MIDNIGHT OIL Peter Garrett Vintage Poster

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LARGE Approx. 3 feet X 2 feet Vintage POSTER in NEW Condition.
Long Out of Print.
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),
Martin Rotsey
(guitar) and
Bones Hillman
(bass guitar). The group was formed in
Sydney
in 1972 by Hirst, Moginie and original bassist Andrew James as
Farm
: they enlisted Garrett the following year, changed their name in 1976, and hired Rotsey a year later.
Peter Gifford
served as bass player from 1980–1987.
Midnight Oil issued their
self-titled debut album
in 1978, and gained a cult following in their homeland despite a lack of
mainstream media
acceptance. The band achieved greater popularity throughout in
Australasia
with the release of
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(1982) – which spawned the singles "
Power and the Passion
" and "
US Forces
" – and also began to attract an audience in the United States. They achieved their first Australian number one album in 1984 with
Red Sails in the Sunset
, and topped their native country's singles chart for six weeks with the
EP
Species Deceases
(1985).
The group garnered worldwide attention with 1987 album
Diesel and Dust
. Its singles "
The Dead Heart
" and "
Beds Are Burning
" illuminated the plight of
indigenous Australians
, with the latter charting at number one in multiple countries. Midnight Oil had continued global success with
Blue Sky Mining
(1990) and
Earth and Sun and Moon
(1993) – each buoyed by an international hit single in "
Blue Sky Mine
" and "
Truganini
", respectively – and remained a formidable album chart presence in Australia until their 2002 disbandment. The group held concerts sporadically during the remainder of the 2000s, and announced a full-scale reformation in 2016.
The band's music often broaches political subjects, and they have lent their support to multiple
left-wing
causes. They have won eleven
Australian Recording Industry Association
(ARIA)
Awards
, and were inducted into the
ARIA Hall of Fame
in 2006.
Midnight Oil's legacy
has grown since the late 1970s, with the outfit being cited as an influence, and their songs
covered
, by numerous popular artists. Aside from their studio output, the group are celebrated for their energetic live performances, which showcase the frenetic dancing of Garrett.
Guardian
writer Andrew Street described Midnight Oil as "one of Australia's most beloved bands".
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