Albums
Midnight Oil
1978
The debut album is basically the Oils playing a live set to tape. Full of enthusiasm and great ideas.View Tracklist
Bird Noises
1980
Four track EP, famously recorded at The music Farm in Byron Bay while fellow Aussie rock legends Cold Chisel were passing through.View Tracklist
Place Without A Postcard
1981
The epitome of Australian sounding rock, this album couldn't have been made by anyone else. Although, ironically, it was recorded in England.View Tracklist
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
1982
A breakthrough album. The first to feature glossy, radio-friendly production, it stayed in the Australian charts for two years.View Tracklist
Species Deceases
1985
A back-to-basics rock recording, with all proceeds donated to charity.View Tracklist
Diesel And Dust
1987
Diesel reached the pinnacle of album sales for the Oils, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide. It was inspired by a tour of outback Australia, playing gigs to aboriginal settlements.View Tracklist
Scream In Blue
1992
The Oils first official live album was released as a stopgap while the band had a well earned break from touring and recording.View Tracklist
Earth And Sun And Moon
1993
With a stripped back sound, the bands awesome musicianship shines through n this gem.View Tracklist
Breathe
1996
Breathe is the most laid-back Oils recording, partly recorded in New Orleans. Although it still has its blistering guitar moments. A great rainy day album.View Tracklist
20 000 Watt RSL
1997
The 'greatest hits' package, which contained two new tracks at the time, later included on Redneck Wonderland.View Tracklist
Redneck Wonderland
1998
The 'angry album', a reaction to the right-wing political climate in Australia at the time. Sees the Oils depart from the more laid back sounds they had been producing for a while and unleash the loud, noisy rock again.View Tracklist
The Real Thing
2000
A hybrid album, part live, part new studio material. The four new songs could have made a great standalone EP, but they have been combined with some 'unplugged' style live recordings from the bands career to create an eclectic mix.View Tracklist
Capricornia
2001
The final Oils album, it was partly inspired by the book Capricornia by Xavier Herbert, a fictional tale set in the early days of white settlement in Australia. The album is one of the bands most accomplished, a collection of songs evoking essential Australian-ness.View Tracklist
