Aztecs Live at Sunbury

Aztecs Live! At Sunbury
Live album by
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
ReleasedAugust 1972
Recorded30 January 1972
GenreBlues-rock/heavy metal
Length73:17
LabelHavoc Catalog No. HSP 4004 [1]
Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs chronology
Aztecs Live
(1971) 		Aztecs Live! At Sunbury
(1972) 		More Arse Than Class
(1974)

Aztecs Live! At Sunbury was a double live album released in August 1972 by Australian hard rock group Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, which was recorded at the inaugural Sunbury Pop Festival in late January.[2][3]

Aztecs Live! At Sunbury included eight tracks from their set.[4] The double LP peaked at number 4 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums 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, as Live at Sunbury by 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, entitled Aztecs Live, which was first released in 1971 and peaked at number 8 in the Australian album chart in April 1972.[1]

Track listing

1972 version.[5][7]

  • "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

Weekly charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] 4× Gold 80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Billy Thorpe'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  3. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed (2007). "Billy Thorpe (and the Aztecs)". HowlSpace: The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 14 April 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs". MILESAGO: Australasian Music and Popular Culture 1964–1975. ICE Productions. 1999. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Live At Sunbury [sound recording] : [album]". catalogue. National Library of Australia. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
  7. ^ "CD Universe". Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 424. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Let's Do It Again" (PDF). Cash Box. 7 July 1976. p. 51. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.


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