Midnight Oil
Sydney 1976-2002
Discography
Albums
Midnight Oil 1978 7 Produced by Keith Walker
CD AUS CBS 450902 2 (Nice Price)
AUT CBS 450902 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 46133
USA Columbia CK 46133
LP AUS Powderworks MLF 233
AUS CBS 450902 1 (Nice Price)
HOL CBS 450902 1 (Nice Price)
MC AUS Powderworks MCF 233
AUS CBS 450902 4 (Nice Price)
HOL CBS 450902 4 (Nice Price)
Head Injuries 1979 9 Produced by Leszek J. Karski
CD AUS CBS 450903 2 (Nice Price)
AUT CBS 450903 2 (Nice Price)
AUT Columbia COL 450903 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 46134
USA Columbia CK 46134
LP AUS Powderworks MLF 322
AUS CBS 450903 1 (Nice Price)
BRA CBS 188.069
HOL CBS 450903 1 (Nice Price)
MEX Musart EDI 60599 (issued 1980, Spanish titles, label says "Hear Injuries")
MC AUS Powderworks MCF 7322
AUS CBS 450903 4 (Nice Price)
HOL CBS 450903 4 (Nice Price)
Bird Noises 1980 4 Produced by Leszek Karski
Mini-CD AUS CBS 650770 2
AUT CBS 466681 2
CAN Columbia CEPK 46136
NZL CBS 650770 2
USA Columbia CK 46136
Mini-LP AUS Powderworks MSPD 462
AUS CBS 650770 6
HOL CBS 466681 1
Place Without A Postcard 1981 11 Produced by Glyn Johns
CD AUS CBS 460897 2 (Nice Price)
AUT CBS 460897 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 46145
USA Columbia CK 46145
LP AUS CBS SBP 237704 (With poster)
AUS CBS SBP 237704 (Nice Price, w/o Poster)
BRA CBS 188.096
HOL CBS 460897 1 (Nice Price)
MC HOL CBS 460897 4 (Nice Price)
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 1982 10 Produced by Nick Launay and Midnight Oil
CD AUS CBS 25314
AUT CBS 462486 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 38996
JAP Epic 25-8P5135
USA Columbia CK 38996
LP AUS CBS SBP 237868 (Fold-out, Inner sleeve with lyrics)
BRA CBS 177.170
HOL CBS 462486 1 (Nice Price)
JAP Epic 25.3P-45
NZL CBS (gatefold)
UK CBS 25314 (issued 1983, including paper-clips sheet)
USA Columbia PC 38996
MC AUS CBS PC 7868
AUS Columbia PC 7868 (re-issue 2001)
HOL CBS 462486 4 (Nice Price)
MEX Columbia
UK CBS 40-25314 (issued 1983)
Red Sails In The Sunset 1984 12 Produced by Nick Launay and Midnight Oil
CD AUS CBS 26355
AUT CBS 463083 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 39987
USA Columbia CK 39987
LP AUS CBS SBP 238027 (different "original" mix, full colour artwork)
BRA CBS
HOL CBS 26355
HOL CBS 463083 1 (Nice Price)
JAP Epic 28.3P-563
PHI CBS
UK CBS 26355 (issued 1985)
UK CBS 463083 1 (Nice Price)
USA Columbia PC 39987 (issued 1985)
??? CBS HONG KONG STEREO CYA 1052
MC HOL CBS 40-26355
HOL CBS 463083 4 (Nice Price)
UK CBS 40-26355 (issued 1985)
UK CBS 463083 4 (Nice Price)
Species Deceases 1985 4 Produced by Midnight Oil and Francois Kevorkian
Mini-CD AUS CBS 655857 2
AUT CBS 466682 2
CAN Columbia CEPK 46135
USA Columbia CK 46135
Mini-LP AUS CBS EX 12023
HOL CBS 466682 1
Diesel And Dust 1987 11 Produced by Warne Livesey, Nick Launay and Midnight Oil
CD AUS CBS 460005 2
AUS SonyBMG 88697176532 (remastered released 2008, including bonud DVD Black Fella White Fella)
AUT CBS 460005 2
AUT Columbia COL 460005 2 (Nice Price)
AUT Columbia (digipak, released 2001)
CAN Columbia WCK 40967 (10 tracks)
FRA Sony 505085-2 (remastered re-issue 2003)
JAP Epic 25.8P-5133
JAP Sony 28.3P-856
RSA CBS
UK CBS 460005 2
USA Columbia CK 40967 (10 tracks)
LP AUS CBS 460005 1 (10 tracks, including poster)
HOL CBS 460005 1 (10 tracks, foldout)
RSA CBS ASF3180
UK CBS 460005 1 (10 tracks, gatefold)
UK CBS 460005 1 (re-issue, 10 tracks, no gatefold)
USA Columbia FC 40967 (10 tracks, gatefold)
MC CAN Columbia WCT 40967
HOL CBS 460005 4
MEX Columbia
RSA CBS 40 3180
UK CBS 460005 4
MD CAN Columbia CM 40967
Blue Sky Mining 1990 10 Produced by Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil
CD AUS CBS 465653 2 (First pressing with 1 bonus track)
AUT CBS 465653 2
AUT Columbia COL 465653 2 (Nice Price)
CAN Columbia WCK 45398
JAP Epic ESCA 5086
