The Primitives

We are pleased to announce the release of a special anniversary 7” single bookending 40 years of Prims’ songs. A rework of our 1st release + alt version of our last single. Also our covers album is being reissued on white splatter vinyl. Both out 7/11.
Pre-orders theprimitives.bigcartel.com

The Primitives - Episode 29 - Interview with Paul Court

A potted history of The Prims plus further revelations in an interview on the latest Uncharted Sounds podcast... open.spotify.com/episode/3slZ...

Tracy and Paul are the guests on the latest edition of The Hustle podcast...

thehustle.podbean.com/e/episode-53...

Three upcoming live dates beginning one week today... www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri...

Two weeks till we play live again. Newcastle, Inverness-shire, Liverpool www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri...

Let’s Go Round Again - Second Wave Singles and rarities 2011-2025 cd album - Japanese import A 28 track CD album featuring singles, miscellanea and rarities from the second life of The Primitives. Released by Testcard Records. Includes...

The CD of the recent compilation is now on sale in our shop. theprimitives.bigcartel.com/product/lets...

New show announcement - We’re playing Readipop at Reading Uni on Sept 13th. www.readipop.co.uk/festival/

IT'S HERE!! The CD version of the recent 28 track comp will also be available from theprimitives.bigcartel.com next week.

Nice to meet these two pop stars at Guilfest yesterday. Thanks to all who checked out our set.

Just announced
- a little Spanish tour next Feb.
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YouTube video by PsychedelicGuy Cupid's Inspiration - The Sad Thing

Liking the new Pulp one. A bit of appreciation for The Sad Thing by Cupid’s Inspiration in there by the sound of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOg3...

Turn Off The Moon: A Brief Review Of The New Singles And Rarities Compilation From The Primitives

“This is all fantastic stuff, and this comp is one of the most enjoyable things I've listened to in weeks”
Another great review of our singles and rarities compilation
www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2025/05/lose...
CD version available next month - more info soon.

We get a 5 star review of the comp in the new Shindig! mag. Thanks to Jeff Penczak. It’s in the shops this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIBm...

The Primitives release “ LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN” | TESTCARD RECORDS powered by BASE インディ・ポップ・バンド、The Primitivesが再結成以降にリリースしたシングル曲や未発表音源をまとめた『LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN (SECOND WAVE SINGLES & RARITIES ...

Some news about the CD release of LET'S GO ROUND AGAIN - SECOND WAVE SINGLES & RARITIES 2011-2025. It’s coming out on the Japanese label Testcard Records and will be available from us and @elefantrecords1.bsky.social in a month or so.
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We will be embarking on an 11 date tour later this year, beginning on November 14th, 40 years to the day since the band's first gig which was at the Hope and Anchor pub in Coventry. www.seetickets.com/tour/the-pri...

6 years ago today we went to Tokyo to play a couple of shows celebrating the 30th anniversary of our debut album.

YouTube video by crashsite000 The Primitives - Ticket To Ride (cover version)

Happy 60th birthday to Ticket To Ride. Here’s us murdering it in 1987 at Munster Odeon in Germany. We used to segue into it from a similar guitar bit at the end of Where The Wind Blows. Was TT channelling Johnny Rotten on this rendition? MY BABY DON’T CAAAAAARRRRRE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO4W...

Here are all the shows we have coming up in 2025. Tix and info here www.songkick.com/artists/5527...

The Primitives - The Strange Brew The Primitives crashed into pop history with their 1988 anthem, and four decades later, Paul Court and Tracy Tracy are still making records with the same effortless cool. They recall their indie origi...

New Podcast: The Primitives are so much more than Crash. Paul Court & Tracy Tracy talk indie origins, career highs, and why their second wave is better than ever @theprimitives.bsky.social @elefantrecords1.bsky.social thestrangebrew.co.uk/the-primitiv...

The Primitives The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded · Episode

The new The Strange Brew podcast has Tracy and Paul as guests, talking about the recent compilation, the history of The Primitives and featuring musical highlights from throughout the band’s career.

open.spotify.com/episode/4lg8...

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Live Review: Matchless power pop, delivered with maximum zeal, venerable indie rockers THE PRIMITIVES in action at The Horn, St. Albans. bit.ly/443Aj9i @theprimitives.bsky.social @elefantrecords1.bsky.social

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Played The Adelphi in Hull again the other night, nearly 38 years to the day since we last played there -fresh out of primary school with Stop Killing Me heading to the top of the indie chart. Here’s a Pic of Tracy changing a light bulb mid set from Saturday night's show.
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Our first shows of the year are happening over the next few days. Tonight we’ve got The Horn.

3 shows coming up one week today - our first of 2025.
If you're going to Shiiine On and want to see us we are on at 7pm on Friday on Reds stage.

Five Fluffy Favourites • Part Time Punks Session (Live) The Primitives · EP · 2018 · 5 songs

Now available to stream -
The Primitives radio session for Part Time Punks radio show.
Recorded at Bedrock Studio LA in 2017.
open.spotify.com/album/46YNB3...

CD released in May

The Primitives

We’re pleased to see that Don't Know Where To Start has gone into the Prims’ top ten on Spotify as a result of it being on the comp we’ve just released.
A bit of love for one of our best but not widely known songs.
open.spotify.com/artist/4FPmA...

We play our first show of the year two weeks today at The Horn in St Albans. www.songkick.com/artists/5527...

YouTube video by verb slower the primitives - crash (slowed + reverb)

Been talking about slowing down some of the tempos for live because we tend to play some songs a bit too fast…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9Ol...