Primitives, The - 40: Thru The Flowers (85/25) / Sweet Sister Sorrow (First Version)

On November 14, 1985, The Primitives performed their first concert at The Hope & Anchor pub in Coventry.

Tracy Tracy had only been in the band for a month, but even then, they played unforgettable songs like "Thru The Flowers", "Crash" and "Spacehead". On October 30, 1985, two weeks before that concert, Paul Court and company recorded some demo tracks including "Thru The Flowers", which was considered striking enough to release as their debut single, and is one of the songs that has always been at the top of Elefant Records' hit parade.

This 7" single includes two tracks: a new mix of "Thru The Flowers" with overdubs and guitars added to what was, according to Paul, just a bare-bones live demo recorded by a band trying to find its sound - plus the original unreleased version of "Sweet Sister Sorrow - their first song in an updated version and their last composition in its original form. Long live The Primitives!