''Stoneage Romeos'' is the debut album by Australian rock group

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. Released in March 1984 by

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in Australia, the album's release saw them receive record sales to complement their already strong reputation for live performances. With radio and television support for their third single " My Girl" (1983), complete with a film clip about a

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of the same name, the band's following grew. The album's other singles were " Leilani", " Tojo" and "

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". The album peaked at number 29 on the Australian charts. The band won "Best Debut Album" at the 1984 ''

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released the album in the United States on 7 September 1984. ''Stoneage Romeos'' was re-released by Arcadia Records on 1 October 2002, with two additional tracks, "Hoodoo You Love" and "Be My Guru".

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also re-released the album on 24 October 2005 with three bonus tracks, "Leilani Pt. 2", "Be My Guru" and "Hoodoo You Love", a fold-out poster and liner notes by Lindsay "The Doctor" McDougall of

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. In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 30 in the book, ''

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''.

Release

The title ''Stoneage Romeos'' is taken from a

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. The Australian LP, designed by Yanni Stumbles, sported a cartoonish nod to the 1966 caveman flick ''

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'', all menacing dinosaurs and

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colors, whilst in America, consumers got a stylized sleeve featuring arty renditions of the giant reptiles. On the change of covers, the band's frontman Dave Faulkner would later recall:

Track listing

Australian release

US release

Personnel

Credited to: *

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— drums * Clyde Bramley – bass, vocals * Dave Faulkner — guitar, lead vocals, keyboards *

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— lead guitar, vocals, harmonica, percussion * Michael Farmer – additional percussion * Producer, Engineer – Alan Thorne * Mastering – Bob, Carbone, Frank DeLuna * Artwork (cover concept and design) — Yanni Stumbles * Photography (pics) — Tom Takacs * Other (the boss) — Stuart Thorne

Charts

Certifications

References

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