A Primary Industry

A Primary Industry was an English industrial/post-punk band from Essex consisting of Jemma Mellerio, Paul Hammond, Simon Hammond, Guy Waddilove and Ian Cooper They released several singles in the mid-80's and an album called Ultramarine in 1986. By the late 80's, the band decided to split with Paul Hammond and Ian Cooper later forming Ultramarine, the name which was of A Primary Industry's only album. Jemma Mellerio did vocals for Ultramarine's debut album called Folk.
==Links to Peel==
In an interview with the Ban Van Ton Ton website, Paul Hammond mentioned that he was inspired to make music whilst listening to Peel's shows between 1980 and 1981. He also mentioned in the same interview that his band, A Primary Industry, also supported Nitzer Ebb during a John Peel Roadshow gig. 
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1984
*25 July 1984: At Gunpoint (7" single) Les Temps Modernes
*27 August 1984 (BBC World Service): At Gunpoint (12" - At Gunpoint / Perversion) LTM
*04 December 1984: Perversion (LP - Life At The Top) Third Mind Records
;1985
*20 May 1985: At Gunpoint
*05 October 1985 (BFBS): 'Bled Dry' (12" White Label) Sweatbox
*22 October 1985: 'Bled Dry' (12" White Label) Sweatbox
;1987
*31 July 1987 (Radio Bremen): Heart Of Glass (12") Sweatbox
==External Links==
*Discogs
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