Two small items of news this week (I am technically on holiday!) but one of these is time-sensitive.
First, this Thursday or Friday, there may be a limited release of vinyl copies of The Second Bite, dependent on a stock check. These are otherwise totally sold out, so this may be a final opportunity to obtain them, straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
Second, new Fluke merchandise has dropped! These consist of a set of t-shirts with the Designers' Republic font for "Absurd", "Atom Bomb", "Bullet", "Freak", and "Groovy Feeling". The colour scheme follows the cover of The Second Bite and the font is, perhaps, an acquired taste. Nonetheless, if you want to walk around with a t-shirt bearing the text "Freak" (I do!), then this is the place for you.
There is also, fresh in the merchandise store, a The Second Bite screen print. The font is deliberately cryptic:
The best I can do at transcription is:
?????DR™ ???
FLUKE × THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC
FOR(?) FORTY SECOND BITE
FIVES & SIXES
TWENTY TWENTY SIX
The screen print is a strictly limited edition hand-numbered screen print: LP design printed with custom Pantone inks/metallics. 500 mm x 700 mm Avorio Classic Ivory 250 gsm, acid-free Italian printmaking paper. Debossed with brass TDR™40 series info: FLUKE × THE DESIGNERS REPUBLIC.
I should warn that the print is pricey. I am not denying that lots of work undoubtedly went into its design and production. But £100 is quite a lot for all but the most dedicated fans. Nonetheless, this is certainly an item for the hardcore collectors (again, like me).
There is also a discount, at the moment, on the "Insanely Beautiful" merchandise.