10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Studio album by Midnight Oil
Released November 1982
Recorded September 1982 at the Town House, London
Genre Rock, New Wave
Length 45:55
Label Sprint Music / Columbia
Producer Nick Launay & Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil chronology
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 on vinyl in 1982 under the Columbia Records label. The lengthy name is often pronounced "ten-to-one" or "ten-nine-eight" by fans.[citation needed] It peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 171 weeks.[1] 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 is an approximation of a locked groove, a gimmick used a number of times on vinyl albums (such as Diamond Dogs and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) 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. In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 30 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums with 1987's Diesel and Dust at No. 1.[2]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Outside World" (James Moginie) – 4:24
  2. "Only the Strong" (Robert Hirst, Moginie) – 4:31
  3. "Short Memory" (Hirst, Moginie, Peter Garrett) – 3:53
  4. "Read About It" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett) – 3:52
  5. "Scream in Blue" (Martin Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett) – 6:22
  6. "US Forces" (Moginie, Garrett) – 4:06
  7. "Power and the Passion" (Hirst, Moginie, Garrett) – 5:39
  8. "Maralinga" (Moginie, Garrett) – 4:44
  9. "Tin Legs and Tin Mines" (Rotsey, Moginie, Garrett) – 4:28
  10. "Somebody's Trying to Tell Me Something" (Midnight Oil) – 3:58
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars link
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars link
Robert Christgau C+ link

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book Ltd. ISBN 0646119176.  Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.
  2. ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9. 
Midnight Oil
Studio albums
Charting singles

1978: "Run by Night"  • 1981: "Don't Wanna Be the One"  • "Armistice Day"  • 1982: "Power and the Passion"  • "Read About It"  • "US Forces"  • 1986: "The Dead Heart"  • 1987: "Beds Are Burning"  • " Put Down that Weapon"  • 1988: "Dreamworld"  • 1990: "Blue Sky Mine"  • "Forgotten Years"  • "King of the Mountain"  • "Bedlam Bridge"  • "One Country"  • 1992: "Sometimes"  • 1993: "Truganini"  • "My Country"  • "In the Valley"  • "Drums of Heaven"  • "Outbreak of Love"  • 1996: "Underwater"  • "Surf's Up Tonight"  • 1998: "Redneck Wonderland"  • "White Skin Black Heart"  • "Cemetery In My Mind"  • 2000: "The Real Thing" 2002: "Golden Age"
Compilations and EPs
Live and other albums
Videos and films
Black Fella White Fella • Black Rain Falls • 20,000 Watt R.S.L. The Midnight Oil Collection • Best of Both Worlds
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Glyn Johns • Nick Launay • Magoo • Gary Morris
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