| The Real Thing | ||||
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| Live album by Midnight Oil | ||||
| Released | 8 July 2000 | |||
| Recorded | (see track listing) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 62:20 | |||
| Label | Sprint Music / Sony Music | |||
| Producer | various / Midnight Oil | |||
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The Real Thing is a compilation of studio and live acoustic recordings by Midnight Oil, and includes a cover version of Russell Morris's classic "The Real Thing". It was initially issued in Australia with a bonus disk of interview material listed as containing 2 tracks ("Interview" and "Track by track") but the CD was divided into 30 tracks, dividing the interview up so that past albums and each track on "The Real Thing" gets a short discussion followed by snippet from the album or song being discussed. Later international releases had a bonus disk with videos of "Cemetery In My Mind" and "Redneck Wonderland".