Sonic Flower Groove
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The album sold well enough to reach number 62 on the UK Albums Chart,[2] but performed poorly by major-label standards.[3] The disappointment was a major reason for the original Primal Scream splitting up shortly after Sonic Flower Groove, leaving vocalist Bobby Gillespie and the guitar duo of Andrew Innes and Robert "Throb" Young to reorganize the band.
Critical reception
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A later AllMusic review called it "one goofy headscratcher of a release, the sound of a band that didn't quite know exactly what to do yet trying to record a big-budget (of sorts) debut album and ending up with little more than a pristine but dull photocopy of Turn! Turn! Turn!".[5] In 2002, the Evening Times stated that it is "now regarded as a retro masterpiece".[6]
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Bobby Gillespie – lead and backing vocals
- Jim Navajo – 12-string electric guitar
- Robert Young – bass guitar
- Andrew Innes – rhythm guitar
- Additional personnel
- Dave Morgan – drums
- Gavin Skinner – drums
- Martin Duffy – piano
- Frank Sweeney – viola
- Technical
- Pat Collier – engineering
- Helen Backhouse – design
- Andrew Catlin – cover photography
Charts
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References
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- ↑ Green, Jim; Aswad, Jem & Neate, Wilson "Primal Scream", Trouser Press, retrieved 2010-07-04
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- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2002) "The Great Rock Discography (6th edition)", Canongate, Template:ISBN
- ↑ Wilde, Jon (1987) "Primal Scream Sonic Flower Groove", Melody Maker, 3 October 1987
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- ↑ Middleton, Fraser (2002) "Explosive; THEY SANG ABOUT BOMBING THE PENTAGON, THEN IT HAPPENED. SO WHAT NEXT FOR PRIMAL SCREAM?", Evening Times, 12 December 2002, p. 124
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External links
- Sonic Flower Groove at Discogs (list of releases)
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