The Primitives discography

The Primitives discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums7
EPs7
Singles21
Box sets1

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

Albums

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Studio albums

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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

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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

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

EPs

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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

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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" [A] 81
"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) [B] 2015 Non-album singles
"Stop Killing Me" (Part Time Punks Radio Session; Japan-only limited release) [C] 2019
"Don't Know Where To Start" 2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

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  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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  1. ^ a b c "PRIMITIVES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.