Caught in the Act (Redgum album)

Caught in the Act
Live album by Redgum
Released	May 1983
Recorded	Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle, Sydney, New South Wales
Genre	Australian folk, Australian rock
Length	70:28
Label	Epic
Producer	Trevor Lucas
Redgum chronology
Cut to the Quick (1982) Caught in the Act (1983) Frontline (1984)

Caught in the Act is the first live album by Australian folk group Redgum, released in May 1983 on Epic Records. The title is taken from the sixth track, which was also featured on Brown Rice and Kerosine.

It features "I Was Only Nineteen", which was a number one hit in Australia.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Beaumont Rag (Redgum) - 10:19
2. "The Last Frontier" (John Schumann) - 4:10
3. "Brown Rice & Kerosine" (M. Atkinson) - 3:23
4. "Nuclear Cop" (Redgum) - 3:43
5. "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)" (John Schumann) - 4:58

Side B

1. "Fabulon" (Byrne, Redgum, Tradational) - 2:30
2. "The Diamantina Drover" (Hugh McDonald) - 5:25
3. "Where Ya Gonna Run to" (John Schumann) - 3:59
4. "It Doesn't Matter to Me" (Schumann, Atkinson) - 5:19
5. "Long Run" (John Schumann) - 3:23
6. "Poor Ned" (Trevor Lucas) - 3:43
7. "Raggin'" (Hicks, Atkinson) - 2:20

Bonus Single

Side C

1. "Caught in the Act" (Redgum) - 9:15

Side D

1. "Stewie" (John Schumann) - 4:56
2. "Lear Jets Over Kulgera" (M Atkinson) - 3:06

The last three tracks were originally included as a bonus 7-inch EP with early copies of the album. They were also placed between "I Was Only 19" and "Fabulon" on cassette and CD versions of the album, and appear thusly on the 2016 double LP reissue.

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	5

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.