Primal Scream.

Lawrence from Felt apparently designed the sleeve for the Come Together single. At least that's what some stranger on Facebook said and I'm inclined to believe them.

tis true

2nd hit. Released summer 1990. Sleeve art by Lawrence from Felt.https://t.co/oSDOJf7PSo pic.twitter.com/zHW9oRunbb

— Primal Scream (@ScreamOfficial) January 16, 2016

yep it has his "artwork by shanghai packaging company" logo on it.

Primal Scream and Dexys Midnight Runners have released a protest song today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REx_JVD3-20

Sounds like a Pogues song.

The personal statement submitted by Martin Duffy's son as evidence at his father's inquest doesn't make Primal Scream sound good at all.

http://www.dafts.co.uk/louieduffystatement.pdf

Jesus, that’s a shocking read.

:(

Boab treated Denise Johnson like shit and diminished the value of her musical contributions as well and stuff about it came out after her passing. I don't listen to them but it seems quite clear he doesn't like paying people he works with and is a shit person to work with.

So much for socialism, eh Bobby?

heartbreaking

And right on the day an archival collection of the first singles and radio sessions is announced too.

This is heartbreaking.

jfc what an absolute cunt

that was rough

Today's Daily Record front page leads on Primal Scream’s keyboard player Martin Duffy's son telling an inquest his dad died penniless after the band cut him out of a £5million deal #ScotPapers pic.twitter.com/JOMcIo4xNi

— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) June 7, 2023

Gutted for Duffy, and respect for his son in speaking up.

What a dick, money does some strange things to people.

I'm gonna tell the truth, the truth about you
Truth about you, you never been true

A major prat.

Boab treated Denise Johnson like shit and diminished the value of her musical contributions as well and stuff about it came out after her passing. I don't listen to them but it seems quite clear he doesn't like paying people he works with and is a shit person to work with.

Ironic given that he's been entirely dependent on the musicians he's worked with his entire career, from Jim Beattie onwards.

such a mediocrity is always going to be reliant on more talented musicians, which makes it even worse that he had a long-standing band member living on scraps while he was getting rich. What a dick.

tbf he probably is entirely responsible for their scintillating lyrics

remember when i got back from the toilet at the king and queen pub in primrose hill and he’d just sat down next to my gf and was chatting her up. never forgiven.

christ what an awful story

given that everyone apart from innes and gillespie seem to have been hired hands for a while i have to wonder if they pulled something similar with throb before he died

at least Frank Zappa didn't pretend to be a socialist and would speak completely openly about not giving his band a penny of the royalties. I don't particularly like him either, though at least it was amusing listening to him talking about how his band members don't deserve shit in a bbc interview!

From February 2021..

Martin: "I'm English, Bobby."

Boab: "Ur ye? Who ur you again?"

Martin: "Martin Duffy? Keyboards? I've been in the band for 30 years?"

Boab: "'zat a fact? (to Andrew) Here, whit's wi' aw these English cunts in the band, Andra? It's like we're no' even a Scottish band anymair!"

Many a true word spoken on jest etc

I saw PS back in the late 80s supporting the Butthole Surfers. They were completely fucking abominable, I always wondered how they attained the level of mild competence they later displayed and I'd guess that the subsequent addition of Martin Duffy played a large part in that. As noted above, at least Zappa was honest about treating everyone around him like shit and didn't try to pass himself off as a socialist!

truly the brewdog of music

What was that one album called - Cash In But Don't Pay Out?

some people on Twitter are hinting that they treated Throb the same way - and reading his Wikipedia page there are some shocking similarities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Young_(musician)

Have to wonder what sort of deal Kevin Shields had.

Obviously being in a band with people with addictions and substance abuse problems is hard work but, inevitably you feel, Bobby can't help but be just a teensy bit boastful about it...

Bobby Gillespie: ‘Primal Scream prided itself on being able to take more drugs than any other band’

when you're so debauched and out of control, but yet still finding that focus you require to have meetings with the accountant and screw people over.

i just saw the Louie Duffy statement

what a cunt Gillespie is

I used to see him as a joke figure, a rather stupid and pretentious fool trying very hard to project some ridiculous idea of cool and coming off like a total knobhead. But now I just think he's a fucking evil cnut.

Ugh

Bobby is a jobby.

Weatherall must have been on some very strong drugs to have been a fan of this band before making them sound half-decent for a couple of tracks.

Always remember Weatherall signing off his radio shows with the words "don't let the grubby little opportunists grind you down". Anyway,back to Bobby Gillespie...

Wild how it's now OK to think badly about Bobby Gillespie because of the Martin Duffy thing, yet this was never picked up on (from Miki's autobiography). High as a kite or not, why would this ever be acceptable behaviour? pic.twitter.com/1bRZVHg1Lp

— Frankosonic (@frankosonic) June 8, 2023

who is Travis?

Trump was right about Bobby Gillespie then.

(xp) Geoff?

Dave Lee?

From the C86 book by Nige Tassell

Interview with the original tambourine player from Primal Scream about their first deal.

Interesting given the inquest statement from Duffy’s son.

It appears like it was Primal Scream’s/Bobby Gillespie’s MO pic.twitter.com/9at1YSx7QN

— Nev Homer (@nevhomer) June 8, 2023

Bickle? xp

there might be a multitude of disgusting old lechs with the surname Travis in the music biz

https://www.stereogum.com/2226462/late-primal-scream-keyboardist-martin-duffys-son-accuses-the-band-of-financial-exploitation/news/

@MichaelAHann Bobby Gillespie was responsible for the most life-threatening stage idiocy I’ve ever witnessed, at Shepherds Bush Empire back in June 2001. As told by Mine Watt in his tour diary https://t.co/ZRVO4jNE8o pic.twitter.com/kefdKQB0tv

— Stet (@Letitstandnow) June 8, 2023

this in the replies - fucking hell

And if this account is correct, unsurprisingly, he didn’t even get his target https://t.co/tBDvRKz0ps pic.twitter.com/9dMGZqmbSy

— Stet (@Letitstandnow) June 8, 2023