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Primal Scream

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Formed 1982United Kingdom96 albums

Scottish rock band

Biography

Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie (guitar). The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar) and Darrin Mooney (drums). Primal Scream had been performing live from 1982 to 1984, but their career did not take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of The Jesus and Mary Chain. The band were a key part of the mid-1980s indie pop scene before taking on a more psychedelic and garage rock-influenced sound. They later incorporated elements of dance music with their 1991 album Screamadelica, which broke them into the mainstream. The band have continued to explore different styles on subsequent albums, experimenting with blues, trip hop and industrial rock. Their most recent album, Come Ahead, was released on 8 November 2024.

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People

Members

Bobby Gillespielead vocals · 1982–nowJim Beattie1982–1989Robert Youngguitar · 1984–2006Andrew Innesbackground vocals, guitar · 1986–nowGavin Skinner1987–1988Martin Duffykeyboard · 1989–2022Denise Johnsonadditional · 1990–1996Mani1996–?Darrin Mooneydrums (drum set), percussion · 1997–nowKevin Shields1998–nowSimone Marie Butlerbass · 2012–nowDuncan McKayHenry OlsenadditionalJim HuntPaul HartePaul MulreanyToby TomanovadditionalToby Tomanovdrums (drum set)

Songs written

  1. Exterminatorcomposer1999 · 27 releases
  2. Pillscomposer2000 · 16 releases
  3. Keep Your Dreamscomposer1999 · 13 releases
  4. Blood Moneycomposer2000 · 12 releases
  5. Insect Royaltycomposer1999 · 12 releases
  6. MBV Arkestra (If They Move Kill 'em)composer2000 · 11 releases
  7. The 99th Floorcomposer, lyricist2006 · 11 releases
  8. Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)composer, lyricist2006 · 10 releases
  9. Suicide Sally & Johnny Guitarcomposer, lyricist2006 · 9 releases
  10. Hell's Comin' Downcomposer, lyricist2006 · 8 releases
  11. Nitty Grittycomposer, lyricist2006 · 8 releases
  12. When the Bomb Dropscomposer, lyricist2006 · 8 releases
  13. Little Deathcomposer, lyricist2006 · 7 releases
  14. We're Gonna Boogiecomposer, lyricist2006 · 7 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Loaded30 versions
  2. Rocks23 versions
  3. Kowalski17 versions
  4. Come Together16 versions
  5. Higher Than the Sun14 versions
  6. Swastika Eyes14 versions
  7. Accelerator13 versions
  8. Burning Wheel13 versions
  9. Country Girl13 versions
  10. Jailbird12 versions
  11. Some Velvet Morning10 versions
  12. Imperial9 versions
  13. Damaged8 versions
  14. Movin’ On Up8 versions
  15. Miss Lucifer7 versions
  16. Movin' On Up7 versions
  17. Skull X7 versions
  18. Slip Inside This House7 versions
  19. Star7 versions
  20. Velocity Girl7 versions
  21. All Fall Down6 versions
  22. Autobahn 666 versions
  23. Can’t Go Back6 versions
  24. Don’t Fight It, Feel It6 versions
  25. I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have6 versions
  26. Kill All Hippies6 versions
  27. Medication6 versions
  28. Suicide Bomb6 versions
  29. Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers Mix)6 versions
  30. Uptown6 versions
  31. Beautiful Future5 versions
  32. Crystal Crescent5 versions
  33. Darklands5 versions
  34. Don't Fight It, Feel It5 versions
  35. Everybody Needs Somebody5 versions
  36. Funky Jam5 versions
  37. Give Out but Don’t Give Up (Portishead remix)5 versions
  38. Hammond Connection5 versions
  39. It Happens5 versions
  40. Pills5 versions
  41. Rise5 versions
  42. Screamadelica5 versions
  43. Shine Like Stars5 versions
  44. Shoot Speed Kill Light5 versions
  45. 20134 versions
  46. Beautiful Summer4 versions
  47. Blood Money4 versions
  48. Call On Me4 versions
  49. Carry Me Home4 versions
  50. Gentle Tuesday4 versions
  51. It’s Alright, It’s OK4 versions
  52. I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have4 versions
  53. Jesus4 versions
  54. Shoot Speed / Kill Light4 versions
  55. So Sad About Us4 versions
  56. The 99th Floor4 versions
  57. Walking With the Beast4 versions
  58. Badlands3 versions
  59. Black Star Carnival3 versions
  60. Black To Comm3 versions
  61. Burning Wheel (Chemical Brothers Remix)3 versions
  62. City3 versions
  63. Come Together (Weatherall mix)3 versions
  64. Culturecide3 versions
  65. Dolls3 versions
  66. Dolls (Sweet Rock And Roll)3 versions
  67. Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)3 versions
  68. I Can Only Give You Everything3 versions
  69. Imperial (demo)3 versions
  70. Inner Flight3 versions
  71. Insect Royalty3 versions
  72. Ivy Ivy Ivy3 versions
  73. JU-873 versions
  74. Jailbird (Chemical Brothers mix)3 versions
  75. Jailbird (The Toxic Trio Stay Free mix)3 versions
  76. Keep Your Dreams3 versions
  77. Love Insurrection3 versions
  78. Nitty Gritty3 versions
  79. Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa (Rocket Reducer No. 62)3 versions
  80. Revolutionary3 versions
  81. Rocks (live)3 versions
  82. Shine Like Stars (Andrew Weatherall remix)3 versions
  83. Shoot Speed/Kill Light3 versions
  84. Sometimes I Feel So Lonely3 versions
  85. Star Fruit Surf Rider3 versions
  86. Suicide Sally & Johnny Guitar3 versions
  87. The Revenge Of The Hammond Connection3 versions
  88. Trainspotting3 versions
  89. Uptown (Calvin Harris Remix)3 versions
  90. When The Bomb Drops3 versions
  91. 96 Tears2 versions
  92. Aftermath2 versions
  93. Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego remix)2 versions
  94. Big Jet Plane2 versions
  95. Big Jet Plane (Sitar Version)2 versions
  96. Bloods (2 Lone Swordsmen mix)2 versions
  97. Call On Me (Monitor Mix)2 versions
  98. Circus of Life2 versions
  99. Cold Turkey2 versions
  100. Country Blues #12 versions
  101. Country Girl (live)2 versions
  102. Country Guitar2 versions
  103. Cry Myself Blind (Monitor Mix)2 versions
  104. Deep Dark Waters2 versions
  105. Don’t Fight It, Feel It (Scat mix)2 versions
  106. Elimination Blues2 versions
  107. Everybody Needs Somebody (Alternative Recording)2 versions
  108. Exterminator2 versions
  109. Exterminator (Jagz Kooner Remix)2 versions
  110. Exterminator (Massive Attack Remix)2 versions
  111. False Flags2 versions
  112. Free2 versions
  113. Funky Jam (club mix)2 versions
  114. Get Duffy2 versions
  115. Gimme Some Truth2 versions
  116. Give Out but Don’t Give Up2 versions
  117. Goodbye Johnny2 versions
  118. Heal Yourself2 versions
  119. Higher Than The Sun (Dunproofin's Dun Sympathy Mix)2 versions
  120. Higher Than the Sun (Higher Than the Orb mix)2 versions

