Releases – Albums
No Name For The Baby
1989 – Black Fantasy Records (Vinyl)
1989 – Black Fantasy Records (CD)
1995 – Virgin Records (CD)
On CD versions, the hidden track “Seemansgrab” is after the song “Song for Drinkers”.
Shake!
1990 – Black Fantasy Records (Vinyl)
1990 – Black Fantasy Records (CD)
1995 – Virgin Records (CD)
Psycho Junior
1992 – Snoop Records
“Psycho Junior” was also available as Vinyl. Release date was 1993. There is also an UK import, which differs optical from the German Snoop Records edition. The main-font was orange instead of red.
Unfucked
1993 – Snoop Records
Re-Releast 1996 by Virgin – Live 1992 at “Outpost” in Göttingen & “Weinberg Halle” in Eschwege. This live album was a prerequisite (Snoop Records option) for allowing The Bates to switch from Snoop Records to Virgin Records. Amusing is that the name “Zimbl” was misspelled in an official CD release, namely “Zimbel”.
Re-Released 2020 from Glitterhouse Records as a vinyl disc (with new artwork).
Kicks ‘N’ Chicks
1996 – Virgin Records
Album-Charts DE: 10 (1996)
Album-Charts AT: 31 (1996)
Album-Charts CH: 48 (1996)
What A Beautiful Noise
1997 – Virgin Records
After the song “Paul ist tot” is the hidden track “Soundcheck”. These are live recordings of 4 concerts of the “Kicks ‘n’ Chicks” Tour 1996.
Album-Charts DE: 48 (1997)
Album-Charts AT: 46 (1997)
Intra Venus
1998 – Virgin Records
Released as Digi-Pack and normal Hard-Cover CD.
Album-Charts DE: 36 (1998)
Punk?
1998 – Virgin Records
“Punk?” was a limited edition. It was bundled with a Bates comic and orderable in bookstores, Karstadt, German rock mail and The Bates fan club.
Right Here! Right Now!
1999 – Virgin Records
As CD and as Limited Edition with interactive CD-ROM. Included on the bonus CD was in addition to interactive PC part also 4 (!) Songs of the “Punk?” EP of 1998 (“Fire & Spoon”, “Nimm mich mit”, “In Love with You”, “Slow Down baby “).
Album-Charts DE: 54 (1999)
A Tribute to Zimbl – Rocking on Heaven’s Door
2006 – Danse Macabre / Al!ve
CD 1 (Tribute to Zimbl)
CD 2 (Zimbl after The Bates)
CD 3 (Bates forever)
On 18.06.2006 Markus “Zimbl” Zimmer (bass / vocals The Bates) died. He was only 41 years old. To honor him, on 28.12.2006 a big tribute event took place in Spot-Kassel. For the first time since the official band separation in 2001, all former Bates members climbed back together in 2006 as part of this event. All the proceeds of this event have been donated to good causes. The Tribute-Sampler was limited to 1000 pieces. The sampler was sold out after a few days.
Welcome To The Bates Motel
2009 – Out-O-Space Records
The CD was released as part of the Bates & Friends Festival 2009. From track 9 all tracks are live-cuts of the concert 1990 in Spot – Kassel. These live recordings were released for the first time. Again, the total proceeds were donated to a good cause.
The Bates Collection
2014 – Universal Music
CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
Following the acquisition of “EMI” (“EMI” previously took over “Virgin Records”), “Universal Music” released a best-of album. The band was not included in the planning. Track 11 on the 3rd CD (Paul is Tot) version of the live album “WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NOISE”
Unfucked – Vinyl
2020 – Glitterhouse Records
Re-Released 2020 at Glitterhouse Records – Live 1992 at “Outpost” in Göttingen & “Weinberg Halle” in Eschwege. This live album was reissued in 2020 as vinyl and with new artwork. This time without spelling mistakes. It appeared as a regular black version and in a red and green version, each limited to 500 pieces.
What you leave behind (A Tribute to The Bates)
2024 – Wolverine Records
LP (Vinyl)
Digital
To mark the 60th birthday of the late singer Zimbl, the tribute album “What you leave behind” was released with numerous bands and musicians who have shared the stage with the Bates in the past. The remaining Bates musicians are also included, either with their current bands or as guest musicians.
The compilation was released on vinyl and digital. Also as a milky white blue splattered vinyl edition limited to 100 copies.