Beat pop rock band, formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1963. Their 1966 single Listen To My Heart was a hit on the Radio London charts. In 1971, an enlarged line-up also recorded one album as Impi.
The Bats' members were:
Paul Ditchfield (bass)
Jim Dunning (lead guitar)
Eddie Eckstein (drums)((FATMAN))
Barry Jarman (guitar).
ALBUMS
The Bats*
Great South African Performers
2011, CD, Comp, Gallo Record Company
The Bats*
We Are The Old
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
The Bats*
Good Times
2004, CD, Album, BMG, 
,
, Pop Rock
The Bats*
Turn On You / Image
2003, CD, Comp, Rock-In-Beat-Records, 
,
, Beat
Bats
Bats About Cricket
2003, CD, Album, Fantasia Musiek
The Bats*
The Heart & Soul
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Gallo
Bats
Not Out
1999, CD, Album, Transistor (2),
The Bats*
The Best Of
1996, CD, Comp, Dawn Music (2)
Bats, The Yellow Band
Vat Hom Gerrie
1979, 7", Single, Rob Roy Music
Die Bats*
Die Curriebeker '78 / Die Curriebeker Disco Vrot Piesang Polka
1978, 7", Single, Gallo,
Michael McGovern, Erica Rogers, Jessica Jones (9), Tobie Cronje as Alvin and The Bats*
I Love My Wife: An Adult Musical (Original South African Cast Recording)
1978, LP, Album, EMI Brigadiers
The Bats*
Do Wah Diddy / Fat Man And Bobbin
1977, 7", Single, Gallo
Bats
Greatest Hits
1977, LP, Comp, Embassy
The Bats*
The Return Of Fatman And Bobin
1977, LP, Album, Gallo,
Bats
Invula Manzi (Corn King Song)
1973, 7", RTC (2)
The Bats*
Hold Your Head Up
1972
The Bats*
The Rock Machine
1969, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
The Bats Turn You On
1969, LP, Album, CBS, ,
, Pop Rock
The Bats*
Who's That Girl / Stop Exchange
1969, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
Rebecca Stein / Are You A Sad Girl
1969, 7", Single, CBS
Die Bats*
Druk 'n Drie / Ons Geheime Wapen
1969, 7", Single, CBS,
Die Bats*
Weltevrede
1968, LP, Album, CBS
The Bats*
Love Of The Common People
1968, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
Groen En Goud / Wil Jy Weet
1968, 7", Single, CBS
Die Bats*
Weltevrede Stasie / My Beste Maat
1968, 7", Single, CBS
Bats
Rip Van Willy / Waiting For You
1968, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
Image
1968
The Bats*
Listen To My Heart
1967
The Bats*
Hard To Get Up In The Morning
1967
The Bats*
You Look Good Together / You Will Now, Won't You
1967
The Bats*
Mooseface
1966, 7", Single, Mono, CBS
The Bats*
That's How I Feel
1966, LP, Album, Mono, CBS
Bats
Listen To My Heart / Stop, Don't Do It
1966
The Bats*
All I Got
1965, LP, Album, Mono, CBS, CBS
The Bats*
All The Good Things
1965, 7", EP, CBS
The Bats*
You Can't Blame Me / All Of My Life
1965, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
Di Que Eres Mia = Say You're Mine
1965, 7", Single, Promo, CBS
The Bats*
All I Got / I Do
1965, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
A Shabby Little Hut
1965
The Bats*
A Shabby Little Hut
1965
The Bats*
That's How I Feel / If You Wanna Play
1965, ,
, Pop Rock
The Bats*
Garden Of Eden / Tracy Jane
1965
The Bats*
I Just Won't Care / 4th Of July
1964, 7", Single, CBS
The Bats*
All 4 One
CD, Album, Not On Label
APPEARANCES +
Richard Loring
Richard Loring Sings Sweet Anneline
1975, 7", Single, Universal Recordings
Eddie Eckstein
Oh God, It's Beautiful / Something's Wrong With Me
1972, 7", Single, RPM
Various
Return Of The Tokoloshe Men! (Demented Sounds From The 60s Teen Scenes Of Jo'burg, Cape Town, Durban And Beyond!)
2020, Box, Comp + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Rubble (2), 
,
, Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Beat/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Bubblegum/Acid Rock
Various
Astral Daze 3 - Snapshots Of The South African Rock Underground
2012, CD, Comp, Fresh Music (2)
Various
The Best Of SA Pop Vol. 2
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Gallo Record Company
Various
SA Rock Gold
2010, 3xCD, Comp, Universal,
Various
SA Party Volume 1
2010, 2xCD, Comp, CapeTown Sound,
Various
Zulu Stomp!! - South Africa Garage Beats!!
2010, 
,
, Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues/Psychedelic Rock/Soul/Garage Rock
Various
Astral Daze 2 - More Psychedelic Gems From The South African Underground
2009, CD, Comp, Fresh Music (2)
Various
Fairy Cakes For Tea (Fairytales Can Come True Volume 2)
2007
Various
Astral Daze - Psychedelic South African Rock 1968-1972
2006
Various
Simply The Best 60s
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Warner Strategic Marketing, Sony Music Special Marketing,
Various
Gister Se Afrikaanse Klanke Volume 2
1998, CD, Comp, PolyGram
Various
Gister Se Afrikaanse Klanke Volume 1
1998, CD, Comp, Polydor,
Various
The Northern Soul Scene
1998, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Mod
Various
Afrikaanse Goue Jare Volume 1
1996, CD, Comp, PolyGram
Various
Afrikaanse Goue Jare Volume 2
1996, CD, Comp, PolyGram,
Various
Potpourri Van Afrikaanse Treffers Vol. 2
1996, CD, Comp, RPM
Various
The Best Of South African Pop Volume Two
1994, 2x CD,
Various
The History Of Rock (The South African Connection)
1987, LP, Comp, Teal Sound, Teal Records
Various
Rock's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1969, 2xLP, Comp, CBS,
Various
Rock's Greatest Hits
1969, ,
, Classic Rock
Various
Too Much Monkey Business
CD, Comp, Ape Records (3)
Various
Teen Scene '68
LP, Comp, CBS, ,
, Pop Rock/Folk Rock/Soul/Funk/Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Spectacular Star Sensations
LP, Comp, CBS
Various
Grand Party Spectacular
LP, Comp, CBS, ,
, Pop Rock/Easy Listening/Vocal
Various
Cornflake Zoo 25
2021, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Particles (2), ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Various
Make Your Own Kind Of Music!
2018, 2xCDr, Comp, Unofficial, WFMU
Various
Cornflake Zoo Episode Eleven
2018, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Particles (2), ,
, Psychedelic Rock
Various
PopCycles Vol1
2004, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Think Big, 
,
, Beat/Mod/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Various
Colour Me Pop
2002, CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Flashback Productions
Various
Too Much Monkey Business Vol. 3 (14 Shakin' Beat & Garage Treasures 1964 - 1966)
1999, LP, Comp, Unofficial, Ape Records (3)
The Bats*
All I Got / A Shabby Little Hut
1999, CDr, RE, Unofficial, Rock-In-Beat-Records
Various
Fools On The Hill Volume 3: Shaking Along Mersey River
CDr, Comp, Ltd, Num, Unofficial, What'sThatSound, ,
, Beat
Various
Lost Jukebox Vol. 67
CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label, 
,
, Easy Listening/Pop Rock/Beat/Folk Rock/Soul/Psychedelic
Various
Lost Jukebox Vol. 77
CDr, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label