Bird Noises
Encyclopedia
Bird Noises is an EP
by Midnight Oil
that was released in 1980 under Midnight Oil's Sprint Music independent label, and manufactured & distributed by the CBS
record label.
"Wedding Cake Island" refers to Wedding Cake Island
, an island off Coogee Beach, Sydney
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil , were an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drummer Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard player/lead guitarist Jim Moginie...
that was released in 1980 under Midnight Oil's Sprint Music independent label, and manufactured & distributed by the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
record label.
Track listing
- "No Time for Games" (Robert Hirst, James Moginie)
- "Knife's Edge" (Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Moginie)
- "Wedding Cake Island" (Rotsey, Moginie)
- "I'm the Cure" (Moginie)
"Wedding Cake Island" refers to Wedding Cake Island
Wedding Cake Island
Wedding Cake Island is an island off Coogee Beach, Sydney, which protects the beach from most swells. It is also known as Lemo's Island....
, an island off Coogee Beach, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Personnel
- Jim MoginieJim MoginieJames "Jim" Moginie is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he was a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter...
- Peter GarrettPeter GarrettPeter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
- Martin RotseyMartin RotseyMartin Rotsey is an Australian guitarist, and was a member of the rock band Midnight Oil from 1977 until the band's dissolution in 2002.In 2006, he joined fellow Midnight Oil member Rob Hirst's projects Ghostwriters and The Angry Tradesmen...
- Peter GiffordPeter GiffordPeter Gifford , sometimes known as "Giffo," is an Australian musician. From 1980 until 1987 he played bass guitar for Australian rock band Midnight Oil.-Midnight Oil:...
- Rob HirstRob Hirst-External links:*******...