Cat. No. VV 1169: MIDNIGHT OIL ~ DIESEL AND DUST. CBS 460005 1.

$30.00
Unit price per

Tax included.

USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.

MIDNIGHT OIL (KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS "THE OILS") FORMED IN SYDNEY IN 1972 FEATURING ROB HIRST, JIM MOGINIE AND ANDREW JAMES AS "FARM". THEY ENLISTED PETER GARRETT THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND CHANGED THEIR NAME TO MIDNIGHT OIL IN 1976 AND HIRED MARTIN ROTSEY A YEAR LATER. THE BAND HAS SOLD OVER 20 MILLION ALBUMS WORLDWIDE.

MIDNIGHT OIL ISSUED THEIR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN 1978 AND GAINED A CULT FOLLOWING IN AUSTRALIA DESPITE A LACK OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA ACCEPTANCE. THE BAND ACHIEVED GREATER POPULARITY THROUGHOUT AUSTRALASIA WITH THE RELEASE IN 1982 OF THE ALBUM "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1" WHICH SPAWNED THE SINGLES "POWER AND PASSION" AND "US FORCES" AND ALSO BEGAN TO ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ACHIEVED THIER FIRST AUSTRALIAN NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN 1984 WITH "RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET" AND TOPPED THE AUSTRALIAN SINGLE'S CHARTS FOR SIX WEEKS WITH THE EP "SPECIES DECEASES". IN 1987, THE GROUP GARNERED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION WITH THE 1987 ALBUM "DIESEL AND DUST" WHICH BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AND SEVERAL ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES.

THIS ALBUM IS AN ORIGINAL COPY OF THAT RELEASE COMPLETE WITH LYRICS AND A POSTER. THE SLEEVE IS GRADED EXCELLENT WITH ONLY VERY MINOR SIGNS OF WEAR AND THE RECORD IS ALSO GRADED EXCELLENT WITH THE OCCASIONAL CLICK (WHICH IS QUITE UNDERSTANDABLE FOR AN ALBUM WHICH IS 37 YEARS OF AGE) BUT DOES NOT EFFECT PLAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL COPIES OF THIS ALBUM FOR SALE ON EBAY WITH ASKING PRICES FROM $49.95AUD UPWARDS.

TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Beds Are Burning / Put Down That Weapon / Dreamworld / Artic World / Wara Kurna.

Side 2 - The Dead Heart / Whoah / Bullroarer / Sell My Soul / Sometimes.

12" VINYL RECORD