UK CBS 465653 2
USA Columbia CK 45398
LP ARG CBS 70.132 (titles in Spanish)
AUS CBS 465653 1
BRA Columbia 188.060
CAN Columbia (blue vinyl, limited edition of 5000)
CAN Columbia (black vinyl)
COR CPL 1041 (Corea)
CZE Vydal Globus 210041-1311
CZE Vydal Globus 210041-1311 (green vinyl, limited edition)
HOL CBS 465653 1
MEX CBS DMI 465653 (titles in Spanish)
UK CBS 465653 1
USA Columbia C 45398 (blue vinyl, limited edition)
USA Columbia (black vinyl)
VEN CBS 1311032 (titles in Spanish)
YUG RTV LJUBLJANA LL-1878
MC AUS CBS 465653 4 (First pressing with 1 bonus track)
CZE Vydal Globus
HOL CBS 465653 4
MEX Columbia
UK CBS 465653 4
MD
Scream In Blue - Live 1992 13 Produced by Midnight Oil and Keith Walker
CD AUS Columbia 471453.2
AUT Columbia COL 471453 2
BRA
CAN Columbia CK 52731
COL Sony 14471453
GER Sony 4714530 (hologram on cover)
JAP Epic ESCA 5589
UK Columbia COL 471453 2
USA Columbia CK 52731
LP BRA
HOL Columbia COL 471453 1
UK Columbia COL 471453 1
MC HOL Columbia COL 471453 4
MEX Columbia
MD
Earth and Sun and Moon 1993 11 Produced by Nick Launay and Midnight Oil
CD AUS Columbia 473605.2
AUT Columbia COL 473605 2
BRA Columbia 700.733
CAN Columbia CK 53793
JAP Epic ESCA 5701
MEX Sony #CDDI-473605
USA Columbia CK 53793 (Also released as fold-out digipak case)
LP BRA Columbia 177.311
UK Columbia COL 473605 1
MC HOL Columbia COL 473605 4
MEX Sony
MD CAN Columbia CM 53793
10987654321/Red Sails 1996 22
Double-CD AUS Columbia 480806.2
Diesel & Dust/Blue Sky 1996 21
Double-CD AUS Columbia 480807.2
Breathe 1996 13 Produced by Malcolm Burn
CD AUS Columbia 485402.9 (Foldout Cardboard Sleeve)
AUT Columbia COL 485402 9 (Foldout Cardboard Sleeve)
JAP Epic ESCA 6605
MEX (Foldout Cardboard Sleeve)
USA Work OK 67882
LP AUS Columbia 485402.1
HOL Columbia COL 485402 0 (foldout)
MC AUS Columbia 485402.4
USA Work
20.000 Watt R.S.L. 1997 18
CD AUS Columbia 488866.2
AUT Columbia COL 488866 2
BRA Columbia 2-488866
JAP Epic ESCA 6894 (with lyrics sheet)
USA Columbia
Double-LP AUS Columbia
HOL Columbia COL 488866 1
MC AUS Columbia 488866.4
MD AUS Columbia
Redneck Wonderland 1998 12 Produced by Magoo, Warne Livesey and Midnight Oil
CD AUS Columbia 489971.2
AUT Columbia COL 489971 2
JAP Sony ESCA 7337
MEX Sony
USA Columbia CK 69682
MC USA Columbia
The Real Thing 2000 14 Produced by Midnight Oil and Daniel Denholm
CD AUS Columbia 498278.2
AUS Columbia 498278.9 (with interview and cd-rom bonus disc)
AUT Columbia (also released with bonus disc)
Capricornia 2002 11 Produced by Warne Livesey
CD AUS Columbia 5062032000 (with cd-rom component)
AUT Columbia 5078532000 (added "Kiss That Girl" and "Pub With No Beer", 3 live video clips, smaller cd-rom component)
BRA Sony 5099750620328 (no extras)
USA Liquid 8 (added "Say Your Prayers", cd-rom component)
DTS USA Liquid 8
MC AUS Columbia 5062034000
No Man's Land 2003 3 Produced by Alan Simon
CD-Single AUS Isis/Rhythm Safari/Universal RSS0003
Best Of Both Worlds 2004 40
CD/DVD AUS ABC/Universal 13740
Flat Chat 2006 18
CD AUS Sony BMG 88697025142
Contribution to album
Deadicated 1991
All In The Family 1994
The Big Backyard 1995
Not So Dusty 1998
Where 2 Now? 1998
Liberdade - Viva East Timor 1999
More Music, Live From The Panel 2000
Cold - Live At The Chapel Vol. 3 2002
KFOG Live from the Archives 9 2002
The Gaia Project 2003
KPRI Live Tracks - Volume 1 2003
Session musicians
Gordon Franklin and The Wilderness Ensemble s Let The Franklin Flow 1983
Members
Garrett Peter (v,harm) 1976-2002 Rock Island Line, Farm, Good Vibrations
Gifford Peter (b,bv) 1980-1987 Huntress, Facts, Ross Ryan Band
Hillman Bones (b,bv) 1987-2002
Hirst Rob (d,perc,v) 1976-2002
James Andrew (b) 1976-1979 Farm, Present History
Moginie Jim (g,k,bv) 1976-2002
Rotsey Martin (g,bv) 1977-2002
Sources of information: Oilbase V4.0, Carl-Johan Stenerlöv
© Magnus Holmgren
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