[2][3] The album was produced by Richard Gottehrer and was released on Regular Records in March 1985.

The band had intended to use Gary Langan as producer as they admired his work with Art of Noise and were happy with the "wild" album he had planned.

O'Doherty said, "It’s too long because we’ve got four songwriters in the band and we ended up with over 30 songs demoed for Fundamental, more than enough for two albums.

[6] Cash Box magazine said "Another strong album from this powerhouse Australian band.

Variety is the key here, as the music runs the gamut from the gritty sensualism of "Hold On" to the depth and richness of "Date with Destiny"'.