Jeffrey Farthing

After two flops, the Primitives were feeling the pressure and reacted the way that many young bands do when this happens:  They broke up, but they then reformed around a new lead singer, MAL RYDER.  Ryder was already established in the British scene to some extent, having released four singles, so the band was redubbed Mal and the Primitives.  In this new incarnation, John E. Soul stayed on for awhile as rhythm guitarist, and Jay Roberts became the bass guitarist, though Ryder indicates that Roberts began using his birth name Jeffrey Farthing; they were joined by Stuart Linnell on lead guitar and Mick Charleton on drums.  

(May 2015)