The Primitives discography explained

Artist:The Primitives
Studio:5
Compilation:7
Ep:7
Singles:21
1Option:1
1Option Name:Box sets

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

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
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
68528622620106
Pure
  • Released: 16 October 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
33113
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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
UK Indie[9]
Lazy 86–88
  • Released: 21 August 1989
  • Label: Lazy
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
731
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

EPs

TitleAlbum 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

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK Indie
AUS
[10]
GER
IRE
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
US Alt[14]
"Thru the Flowers"198620rowspan="2"
"Really Stupid"3
"Stop Killing Me"1987782Lovely
"Ocean Blue" (limited release)
"Thru the Flowers" (new version)773
"Crash"198854231123
"Out of Reach"2513
"Way Behind Me"3691308Pure
"Sick of It"1989249
"Secrets"4912
"All the Way Down" (US promo-only release)1990
"You Are the Way"199158169Galore
"Earth Thing" 81
"Lead Me Astray"1992
"Crash" ('95 mix; US promo-only release)199533Dumb and Dumber: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"The Witch"2011Echoes and Rhymes
"Turn Off the Moon"2012
"Lose the Reason"2013Spin-O-Rama
"Spin-O-Rama"2014
"Purifying Tone" (Modular remix) 2015rowspan="3"
"Stop Killing Me" (Part Time Punks Radio Session; Japan-only limited release) 2019
"Don't Know Where To Start"2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PRIMITIVES full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-06-07 . www.officialcharts.com.
  2. Web site: 2013-07-17 . Image : RPM Weekly . 2022-06-07 . www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  3. Web site: 12 August 2015 . Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit PRI - PÄÄ . 2022-06-07 . Sisältää hitin.
  4. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 2022-06-07 . www.offiziellecharts.de.
  5. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 2022-06-07 . charts.nz.
  6. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal . 2022-06-07 . swedishcharts.com.
  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. 1996. 0898201179. 625.
  8. United Kingdom. Primitives. 7 June 2022.
  9. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980–1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . 0-9517206-9-4.
  10. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 30 September 1991. 30 September 2022.
  11. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-06-07 . irishcharts.ie.
  12. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal . 2022-06-07 . charts.nz.
  13. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal . 2022-06-07 . swedishcharts.com.
  14. Book: Whiteburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981–2002 . 2002 . Hal Leonard Corporation . 0898201535 . 235.