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The Primates

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Years active
  
1983–1990

Members
  
GG Allin, Eric Sales

Record label
  
Bristol Archive Records


Labels
  
PS Records, DRG Records, Repo

Associated acts
  
The Salesmen The Generation Chuck and the Berrys Redneck GReece De-Lux The Tee Veez Big Outta Town Band The Skull Spiders Luteinizin' GReece Buzz Hungry Jack Logan and Liquor Cabinet Lucky Pierre Freezer Burn Caroline Monroe The Raymonds (Ramones cover band) GG Allin

Past members
  
Mike Whigham (musician) Joe Feeny (musician)

Origin
  
Athens, Georgia, United States

Albums
  
Live at Barton Hill Youth Club 1977, Live at The Dugout 1977

Genres
  
Post-punk, Southern rock, Alternative rock, College rock, Indie rock

Similar
  
The Texas Nazis, The Scumfucs, William Gil Weber, The Criminal Quartet, The Aids Brigade

The Primates were one of the original post-punk / rock bands to come out of Athens, Georgia in the mid 1980s. Their loud, fast in-your-face hedonistic style is reminiscent of West Coast bands X and The Minutemen, but peppered with a definite influence of traditional country music. The Primates consisted of Eric Sales - bass and vocals, Greg Reece - guitar and vocals, and LH Sales, Jr. - drums and vocals. Before going three-piece, early in the first years The Primates had a second rockabilly style guitarist - Mike Whigham. They at one point served as GG Allin's backing band.

Songs

Knock on My Door2002
Generation WarfareLive at The Dugout 1977 · 2009
God Save Us from ReligionLive at The Dugout 1977 · 2009

References

The Primates Wikipedia