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Hunters & Collectors
Raw Material #05: 1983 09 18 Floreat Hotel, Perth, Australia
Recording Date
9/18/1983
Rock/Pop
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| 01 | Eggheart | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Jack Howard; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 06:08 | ||||||
| 02 | Sway | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Jack Howard; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 06:48 | ||||||
| 03 | Towtruck | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Martin Lubran; Robert Miles; Greg Perano; Mark Seymour | 05:50 | ||||||
| 04 | Long Walk Home | Hunters & Collectors | 06:23 | ||||||
| 05 | Lumps of Lead | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Martin Lubran; Robert Miles; Greg Perano; Mark Seymour | 04:44 | ||||||
| 06 | Judas Sheep | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Jack Howard; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 04:34 | ||||||
| 07 | Mouthtrap | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Robert Miles; Greg Perano; Mark Seymour | 04:27 | ||||||
| 08 | Hayley's Doorstep | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 06:57 | ||||||
| 09 | Curse | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Jack Howard; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 06:32 | ||||||
| 10 | Whelan's Gantry | Hunters & Collectors | 03:40 | ||||||
| 11 | Mr Right | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Robert Miles; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 04:45 | ||||||
| 12 | Cat Fence | Mark Seymour | 06:25 | ||||||
| 13 | Boo Boo Kiss | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Robert Miles; Greg Perano; Mark Seymour; Ray Tosti-Guerra | 07:27 | ||||||
| 14 | Little Chalkie | John Archer; Geoff Crosby; Doug Falconer; Martin Lubran; Robert Miles; Greg Perano; Mark Seymour; Michael Waters | 05:10 | ||||||
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Notes
In late 1983, there was major upheaval in Hunters and Collectors. The Fireman’s Curse album was released to mixed reviews and the band subsequently fell apart. The band that reappeared in 1984 with The Jaws of Life was a different beast: drum and bass driven pub rock replaced earlier experimental leanings. Songs from before Jaws disappeared from live set lists.This recording is pre-implosion late 1983 Hunters and Collectors. It is arguably the most fascinating and unexpected of recordings we will be sharing in this series. This is an adventure of a recording.
A major revelation is that the transition from The Fireman’s Curse to The Jaws of Life was not as sudden as it seemed. In this recording musical and lyrical elements that come to the forefront in Jaws are forming.
Australiana themes are edging in via the unreleased Whelan’s Gantry and the band even appear to be having fun in the also unreleased Long Walk Home and Cat Fence. Two Jaws tracks – Hayley’s Doorstep and the irrepressible Little Chalkie – appear here in early experimental forms. Boo Boo Kiss from the debut album is included while Mouthtrap, Lumps of Lead and the epic Towtruck feature from the Payload EP. In between are choice cuts from The Fireman’s Curse – are they better live than on the album-?
Turn it up.