Galore: Deluxe Edition

• Back in the mid-80s, The Primitives combined the fuzz guitars of The Jesus & Mary Chain with the pop sensibilities of Blondie and a nod to cult heroes The Velvet Underground. They swiftly rose from being a popular Indie guitar outfit to charting worldwide with ‘Crash’, kickstarting a craze in bands fronted by blonde female singers (Transvision Vamp, The Darling Buds et al).

• Co-produced by Ian Broudie, Galore was The Primitives’ third and last album for RCA. Issued in 1991, the album was criminally ignored by a pop scene enamoured with Madchester and Grunge and has been long unavailable on CD. Despite its musical strength, fashions had moved on and The Prims disbanded in 1992.

• The Primitives’ profile has not been as high since their heyday, what with the release of a brand new studio album in October, Spin-O-Rama, which followed their reunion album Echoes And Rhymes (2012), as well as Cherry Red’s 2-CD compilation of the band’s pre-RCA recordings, Everything’s Shining Bright and a deluxe edition of Lovely.

• This 2-CD set boasts all of the band’s B-sides and other rare tracks from 1991/1992, including the  singles ‘You Are The Way’, ‘Lead Me Astray’ and ‘Earth Thing’ from the Spells EP. Also included is the ‘Re-Ravishing Mix’ of ‘You Are The Way’, previously available only on a promotional 12”.

• Compiled with the help of guitarist PJ Court, this 2-CD compilation boasts re-mastered music as well as a splendid, annotated booklet boasting rare photos and personal memories from the band.

TRACK LISTING:

DISC ONE:
GALORE

1. YOU ARE THE WAY
2. LEAD ME ASTRAY
3. EARTH THING
4. GIVE THIS WORLD TO YOU
5. SLIP AWAY
6. COLD ENOUGH TO KILL
7. HELLO JESUS
8. EMPATHISE
9. SEE THRU THE DARK
10. KISS MINE
11. SMILE
12. THE LITTLE BLACK EGG

Bonus tracks:
13. IN MY DREAM
14. SUNPULSE
15. UNDER MY SPELL

DISC TWO:
BONUS TRACKS

1. HAUNTED
2. LEAD ME ASTRAY (Single Version)
3. YOU ARE THE WAY (September Mix)
4. STOP KILLING ME (Acoustic)
5. YOU ARE THE WAY (Re-ravishing Mix)
6. ALL THE WAY DOWN (Live)
7. WAY BEHIND ME (Live)
8. SICK OF IT (Live)
9. GIVE THIS WORLD TO YOU (Live)
10. SLIP AWAY (Live)
11. OUTSIDE (Live)
12. EARTH THING (Live)
13. SEE THRU THE DARK (Live)
14. STOP KILLING ME (Live)
15. YOU ARE THE WAY (Live)