The Horrors

Primary Colours

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The Horrors’ second album which was released on CD and as a double vinyl record.

This is to date my favorite album of the band, in case you wanted to know, featuring the epic song Sea Within A Sea!

2LP release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – xllp 418

Track listing:

Side A

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say

Side B

  1. Do You Remember
  2. New Ice Age
  3. Scarlet Fields

Side C

  1. I Only Think Of You
  2. I Can’t Control Myself

Side D

  1. Primary Colours
  2. Sea Within A Sea

A lovely vinyl package. It does not come in a gatefold sleeve, though that is compensated by the thick glossy black inner sleeves and the huge poster. A black sticker is applied on the plastic seal featuring the band’s name and album title.

CD release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – xlcd 418

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

The CD edition has a black sticker applied on the jewel case featuring the name of the band and the album title.

Rough Trade 2CD release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – xlcd 418/none

Track listing:

Disc 1

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

Disc 2

  1. Mixtape

UK record store Rough Trade had a unique bundle for sale which featured a mixtape, compiled by the band, on a bonus CD. This bonus CD was housed in a custom black cardboard sleeve.

Japanese CD release

Cat. nbr.: Beggars Japan – WPCB 10107

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea
  11. You Could Never Tell
  12. Whole New Way
  13. Sea Within A Sea (video)

Issued in Japan with two bonus tracks and a video. This is a very interesting release since it contains Whole New Way, a song which was only released in an edited and remixed form as a single in Europe and the US.

Digital release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – unknown

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

Promotional CD release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – none

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

This is a CD which was used in the UK and Europe to promote the album. It features the full album and comes in a card sleeve.

Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – none

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

A variant exists of the previous UK/EU promotional CD of which the disc is watermarked. The front and back are a folded sheet of paper which is housed in a plastic sleeve.

French Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – none

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

France had its own promotional CDr which comes in a plastic sleeve with printed inserts. The back has information in French.

German Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – none

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

A CDr disc exists which was made for the German market. It comes in a plastic sleeve with no artwork.

Japanese Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: Beggars Japan – WPCB 10107

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

This is a lovely Japanese promotional CDr release which comes in a slim jewel case. The artwork is a folded sheet of paper.

This is the only known Primary Colours release to my knowledge which has the band’s name and title printed on the artwork.

US Promotional CD release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – xl cd 418

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

The first of at least two known US promos. This one comes in a jewel case with no front artwork, only a back insert. The disc has the album’s front artwork printed as its label.

US Promotional CDr release

Cat. nbr.: XL Recordings – none

Track listing:

  1. Mirror’s Image
  2. Three Decades
  3. Who Can Say
  4. Do You Remember
  5. New Ice Age
  6. Scarlet Fields
  7. I Only Think Of You
  8. I Can’t Control Myself
  9. Primary Colours
  10. Sea Within A Sea

Another promotional CD from the US, this time on the Chrysalis label plus it’s a CDr. It again does not come with front artwork.

These type of promos on this label also tend to come with a second disc featuring the album as instrumentals. Such a promo has to date not surfaced for this album.

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