# Living Daylight

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***Living Daylight*** is the third extended play by Australian rock music group [Hunters & Collectors](/source/Hunters_%26_Collectors), which was issued on 13 April 1987. It was co-produced by the group and Greg Edward, and reached No. 41 on the [Australia Singles Chart](/source/Kent_Music_Report) and No. 25 on the [New Zealand Singles Chart](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart).

## Background

After their fourth studio album, *[Human Frailty](/source/Human_Frailty)*, was released in Australia in April 1986, [Hunters & Collectors](/source/Hunters_%26_Collectors) toured North America twice that year.[1][2] The band's line-up was John Archer on bass guitar, Doug Falconer on drums, John 'Jack' Howard on trumpet, Robert Miles providing [live sound](/source/Audio_engineering) and [art design](/source/Art_design), [Mark Seymour](/source/Mark_Seymour) on lead vocals and lead guitar, Jeremy Smith on French horn, and Michael Waters on trombone and [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_(instrument)).[1][2] They returned to the studio in February 1987 and recorded three songs, co-produced by the band with Greg Edward.[1][3] These tracks were released as their third extended play, *Living Daylight*, on 13 April 1987.[1][4] Rock historian [Ian McFarlane](/source/Ian_McFarlane) felt it was "something of a stop-gap measure".[1] The three-track EP appeared on the Australian Top 50 Singles Chart, peaking at No. 41 on the [Australia Singles Chart](/source/Kent_Music_Report) and No. 25 in New Zealand.[5][6] Following its release Hunters & Collectors toured the US and Canada for three months. Upon their return to Australia they went back to the recording studios in September 1987 and recorded their fifth studio album, *[What's a Few Men?](/source/What's_a_Few_Men%3F)*, also co-produced with Edward, which was released in November.[5]

In July 1991 White Label Records re-issued the band's *Human Frailty* album on CD, which also included the three tracks from *Living Daylight*.

## Reception

*[Cash Box magazine](/source/Cash_Box_magazine)* said "Australia's Hunters and Collectors are going to ignite the college and alternative music worlds with this blistering, no holds barred, dance rock EP."[7]

## Personnel

Credited to:[3][4]

**Hunters & Collectors members**

- John Archer – bass guitar
- Doug Falconer – drums
- John 'Jack' Howard – trumpet
- Robert Miles – [live sound](/source/Audio_engineering), [art director](/source/Art_design)
- [Mark Seymour](/source/Mark_Seymour) – vocals, lead guitar
- [Jeremy Smith](/source/Jeremy_Smith_(Australian_musician)) – French horn
- Michael Waters – trombone, [keyboards](/source/Keyboard_(instrument))

**Recording details**

- Producer – Hunters & Collectors, Greg Edward
- Engineer – Greg Edward - Assistant engineer – Michael Winlow (tracks 1, 2, 3), Renee Tinner (tracks 4, 5)
- Recording/mixing engineer – Robert Miles, Greg Edward - Remixing – Greg Edward (tracks 4, 5)
- Studio – [AAV Studio 1](/source/Armstrong_Studios), South Melbourne (recording, engineering, mixing)

**Art works**

- Art director – Robert Miles

## Charts

Chart (1987) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 41 New Zealand Singles Chart[6] 25

## References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). ["Encyclopedia entry for 'Hunters & Collectors'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040829235219/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=931). *[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Australian_Rock_and_Pop)*. [Allen & Unwin](/source/Allen_%26_Unwin). ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

1. Nimmervoll, Ed. ["Hunters and Collectors"](http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/huntersandcollectors/huntersandcollectors.htm). HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. [Archived](https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en/huntersandcollectors/huntersandcollectors.htm) 26 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

1. Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Bamford, Alan. ["Hunters and Collectors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120612041801/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/huntersandcollectors.html). [Australian Rock Database](/source/Australian_Rock_Database). Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from [the original](http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/h/huntersandcollectors.html) on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

1. Relph, John (26 October 2013). ["Hunters and Collectors Discography: *Hunters & Collectors*"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140328140803/http://idiot-dog.com/music/hunters.and.collectors/indexh.html). Idiot-Dog.com. Archived from [the original](http://idiot-dog.com/music/hunters.and.collectors/indexh.html) on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

1. Kent, David (1993). *[Australian Chart Book 1970–1992](/source/Kent_Music_Report)*. [St Ives](/source/St_Ives,_New_South_Wales), NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

1. Hung, Steffen. ["Discography Hunters & Collectors"](https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hunters+%26+Collectors). New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 11 April 2014.

1. ["Feature Picks"](https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1987/CB-1987-04-04.pdf). *[Cash Box](/source/Cash_Box_magazine)*. 4 April 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 8 December 2021. – via World Radio History.

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