The Fun Things originally formed as a high school band in Brisbane, Australia called the
Aliens in 1978, with
Brad Shepherd on guitar and vocals, bassist John Hartley, and Murray Shepherd on drums. For a brief period after the Aliens, the Shepherd brothers, along with guitarist Graeme Beavis and Mark Lock, played as the
Phantom Agents. In 1979, Hartley returned and with the Shepherds and Beavis became the Fun Things. Live covers included bands such as
Radio Birdman,
The Stooges,
The Monkees, and
Blue Oyster Cult, among others. In 1980, the band went into the studio to record four tr…
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