PRIMAL SCREAMADELICA

Primal Scream were one of my favourite bands for years. They weren't afraid to try anything musically. It quite often didn't always turn out for the best but they seemed fearless in their choices. Of course Screamadelica is where it really all began for this group. They had released a couple of pretty mediocre albums before Screamadelica so the direction they went with this album was pretty incredible. In hindsight they were operating more as a collective than a band at this point in their musical lives. I am not even sure how much of the music that was created during the Screamdelica recording sessions were made by the original members to be honest. There's been so many stories over the years of Bobby Gillespie showing up days late for his vocals; Robert Young on every drug known to man and unable to play; and Andrew Innes dexy'd and canned up and falling about while engineers, producers and remixers arranged, rearranged or even created the songs.

Gillespie and Innes have since shown themselves to be a right pair of cunts when it comes to money. It seems they screwed over Denise Johnson, Robert 'Throb' Young, Martin Duffy, Kris 'Thrash' Weston and various other musicians and producers that helped make Screamadelica what it was. To be honest, part of me doesn't even want to put this up here because of all the stories that have come out. The Denise Johnson and Robert Throb stories can't be confirmed because they have both passed away but the brutal witness statement from Martin Duffy's son after his fathers death says it all. Current Primal Scream members and leaders have ignored the statement completely, instead opting to turn off comments on all of their social media sites. Duffy was an original member of Primal Scream but “he was gradually cut out from getting any songwriting credits, then touring and merchandise profits, eventually just being paid per gig.” Even for the Screamadelica anniversary tours! I can't imagine Screamadelica without Duffy and his keyboards. On top of this, Thrash (ex Orb member) claims that he wrote one of the songs that Bobby/Andrew are now passing off as their 'demo' on the Demodelica album. Shady bastards.

I started the compilation with the song "I'm Losing More Than I've Ever Had" which was on their self-titled second album. This is the song that was later remixed by Andrew Weatherall that became "Loaded" which was released as a single a year and a half before Screamadelica came out. From there I used the rest of Screamadelica but opting to replace the original version of "Don't Fight It Feel It" with a remix from the single (the fake whistle sample in the original drives me nuts); replacing "Higher Than The Sun" with the original version written by Thrash (from the Orb); the Terry Farley remix of "Loaded" instead of the Andrew Weatherall version; and using the Orb demo of "Shine Like Stars" instead of the album version. I also added the Terry Farley remix of "Come Together" as it sounds completely different than the album version (and can be played on the same record without feeling repetative). "You're Just Too Dark To Care" was from their self-titled album but used as a b-side on the "Movin' On Up" single. I added it because it just really fits nicely. Finally, I used the Dixie Narco EP to round up compilation. To me it was always a kind of coda to Screamadelica. It even ends with the song "Screamadelica" which was written while the album was being finalized. Anyways, here it is. Like I said, I'm still trying to separate the art from the artist on this one....

Tracklisting:
I'm Losing More Than I've Ever Had
Movin' On Up
Slip Inside This House
Don't fight It feel It [Scat Mix]
Higher Than The Sun [Original Mix]
Inner Flight
Come Together
Loaded [Terry Farley Remix]
Damaged
I'm Comin' Down
Higher Than The Sun [A Dub Symphony In Two Parts]
Shine Like Stars [Orb Demo]
Come Together [Terry Farley Remix]
You're Just Too Dark To Care
Stone My Soul
Carry Me Home
Screamadelica

I watch you sleep, you look so peaceful
You look so vulnerable, I feel scared for you
To me, you're precious, may you always
Shine like stars