The Primitives / The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987

British indie band The Primitives will soon be releasing a new compilation through Cherry Red Records entitled Everything’s Shining Bright – The Lazy Recordings 1985 – 1987. 

The compilation, due out in March, brings together tracks from all the singles recorded for their own label Lazy (hence the title), before they signed for RCA in late 1987.

In addition, this two-CD set will feature previously unreleased, early versions of songs that ended up on Lovely, their first album for the major label, and even includes some 1985 demos (Crash being one of them).

Finally, this slice of early Primitives, ends with the audio from their 1987 ICA show, with Morrissey introducing the band on stage.

• • UK Pre-Order: Everything’s Shining Bright The Lazy Recordings 1985 To 1987

Track listing –

Disc 1:

The Lazy Singles

1. Thru The Flowers
2. Across My Shoulder
3. She Don’t Need You
4. Lazy
5. Really Stupid
6. We Found A Way To The Sun
7. Where The Wind Blows
8. Stop Killing Me
9. Buzz Buzz Buzz
10. Laughing Up My Sleeve
11. Ocean Blue
12. Shadow (Guitar Version)
13. Thru The Flowers (New Version)
14. Everything Shining Bright
15. Nothing Left

Live 1985 Demos:

1. Across My Shoulder *
2. Crash *
3. Spacehead *
4. Nothing Left (Sounds Version)

Disc 2

Everything Shining Bright – Unreleased 1987 Sessions:

1. I’ll Stick With You *
2. Dreamwalk Baby *
3. Buzz Buzz Buzz *
4. Nothing Left *
5. Out Of Reach *
6. Carry Me Home *
7. Don’t Want Anything To Change *

Live At The ICA:

1. Think I’ll Stick With You
2. Really Stupid
3. Run Baby Run
4. Thru The Flowers
5. Nothing Left
6. Shadow
7. Out Of Reach
8. (We’ve) Found A Way (To The Sun)
9. Don’t Want Anything To Change
10. Across My Shoulder
11. Everything’s Shining Bright
12. Buzz Buzz Buzz
13. Really Stupid
14. I Wanna Be Your Dog

* = previously unreleased.