Primitives

The Primitives were a British alternative rock band from Coventry formed in 1985 by Keiron McDermott (vocals), PJ Court (born Paul Jonathan Court, on 27 July 1965) (vocals, guitar), Steve Dullaghan (bass) and Pete Tweedie (drums). more...

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Keiron was soon replaced by Tracy Tracy (born Tracy Cattell in Australia), whose blonde good looks and distinctive voice helped the band to achieve great success for a brief period. Their career was also boosted when The Smiths singer Morrissey named them as one of his favourite bands. After a successful first album, which presented them with their UK Top 5 hit single \"Crash\" (and made the U.S. Top 3), 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 'bubble pop' scene were Transvision Vamp and The Darling Buds, both of whom bore a similar sound.

The Primitives emerged from the independent scene of the mid-Eighties that begat, amongst others, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, the Soup Dragons and the Wedding Present. They shared a love of melody, the Sixties, fast Ramones-influenced guitars and the pop sensibility of the Buzzcocks and Orange Juice.

Albums

Lovely (1988); Pure (1989); Lazy 86-88 (1989); Galore (1991);

Following their break-up more Primitives music collections were released :

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);

Singles

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