Aztecs Live! At Sunburywas a double live album released in August 1972 by Australian hard rock groupBilly Thorpe and the Aztecs,which was recorded at the inauguralSunbury Pop Festivalin late January.[2][3]
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| Released | August 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 30 January 1972 | |||
| Genre | Blues-rock/heavy metal | |||
| Length | 73:17 | |||
| Label | HavocCatalog No. HSP 4004[1] | |||
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Aztecs Live! At Sunburyincluded eight tracks from their set.[4]The double LP peaked at number 4 on the AustralianKent Music ReportAlbums Chart in September 1972.[1]In mint condition, the original LP release, with pop-up inserts, is much sought after by collectors.[4]A CD version was released in 2007 by Aztec Music, asLive at Sunburyby Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs.[5]
In October 2010,Aztecs Live! At Sunbury(1972) was listed in the book,100 Best Australian Albums.[6]
The album is not to be confused with their previous album, entitledAztecs Live,which was first released in 1971 and peaked at number 8 in the Australian album chart in April 1972.[1]
Track listing
edit- "C C Rider" (7:08)
- "Be-Bop-a-Lula"(5:23)
- "Momma" (11:33)
- "Rock Me Baby" (9:46)
- "Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy" (7:27)
- "Time to Live" (6:33)
- "Jump Back" (10:03)
- "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (15:17)
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 4 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 21 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 4× Gold | 80,000^ |
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^Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^abcKent, David(1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992.St Ives, NSW:Australian Chart Book.ISBN0-646-11917-6.Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 untilARIAcreated their ownchartsin mid-1988.
- ^McFarlane, Ian(1999)."Encyclopedia entry for 'Billy Thorpe'".Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop.St Leonards, NSW:Allen & Unwin.ISBN1-86508-072-1.Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2004.Retrieved26 April2011.
- ^Nimmervoll, Ed(2007)."Billy Thorpe (and the Aztecs)".HowlSpace: The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived fromthe originalon 14 April 2002.Retrieved10 February2014.
- ^ab"Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs".MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975.ICE Productions. 1999.Archivedfrom the original on 14 May 2011.Retrieved26 April2011.
- ^ab"Live At Sunbury [sound recording]: [album]".catalogue.National Library of Australia.14 September 2009.Retrieved26 April2011.
- ^O'Donnell, John;Creswell, Toby;Mathieson, Craig(October 2010).100 Best Australian Albums.Prahran, Vic:Hardie Grant Books.ISBN978-1-74066-955-9.
- ^"CD Universe".Retrieved3 June2009.
- ^Kent, David(1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992(illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 424.ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^"Let's Do It Again"(PDF).Cash Box.7 July 1976. p. 51.Retrieved21 November2021– via World Radio History.
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