Midnight Oil (album)
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Midnight Oil is a self-titled debut album by Australian band Midnight Oil
that was recorded in 1977 and released in November 1978 on the band's independent Sprint Music label. The album was later distributed by CBS Records
.
The LP had a blue cover, however, the CD had a black cover. Because of the blue cover, it often referred to as the "blue album" or "the Blue Meanie."
"Run By Night" became the band's first minor hit in Australia. It also had a video clip.
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
that was recorded in 1977 and released in November 1978 on the band's independent Sprint Music label. The album was later distributed by CBS Records
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
.
The LP had a blue cover, however, the CD had a black cover. Because of the blue cover, it often referred to as the "blue album" or "the Blue Meanie."
"Run By Night" became the band's first minor hit in Australia. It also had a video clip.
Track listing
- "Powderworks" (Robert Hirst, James (Jim) Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Andrew James)
- "Head over Heels" (Hirst, Rotsey, Moginie)
- "Dust" (Moginie, Peter Garrett, Hirst)
- "Used and Abused" (Hirst, Moginie)
- "Surfing with a Spoon" (Hirst, Moginie, Rotsey, Garrett)
- "Run by Night" (Moginie, Hirst, Rotsey)
- "Nothing Lost - Nothing Gained" (Moginie)
Personnel
- Peter GarrettPeter GarrettPeter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
: Vocals - Rob HirstRob Hirst-External links:*******...
: Drums, Vocals - Jim MoginieJim MoginieJames "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...
: Guitar, Keyboards - Andrew James: Bass
- Martin RotseyMartin RotseyMartin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen...
: Guitar