Primal Rock Therapy
Primal Rock Therapy is the only studio album by Seattle grunge band Blood Circus.[3] Sub Pop originally released it as an EP in 1989. It was reissued in 1992 with seven additional 1989 tracks: the band's first non-album single and five unreleased tracks.[4] It was produced by grunge producer and Skin Yard guitarist Jack Endino. Music photographer Charles Peterson shot the cover image.[5]
Primal Rock Therapy | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1989; CD reissue in 1992 |
Recorded | 1988-1989 |
Studio | Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington |
Genre | Grunge |
Label | Sub Pop[1] |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Although Blood Circus were one of the original bands on the grunge scene in the late 1980s, and Primal Rock Therapy has since been recognized for its historic status as one of the first grunge albums ever released, at the time of the album's release it was panned by critics and became one of the poorest-selling albums ever released on Sub Pop.[6]
Track listing
Original release
1. "Road to Hell"
2. "Part of the Crowd"
3. "My Dad's Dead"
4. "Lime Green"
5. "Gnarly"
Reissue
- "Two Way Street" - 2:53
- "Six Foot Under" - 3:52
- "My Dad's Dead" - 2:27
- "Lime Green" - 3:00
- "Gnarly" - 3:26
- "Road to Hell" - 5:10
- "Part of the Crowd" - 3:17
- "White Dress" - 1:53
- "Green Room" - 2:10
- "Electric Johnny" - 4:34
- "Sea Chanty" - 4:42
- "Bloodman" - 3:16
References
- Records, Sub Pop. "Primal Rock Therapy (Reissue)". Sub Pop Records.
- Allmusic review
- "TrouserPress.com :: Blood Circus". www.trouserpress.com.
- Alden, Grant (January 21, 1993). "Review: Nirvana's 'Incesticide' Delivers Emotional Honesty".
- "Blood Circus - Primal Rock Therapy - Sub Pop Recordings: '88-'89". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Blood Circus Enjoys Reunion In Scene They Helped Create", The Seattle Times, October 23, 1992.