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NEWS ARCHIVE Older news from the world of Hunters and Collectors.
14 July 2007 - New Jack Howard Album Released! Jack Howard's excellent new album, "My Lucky Day", is now available in Australian music stores. The album is available over the Internet from retailers including JB's Hi Fi, Sanity and Chaos. Click here to visit Jack's Internet site.
16 June 2007 - Living in Large Rooms Back in Stores The classic Hunters and Collectors double live album "Living in Large Rooms and Lounges" is now back in stores, thanks to Liberation Records.
2 June 2007 - Westgate In Stores! Mark Seymour's excellent new studio album "Westgate" can now be found in Australian music stores. "Westgate" can purchased through stores such as JB's Hi-Fi and Sanity. A digital version is also available through ITunes, which includes two bonus tracks.
31 May 2007 - Vale Chappo Andrew Chapman Amid the drudgery of the day-to-day travelling rock'n'roll grind, one bloke always had a smile, a joke, a good word to say about everyone. A bloke who made your day go easier, and could be depended on to do his job just that little bit better than he really needed to. More than a friend, more than a workmate. See you later, Chappo. Bon voyage and thanks. Hunters.
2 September 2006 - Anniversary Human Frailty in Stores The 20th Anniversary release of the classic Hunters and Collectors album "Human Frailty" is in Australian stores now. This release includes a bonus DVD of a Rock Arena performance and video clips from the album. Click here for more information.
10 December 2005 - Mark Seymour 'Daytime' Book Mark Seymour's recent acoustic album "Daytime and the Dark" has been released in a book form. The book contains an article sized review of the career of Mark Seymour and Hunters and Collectors by Ed Nimmervoll. The book also containts art, lyrics and comments on songs. Some song comments are from the "Natural Selection" album, while, amusingly, as least one appears to be from our Internet site.
24 October 2005 - Greetings From Barry Palmer! Barry Palmer has contacted True Believers! Barry has been on television recently with The Hit Game, which now has in Internet site (http://www.thehitgame.com/). One of the artists that Bazz has been working with, Deepface, was also recently nominated for an ARIA for best dance release. The track, "Been Good", was co-written and executive produced by Bazz.
14 October 2005 - Mark and James Promotional Single A Mark Seymour and James Reyne promotional single has been released for their cover of Dragon's "April Sun In Cuba". This is a live version that features on the "Best of Acoustic" CD and DVD. The "Best of Acoustic" CD is in stores while the DVD is now scheduled for the 14th of November. The DVD is the pick as it includes more Mark Seymour tracks.
17 September 2005 - Mutations In Stores The new Hunters and Collectors rarities disc "Mutations" is on sale across Australia. It can be ordered from Internet sites such as HMV and Sanity. The music is varied and far better than normally found on a b-sides collection, while the art is simply stunning. This is an album for the True Believers.
13 July 2005 - Hunters Reunion Update Mark Seymour's site now has some words on the Hunters and Collectors reunion: Hunters & Collectors are re-uniting this week to perform two songs at the Hall Of Fame awards in Melbourne. Hunters & Collectors will perform Say Goodbye and Throw Your Arms Around Me live at the event at which they will receive their award / be inducted by Peter Garrett. There will be 6 inductees to the ARIA Hall Of Fame which will be filmed and shown on Foxtel VH1 (D 810 ) on Sunday July 17th at 9pm. Meanwhile, Jack Howard e-mailed us about the Hunters rehearsal Monday night: "We rehearsed for the first time in 7 years last night. It was just like old times - plenty of beer and bad jokes."
1 May 2005 - Mark Seymour Promo Single Click here to check out artwork and other details on the Mark Seymour promotional single for "Do You See What I See? / Throw Your Arms Around Me". These tracks are lifted from Mark's new solo acoustic album "Daytime and the Dark".
14 March 2005 - Mark's "Daytime and the Dark" Released Mark's great new solo acoustic album "Daytime and the Dark" is in Australian stores now! Check out www.hmv.com.au or www.sanity.com.au to purchase the album overseas. Click here for more information on the album.
12 October 2004 - Jack Howard's Let's Fall In Love Released Jack Howard's great second solo album "Let's Fall In Love" is now available new in Australia. It should be able to be ordered into stores that do not have it in stock. The album can also easily be ordered from the Internet via sites like HMV (http://www.hmv.com.au/). Click here for more information on "Let's Fall In Love".
30 August 2004 - Remastered The Way To Go Out CD Released The Liberation Records CD remaster of the raw 1985 "The Way To Go Out" live album is now available in Australian stores. The mastering on the new CD is noticeably better than on the original CD, as is the case with the new "Hunters and Collectors" and "The Jaws Of Life" album releases. A DVD of "The Way To Go Out" was released for the first time back in June. Click here for more details.
