''Live at the Old Lion, Adelaide, 1982'' is a

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by Australian

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band

Midnight Oil Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar). The group was formed in Sydney in 1972 by H ...

.The album was released digitally on 2 December 2022 and physically on 13 May 2023. Following its physical release, the album peaked at number 7 on the ARIA charts.

Background and release

The recording is the 30th release of the Australian Road Crew Association's (ARCA) Desk Tape Series, a series created by ARCA to raise funds to provide financial, health, counselling and well-being services for roadies and crew in crisis. The Old Lion show took place on 26 March 1982 at

The Old Lion Melbourne Street is a street situated in the Adelaide suburb of North Adelaide, South Australia. History and description Melbourne Street is the main commercial area of the second-largest of the three grids that comprise North Adelaide. It was ...

North Adelaide North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct (Australia), precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands. Laid out in a grid plan in three section ...

and was part of a two-week run through

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. The album was released digitally on 2 December 2022. Following the digital release, there was strong demand from fans for a CD version. Coordinating the CD physical release was "Frog" Harris, the owner of independent record store Songland Records. Harris said, "To make this project feasible for ARCA, I understandably needed to guarantee a certain amount of sales to ensure the success of the project. When I asked The Powderworkers (Midnight Oil fans) if they wanted this to happen, the reaction was as expected-instantaneous, wildly enthusiastic and supportive of, not only their band, but how the proceeds would be going to help roadies who have kept The Oils, and hundreds of other bands on the road over decades of gruelling touring." The CD was a once only pressing and released on 13 May 2023.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 7 on the ARIA chart. It was Midnight Oil's 17th ARIA top 10 release.

Track listing

# "Written in the Heart" - 3:04 # "Brave Faces"- 5:24 # "

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" - 4:20 # "I'm the Cure" - 3:17 # "Section 5 (Bus to Bondi)" - 3:50 # "Quinella Holiday"/"Love's On Sale" - 5:16 # "No Time for Games" - 4:09 # "Burnie" - 5:29 # "Cold Cold Change" - 3:05 # "Powderworks" - 3:38 # "Koala Sprint" - 5:18 # "Back On the Borderline" - 2:54 # " Don't Wanna Be the One" - 2:47 # "Wedding Cake Island" - 2:49 # "Stand in Line" - 5:10 # "No Reaction" - 3:16

Personnel

The band

Peter Garrett Peter Robert Garrett (born 16 April 1953) is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician. In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil. As a performer he is known for his sign ...

- lead vocals * Peter Gifford – bass, vocals *

Jim Moginie James 'Jim' Moginie (born 18 May 1956) is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he is a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter. Career In addition to Midnight Oil, Moginie ha ...

- guitars, keyboards, vocals * Robert Hirst - drums, vocals *

Martin Rotsey Martin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist and a member of the rock band Midnight Oil, which was active from 1977 to 2002 and resumed performing in 2017. Career In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and ...

- guitars

The crew

* Mark Woods - sound * Michael Lippold - stage/ production manager * Ron “Wormy” James - lights reference:

Charts

Release history

References

{{Midnight Oil 2022 live albums Midnight Oil live albums