Midnight Oil – Bird Noises 12” EP Vinyl Record

Midnight Oil – Bird Noises 12” EP Vinyl Record

Bird Noises is the first extended play by Australian rock group, Midnight Oil, which was released on 24 November 1980 under the band’s own independent label, Powderworks Records / Sprint Music. It was produced by Leszek Karski and manufactured and distributed by CBS/Columbia. Bird Noises reached the Top 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.

Bird Noises peaked at No. 28 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, Bird Noises “continued the development heard on Head Injuries, with ‘No Time for Games’ and ‘I’m the Cure’ being particularly impressive. Bird Noises also boasted the anomalous, but delightful Shadows-like instrumental ‘Wedding Cake Island'”. AllMusic’s William Ruhlman noted the group had tried “some musical variations after two albums of hard rock … the music in fact was restrained, and the group tried acoustic instruments and a moody instrumental for an intriguing change of pace from their usual style”.

Pressed on Classic Black Vinyl.

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