Midnight Oil

Subject: RE: [powderworks] musical mystery of Truganini to solve.
From: chris verdich
Date: 30/09/2010, 8:43 am
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The original Truganini version was a limited release if I can recall. The song arrangement was identical to the later release but the ending was shorter and finished on the mandolin/guitar note "E" i think without having the outro version ' and the world won't stand still' being sung. The original version is more dramatic I feel than the later and there was an outcry from the some local aboriginal parties saying the song was trashing the original Truganini and saying she was the last Tasmanian Aboriginal when in fact she was not...so the band made the single a limited edition and released the longer version on ESM. There was also 2 re-mix versions of this song released that same year - both entitled "Road Train Versions" and had more of a dance feel more than anything.
Of interest is the plane noise at the end of the recording - I am guessing its a 747 flying over St Peters!!! where the album was recorded.
 
Hope that helps.


Chris.
 



 
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
From: blackwood_michael@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:58:01 -0200
Subject: [powderworks] musical mystery of Truganini to solve.

 
Hey, everyone.  I'm hoping someone here can help me solve a minor riddle...
 
According to the sticker on the Oz release of the Truganini single (seen here http://www.discogs.com/Midnight-Oil-Truganini/release/641269 ), "This disc contains the first mix undertaken by the band for Truganini which was withdrawn and replaced by a longer version" .  Supposedly it was 4:25 in length, as opposed to the 5:11 version on the E&S&M album.  The UK single's packaging also refers to the song as being 4:25 in length, but the actual length of the track on the UK CD is 4:58, which matches other international releases of the single.  Could someone with the Oz version of the single I mentioned above check to see if there really is a version of Truganini that is only 4:25 in length?  If not, how long is the version on the Oz single?
 
Thanks,
Mike