Payload is the second extended play by Australian rock music group, Hunters & Collectors, which was issued on 29 November 1982. It was co-produced by the group and Mike Howlett; and reached No. 31 on the New Zealand Singles Chart but did not reach the top 100 in Australia. Its lead single, "Lumps of Lead", was also released in November but did not chart in either Australia or New Zealand despite a music video by film maker, Richard Lowenstein.
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| Released | 29 November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | July–August 1982 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 18:13 | |||
| Label | White/Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Mike Howlett, Hunters & Collectors | |||
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Background
editPayload is a four-track extended play released by Australian rock group, Hunters & Collectors, in November 1982.[1] The group had formed in the previous year and by mid-1982 consisted of John Archer on bass guitar; Geoff Crosby on keyboards; Doug Falconer on drums; Robert Miles as live sound and art director; Greg Perano on percussion; Mark Seymour on guitar and lead vocals; and newly joined Martin Lubran on guitar.[1][2][3] Their brass section, Horns of Contempt, consisted of Jack Howard on trumpet, Jeremy Smith on French horn, and Michael Waters on trombone.[1][2]
The EP was co-produced by fellow Australian Mike Howlett, a former member of the band Gong, and the group.[2] In February it reached No. 31 on the New Zealand Singles Chart,[4] but it did not reach the top 100 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart.[5] Film maker, Richard Lowenstein, directed the music video for the lead single, "Lumps of Lead",[6][7] but it did not chart in Australia or New Zealand.[5][4] In 1983 the band toured the United Kingdom for six months and signed with Virgin Records.[1] The label compiled three tracks from the band's debut album, Hunters & Collectors (July 1982), and all four tracks from Payload into an album also called Hunters & Collectors, which was released in April 1983.[1][8] A three-record deal with Virgin was broken when band members insulted the label's executive, Simon Draper, by telling him that he was "a poncy little blueblood" with no faith in them.[8][9]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by John Archer, Geoff Crosby, Doug Falconer, Martin Lubran, Robert Miles, Greg Perano, and Mark Seymour;[10] unless otherwise indicated
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Tow Truck" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Drop Tank" | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Mouthtrap" (Archer, Crosby, Falconer, Miles, Perano, Seymour) | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Lumps of Lead" | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Talking to a Stranger" | 7:30 |
| 6. | "Scream Who" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Run Run Run" | 9:05 |
Charts
edit| Chart (1982/83) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] | 31 |
Personnel
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- Production details
- Producer – Mike Howlett, Hunters & Collectors
- Engineer – Christo Curtis, Jim Barton
- Studio – AAV Studios, Melbourne (recording); Studios 301, Sydney (mixing)
- Cover art – Robert Miles
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Hunters & Collectors'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Bamford, Alan. "Hunters and Collectors". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "Hunters and Collectors". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Hung, Stefan. "Hunters & Collectors discography". New Zealand Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Hutchence, Kelland. "Dogs in Space Crew: Richard Lowenstein: Writer/Director". Kelland Hutchence Collection. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Rowe, Glenys (1984), "On the rock clip road to feature films – Interview with Richard Lowenstein by Glenys Rowe", Metro (64): 21–23, ISSN 0312-2654
- ^ a b Seymour, Mark (2008). Thirteen Tonne Theory: Life Inside Hunters and Collectors. Melbourne, Vic.: Penguin Group Australia. ISBN 978-0-670-07165-4.
- ^ Webb, Carolyn (1 March 2008). "How one curry might have cost a Melbourne band superstar status". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ "'Tow Truck' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 4 April 2014. Note: User may have to click 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:' e.g Tow Truck; or at 'Performer:' Hunters & Collectors