The Primitives: Before The Crash
Paul Lester, Melody Maker, 2 September 1989
Lazy 86-88. Paul: "WELL, THE FIRST FOUR SONGS ARE crap for starters! That first record goes for £30 now, those four songs made up our first 12-inch EP, and we did 'Thru The Flowers' as a demo.
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