Brown Rice and Kerosine is the third album by Australian folk-rock group Redgum.Redgum discography Album information The title is taken from the first track, and the album was released around the time Redgum changed from a part-time band to a full-time job for its members.That Striped Sunlight Sound blog Brown Rice and Kerosene review
"100 Years On" was released as a single.Sing365.com Redgum History As noted on a sticker on the cover, the song "Liberal Values" was to have been included on the album but was removed for legal reasons.Blog entry Web diary It was a parody of Bacharach/David's "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance". In April 2019, a recording of a live performance of "Liberal Values" from 1980 was uploaded to YouTube.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
It was originally released as a record and was very briefly available on CD in the late 80s. Some tracks were included on the 2004 collection Against the Grain.
Track listing Side A "100 Years On" (J. Schumann) "Lear Jets Over Kulgera" (M. Atkinson) "Caught in the Act" (M. Atkinson/J. Schumann/V. Truman/C. Timms) "Yarralumla Wine" (M. Atkinson) "Where Ya Gonna Run to" (J. Schumann)
Side B "Brown Rice and Kerosine" (M. Atkinson) "The Federal Two-Ring Circus" (M. Atkinson) "Your O.S. Trip" (M. Atkinson) "The Last Frontier" (J. Schumann) "Parramatta Gaol 1843" (M. Atkinson/V. Truman)
Charts Chart (1981/82)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)48
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