The Primary 5

The Primary 5
Origin Glasgow, Scotland
Genres Alternative rock, power pop
Years active 2003–2010
Associated acts Teenage Fanclub, Soup Dragons,
Past members Paul Quinn
Ryan Currie
Stuart Kidd
Derek O'Neill
Michael McKerral

The Primary 5 was a Scottish pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2003 by former Teenage Fanclub and Soup Dragons drummer Paul Quinn. The name referred to the band being the fifth that Quinn has played in.[1] The band's first album North Pole was self-released on Quinn's Bellbeat Music label. They signed with Re-Action Recordings for the second album Go! . Allmusic's Matt Collar described the album as "A sparkling, sun-drenched blast of melodic guitar pop" and said it was "a superb album equal to its predecessor in every way -- and perhaps even a little better." [2]

The third album, High Five, was recorded at Leeders Farm in Norwich and was engineered by Nick Brine, who had previously worked with Oasis and Bruce Springsteen, among others.[3] High Five was released in 2008 on the Neon Tetra label. One critic compared the sound on High Five to The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.[4]

On 1 November 2010, Quinn released The Primary 5 - Revive Demos & Rarities - 2001-2008 and announced that the band was officially defunct. The Primary 5 debut album North Pole had a 2017 re-release on vinyl via Sugarbush Records. The 2nd release Go! had a 2017 re-release on vinyl via Spanish label Pretty Olivia Records. The 3rd and final record High Five is currently being completely remixed and repackaged due to Quinn’s disdain for the original release and is due for a vinyl release

Discography

  • North Pole LP - Bellbeat Music - 2004
  • Go! LP - Re-Action Recordings - 2006
  • High Five LP - Neon Tetra Records - 2008
  • Revive - Demos & Rarities - 2001-2008 LP - (Self-released through Bandcamp.com) - 2010

References

  1. ↑ "The Primary 5 - Paul Quinn interview | SleepWalKing". Sleepwalkingmag.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Go - The Primary 5 - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Interview:: The Primary 5 (Paul Quinn) | Parasites & Sycophants". Parasitesandsycophants.com. 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2010-05-30. High Five was the first Primary 5 album not to feature Ryan Currie who left the band after Go had been toured.
  4. ↑ "Music Review: The Primary 5 - High Five - Blogcritics Music". Blogcritics.org. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
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