Albums

All Fall Down
All Fall DownPrimal Scream · 1985
Crystal Crescent
Crystal CrescentPrimal Scream · 1986
Gentle Tuesday
Gentle TuesdayPrimal Scream · 1987
Imperial
ImperialPrimal Scream · 1987
Ivy Ivy Ivy
Ivy Ivy IvyPrimal Scream · 1987
Sonic Flower Groove
Sonic Flower GroovePrimal Scream · 1987
Primal Scream
Primal ScreamPrimal Scream · 1989
Come Together
Come TogetherPrimal Scream · 1990
Loaded
LoadedPrimal Scream · 1990
Don’t Fight It, Feel It
Don’t Fight It, Feel ItPrimal Scream · 1991
Higher Than the Sun
Higher Than the SunPrimal Scream · 1991
Movin’ On Up
Movin’ On UpPrimal Scream · 1991
Screamadelica
ScreamadelicaPrimal Scream · 1991
Dixie-Narco EP
Dixie-Narco EPPrimal Scream · 1992
Slip Inside This House
Slip Inside This HousePrimal Scream · 1992
(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind
(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself BlindPrimal Scream · 1994
Give Out but Don’t Give Up
Give Out but Don’t Give UpPrimal Scream · 1994
Jailbird
JailbirdPrimal Scream · 1994
Rocks
RocksPrimal Scream · 1994
Rocksucker Blues
Rocksucker BluesPrimal Scream · 1994
Souls
SoulsPrimal Scream · 1994
Police Doggy
Police DoggyParliament, Funkadelic, P-Funk All Stars Presents With Primal Scream · 1995
The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown
The Big Man and the Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army UptownPrimal Scream, Irvine Welsh & On-U Sound System · 1996
Burning Wheel
Burning WheelPrimal Scream · 1997
Echo Dek
Echo DekPrimal Scream · 1997
Kowalski
KowalskiPrimal Scream · 1997
Star
StarPrimal Scream · 1997
Stuka
StukaPrimal Scream · 1997
Vanishing Point
Vanishing PointPrimal Scream · 1997
If They Move, Kill ’em
If They Move, Kill ’emPrimal Scream · 1998
Exterminator Album Sampler
Exterminator Album SamplerPrimal Scream · 1999
Swastika Eyes
Swastika EyesPrimal Scream · 1999
Accelerator
AcceleratorPrimal Scream · 2000
Kill All Hippies
Kill All HippiesPrimal Scream · 2000
XTRMNTR
XTRMNTRPrimal Scream · 2000
Diamond Blue
Diamond BlueBobby Gillespie, Primal Scream and Kate Moss · 2001
Autobahn 66
Autobahn 66Primal Scream · 2002
Evil Heat
Evil HeatPrimal Scream · 2002
Miss Lucifer
Miss LuciferPrimal Scream · 2002
2003-04-27: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA, USA
2003-04-27: Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA, USAPrimal Scream · 2003
Dirty Hits
Dirty HitsPrimal Scream · 2003
Live in Japan
Live in JapanPrimal Scream · 2003
Some Velvet Morning
Some Velvet MorningPrimal Scream · 2003
Shoot Speed (More Dirty Hits)
Shoot Speed (More Dirty Hits)Primal Scream · 2004
Screamixadelica: Primal Scream Remixed
Screamixadelica: Primal Scream RemixedPrimal Scream · 2005
Country Girl
Country GirlPrimal Scream · 2006
Dolls
DollsPrimal Scream · 2006
Hoping for Palestine
Hoping for PalestinePrimal Scream / Spiritualized / Nick Cave / Steve Mason · 2006
Riot City Blues
Riot City BluesPrimal Scream · 2006
Sometimes I Feel So Lonely
Sometimes I Feel So LonelyPrimal Scream · 2006
Riot City Blues Tour
Riot City Blues TourPrimal Scream · 2007
Screamadelica / Give Out but Don’t Give Up
Screamadelica / Give Out but Don’t Give UpPrimal Scream · 2007
Beautiful Future
Beautiful FuturePrimal Scream · 2008
Can't Go Back
Can't Go BackPrimal Scream · 2008
