The Primitives discography

This is the discography of English indie pop band the Primitives.

The Primitives discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums7
EPs7
Singles21
Box sets1

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
CAN
[2]
FIN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
US
[7]
Lovely
  • Released: 28 March 1988
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
6 85 28 62 26 20 106
Pure
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
33 113
Galore
  • Released: January 1992
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Echoes and Rhymes
Spin-O-Rama
  • Released: 13 October 2014
  • Label: Elefant
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie

[9]

Lazy 86–88
  • Released: 21 August 1989
  • Label: Lazy
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
73 1
Bombshell – The Hits & More
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
Best of the Primitives
  • Released: June 1996
  • Label: Camden
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued by Sony BMG in July 2005
Bubbling Up
  • Released: August 1998
  • Label: NMC
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued by Neptune Music in 2001 as Buzz, Buzz, Buzz
Thru the Flowers – The Anthology
  • Released: 13 September 2004
  • Label: Castle Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
Buzz Buzz Buzz – The Complete Lazy Recordings
  • Released: 12 June 2006
  • Label: Castle Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
Everything's Shining Bright – The Lazy Recordings 1985–1987
  • Released: 25 March 2013
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
  • Also released digitally as two separate albums: The Lazy Singles and The Lazy Album Sessions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
Bloom! The Full Story 1985–1992
  • Released: 20 March 2020
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Formats: 5xCD

EPs

Title Album details
Crash
  • Released: March 1988
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 7"
Out of Reach
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 7"
Secrets
  • Released: September 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 7"
Spells
  • Released: 28 October 1991
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 12"
Never Kill a Secret EP
  • Released: 7 March 2011
  • Label: Fortuna Pop!
  • Formats: CD, 7", digital download
New Thrills
  • Released: 5 May 2015
  • Label: Elefant
  • Formats: CD, 10", digital download
Five Fluffy Favourites • Part Time Punks Session
  • Released: June 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[9]
AUS
[10]
GER
[4]
IRE
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
US Alt

[14]

"Thru the Flowers" 1986 20 Non-album singles
"Really Stupid" 3
"Stop Killing Me" 1987 78 2 Lovely
"Ocean Blue" (limited release)
"Thru the Flowers" (new version) 77 3
"Crash" 1988 5 42 3 11 2 3
"Out of Reach" 25 13
"Way Behind Me" 36 91 30 8 Pure
"Sick of It" 1989 24 9
"Secrets" 49 12
"All the Way Down" (US promo-only release) 1990
"You Are the Way" 1991 58 169 Galore
"Earth Thing" [upper-alpha 1]
"Lead Me Astray" 1992
"Crash" ('95 mix; US promo-only release) 1995 33 Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"The Witch" 2011 Echoes and Rhymes
"Turn Off the Moon" 2012
"Lose the Reason" 2013 Spin-O-Rama
"Spin-O-Rama" 2014
"Purifying Tone" (Modular remix) [upper-alpha 2] 2015 Non-album singles
"Stop Killing Me" (Part Time Punks Radio Session; Japan-only limited release) [upper-alpha 3] 2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. Title on the cover is 'Spells', which is the name of an EP that includes "Earth Thing" and its B-side "Emphasise".
  2. Title on the cover is 'The Primitives Reworked by Modular'; consists of a remix of "Purifying Tone" and the B-side "Lose the Reason" by Spanish band Modular.
  3. Title on the cover is 'Lovely 30th Anniversary Japan Tour'; consists of a radio session version of "Stop Killing Me" and an early version of "Rattle My Cage", and was exclusively available at shows in Tokyo.

References

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  2. "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit PRI - PÄÄ". Sisältää hitin. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  6. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 625. ISBN 0898201179.
  8. "British certifications – Primitives". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2022. Type Primitives in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  10. "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 30 September 1991". Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  11. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  12. "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  13. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  14. Whiteburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 235. ISBN 0898201535.
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