Sunnyboys LP 1981 Aust original
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Sunnyboys LP 1981 Aust original
Original Australian pressing (2nd run on black vinyl) on Mushroom Records.
Sunnyboys was an Australian post-punk, power pop band formed in Sydney in 1980. Fronted by singer-songwriter, guitarist Jeremy Oxley, the band "breathed some freshness and vitality into the divergent Sydney scene".Their first two albums, Sunnyboys and Individuals both charted into the Top 30 of the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
The Sunnyboys produced melodic power pop classics and were rewarded with an immediate positive response.
Things happened very quickly for The Sunnyboys, who went from playing inner-city venues to scoring hit singles for the prestigious Mushroom label all within a year of formation. What set the band apart in many ways was Oxley's song writing ability. The chemistry between the four members was perfect too.
The Oxley brothers, Jeremy and Peter, and Bill Bilson hailed from the northern New South Wales town of Kingscliff where they played in a garage band called Wooden Horse. The band gained early experience when the students of Tweed River High School were obliged to attend a compulsory concert in school hours arranged by the Oxley's father, who was an Art teacher at the school. Anyone who failed to applaud or was in any way unsupportive was awarded detention. Richard Burgman (Kamikaze Kids) came from Wagga Wagga, and they all met in Sydney in 1979, forming The Sunnyboys.
The band's name was based on an orange flavoured frozen ice treat of the same name. They came in a triangular pyramid shaped ‘tetra-pack’. These ice confections were very popular as a summer treat all over Australia. According to Richard Burgman the band chose the name because it represented ‘bright, happy, young, fun’.
On August 15 1980, they played their first gig, supporting inner-city faves The Lipstick Killers.
In October of that year the band recorded four songs with Lobby Loyde. The tracks, "Love To Rule", "The Seeker", "What You Need" and "Alone With You", all appeared on the band's self-titled and independently released 4-track 7" EP on Phantom Records. The initial pressing of 1,000 copies sold out in two weeks.
The Sunnyboys signed to Mushroom Records in February 1981, becoming the first Sydney-based band on the label, and by July that year had cracked the mainstream charts with the single "Happy Man". The same month they released their own independent EP which was given away at gigs, entitled Happy Birthday containing the tracks "What You Need", "Why Do I Cry?", "I Want To Be Alone" and "Let You Go". Their eponymous debut LP, was recorded at Alberts Studio during May, June and July 1981 with producer/mentor Lobby Loyde. The album had an initial print run of 2,000 on yellow vinyl, reached number 13 on the national album charts in October 1981 and remains an Australian classic. The album produced a second hit single, a new version of "Alone With You", which reached number 15 on the national singles chart, establishing The Sunnyboys as a bona fide headline attraction.
A1 I Can't Talk To You 2:38
A2 My Only Friend 3:29
A3 Trouble In My Britain 3:49
A4 Gone 3:45
A5 It's Not Me 3:08
A6 Happy Man 3:01
B1 Alone With You 4:05
B2 Tunnel Of My Love 3:18
B3 Liar 4:05 B4 Let You Go 4:40
B5 I'm Shaking 4:16
B6 I Can't Talk To You (Reprise) 0:18
CONDITION:
SLEEVE: VG++ to EX— Very slight ring and shelf wear, a couple of handling creases at open end. Printed card inner sleeve has a few brown spots.
RECORD: EX— Plays like a dream.
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