The Primitives
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| The Primitives | |
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| Origin | Coventry, England |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1985–1992; 2009–present |
| Labels | Lazy Records, RCA |
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| Paul Court Tracy Tracy Tig Williams Raph Moore |
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| Steve Dullaghan Peter Tweedie Keiron McDermott Clive Layton Andy Hobson Paul Sampson Neil Champion |
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The Primitives are a British indie pop band from Coventry, best known for their 1988 international hit single "Crash".
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[edit] Biography
The Primitives (who had nothing to do with the original "Mal Ryder and the Primitives" band formed in the 60's) were part of the indie music scene of the mid-1980s alongside bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup Dragons and the Wedding Present. They were formed in 1985 by PJ Court (born Paul Jonathan Court) (vocals, guitar), Keiron McDermott (vocals), Steve Dullaghan (bass) and Peter Tweedie (drums). The band shared a love of melody, the Sixties, fast Ramones-like guitars and the pop influences of Buzzcocks and Orange Juice. McDermott was soon replaced by vocalist Tracy Tracy (born Tracy Cattell) and Tig Williams replaced Pete Tweedie on drums in October '87.
They received valuable publicity when The Smiths singer Morrissey was photographed wearing a Primitives T-shirt. After a successful first album, which gave them with their UK Top 5 hit single "Crash" in early 1988 (and made the Top 3 in the U.S. Modern Rock Charts), their career began to fade in the early 1990s. They split in 1992 following the commercial failure of their final album, 1991's Galore. Their major rivals within the 'blonde pop' scene were Transvision Vamp and The Darling Buds.
Dullaghan died in Coventry on 4 February 2009.[1]
After nearly 18 years of dormancy, The Primitives re-formed for live shows in Coventry on 2 October 2009 and the Buffalo Bar in London on 9 October 2009. In spring of 2010, The Primitives toured the UK and also performed a single US concert at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. The Primitives also went back into the studio with original producer Paul Sampson, intending to record cover versions of lesser-known female-fronted songs, including Lee Hazlewood's "Need All the Help I Can Get", originally recorded by Suzi Jane Hokum in 1966 and "Breakaway" recorded by Toni Basil in 1966. During the summer of 2010, the Primitives recorded a few new songs for future release, such as "Rattle My Cage" and "Never Kill a Secret".
The Primitives supported The Wedding Present at Koko in Camden, London on December 13, 2010 as part of the Weddoes Bizarro Album 21st anniversary tour.
[edit] Members
- Current
- Paul Court - guitars, vocals (1985-1991, 2009-present)
- Tracy Tracy (AKA Tracy Cattell) - vocals, tambourine (1986-1991, 2009-present)
- Tig Williams - drums (1988-1991, 2009-present)
- Raph Moore - bass guitars (2009-present)
- Former
- Steve Dullaghan - bass, guitars (1985-1989; deceased)
- Peter Tweedie - drums (1985-1988)
- Keiron McDermott - vocals (1985-1986)
- Clive Layton - keyboards (1988-1991)
- Andy Hobson - bass (1989)
- Paul Sampson - bass (1989-1991)
- Neil Champion - bass (1991)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Compilations
- Lazy 86-88 (1989) UK #73
- Bombshell - The Hits & More (1994)
- Best of The Primitives (1996)
- Bubbling Up - BBC Sessions (1998)
- Thru the Flowers - The Anthology (2004)
- Buzz Buzz Buzz (2005)
- The Best of The Primitives (2005)
- Buzz Buzz Buzz - Complete Lazy Recordings (2006)
[edit] Singles
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| 1986 | "Thru The Flowers" | - | - | Lazy (86-88) |
| 1986 | "Really Stupid" | - | - | |
| 1987 | "Stop Killing Me" | -#78 | - | |
| "Ocean Blue" | - | - | Lovely | |
| "Thru the Flowers (New Version)" | -#77 | - | ||
| 1988 | "Crash" | #5 | #3 | |
| "Out of Reach" | #25 | - | ||
| "Way Behind Me" | #36 | #8 | Pure | |
| 1989 | "Sick of It" | #24 | #9 | |
| "Secrets" | #49 | #12 | ||
| 1991 | "You Are the Way" | #58 | - | Galore |
| "Earth Thing/Spells ep" | - | - | ||
| "Lead Me Astray" | - | - | ||
| 2011 | "Never Kill A Secret ep" | - | - | non-album ep |
| 2011 | "The Witch (Halloween Mix)" | - | - | TBC |
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[edit] References
- ^ Hayes, Kieron (2009-02-17). "Obituary: Steve Dullaghan". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/feb/17/steve-dullaghan-obituary. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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[edit] External links
- Official Website -- Primitives Official website, with history, latest news, music, forum, shop, extensive discography.
- Crashsite -- Primitives fan site, with history, news, music and video clips, etc
