Re: [powderworks] FW: Essential Oils

Some news and comments from The Office�

Hi Guys

The good folks putting the website together were up half the night but we got there in the end. The FB posting was made about 3am. That would be the 3rd time this week Dan's worked past Midnight and started at 7 next day. Never let it be said that record company folk are some faceless conglomorate - they love this band too.

I am expecting mixed reviews to the news of the release. It's not new material and it's not what some people want to see, but it is what the band want to release at this point in time. It fulfils a promise they made to themselves back when 20,000 Watt was released - ie that one day when the time felt right to them and they could look back over their entire catalogue - they would ramp it up to 40,000 and put in the tracks that they think belong on a 'Greatest Hits' - not using charts as criteria but choosing songs they feel are worthy in their own way - including some that became special to them directly because of the interaction between band and audience at their shows.

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We have put a couple of temporary links for fan sites up but they may not be right and we can do a running change or remove them - I hope to receive some advice from the list about what should go here. Even the Office draws on the fans incredible work in putting together all that information.

I can't see the free download option on the site just yet, but it will be forthcoming - I will find out when and let the list know but it shouldn't be more than a day or two. There will be a few tracks from Canberra on a Radio National special which will go to air on Robbie Buck's show 'Inside Sleeve' on 02 November. You've all got these recordings anyway of course - but the mix is great.

In terms of track list, the band were limited to 36 tracks because that's all they could shoe-horn on to 2CD format. They would have liked to squeeze a couple more on there as there were plenty of contendors but they're very happy with the playlist, the mastering and the way it all flows.

It's not being released in store in the US at this stage - but fans can buy it online with free delivery. It is not 'The Essential Midnight Oil' or part of that Legacy series, it is "Essential Oils" - ie it's done the Oils way round. There's a lot of care been put into it.

We have managed to keep the price very fair on this package. A band T shirt costs about $35/$40 online - but here you can get that plus the album and a bag to cut back on all that plastic, for $40 delivered. So even if you've already bought the music, it's not a bad deal. Gift your old CD on!

With the new website structure, we may be able to look at fan specials further down the track, but for the moment it's "Essential Oils" and I for one am planning a road trip this weekend just to be able to play it from start to finish and take my own journey through this amazing collection. (advance copy - perks of the job!)

Cheers!

Arlene