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Primal Scream
Studio album by Primal Scream
Released	4 September 1989 (1989-09-04)
Genre	Alternative rock hard rock garage rock blues rock
Length	32:38
Label	Creation
Producer	Sister Anne
Primal Scream chronology
Sonic Flower Groove (1987) Primal Scream (1989) Screamadelica (1991)
Singles from Primal Scream
"Ivy Ivy Ivy" Released: July 1989

Primal Scream is the second studio album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream. It was released on 4 September 1989 in the United Kingdom by Creation Records and in the United States by Mercenary Records. Musically, it took a harder rock approach than their 1987 debut Sonic Flower Groove and did not achieve great success. However, the song "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have" was later remixed to provide the breakthrough single "Loaded", which appeared on their much celebrated third album Screamadelica.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Great Rock Discography	6/10
MusicHound	1/5
NME	6/10
Q
Record Mirror	2.5/5
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. Tim Sendra of AllMusic wrote: "While the group was capable of whipping up a credible approximation of thuggish hard rock, Bobby Gillespie's fragile wisp of a voice is rather ill-suited to kicking out the jams."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and Robert "Throb" Young

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Primal Scream

• Robert "Throb" Young – guitar
• Bobby Gillespie – vocals
• Andrew Innes – guitar
• Philip Tomanov – drums

Additional musicians

• Henry Olsen – bass, orchestration
• Martin Duffy – piano

Technical

• Alan McGee – management
• Jayne Houghton – cover photography

References

1. "Primal Scream biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Primal Scream - Primal Scream". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
3. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Primal Scream". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
4. Strong, Martin C. (2004). "Primal Scream". The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate Books. p. 1211–1212. ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
5. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Primal Scream". MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 896. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
6. Lamacq, Steve (16 September 1989). "Losing Velocity". NME. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
7. Q (December 2000)
8. Zeppelin, Geoff (16 September 1989). "Primal Scream: Primal Scream". Record Mirror. Vol. 36. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
9. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Primal Scream". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 654. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

External links

• Primal Scream at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1989 albums
• Primal Scream albums
• Creation Records albums