Raw Material #02 1981 12 13 Festival Theatre album (cover)

Desk tape from the World of Stone era.

Released In: [Australia / NZ].

Release Date: Digital: 17 December 2021.

Australian Chart Position: N/A.

Availability: Streaming audio only.

Track Listing(s)

Legend:

 Commercial single.
 Promotional single.

Version: Digital album.

Album length: 46 minutes, 11 seconds.

ReplayGain loudness: -6.59dB.

1. World of Stone
2. Tender Kinder Baby
3. Mouthtrap
4. Skin Of Our Teeth
5. Loinclothing
6. Talking To A Stranger
7. Rendering Room

Original studio source of the songs on this live album:

• World of Stone EP (attached to most Hunters And Collectors albums) contains:
  • World of Stone
  • Loinclothing
• Hunters And Collectors contains:
  • Tender Kinder Baby
  • Skin Of Our Teeth
  • Talking To A Stranger
• Payload EP (attached to most The Jaws Of Life albums) contains:
  • Mouthtrap
• Unreleased:
  • Rendering Room

Review

N/A.

Liner Notes

40 years ago, Hunters and Collectors found themselves in Adelaide. Many changes had occurred since the first gig back in May (an earlier desk tape in this series). The songs had slowed down. The horns of contempt had joined. The band was hitting it’s stride.

Whilst only a 46 minute recording, there are many great moments to be experienced. Opener World Of Stone takes us into another time and place. The eight minute Skin Of Our Teeth is unforgettable. Closing rarity Rendering Room is as good as anything that made it to vinyl.

For reasons unknown, this specific desk tape lacks some of the issues of other desk tapes of the era. All other era desk tapes had Mark’s vocal on the left channel and everything else on the right channel. Yet we can almost hear you calling out for “Run Run Run”…

However, this will do us for 2021. See you next year at the Red Hot Summer Tour and back here for the remaining eight desk tapes!