Cat. No. VV 1509: MIDNIGHT OIL ~ BLUE SKY MINING. CBS 4656531.
USED VINYL RECORD. PART OF A COLLECTION NOW UP FOR SALE.
MIDNIGHT OIL ISSUED THEIR SELF TITLED DEBUT ALBUM IN 1978 AND GAINED A CULT FOLLOWING IN AUSTRALIA DESPITE A LACK OF MAINSTREAM MEDIA ACCEPTANCE. THE BAND ACHIEVED GREATER POPULARITY THROUGHOUT AUSTRALASIA WITH THE RELEASE IN 1982 OF THE ALBUM "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1" WHICH SPAWNED THE SINGLES "POWER AND PASSION" AND "US FORCES" AND ALSO BEGAN TO ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY ACHIEVED THIER FIRST AUSTRALIAN NUMBER ONE ALBUM IN 1984 WITH "RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET" AND TOPPED THE AUSTRALIAN SINGLE'S CHARTS FOR SIX WEEKS WITH THE EP "SPECIES DECEASES". IN 1987, THE GROUP GARNERED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION WITH THE 1987 ALBUM "DIESEL AND DUST" WHICH BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS AND SEVERAL ENVIROMENTAL ISSUES.
"BLUE SKY MINING" WAS THE SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM BY THE "OILS" (AS THEY AFFECTIONATELY BECAME KNOWN) AND WAS RELEASED ON 9TH FEBRUARY 1990. IT PEAKED AT NUMBER ONE ON THE ARIA ALBUMS CHART AND STAYED AT NUMBER ONE FOR TWO WEEKS IN AUSTRALIA AND HAD TOP 5 CHART SUCCESS IN SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND AND NORWAY. IT PEAKED AT NUMBER 20 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 AND NUMBER 28 ON THE UK CHARTS. A LIMITED RELEASE OF THE ALBUM FEATURED A CLEAR BLUE VINYL.
THIS SELECTION IS THE BLACK VINYL VERSION. BOTH THE SLEEVE AND RECORD ARE IN VIRTUALLY MINT CONDITION. A GREAT COLLECTABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN MUSIC.
TRACK LISTING: Side 1 - Blue Sky Mine / Stars Of Warburton / Bedlam Bridge / Mountains Of Burma. Side 2 - King Of The Mountain / River Runs Red / Shakers And Movers / One Country / Antarctica.
12" VINYL RECORD
