# Payload (EP)

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***Payload*** is the second extended play by Australian rock music group, [Hunters & Collectors](/source/Hunters_%26_Collectors), which was issued on 29 November 1982. It was co-produced by the group and [Mike Howlett](/source/Mike_Howlett); and reached No. 31 on the [New Zealand Singles Chart](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart) but did not reach the top 100 in [Australia](/source/Kent_Music_Report). 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](/source/Richard_Lowenstein).

## Background

*Payload* is a four-track extended play released by Australian rock group, [Hunters & Collectors](/source/Hunters_%26_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](/source/Audio_engineering) and [art director](/source/Art_design); Greg Perano on percussion; [Mark Seymour](/source/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](/source/Mike_Howlett), a former member of the band [Gong](/source/Gong_(band)), and the group.[2] In February it reached No. 31 on the [New Zealand Singles Chart](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart),[4] but it did not reach the top 100 on the Australian [Kent Music Report](/source/Kent_Music_Report) Singles Chart.[5] Film maker, [Richard Lowenstein](/source/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](/source/Virgin_Records).[1] The label compiled three tracks from the band's debut album, *[Hunters & Collectors](/source/Hunters_%26_Collectors_(album))* (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](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ponce) little [blueblood](/source/Nobility#.22Blue.22_blood)" with no faith in them.[8][9]

## Charts

Chart (1982/83) Peak position New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 31

## Personnel

Credited to:[1][2]

**Hunters & Collectors members**

- John Archer – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Geoff Crosby – keyboards, [Korg MS-20](/source/Korg_MS-20)
- Doug Falconer – drums
- Martin Lubran – guitar
- Robert Miles – [live sound](/source/Audio_engineering), [art director](/source/Art_design)
- Greg Perano – percussion
- [Mark Seymour](/source/Mark_Seymour) – guitar, lead vocals

**Horns of Contempt members**

- Jack Howard – trumpet
- Jeremy Smith – French horn
- Michael Waters – trombone

**Additional musicians**

- [Karen Ansel](/source/Karen_Ansel), Christine Bodey, Margot Dual, La-Chelle Gera – backing vocals on "Drop Tank"

**Production details**

- Producer – [Mike Howlett](/source/Mike_Howlett), Hunters & Collectors
- Engineer – Christo Curtis, Jim Barton
- Studio – [AAV Studios](/source/Armstrong_Studios), Melbourne (recording); [Studios 301](/source/Studios_301), Sydney (mixing)
- Cover art – Robert Miles

## References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). ["Encyclopedia entry for 'Hunters & Collectors'"](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. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20040829235219/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=931) 29 August 2004 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 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 4 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 4 April 2014.

1. Hung, Stefan. ["Hunters & Collectors discography"](https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Hunters+%26+Collectors). New Zealand Charts Portal (Hung Medien). Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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

1. Hutchence, Kelland. ["*Dogs in Space* Crew: Richard Lowenstein: Writer/Director"](http://www.michaelhutchence.org/index.php?page=273). Kelland Hutchence Collection. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

1. 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](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0312-2654)***

1. Seymour, Mark (2008). *Thirteen Tonne Theory: Life Inside Hunters and Collectors*. Melbourne, Vic.: [Penguin Group Australia](/source/Penguin_Books). ISBN 978-0-670-07165-4.

1. Webb, Carolyn (1 March 2008). ["How one curry might have cost a Melbourne band superstar status"](http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/how-one-curry-might-have-cost-a-melbourne-band-superstar-status/2008/02/29/1204226991503.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1). *[The Age](/source/The_Age)*. [Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media). Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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