Free Dirt


Free Dirt is the first full-length album by Australian alternative rock band Died Pretty, released in 1986. The album was repackaged in 2008 by Aztec Music with a second CD containing seven singles and six live recordings from 1986.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "The highly recommended album — which contains glimmers of the ’60s, Dylan, Gram Parsons, folk-rock and neo-psychedelic — uses guest contributions of mandolin, violin, pedal steel and sax to magnify the band’s own essential variety."

Track listing

All songs written by Brett Myers and Ron Peno, except where noted.
  1. "Blue Sky Day" – 3:29
  2. "Round and Round" – 2:41
  3. "Wig-Out" – 3:06
  4. "Laughing Boy" – 3:34
  5. "Through Another Door" – 3:17
  6. "Life to Go " – 5:31
  7. "Just Skin" – 6:37
  8. "The 2000 Year Old Murder" – 4:31
  9. "Next to Nothing" – 6:47
  10. "Stoneage Cinderella" – 3:19
;1992 re-release bonus track

  1. "Yesterday's Letters" – 4:56

Personnel

  • Frank Brunetti – keyboards
  • Tim Fagan – saxophone
  • Graham Lee – pedal steel
  • Mark Lock – bass
  • Brett Myers – guitar, vocals
  • John Papanis – mandolin
  • Ron S. Peno – vocals
  • Louis Tillett – piano
  • Julian Watchhorn – violin
  • Chris Welsh – percussion, drums