released a double-album of live performances, Sunbury by various artists: The La De Das, Pirana, Spectrum, Indelible Murtceps, Max Merritt & the Meteors, SCRA and Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs. Calendar Records issued a single live album, The Stars of Sunbury! with Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Country Radio, Pilgrimage, Chain and Wild Cherries (credited to lead guitarist Lobby Loyde). Meanwhile, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs released their own double-disc, Aztecs Live! At Sunbury by September, which peaked at No. 3 on the Go-Set Top 20 Albums. John Dixon directed and produced the film, Sunbury (1972). Band line-up The 1972 festival was opened by progressive rockers, Madder Lake. MCed by Gerry Humphrys, one-time lead singer of 1960s group, The Loved Ones. Blackfeather The Bushwhackers & Bullockies Bush Band The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Glenn Cardier Carson Chain Company Caine Greg Quill & Country Radio Friends Healing Force Highway Indelible Murtceps The La De Das MacKenzie Theory Phil Manning Max Merritt & the Meteors Mulga Bill's Bicycle Band Barrie McAskill & Levi Smith's Clefs Pilgrimage Pirana Wendy Saddington SCRA Spectrum Tamam Shud Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs Total Fire Band Wild Cherries Charts 1973 Sunbury '73 ran from 27 to 29 January. The attendance was 25,000 - 30,000 and the entry fee was $8.00 (3 days), $7.00 (2 days), $5.00 (1 day). Promoter, John Fowler provided a documentary, Sunbury 1973, which was aired on GTV9. Music entrepreneur Michael Gudinski was involved with the first Sunbury festival—as well as managing several major acts that appeared—he operated a lucrative concession selling watermelon to festival-goers. His new record company, Mushroom Records, was established with Ray Evans late in 1972. It became associated with Sunbury thanks to its inaugural album, a three-disc set of live recordings from the 1973 festival, Sunbury 1973 - The Great Australian Rock Festival. Guitarist, Lobby Loyde and his band, Coloured Balls were joined on-stage by Billy Thorpe and Leo de Castro (Friends) to record a live set, Summer Jam, which was issued in November. Carson released their own live album, On the Air in April but had disbanded by that time. Veteran rocker, Johnny O'Keefe, was initially booed but won the crowd over by his performance and went on to do several encores. Band line-up The 1973 festival was MCed by comedian Paul Hogan. Bakery Band of Light Blackfeather The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band Glenn Cardier Carson Coloured Balls Country