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Midnight Oil10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Label:

CBS – SBP 237868, Sprint (6) – SBP 237868

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock

Tracklist

A1Outside World4:46
A2Only The Strong4:36
A3Short Memory4:54
A4Read About It3:50
A5Scream In Blue5:42
B1US Forces4:06
B2Power And The Passion5:50
B3Maralinga4:46
B4Tin Legs & Tin Mines4:51
B5Somebody's Trying To Tell Me Something4:00
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Midnight Oil
  • Copyright ©CBS Productions Pty. Limited
  • Made ByMidnight Oil
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Mastered AtThe Town House
  • Published BySprint Music
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX202150
  • Lacquer Cut AtCBS Records, Artarmon – MX202151

Credits

  • Artwork [Album Concept By], DesignPhil Ellett
  • BassPeter Gifford
  • DrumsRob Hirst
  • GuitarMartin Rotsey
  • Guitar, KeyboardsJim Moginie
  • Producer, Engineer, Mixed ByNick Launay
  • Producer, SongwriterMidnight Oil
  • ViolinGiséle Scales*
  • VocalsPeter Garrett
  • Written-ByMoginie*, Rotsey* (tracks: A5, B4, B5), Garrett* (tracks: A3 to B5), Gifford* (tracks: B5), Hirst* (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, B5)

Notes

Gatefold Sleeve with lift out poster/album lyrics.
All characters in the runout matrix no.s on both sides are hand-etched, except for "TOWNHOUSE", which is stamped.

Track B5 ends in a locked groove.

Sleeve:
© 1982 CBS Productions Pty. Ltd./℗ 1982 Midnight Oil/[CBS logo] and CBS are trade marks of CBS Inc., U.S.A./Sound recording made by Midnight Oil - first published ℗ in Australia 1982.
Australian performance / Australian compositions.

Insert:
Recorded at the 'Town House' London September 1982

Labels:
℗ 1982 Midnight Oil
Australian performance
Australian compositions
Made in Australia by a registered user of the trade marks [CBS logo] and "CBS" are trade marks of CBS Inc. U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MX202150
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MX202151
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove hand-etched and stamped (Variant 1)): MX202150-B -D2 SBP237868-1 GOOD FELLOW ONE TALK PLASTIC MR. NICK TOWNHOUSE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove hand-etched and stamped (Variant 1)): MX202151-B -D2 SBP237868-2 ITS ABOUT THE ENDING TOWNHOUSE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove hand-etched and stamped (Variant 2)): MX202150 SBP237868-1 TOWNHOUSE GOOD FELLA ONE TALK PLASTIC MR. NICK
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove hand-etched and stamped (Variant 2)): MX202151 SBP237868-2 TOWNHOUSE IT'S ABOUT THE ENDING
  • Price Code (Sleeve): 140

Other Versions (5 of 71)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Recently Edited
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (LP, Album)CBS, CBS25314, CBS 25314UK1982
Recently Edited
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (LP, Album, Stereo)ColumbiaBFC 38996US1982
New Submission
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (LP, Album)CBSSBP 237868New Zealand1982
Recently Edited
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (LP, Album, Stereo)Epic25.3P-457Japan1982
New Submission
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (Cassette, Album)CBSPC 7868Australia1982

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Reviews

  • maxkraus08's avatar
    maxkraus08
    Great album which marked the end of the Oils period I loved, when they were just a very, very good surf band. I think Giffo was the driving force behind that early rhythm section that just pumped in small venues.
    • Gavarama's avatar
      Gavarama
      Picked up mine at a record fair recently. It is signed by the entire band including both bassists.
      • BrimiaJon's avatar
        BrimiaJon
        What a great album. The sound quality is actually really good. It holds up against my ‘audiophile’ collection. Who said Australian pressings are sh*t? Fake news
        • Robbodude's avatar
          Robbodude
          One of my favs as well ,glad I kept this and looked after it...bugger me only had an automatic turntable before and never knew about the locked groove!
          • Spicoli66's avatar
            Spicoli66
            It’s funny how different people see things differently. I see 10-9-8 as the beginning of the end. The band went from singing tracks about everyday issues for the everyday man to being a mouthpiece for big trendy political statements that teeny boppers could “identify with” (in their little middle class bubbles).

            The earlier albums are all better - they are raw and real and not “catering to a market”; they speak to the ordinary toils and feelings of the average joe...
            • blankw's avatar
              blankw
              Excellent pressing. Quiet surface, dynamic sound. Definitely get this or similar instead of the remaster/reissue from 2017.

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