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| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March–June 1982 | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 47:34 | |||
| Label | Atco Records (US) WEA Australia BMG Australia (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Trevor Lucas | |||
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Spirit of Place is the debut studio album by Australian folk rock band Goanna. It was originally released in November 1982, it peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by May 1983.[1]
Spirit of Place was the first charting rock record to feature the didgeridoo. The didgeridoo is particularly prominent on "Solid Rock", which was a No. 3 hit on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart in October. The album was also heavy on social protest themes; "Solid Rock" deals with issues of land rights for Indigenous Australians. "Razor's Edge" tackled rural despair and achieved a Top 40 spot in April 1983. The album was re-released in a remastered and expanded form in 2003.
- ^ Baker, Glen A. (28 May 1983). "Australia - Explosive Talent Gains Temper Year of playing Dangerously" (PDF). Billboard. p. 12. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via World Radio History.