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Midnight Oil – Place Without A Postcard (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1981
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Place Without A Postcard is an LP by Midnight Oil from 1981 released on the CBS, Sprint label.
About this album
Place Without A Postcard sharpens Midnight Oil’s political rock into a more focused and immediate statement. Issued in 1981, the album sits at a key point in the Australian band’s early development, pushing their hard-edged alternative rock beyond club energy towards broader national recognition. Featuring standout songs such as Don’t Wanna Be The One, Armistice Day and Lucky Country, it combines driving riffs, muscular rhythms and Peter Garrett’s confrontational vocal delivery with lyrics that tackle pressure, identity and politics. The record helped establish Midnight Oil as one of Australia’s most distinctive and socially engaged rock bands, paving the way for their later international breakthrough.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Midnight OilLabel: CBS, Sprint – SBP 237704Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1981Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Alternative RockA1 Don'T Wanna Be The One
A2 Brave Faces
A3 Armistice Day
A4 Someone Else To Blame
A5 Basement Flat
B1 Written In The Heart
B2 Burnie
B3 Quinella Holiday
B4 Love'S On Sale
B5 If Ned Kelly Was King
B6 Lucky Country