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Other uses|Primitives (disambiguation)Refimprove|date=October 2010Infobox musical artist | name = The Primitives| image =| caption = The Primitives performing April 26, 2010| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Coventry , England | genre = Indie pop | years_active = 1985& ndash;1992; 2009& ndash;present| label = Elefant Records , Lazy Records, RCA| associated_acts =| website =| current_members = Paul Court Tracy Tracy Tig Williams Raph Moore| past_members = Steve Dullaghan Peter Tweedie Keiron McDermott Clive Layton Andy Hobson Paul Sampson Neil Champion| notable_instruments = The Primitives are a United Kingdom|British indie pop band (music)|band from Coventry , best known for their 1988 international hit single " Crash (The Primitives song)|Crash ".
Biography
The Primitives (who had nothing to do with the original "The Primitives" band formed in the 60s, pre Velvet Underground ), were part of the independent music|indie music scene of the mid-1980s alongside bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain , Primal Scream , My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine , the Soup Dragons and the Wedding Present . They were formed in 1985 by PJ Court (born Paul Jonathan Court) (vocals, guitar), Keiron McDermott (vocals), Steve Dullaghan (bass) and Peter Tweedie (drums). The band shared a love of melody, the Sixties, fast Ramones -like guitars and the pop influences of Buzzcocks and Orange Juice . McDermott was soon replaced by vocalist Tracy Tracy (born Tracy Cattell) and Tig Williams replaced Pete Tweedie on drums in October '87.
They received valuable publicity when The Smiths singer Morrissey was photographed wearing a Primitives T-shirt . After a successful first album, which gave them with their United Kingdom|UK Top 40|Top 5 hit record|hit single (music)|single " Crash (The Primitives song)|Crash " in early 1988 (and made the Top 3 in the United States|U.S. Modern Rock Charts), their career began to fade in the early 1990s. They split in 1992 following the commercial failure of their final album, 1991's Galore . Their major rivals within the 'blonde pop' scene were Transvision Vamp and The Darling Buds .
Dullaghan died in Coventry on 4 February 2009.cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2009/feb/17/steve-dullaghan-obituary|accessdate=2009-03-18|author=Hayes, Kieron|title=Obituary: Steve Dullaghan|date=2009-02-17|publisher= The Guardian
After nearly 18 years of dormancy, The Primitives re-formed for live shows in Coventry on 2 October 2009 and the Buffalo Bar in London on 9 October 2009. In spring of 2010, The Primitives toured the UK and also performed a single US concert at the http://www.thebellhouseny.com/ Bell House in Brooklyn , New York. The Primitives also went back into the studio with original producer Paul Sampson, intending to record cover version s of lesser-known female-fronted songs, including Lee Hazlewood 's "Need All the Help I Can Get", originally recorded by Suzi Jane Hokum in 1966 and "Breakaway" recorded by Toni Basil in 1966. During the summer of 2010, the Primitives recorded a few new songs for future release, such as "Rattle My Cage" and "Never Kill a Secret".
The Primitives supported The Wedding Present at Koko (venue)|Koko in Camden Town|Camden , London on December 13, 2010 as part of that band's Bizarro (album)|Bizarro Album 21st anniversary tour.
On 7 March 2012, the 4-song EP Never Kill a Secret was released with a follow up album in 2012, Echoes and Rhymes.
Members
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Paul Court - guitars, vocals (1985-1991, 2009-present)
http://www.the-primitives.co.uk// Official Website -- Primitives Official website, with history, latest news, music, forum, shop, extensive discography.
http://www.crashsite.org/ Crashsite -- Primitives fan site, with history, news, music and video clips, etc
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