Bloom! The Full Story 1985-1992

by The Primitives

Overview

The heyday of the Primitives didn't last very long, but the foursome released some of the brightest, shiniest guitar pop to hit the airwaves in the mid- to late '80s. Their singles and albums have been repackaged and reissued many times since their demise in the early '90s; Bloom! is the first time all their albums, singles, BBC sessions, and rarities have been brought together in one place. The band's three studio albums (1988's Lovely, 1989's Pure, and 1992's Galore) are here with their respective bonus tracks; the early singles and EPs released on Lazy Records take up a full disc; and another is split between their late-'80s BBC sessions and an early-'90s live show. There are a few previously unreleased tracks making their debut here: two remixed versions of their 1989 single "Secrets," an alternate mix of the 1992 single "You Are the Way," and a snippet of backwards music titled "Flow." These few nuggets from the vault aren't enough to make the set worthwhile for anyone who's seriously strapped for cash and has the Primitives' previous reissues. Still, if one has the funds and a CD player, it's fun to hear the progression from the group's noisy, rambunctious beginnings to their glossy pop mid-period, and then their surprisingly strong swan song on Galore. One benefit of the band burning out so fast is that the quality of the music never dipped, they never lost their golden touch for cranking out super-hooky singles, and even though they fell out of step with the times, their music sounds as fresh as it did at the time. Bloom! serves as a strong reminder that the sound of noisy guitars, bright vocals, and extremely hooky melodies never gets old, especially when it's done with the high levels of skill and class that the Primitives always displayed. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	03/27/2020
Label:	Cherry Red
UPC:	5013929108905
Rank:	42378

Tracks

Disc 1

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]

Disc 2

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]

Disc 3

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 [Zeus B Held Version 12¿¿¿ Mix]
70. Secrets [Zeus B Held 12¿¿¿ Dub]
71. You're So Square [Baby I Don¿¿¿T Care]

Disc 4

72. You Are the Way
73. Lead Me Astray
74. Earth Thing
75. Give This World To You
76. Slip Away
77. Cold Enough To Kill
78. Hello Jesus
79. Empathise
80. See Thru the Dark
81. Kiss Mine
82. Smile
83. The Little Black Egg
84. In My Dream
85. Sunpulse
86. Flow
87. Stop Killing Me [Acoustic]
88. You Are the Way [September Mix]
89. You Are the Way [Re-Ravishing Mix]
90. You Are the Way [God¿¿¿s Own Garage Band Mix ¿¿¿ Alternate Version]
91. Under My Spell
92. Haunted [Previously Unreleased]

Disc 5

93. Really Stupid
94. Nothing Left
95. Run Baby Run
96. Ill Stick With You
97. Where the Wind Blows
98. Across My Shoulder
99. Spacehead
100. Crash
101. Stop Killing Me
102. Shadow
103. Buzz Buzz Buzz
104. As Tears Go By
105. Dreamwalk Baby
106. Ocean Blue
107. Everything¿¿¿S Shining Bright
108. She Don¿¿¿t Need You
109. All the Way Down [Live At Bath Moles]
110. Sick of It [Live At Bath Moles]
111. Give This World To You [Live At Bath Moles]
112. Outside [Live At Bath Moles]
113. Slip Away [Live At Bath Moles]
114. You Are the Way [Live At Bath Moles]]
115. Earth Thing[Live At Bath Moles]
116. See Thru the Dark [Live At Bath Moles]
117. Stop Killing Me [Live At Bath Moles]
118. Way Behind Me [Live At Bath Moles]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Primitives   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Richard Anderson   Producer