a few weeks ago i posted a few words relating to a strange long lost forgotten 80s album made by robbie williams’ latest best mate, stephen tintin duffy.

the excellent off the wall electro experiment that was released under the name dr calculus that for a few months back in 1986 completely dominated my listening pattern.

so imagine my surprise when a few days after my post, i opened the latest issue of beatles loving mojo magazine to see a small paragraph in their playlist section advising that this curio is now to get a re-release !

a few investigative emails, and i get to the bottom of the mystery.

yes, the album is getting reissued, but no you won’t be able to walk into a record shop and physically pick this  album up.

you see its going to be a digital only release.

however, to sweeten the deal, the package comes wrapped up with the various 12″, b-sides that were released alongside the album, which to be honest, are not that different to the album versions (this was the day when a 12″ remix involved a slightly extended drum loop at the beginning and end of the record!), but still are worthy of love, especially in their squeaky clean, scratch free, remastered versions.

so, seeing as very few out there know of this personal favourite, here are the details :

release date: july 9th

dr calculus - designer beatnik

1. blasted with ecstasy
2. programme 7
3. moments of being (interlude)
4. killed by poetry
5. moments of being (reprisal)
6. man
7. dream machine
8. candy floss pink
9. just another honey
10. designer beatnik
11. perfume from spain
bonus tracks:
12. perfume from spain (inversion)
13. straight to stereo (12″)
14. programme 7 (original mix)
15. programme 7 (mixe breve)
16. killed by poetry (remix)