The Primitives discography

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The Primitives discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums7
EPs7
Singles21
Box sets1

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

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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
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
[1]
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

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

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
[1]
UK Indie
[9]
AUS
[10]
GER
[4]
IRE
[11]
NZ
[12]
SWE
[13]
US Alt

[14]

"Thru the Flowers"198620Non-album singles
"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" [upper-alpha 1] 81
"Lead Me Astray"1992
"Crash" ('95 mix; US promo-only release)199533 Dumb 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) [upper-alpha 2] 2015Non-album singles
"Stop Killing Me" (Part Time Punks Radio Session; Japan-only limited release) [upper-alpha 3] 2019
"Don't Know Where To Start"2023
"—" 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.

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