25 August 2004: Under One Roof DVD Gold The "Under One Roof" DVD has been certified gold for sales of over 7,500 in Australia.
11 August 2004: Mark's 'A Shoulder To Cry On' Promo Single Mark Seymour's "A Shoulder To Cry On" promotional single shall find itself to radio stations over the coming few days. Thanks to Paul at Liberation, we have the artwork available here.
2 August 2004: Natural Selection Certified Gold The new Hunters and Collectors 'Natural Selection' album has been certified Gold for sales of 35,000 in Australia! By our records, this is the 12th Hunters and Collectors album to reach this level of sales certification.
28 June 2004 - The Way To Go Out DVD Released The great raw 1985 "The Way To Go Out" video is now available in Australian stores as an all region DVD! Click here for more details. The remastered CD version release has been put back until the 19th of July.
19 April 2004 - Mark's Embedded Released In Stores Mark Seymour's excellent third solo album, "Embedded", has been released and is now available in stores. An assortment of Australian stores have the album well stocked while others should be able to order the album. "Embedded" includes the radio single "43 In The Shade" and "Try Not To Try". Click here for more information on "Embedded". Click here for reviews. Click here for Mark Seymour's official website (http://www.markseymour.com.au). Enjoy!
6 April 2004 - Mark Appearing On "Stingers" (Update) Episode 165 of "Stingers", on Tuesday the 27th of April 2004 at 9-30pm, will feature Mark Seymour. Mark is to play a drug dealer or a general bad guy of similar ilk. [Thanks Miriam and Jenelle]
3 March 2004 - Jack Howard Internet Site Launched There is now a website dedicated to the Jack Howard cause, put together by Dave Rosen. Currently in a basic guise, http://www.jack-howard.com is going to be added to over the coming months.
24 November 2003 - Hunters and Collectors DVD's Available Two Hunters and Collectors DVD's were released today - the studio video compilation "Natural Selection" and the 1998 live classic "Under One Roof". Below are some notes about these releases:
23 November 2003 - Pearl Jam DVD with Mark The Pearl Jam DVD "Live At The Garden" is now available in most places around the world. This DVD contains the performance of "Throw Your Arms Around Me" with Eddie Vedder (lead singer of Pearl Jam) and Mark Seymour. This performance is from a gig earlier in the year in Perth, Australia.
13 October 2003 - Natural Selection CD Released! The new Hunters and Collectors best of, "Natural Selection", is in stores across Australia now. The current version available is a limited edition two CD set including 31 remastered Hunters and Collectors classics. This new compilation is the perfect introduction to the music of Hunters and Collectors. Click here for more details, including the track listing and artwork.
14 August 2003 - Mark On Crashburn Soundtrack Liberation Records has published online the track listing for the soundtrack to the new Australian TV drama "Crashburn" (which starts at 8:30pm August 18 on Channel 10). It contains two new tracks by Mark - "Dance Me To The End Of Love", a Leonard Cohen cover being used as the shows theme music, and "Try Not To Try". No release date is quoted at this moment in time.
11 August 2003 - All Studio Remasters Available All nine Hunters and Collectors studio album remasters are now available in Australian stores and subsequently around the world via the Internet. The new albums are easily distinguished by their "Liberation Blue" themed artwork on the rear tray. Here is the important information for fans:
23 April 2003 - A New Jack Howard Project Former Hunters and Collectors trumpet and backing vocalist Jack Howard has been busy. While continuing with the rocking "Long Lost Brothers" band, Jack has formed a jazz trio on the side called "The Ambassador's Of Love". The trio also features Barry Stockley (Long Lost Brothers) on bass and John Berto on guitar.
24 February 2003 - Mark Seymour Joined Pearl Jam In Perth! Excellent news for fans of Mark Seymour and Pearl Jam! Mark Seymour joined Eddie Vedder at the Perth Pearl Jam concert for a rendition of "Throw Your Arms Around Me". Thanks to the (awesome) Pearl Jam official bootleg series, you can purchase this performance by buying the Perth (23 February 2003) gig from Pearl Jam Bootlegs. Below is a quote from X-Press Magazine on the duet: "...What happened next was one of those great, unforgettable rock moments: Vedder invited ex-Hunters And Collectors frontman Mark Seymour on stage to join him in a duet of Seymour's classic Throw Your Arms Around Me - a song Vedder declared he's sung at every campfire he's ever sat around. The word is Vedder was playing the song in sound check when he was informed Seymour was in town - the hunt was on."
