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Description
First released in August 1987, Diesel and Dust is a concept album about the struggles of Indigenous Australians and environmental causes, issues important to the band. This was Midnight Oil's sixth album and drew inspiration from the Blackfella/Whitefella Tour of remote Indigenous communities with the Warumpi Band and Gondwanaland in 1986. In 1989, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it No. 13 on their list of the 100 best albums of the 1980s. In October 2010 it was listed at No. 1 in the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Format / LP
Released / 01/30/2026
Catalogue / LEGLP-91615
Barcode / 889853391615
Artist / Midnight Oil
Label / Legacy
Genre / Pop / Rock