Cake Mix" | - | non album single |
| 1985 | "Boombox" | 31 | Spot the Spanner |
| "Audrey" | 81 | ||
| "Difficult Ideas" | - |
References
edit- ^ "Throwback Thursday: VitaBeats BoomBox". tonedeaf. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 300. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.