 The co-producer for the new tracks was Mike Howlett, which were released in Australia as the group's second extended play, "Payload", on 6 December 1982.Howlett had also remixed "Talking to a Stranger" for the US version of the album.In early 1983, the band began a six-month tour of the United Kingdom and signed to Virgin Records, who combined their album, "Hunters & Collectors" and the "Payload" EP into a UK LP re-release of "Hunters & Collectors".