Primal Rock Therapy Explained

Primal Rock Therapy
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blood Circus
Cover:	Primal_Rock_Therapy.jpg
Released:	1989; CD reissue in 1992
Recorded:	1988–1989
Studio:	Reciprocal Recording, Seattle, Washington
Genre:	Grunge
Label:	Sub Pop^[1]
Producer:	Jack Endino

Primal Rock Therapy is an EP by Seattle grunge band Blood Circus, released in 1989 by Sub Pop. It was reissued on CD in 1992 with seven additional 1989 tracks: the band's first non-album single and five unreleased tracks.^[2] It was produced by grunge producer and Skin Yard guitarist Jack Endino. Music photographer Charles Peterson shot the cover image.^[3]

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.^[4]

Track listing

Original release

1. "Road to Hell"
2. "Part of the Crowd"
3. "My Dad's Dead"
4. "Lime Green"
5. "Gnarly"

Reissue

1. "Two Way Street" - 2:53
2. "Six Foot Under" - 3:52
3. "My Dad's Dead" - 2:27
4. "Lime Green" - 3:00
5. "Gnarly" - 3:26
6. "Road to Hell" - 5:10
7. "Part of the Crowd" - 3:17
8. "White Dress" - 1:53
9. "Green Room" - 2:10
10. "Electric Johnny" - 4:34
11. "Sea Chanty" - 4:42
12. "Bloodman" - 3:16

External links

• Official Blood Circus website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Primal Rock Therapy (Reissue). Sub Pop. Records. Sub Pop Records.
2. Web site: Review: Nirvana's 'Incesticide' Delivers Emotional Honesty. Grant. Alden. January 21, 1993.
3. Web site: Blood Circus - Primal Rock Therapy - Sub Pop Recordings: '88-'89. 2020-06-12. Discogs. en.
4. http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19921023&slug=1520299 "Blood Circus Enjoys Reunion In Scene They Helped Create"