18 January 2003 - Hunters and Collectors Song on DVD A DVD video version of the five CD "Australia's Ultimate Songs" collection has appeared. This compilation was put together in the year 1999 and broadcast on the Channel 7 network on New Years Eve, 1999. The single disc collection includes what may be the first appearance of Hunters and Collectors on DVD - "Throw Your Arms Around Me". Other artists included on the DVD include Midnight Oil and Crowded House.
29 October 2002 - Mark on Cold Live At The Chapel DVD A "Live at the Chapel" DVD was released by Sony on the 18th of October 2002 and includes Mark Seymour performing "Don't You Know Me?" (acoustic). Other artists that feature on this DVD include Midnight Oil, Neil Finn, Something For Kate, Jimmy Barnes, James Reyne, Jebediah and the Living End.
20 October 2002 - Mark Seymour on 'Australians Unite' Mark Seymour and Rod Davies played "Throw Your Arms Around Me" on television tonight as part of the 'Australians Unite' special on the seven network. It was a national Red Cross appeal in relation to the Bali tragedy - donations can be made on 1800 339 888.
9 October 2002 - Jack Howard UK Release Jack Howard's solo debut album "Secrets and White Lies" was released in the UK this week! The official release date was Monday the 7th of October 2002.
6 April 2002 - Under One Roof Sales It turns out that 1998 Hunters and Collectors final live cut, "Under One Roof", has been selling rather well. It is already past 150,000 sales in Australia, which qualifies it as double platinum. This puts "Under One Roof" up there in Australian sales terms with "Human Frailty", "Ghost Nation" and "Cut" (the top selling Hunna's albums). Those who are particularly alert may note that "Under One Roof" never entered the Australian top 100 albums chart - leading to the question of how it could have possibly sold 150,000 copies. The reason for this 'inconsistency' is chart rules used by the Australian chart authority ARIA (the Australian Record Industry Association). "Under One Roof:" had a RRP (recommended retail price) of A$20, which was well below the 'normal' RRP of around A$31. ARIA does not allow albums with RRP's that low to enter the album chart.
4 February 2002 - New Mark CD In Stores! The new Mark Seymour live CD, The Ballad Of The One Eyed Man Live At The Basement, is now available in music stores across Australia.
26 November 2001 - Mark's DVD In Stores! Mark Seymour's "The Ballad Of The One Eyed Man - Live At The Basement" was released today and is in stores NOW! I have my copy sitting here already. Be sure to check it out! :-) Click here for more information on the DVD.
14 November 2001 - Mark On Rove Live Album Mark Seymour and band performed "Don't You Know Me?" on Rove Live earlier this year. This recording is now to be included on a Rove Live CD album called "...Some Music" as track 11. This album shall be released this coming Monday (19th of November 2001) and will be available in most Australian music stores.
22 October 2001 - Mark Seymour On "Cold Live At The Chapel" CD Perhaps this news should have appeared a while ago, but I just realised that Mark Seymour appears on the "Cold Live At The Chapel" CD volume two out in Australia. The tracks that can be found on this CD are "Holy Grail" and "Don't You Know Me?".
12 October 2001 - Mark Seymour Departs FMR Mark Seymour and company have departed ways with Festival Mushroom Records. This follows a number of other artists that have split with Festival Mushroom Records in recent years including Paul Kelly and Deadstar (before they split). Hunters and Collectors were on Mushroom Records from their formation in 1981.
14 September 2001 - Mark Seymour Wins Aria! Congratulations to Mark Seymour as he won the 2001 ARIA award 'Best Adult Contemporary Album' for "One Eyed Man". This award was regarded as a "pre-aria" and the full ARIA nominations have now been announced. Mark is not on the short list for any more ARIA's unfortunately. So who are ARIA anyway? ARIA is the Australian Record Industry Association, and they publish the Australian music charts from sales around the country. They give certifications to singles, albums, etc (Gold, Platinum) and hold a big awards ceremony every year called the ARIA awards. The variety of awards on offer are only available to Australian recording artists. They release nominations (five for each category) a few weeks before the 'big night' and all releases from the last year are eligible. Hunters and Collectors got a few ARIA nominations back in 1990 for Ghost Nation, but only actually won the one for artwork (well, Rob Miles artwork is spectacular, you have to admit). The whole ARIA awards thing is given a lot of publicity and is often then used by record companies as an advertising tool and so on.
28 August 2001 - Pre-ARIA Nominations Mark Seymour has been nominated for one "Pre-ARIA". These are ARIA awards that happen to be presented before the actual ARIA night. The nomination is for Best Adult Contemporary Album:
John Farnham's sold the most out of the above but was disappointing overall (sorry Johnny).
30 July 2001 - Site Rename: True Believers Caelie suggested "True Believers" as a better name for the site and now it has been changed. "Hunna's Nation" was always a slightly cheesy name =)
13 July 2001 - Site Online This site was launched online on this date.
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