Source: 1989 01 Ghost Nation material rehearsal Cassette In the midst of many exciting tapes found in the Vault was this one – a set of Ghost Nation demos with mostly unfamiliar, strange names through it. Then, horrifically, only about 16 minutes of the tape worked before it turned into distortion 🙁 Hear the Whistle more »

Source: 1986 12 04 The Uptown Lounge, Athens, Georgia, USA Cassette The most celebrated Hunters era – Human Frailty – is also one of the most challenging when it comes to providing rarities. Most tracks already appear live and there are few recordings from 1986! It was therefore pleasing to find this great US recording more »

Source: Live Demons in Amsterdam EP, 1995 This week we have Mr Bigmouth, a rarer track from the Demon Flower album, from the Live Demons in Amsterdam promo EP! This is the third track we have provided here from the EP, following True Tears of Joy in February and Holy Grail in April. We have more »

Source: 1982 03 12 Lower Plenty Hotel, Melbourne, Australia Cassette Returning back to the 1982 debut self titled album, this week we have a request from Jason in Brisbane – Tender Kinder Baby. Early in 1982, Rob got the live stereo mix to cassette of these complex early gigs right – this is from one more »

Source: 1998 02 06 MGM Casino Lawn, Darwin, Australia DAT This one is for Gary, who convicingly pleads: …as they played the last chorus I consciously committed the moment to memory, the last time I would ever see H&C live We think it’s pretty cool when we can provide a favourite track from a favourite more »

Source: 1982 06 12 San Miguel Hotel, Sydney, Australia Cassette The other week, I sought more information from the band on the mysterious “Gung”, which can be found a few live recordings from around the era when Payload and The Fireman’s Curse were recorded. Subtle as a brick, I was informed: Gunga Din. Jesus H more »

Source: 1987 06 15 I-Beam, San Francisco, California, USA Cassette As part of our commitment to covering every Hunters era, this week we return to What’s A Few Men? for the first time since March. Here we have a different, early version of So Long Ago that would appear to be from before the What’s more »

Source: 1992 12 14 Palais Theatre, Melboune, Australia Cassette Cut seems to occupy a strange part in the Hunters journey – a last attempt at hitting it ‘big’ with a renowned American producer, yet after the US record company Atlantic had pulled the plug. It brought Hunters to a new generation in Australia and spawned more »

Source: 1993 12 Demon Flower Rough Mixes This week we have decided to provide something that noone has requested. It is something noone could have requested as it is a completely unknown song, never knowingly played live, found on a rough mix tape. This is one for the Demon Flower fans who are already spoiled more »

Source: 1982 08 06 Oxford Hotel, Melbourne, Australia Cassette Long starved of any live material from the mysterious, dark early days of Hunters and Collectors, fans of the early 1980’s Hunnas continue to appear on our website keen on what can be found… This week Jason asks us: “Hey, I’ve been thrashing the H+C stuff, more »