Mal the Primitives were basically the same as the Primitives, the long-running British R&B-rock group of the 1960s that never had hits, but put out a bunch of records with different lineups. For one single only, released in August 1965, they adapted the billing of Mal the Primitives, Mal being lead singer Mal Ryder. Both sides of the single, Every Minute of Every Day/Pretty Little Face, are included on the Primitives' Maladjusted CD compilation. Every Minute of Every Day is a fairly good, tough, and moody soul-rocker. In contrast, Pretty Little Face, written by ex-Primitive John E. Soul, is a rather weedy beat ballad. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi