Midnight Oil ‎– Diesel And Dust

Midnight Oil ‎– Diesel And Dust

Album Notes

Diesel and Dust is the sixth studio album by Australian rock group Midnight Oil which was released in August 1987 by Spirit Music label under Columbia Records. Diesel and Dust was produced by Warne Livesey and the band. It is a concept album about the struggles of Indigenous Australians and environmental causes, issues important to the band. It drew inspiration from the Blackfella/Whitefella Tour of remote Indigenous communities with the Warumpi Band and Gondwanaland in 1986. The album peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart for six weeks.

In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it No. 13 on their list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s. In October 2010 it was listed at No. 1 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.
 

EC1040	Midnight Oil ‎– Diesel And Dust
Label:	Columbia Records
Catalog#:	460005 2
Format:	CD
Made in:	Europe
Released:	August 1987
Barcode:	5 099746 000523
Style:	Alternative Rock

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01. Beds Are Burning
02. Put Down That Weapon
03. Dreamworld
04. Arctic World
05. Warakurna
06. Dead Heart
07. Whoah
08. Bullroarer
09. Sell My Soul
10. Sometimes
11. Gunbarrel Highway 
Total Time: 46:40.27 

Companies etc ▼
Recorded At – Albert Studios 

Credits ▼
Engineer – Guy Gray
Producer – Midnight Oil, Warne Livesey
Written-By – Midnight Oil 

Notes▼
Recorded at Alberts Studios, Sydney
© 1987 Midnight Oil / “Columbia” is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Distribution Sony Music
℗ 1987, “Dead Heart” 1986 Midnight Oil
Track 6 titled just “Dead Heart” on the CD imprint. 

Barcode and Other Identifiers ▼

Barcode: 5 099746 000523
Matrix / Runout: CDCBS-46005 24 A4
Rights Society: BIEM
Label Code: LC 0162
Other (Distribution Code): CB 701
Other: 02-460005-10