PRIMAL SCREAM to Release ‘MAXIMUM ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: THE SINGLES’ on May 24th

PRIMAL SCREAM to Release 'MAXIMUM ROCK 'N' ROLL: THE SINGLES' on May 24th

Over the past three and a half decades, Primal Scream has embraced everything from psychedelic pop to degenerate rock’n’roll; euphoric rave to industrial gloom. They have made records with George Clinton and Kate Moss, invited Mani of the Stone Roses and Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine into the fold, survived narcotic oblivion, personal trauma and the death of beloved guitarist Robert “Throb” Young, and captured the mood of the nation several times over. Throughout it all, they have always sounded like Primal Scream. And they have always made great singles.

From their psychedelic roots to the era-defining hedonism of ‘Screamadelica’ through to the sonic attack of ‘XTRMNTR’ and beyond, the eclectic nature of Primal Scream has been matched by the sheer consistency of their singles and they have become part of Britain’s musical heritage.

Now Primal Scream compiles one of the great singles discographies into one expansive collection with ‘Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Singles’, which will be released on May 24th via Sony.

“Right from our 1985 debut All Fall Down onward we’ve approached singles as an aesthetic choice, a statement of where we are as a band,” says Bobby Gillespie. “We grew up with Suffragette City and Metal Guru flying out of the radio. The four Sex Pistols singles were great. Public Image by PiL sounded like nothing else. Prince and Madonna made amazing hits. That has been our approach. I’ve always loved Top 40 pop radio, I love greatest hits albums like The Who’s Meaty, Beaty, Big & Bouncy. I remember Alan McGee saying of Higher Than The Sun: it won’t be a hit, but it will be a statement. Great singles can get out into the world and show people an alternative way of thinking. They make you feel less alone.”

Opening with the jangly melodic rush of ‘Velocity Girl’, ‘Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll: The Singles’ is a celebration of a vital catalogue of songs from a band who have always pushed the boundaries of their sound. There’s rock ‘n’ roll infused with gospel and soul in ‘Movin’ On Up’, the Stonesy strut of ‘Rocks’ and industrial-funk in the shape of ‘Kill All Hippies’. And that freewheeling attitude never stopped, as evidenced by the anthemic garage-rock meets vintage R&B of ‘Country Girl’ and the creativity of the songs taken from their most recent album, 2016’s ‘Chaosmosis’.

FORMATS WILL INCLUDE:
2CD
2LP (MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL: THE SINGLES VOL.1 1986-2000)
2LP (MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL: THE SINGLES VOL.2 2000- 2016)
STREAMING / DOWNLOAD

TRACKLISTING FOR THE VINYL FORMATS IS:

VOL 1A 1 1986 Velocity Girl
2 1987 Gentle Tuesday
3 Imperial
4 1989 Ivy Ivy Ivy
5 1990 Loaded
VOL 1B 6 Come Together
7 1991 Higher Than the Sun
8 Don’t Fight It, Feel It
9 1992 Movin’ on Up
VOL 1C 10 1994 Rocks
11 Jailbird
12 (I’m Gonna) Cry Myself Blind
13 1997 Kowalski
VOL 1D 14 Star
15 Burning Wheel
16 1999 Swastika Eyes
17 2000 Kill All Hippies
VOL 2A 18 Accelerator
19 2002 Miss Lucifer
20 Autobahn 66
21 2003 Some Velvet Morning (with Kate Moss)
VOL 2B 22 2006 Country Girl
23 Dolls (Sweet Rock and Roll)
24 Sometimes I Feel So Lonely
VOL 2C 25 2008 Can’t Go Back
26 Uptown (Weatherall mix )
27 2013 2013
28 It’s Alright, It’s OK
VOL 2D 29 Goodbye Johnny
30 2016 Where the Light Gets In (with Sky Ferreira)
31 100% or Nothing

PRIMAL SCREAM’S SUMMER FESTIVAL SCHEDULE IS TAKING SHAPE WITH THE FOLLOWING UK DATES ALREADY CONFIRMED:

MAY
24TH – ALL POINTS EAST, LONDON
25TH – NEIGHBOURHOOD WEEKENDER, WARRINGTON
JULY
19TH – LATITUDE, SUFFOLK
AUGUST
10TH – SUMMER SESSIONS, GLASGOW

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Mark Millar is the founder of XS Noize and looks after the daily running of the website as well as hosting interviews for the weekly XS Noize Podcast. Mark's favourite album is Achtung Baby by U2.

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