Midnight Oil

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Midnight Oil (also known informally as "The Oils" to fans) were an Australian alternative 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. While vocalist Peter Garrett was studying at Australian National University in Canberra, he answered an advertisement for a spot in Farm, and by 1975 the band was touring the east coast. By late 1976, Garrett moved to Sydney to complete his law degree, and Farm changed its name to Midnight Oil by drawing the name out of a hat.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Rating Releases
1978 Midnight Oil 4
1979 Head Injuries 5
1981 Place Without a Postcard 4
1982 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 5 6
1984 Red Sails in the Sunset 4 6
1987 Diesel and Dust 3.25 8
1990 Blue Sky Mining 4.5 6
1993 Earth and Sun and Moon 5
1996 Breathe 2
1998 Redneck Wonderland 2

Album + Compilation

Year Title Rating Releases
1997 20,000 Watt R.S.L. Compilation 3.5 3
1997 The Best of the B‐Sides Compilation 1
2002 Capricornia Compilation 4
2006 Flat Chat Compilation 1

Album + Live

Year Title Rating Releases
1992 Scream in Blue Live Live 3
1993 Absolutely Live 1993 Live 1
1993 1993-04-29: Astoria Theatre, London, UK Live 1
1994 Spiritual Magic Live 1
2000 The Real Thing Live 1
2004 Best of Both Worlds: Oils on the Water Live 1
— 1984-04-10: Park West, Chicago, IL, USA Live 1
— 1993: Acoustic Nights Live 1
— 2002-03-18: KLOS-FM, Los Angeles, CA, USA Live 1
— 2002-07-04: Chicago, IL, USA Live 1
— Beds Are Burning Live 1
— Midnight Oil Live USA Live 1
— Unplugged Calgary, Electric Chicago Live 1
— Waveaid Tsunami Relief Concert Live 1

Album + Remix

Year Title Rating Releases
1990 The Green Disc Remix 1

Single

Year Title Rating Releases
1983 Power and the Passion 1
1987 Beds Are Burning 2
1987 Put Down That Weapon 4
1987 The Dead Heart 1
1990 Blue Sky Mine 3
1990 Forgotten Years 2
1993 My Country 1
1993 Outbreak of Love 1
1993 Truganini 3
1996 Underwater 1
1998 Redneck Wonderland 1
2003 No Man’s Land 1

EP

Year Title Rating Releases
1980 Bird Noises 3
1985 Species Deceases 3

Unspecified type

Year Title Rating Releases
— Acoustic 1993 1
— Oil From the Outback 1

Compilation

Year Title Rating Releases
2012 Essential Oils Compilation 1

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