Midnight Oil - Used & Abused (1978)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1978:

Midnight Oil's promo-video for the single 'Used & Abused', taken from the 1978 self-titled album (aka 'The Blue Meanie').

Note: This video was filmed in a studio at channel 7. At the time, Channel 7 had it's own record label titled '7 records'. Through this label, the Oils launched Powderwords records and consequently issued their first album.

Band Origin: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Used & Abused
Album: Midnight Oil
Composed By: Rob Hirst - Jim Morginie
Produced By:
Label: Powderworks
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Oil
- http://www.midnightoil.com/
- http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/midnightoil/midnightoil.htm

Line-up:

Peter Garrett -- Vocals
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-2002) ]

Rob Hirst - Drums
[ Schwampy Moose-- Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1977-2002) -- Ghostwriters (1991-1992) -- Backsliders -- The Angry Tradesmen -- Hirst and Greene -- The Break ]

Andrew James - Bass
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-1980) ]

Jim Moginie - Guitar
[ Farm (1973-1976) -- Midnight Oil (1976-2002) -- solo (2007) -- The Break ]

Martin Rotsey - Guitar
[ Midnight Oil (1976-2002) -- Angry Tradesmen -- The Break ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1978 1978 Australia Late Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

External Tags: Peter Garret, Rob Hirst, Jim Morginie, Martin Rotsey, Andrew 'Bear' James

Musical Terms: Punk, Surf, Pub, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Midnight
• Oil
• 1978
• Australia
• Late
• Seventies

[robram818]

You mean 1988?

[nzoz1978]

@robram818 this clip was shot in 1978 the same year their first album was released.

[dazph]

wow! what a change a year made huh? this is more like the album track.. still i loved that 77 live vid

[nzoz1978]

i got a feeling that the Oils purposely played slower for the sake that they were on television... I'm very surprised how slow their performance was on that Flashez clip...

[greenlentils]

Listen to that solo at 1:48, man! I haven't heard it in about 10 years, SO GOOD!

[OzTwanger]

My wife met Peter Garret the other day. She said you won't meet a nicer bloke.

[437canal]

elétrico magnético midnight oil!

:)

[WolfTotem64]

This is the album version!

[Geekman333]

Oh jeez...where'd ya FIND this. First album is as rare as hens teeth now.

[gauvinchris]

Didn't discover old school Oils until the early 90s but once I did I never went back. Great vid

[otxin1]

Ohh,Garrett had a sexy body

[mosstrooper68]

Got Rob's towell one night (yellow) sweat an' all . What happened??

Mum went and bloody washed it......Faaaarrrkk!!!

[warlockboyburns]

what a meat head

[joanroocahill]

Delightful Deja-Vu! I was there. Have never Loved any other Band as much as The Oils! They never failed to deliver. Big memory is waiting to see what Pete's Rant of the night was going to be! Always went home wanting more!!!

[attackm0de]

lol@88



[jodiesyt]

Not bad guitar work! And young Mr Garrett, who could ever explain that boy?! Youd never think that these boys are, have been and will be the voice of their generation and a few that follow....