10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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| 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 | ||
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| Studio album by Midnight Oil | ||
| Released | 1982 | |
| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 45:55 | |
| Label | Sprint Music / Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Nick Launay & Midnight Oil | |
| Midnight Oil chronology | ||
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| Place Without A Postcard (1981) |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (1982) |
Red Sails in the Sunset (1984) |
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 is an album by Midnight Oil that was released in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. The lengthy name is often pronounced "ten-to-one" or "ten-nine-eight" by fans. It is notable for staying on the Australian album charts for over 100 weeks. The album's closing track "Somebody's trying to tell me something" contains a note held by the group for what seems like an eternity, which would continue into the album's runout groove, and emulated on the CD version for just over 40 seconds. This was a gimmick used a number of times on vinyl albums where the ending sound would continue into the runout groove, with which the sound would continue on until the turntable arm was lifted off, or the automatic return on some turntables would kick-in. This process was first thought not possible due to having audio content in runout grooves possibly tearing the metal when the finished records were pressed, but this was confirmed as false by cutting engineers, and the end sound stayed on this album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Outside World" (James Moginie)
- "Only the Strong" (Robert Hirst, Moginie)
- "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Peter Garrett)
- "Read about It" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett)
- "Scream in Blue" (Martin Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett)
- "US Forces" (Moginie, Garrett)
- "Power and the Passion" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett)
- "Maralinga" (Moginie, Garrett)
- "Tin-legs and Tin Mines" (Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett)
- "Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something" (Hirst, Rotsey, Moginie, Peter Gifford, Garrett)
