''Sunnyboys Real Live'' is the first

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by the Australian

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group,

Sunnyboys Sunnyboys are an Australian power pop band formed in Sydney in 1979. Fronted by singer-songwriter, guitarist Jeremy Oxley, the band "breathed some freshness and vitality into the divergent Sydney scene". Their first two albums, '' Sunnyboys' ...

. It was recorded in June 1984 and released in November 1984 on

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Background

Following the release of ''

Get Some Fun ''Get Some Fun'' is the third studio album by the Australian power pop group, Sunnyboys. It was produced by Nick Garvey, formerly of The Motors and released in April 1984 on Mushroom Records. It peaked at No. 36 on the Australian Kent Music ...

'' in April 1984, the group supported

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and by June, the Sunnyboys announced they were disbanding: internal dissent and the pressure and stress of industry expectation being cited as the reasons for the break-up. The group's performance in Sydney's Chevron Hotel and Maroubra Seal Club in June 1984 were released in November 1984. A final national tour at Sydney’s Graphic Arts Club on 23 and 24 December were sell-outs.

Track listing

Release history

References

{{Sunnyboys 1984 live albums Sunnyboys albums Mushroom Records albums