Get Some Fun,' co-produced in England by Nick Garvey (bass player for English pub rock/new wave band The Motors), was the third and final studio album for Sydney band Sunnyboys. For this album, the band hired new management in the form of Michael Chugg – then best-known as manager of The Church – and in May, 1983 Sunnyboys returned to the studio to record new single, "Show Me Some Discipline." It possessed a darker soul to the band's previous fare and was heavier to boot. It hinted at a new direction to come.
'Get Some Fun' was completed and ready for its scheduled release in April, 1984. All ten songs were recent creations with the exception of "Catch My Heart," which had been around since the band's inception. While 'Get Some Fun's '80s production flourishes may have dated in places, the songs themselves have withstood the test of time wonderfully; there's a real substance to the album with the three singles (the last being "Comes As No Surprise"), offset by deep album cuts such as the title track, "Lovers (On Another Planet's Hell)" and "Afraid To Love." Peter taking vocal reins for "The Stooge" also offered a new dynamic.
'Get Some Fun' may have only reached #34 in the charts and received mixed reviews, but it remains a strong statement, and one of which – especially given the difficulties surrounding its inception – the band deserves to be justifiably proud.
The Sunnyboys reissue includes 9 bonus tracks (4 non-album tracks plus 5 Track Live). Four of the bonus tracks come from the same session as 'Get Some Fun,' which includes "Strange Cohesion;" the last track written by the band.
Title: Get Some Fun
Format: CD
Release Date: 06 Mar 2015
Artist: Sunnyboys
Sku: 2293876
Catalogue No: FEEL014
Category: Punk
Disc Count: 1
Transfer Format: Compact Disc
Video Format: Pop
Primary Audio: FEEL014
Language: 9332727033490
Subtitles: Warner Music
DISC 1
Show Me Some Discipline
Lovers (on Another Planet's Hell)
Love In A Box
Afraid To Love
Come As No Surprise
Get Some Fun
Catch My Heart
The Stooge
Work In Moderation
Cat Walk
The Idealist
Bottom Of My Heart
Safe Life
Strange Cohesion
Comes As No Surprise (live 84)
Lovers (on Another Planet's Hell) (live 84)
This Is Real (live 84)
The Stooge (live 84)
Alone With You (live 84)