Can’t Go Back
Can’t Go BackPrimal Scream · 2008
Diamonds, Furcoat, Champagne
Diamonds, Furcoat, ChampagnePrimal Scream / Suicide / Conrad Standish · 2008
Uptown
UptownPrimal Scream · 2008
I Want You / Nature’s Way
I Want You / Nature’s WayPrimal Scream / RTX · 2009
2011-06-24: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, UK
2011-06-24: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, UKPrimal Scream · 2011
Black to Comm
Black to CommPrimal Scream & MC5 - DKT · 2011
Screamadelica: Live
Screamadelica: LivePrimal Scream · 2011
Autonomia EP
Autonomia EPMark Stewart vs. Primal Scream · 2012
2013
2013Primal Scream · 2013
Goodbye Johnny
Goodbye JohnnyPrimal Scream · 2013
I Want You
I Want YouPrimal Scream · 2013
Invisible City
Invisible CityPrimal Scream · 2013
It’s Alright, It’s OK
It’s Alright, It’s OKPrimal Scream · 2013
More Light
More LightPrimal Scream · 2013
More Light - Live EP
More Light - Live EPPrimal Scream · 2013
100% or Nothing
100% or NothingPrimal Scream · 2016
As One
As OneJean-Michel Jarre & Primal Scream · 2016
Chaosmosis
ChaosmosisPrimal Scream · 2016
Mantra for a State of Mind
Mantra for a State of MindPrimal Scream · 2016
Where the Light Gets In
Where the Light Gets InPrimal Scream & Sky Ferreira · 2016
Mixomatosis
MixomatosisPrimal Scream · 2017
Give Out but Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings
Give Out but Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis RecordingsPrimal Scream · 2018
Culturecide (Live)
Culturecide (Live)Primal Scream · 2019
Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll: The Singles
Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll: The SinglesPrimal Scream · 2019
Velocity Girl
Velocity GirlPrimal Scream · 2019
Demodelica
DemodelicaPrimal Scream · 2021
Live at Levitation
Live at LevitationPrimal Scream · 2021
Shine Like Stars (Andrew Weatherall remix)
Shine Like Stars (Andrew Weatherall remix)Primal Scream · 2021
The Screamadelica 12” Singles
The Screamadelica 12” SinglesPrimal Scream · 2021
Reverberations (Travelling In Time) BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86
Reverberations (Travelling In Time) BBC Radio Sessions & Creation Singles 1985-86Primal Scream · 2023
Running Out of Time
Running Out of TimeSons of Slough vs Primal Scream · 2023
Come Ahead
Come AheadPrimal Scream · 2024
Love Insurrection
Love InsurrectionPrimal Scream · 2024
Love Insurrection (Black Science Orchestra remix)
Love Insurrection (Black Science Orchestra remix)Primal Scream · 2024
Ready to Go Home
Ready to Go HomePrimal Scream · 2024
Ready to Go Home (Terry Farley & Wade-Teo dub mix)
Ready to Go Home (Terry Farley & Wade-Teo dub mix)Primal Scream · 2024
Come Ahead: The Remixes Vol 1
Come Ahead: The Remixes Vol 1Primal Scream · 2025
Come Ahead: The Remixes, Vol 2 (Dubs)
Come Ahead: The Remixes, Vol 2 (Dubs)Primal Scream · 2025
Innocent Money (Pet Shop Boys Remix)
Innocent Money (Pet Shop Boys Remix)Primal Scream · 2025
Live Cuts at Abbey Road
Live Cuts at Abbey RoadThe Limiñanas, Primal Scream & Bobby Gillespie · 2025
The 1987 EPs
The 1987 EPsPrimal Scream · 2026
2000-03-18: Astoria Theatre, London, UK
2000-03-18: Astoria Theatre, London, UKPrimal Scream

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