Band Name: The Bates
Music Album: Shake!
Album Release Date: April 1990
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: Black Fantasy Records
Album Release Country: Germany
Music Record Type: 16 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
The Bates (after Norman Bates of Hitchcock's movie "Psycho") formed in Eschwege, Germany in 1987.
Founding members were Markus „Zimbl“ Zimmer (vocals, bass), Frank „Klube“ Klubescheid (drums), Thomas "Pogo" Möller (rhythm guitar) and Armin Beck (lead guitar).
Armin left the band in 1991, he was replaced by Michael "Reb" Rebbig.
Pogo left the band in 1998, he was replaced by Tillman "Dully" Schüssler in 1999.
Due to musical and personal differences within the band, The Bates finally split in 2001.
Zimbl died on 18 June 2006. He was 41 years old.
| A1 | Meet My Friends | 2:10 |
| A2 | The Lips Of Jayne Mansfield | 3:30 |
| A3 | Eagleman | 1:12 |
| A4 | No More | 2:20 |
| A5 | Wet Look | 1:23 |
| A6 | Signed D.C. | 2:11 |
| A7 | Who's That Girl | 1:35 |
| A8 | Goldfinger | 2:17 |
| B1 | Good Times Are Gone | 2:38 |
| B2 | Dinosaur | 2:17 |
| B3 | Sick | 2:55 |
| B4 | Ghostriders | 1:23 |
| B5 | Doc's | 0:54 |
| B6 | I Want You Back Again | 1:43 |
| B7 | Evil | 4:02 |
| B8 | Witches | 0:52 |
Track A6 is a Arthur" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/artist/Arthur+Lee">Arthur Lee cover version
Track A8 is a John" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/artist/John+Barry">John Barry cover version
Track B2 is a Jonathan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jonathan+Richman">Jonathan Richman cover version
Track B4 is a Johnny" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/artist/Johnny+Cash">Johnny Cash cover version
Recorded and Mixed at The Eastwood - Studios in Spenge
Re-released on Mai 1995 (2 Bonustracks) by Virgin Records (Germany) Catalog# 7243 8 40483 2 7
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