Cherry Red Records Everything’s Shining Bright, the Lazy Recordings 1985-87 2CD

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).


Between 1985 and 1987, the band issued five singles/EP’s
on independent label Lazy Records (also home to My Bloody Valentine and later
Birdland) before signing with RCA.

Everything’s Shining Bright is named after their
planned Lazy Records album, which was abandoned when the band left the label –
indeed, seven of the ten previously unissued tracks here stem from those
scotched LP sessions. Also unearthed is the band’s very first demo from 1985,
consisting of three tracks including a dry-run through their eventual hit
“Crash”.

This 2-CD set also boasts their promo-only live album at the ICA; as
such, it offers their entire Lazy output from that period.


Those Lazy singles in full:
Thru The Flowers (May 1986) Indie
No.20
Really Stupid (October 1986) Indie No.3
Stop Killing Me (February 1987) Indie
No.2
Thru The Flowers (New Version – August
1987) Indie No.3
Ocean Blue (gig freebie 7”)


Compiled with guitarist PJ Court, this 2-CD compilation boasts
re-mastered music as well as a beautifully annotated booklet boasting rare
photos and personal memories from the band.Release Date: 25/03/2013
Track Listing