Fan Community
The Hunters and Collectors fan community is fairly active,
indulging in the usual activities that can be expected of dedicated music nuts.
We subversively collect and distribute rarities. We lobby for gigs, merchandise
and releases. From time to time we meet up and share a drink at gigs.
The best way to get involved in the Hunters and Collectors fan
community is to join the
Hunna's Yahoo
Group. This is also an excellent way to get questions answered, often by a
number of people with different views. It is, without a doubt, the way to go
out.
Archives from the 2002 to 2012 Hunters and Collectors guestbook
can be found here.
Contact Us
Please feel free to contact us. True Believers are:
Caelie Kairos. Website concept. Caelie is a
Canadian fan who has been following the band since the mid 1980's.
Stuart Fenech. Webmaster. Hailing
from Brisbane, Stuart has spent an unhealthy amount of time on this Internet
site over the years.
Site History
We are proud of many of the things that we have achieved through
True Believers. Of course, we have been lucky to have had the support and
assistance of a great number of fantastic people along
the way. Below is a brief chronological history of the True Believers Internet
site.
2001
12
March: Mark Seymour's One Eyed
Man album released.
10
April: Development of this site began after Caelie realised that she had web
space and Stuart felt motivated.
13
July: The first version of this Internet site launched as Hunna's Nation. It
had no frames or tables and was ugly.
30
July: Following Caelie's suggestion, the Internet site was renamed to the wholly
more fitting True Believers.
26
November: Mark's Basement DVD released. CD followed in the new year.
2002
22
February: Survey was conducted among fans to find favourite tracks on albums.
5
May: True Believers moved to www.humanfrailty.com
29
July: Jack Howard's Secrets and White Lies
was released.
18
August: While Mark Seymour was between record deals, we provided five full
length mp3's.
2
October: Guestbook was added.
5
December: Surveys launched among fans to determine preferred tracks for best
of and rarity compilation releases.
2003
11
August: All studio album remasters were released.
11
August: What's A Few Men? album in
stores, with bonus tracks from Fate. This was the format that we lobbied
for though True Believers.
13
October: Natural Selection CD released. We
help get Carry
Me, Back on the Breadline
and Back in the Hole
included. On the limited edition bonus disc, we help get Wasted
in the Sun, I Couldn't
Give It To You and Hear No Evil
included.
24
November: Natural Selection DVD
released. It is a comprehensive collection of studio video clips, the
traditional fan preferred format.
24
November: Under One Roof DVD
released, including a Dolby surround sound mix.
2004
10
March: We scoop the world premiere of Mark Seymour's new single 43
In The Shade.
2
April: Massive fan bootleg trade started.
19
April: Mark Seymour's Embedded album
released.
27
May: Stuart interviews Mark with questions collected from fans. The
interview is soon published on True Believers.
28
June: The Way To Go Out DVD
released. CD follows later.
12
October: Jack Howard's Let's Fall In
Love released.
16
October: Massive fan rarities trade started.
2005
14
March: Mark's Daytime and the Dark
album
released.
17
September: Mutations rarities disc
in stores. The format and track listing resulted after many months of
lobbying and negotiation. Great outcome.
2006
1
August: True Believers moves to www.humanfrailty.com.au, courtesy of Liberation
Records.
10
August: Redesigned True Believers site launched to the wider world.
2
September: 20th Anniversary edition of
Human Frailty released with bonus live DVD.
2007
18
January: A second massive bootleg trade started.
2
June: Mark's Westgate album
released.
16
June: Living in Large Rooms and Lounges
2 CD live album rereleased.
14
July: Jack's My Lucky Day album
released.
27
September: Fan's gather in Melbourne thanks to the invitation of Loud
and Clear Management to be in the audience at the recording of a live
Mark Seymour DVD at the Espy.
29
September: Mark's Titanic acoustic
album released.
1
December: Mark's From
Bondi to Bedlam DVD video released. True Believers can be seen in the
audience.
2008
3
March: Mark's Thirteen
Tonne Theory book released.
22
October: Great Australian Albums DVD video documentary on
Human Frailty released.
22
November: Incredible 16 disc Horn of
Plenty box set released. We successfully lobbied for remastering of the
Natural Selection DVD and for certain
inclusions on the Spare Parts rarities
CD, including the early live recordings.
2009
14
March: Hunters perform their first gig since 1998 at the Melbourne Sound
Relief benefit. Eight songs are played, including
The Slab as an encore.
9
October: Sound Relief 4 DVD set
in stores, including Hunters performance.
6
November: Jack's Lost Horizon album
released.
2010
13
December: Rob's comprehensive gigography launched.
Where to from here? :)
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