Midnight Oil ~ Albums Discography

Albums

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Midnight Oil 1978		The debut album is basically the Oils playing a live set to tape. Full of enthusiasm and great ideas. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Head Injuries 1979		A classic rock album. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Bird Noises 1980		Four track EP, famously recorded at The music Farm in Byron Bay while fellow Aussie rock legends Cold Chisel were passing through. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Place Without A Postcard 1981		The epitome of Australian sounding rock, this album couldn't have been made by anyone else. Although, ironically, it was recorded in England. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 1982		A breakthrough album. The first to feature glossy, radio-friendly production, it stayed in the Australian charts for two years. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Red Sails In The Sunset 1984		Recorded in Tokyo, an aural soundscape without parallel. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Species Deceases 1985		A back-to-basics rock recording, with all proceeds donated to charity. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Diesel And Dust 1987		Diesel reached the pinnacle of album sales for the Oils, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide. It was inspired by a tour of outback Australia, playing gigs to aboriginal settlements. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Blue Sky Mining 1990		Slick production and amazing songs. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Scream In Blue 1992		The Oils first official live album was released as a stopgap while the band had a well earned break from touring and recording. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Earth And Sun And Moon 1993		With a stripped back sound, the bands awesome musicianship shines through n this gem. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Breathe 1996		Breathe is the most laid-back Oils recording, partly recorded in New Orleans. Although it still has its blistering guitar moments. A great rainy day album. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
20 000 Watt RSL 1997		The 'greatest hits' package, which contained two new tracks at the time, later included on Redneck Wonderland. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Redneck Wonderland 1998		The 'angry album', a reaction to the right-wing political climate in Australia at the time. Sees the Oils depart from the more laid back sounds they had been producing for a while and unleash the loud, noisy rock again. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
The Real Thing 2000		A hybrid album, part live, part new studio material. The four new songs could have made a great standalone EP, but they have been combined with some 'unplugged' style live recordings from the bands career to create an eclectic mix. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album
Capricornia 2001		The final Oils album, it was partly inspired by the book Capricornia by Xavier Herbert, a fictional tale set in the early days of white settlement in Australia. The album is one of the bands most accomplished, a collection of songs evoking essential Australian-ness. View Tracklist \| Buy This Album