Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band performed throughout 1982-1984, 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 called the C86 scene, but eventually moved away from their more jangly sound, taking on more psychedelic and then garage rock influences, before incorporating a dance music element to their sound. Their 1991 album Screamadelica broke the band into the mainstream.==Links To Peel== Peel was a fan of Primal Scream, when they were part of the C86 scene and invited them for a session, which they did twice on his show in 1985 and 1986. However when they started to use more psychedelic sounds and dance elements to their music, he somehow lost interest in them and by the mid-90's was quoted saying that the band was not his cup of tea on 05 September 1994 (Ö3). In early 2000, Peel started to regain his interest in the band when they released the XTRMNTR album, which JP played tracks from the album. But after that, Peel rarely played or if any of the band's material.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1985-12-01. First Broadcast: 10 December 1985 2. Recorded: 1986-05-06. First Broadcast: 14 May 1986
 * Crystal Crescent / Aftermath / Subterranean / I Love You
 * Tomorrow Ends Today / Leaves / Bewitched And Bewildered

Festive Fifty Entries

 * 1985 Festive Fifty: It Happens #44
 * 1986 Festive Fifty: Velocity Girl #04
 * 1991 Festive Fifty: Higher Than The Sun (Orb Version) #11

Other Shows Played
(The list below was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive and is incomplete. Please add further information if known.)

1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1993 2000
 * 16 December 1985: It Happens FF#44
 * Peel 035 (BFBS): Crystal Crescent (7") Creation
 * Peel 035 (BFBS): Velocity Girl (7"-Crystal Crescent) Creation
 * 30 December 1986: Velocity Girl FF#04
 * 07 September 1987: Imperial (7") Elevation
 * September 1987 (BBC World Service): Imperial (7") Elevation
 * 19 July 1989: You're Just Too Dark To Care (12" - Ivy Ivy Ivy) Creation
 * Peel Late November 1990: Slip Inside This House (album - Screamadelica) Creation
 * 18 May 1991: Higher Than The Sun (Orb version) (Creation)
 * Peel Late Spring 1993:  Higher Than The Sun (Orb version) Creation
 * 28 May 1993: Higher Than The Sun (Orb version) (Creation)  1991 Phantom Fifty #11 
 * 18 January 2000: Kill All Hippies (LP-Xtrmntr) (Creation)
 * 19 January 2000: Accelerator (LP-Xtrmntr) (Creation)
 * 20 January 2000: Pills (LP-Xtrmntr) (Creation)
 * 25 January 2000: MBV Arkestra (If They Move, Kill Them) (LP-Xtrmntr) (Creation)
 * 30 January 2000 (BFBS): I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time (LP-Xtrmntr) (Creation)