LP / Desire Records / 2013
LIMITED EDITION – 300 COPIES - BLACK VINYL + POSTCARD + DOWNLOAD CARD.
The holy grail of the 70’s Punk/Synth-Punk Australian scene is now reissued in its original form for the first time on vinyl !
desire is proud to release the very first Primitive Calculators debut album.
Originally out in 1982 in a very limited edition vinyl including a
postcard, the eponymous album was recorded live in 1979 at Hearts, North
Carlton, supporting the Boys Next Door. Often described as the
Australian Screamers, Primitive Calculators was one of the few Aussie
bands to mix minimal synth bass, scratchy guitars, repetitive drum
machine beats that reminds their Californian cousins but also Cabaret
Voltaire.
This impossibly hard to find item is now available on vinyl for the
first time till 1982 and this first pressing include an exact replica of
the sleeve, black vinyl with black labels and postcard.
Also reissued on desire the very first Primitive Calculators 7’’ single, I Can’t Stop It.