Vitabeats
| Industry | Music |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Founder | Andrew Barnum, Lissa Barnum |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Music recordings (EPs, singles, studio album) |
Vitabeats is a musical duo from Australia, consisting of the married couple Andrew and Lissa Barnum. Their initial contract was with Red Records (Festival - Mark Moffatt), under which they released an EP along with the single "Tough Guy," neither of which entered the Australian charts. Following the success of "Boom Box," their EP Cake Mix was issued in July 1985.
In 1984, Vitabeats signed with Hot Records and launched the single "Boom Box" in February 1985, followed by "Audrey" in July 1985, and subsequently their studio album Spot the Spanner. Both records were produced by John Bee at Studio 301 in Sydney, with additional production contributions from Kenny Francis.
Vitabeats took part in The Rock Party in 1986, a charitable initiative organized by The National Campaign Against Drug Abuse that featured numerous artists from Australasia.
Throughout the 1990s, the duo recorded three tracks with producer Joe Wissert at Trackdown and Studio 301. Two of these songs, "Mean True Love" and "One World Rhythm," were made available for streaming in 2013. The B-side tracks "Mean True Love" and "Flowers in the Wilderness" were produced by Boris Hunt.
Andrew Barnum has also developed a solo career, releasing five albums through Foghorn Records with distribution by MGM: The Perfect Blend: Southerly (2006), Feed the Clouds (2010), Memory Collective (2015), Little Phoenix / City / Country (2018), and Dear Ancestor (2020).
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Spot the Spanner |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Beats Before the Boom |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Tough Guy" | - | The Beats Before the Boom |
| 1984 | "Cake Mix" | - | non album single |
| 1985 | "Boombox" | 31 | Spot the Spanner |
| "Audrey" | 81 | ||
| "Difficult Ideas" | - |