DESCRIPTION:
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