Primitives Bloom: Full Story 1985-1992 CD

Five CD set. Extensive collection, produced in conjunction with the band, exploring the first wave of The Primitives' career, 1985-1992. Featuring the independent demos, singles and abandoned album sessions, three full albums, singles and related B-sides, cover versions, BBC sessions and material recorded live at Bath Moles. Also includes four previously unreleased recordings. Sleevenotes include fresh interviews with core duo Tracy Tracy and Paul Court. During the mid-late 1980s, few bands navigated the transition from indie darlings to mainstream hit-makers as slickly and successfully as The Primitives. Armed with a pocketful of two and a half minute, hook-laden songs and a loyal fanbase, the group found themselves catapulted from obscurity to the pop charts, via magazine covers and glowing reviews, and became a significant live draw around the world. Fronted by the enigmatic Tracy Tracy, and driven by chief songwriter Paul Court, the group experienced the heady highs and frustrating lows of mainstream success, producing an excellent run of singles and albums along the way.

1. Crash (Demo) 2. Across My Shoulder (Demo) 3. Spacehead (Demo) 4. Really Stupid (Demo) 5. Nothing Left (Demo) 6. Thru the Flowers 7. Across My Shoulder 8. She Don't Need You 9. Lazy 10. Really Stupid 11. We Found a Way to the Sun 12. Where the Wind Blows 13. Stop Killing Me 14. Buzz Buzz Buzz 15. Laughing Up My Sleeve 16. Ocean Blue 17. Shadow (Guitar Version) 18. Thru the Flowers (New Version) 19. Everything Shining Bright 20. Nothing Left (Sounds Version) 21. I'll Stick with You (1987 Version) 22. Dreamwalk Baby (1987 Version) 23. Buzz Buzz Buzz (1987 Version) 24. Nothing Left (1987 Version) 25. Out of Reach (1987 Version) 26. Carry Me Home (1987 Version) 27. Don't Want Anything to Change (1987 Version) 28. Crash 29. Spacehead 30. Carry Me Home 31. Shadow 32. Thru the Flowers 33. Dreamwalk Baby 34. I'll Stick with You 35. Nothing Left 36. Stop Killing Me 37. Out of Reach 38. Ocean Blue 39. Run Baby Run 40. Don't Want Anything to Change 41. Buzz Buzz Buzz 42. I'll Stick with You (Single Version) 43. Things Get in Your Way 44. Crash (Live in the Studio) 45. Out of Reach (Single Version) 46. Dreamwalk Baby (Live) 47. Really Stupid (Live) 48. Crash (Live) 49. I Wanna Be Your Dog (Live) 50. Outside 51. Summer Rain 52. Sick of It 53. Shine 54. Dizzy Heights 55. All the Way Down 56. Secrets 57. Keep Me in Mind 58. Lonely Streets 59. Can't Bring Me Down 60. Way Behind Me 61. Never Tell 62. All the Way Down (Beat Version) 63. Way Behind Me (Acoustic Version) 64. Noose 65. I'll Be Your Mirror 66. As Tears Go By 67. I Almost Touched You 68. Secrets (Demo) 69. Secrets 70. (Zeus B Held Version 12" Mix) 71. Secrets (Zeus B Held 12" Dub) 72. You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)