Artist: Primal Scream
Album: Reverberations (Travelling In Time)
Genre: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 34:58
Total Tracks: 16
Total Size: 421 MB

Tracklist:

01. Primal Scream – Imperial (Janice Long BBC Radio 1 Session July 1986) (02:06)
02. Primal Scream – Velocity Girl (Janice Long BBC Radio 1 Session July 1986) (02:08)
03. Primal Scream – Feverclaw (Janice Long BBC Radio 1 Session July 1986) (01:43)
04. Primal Scream – Silent Spring (Janice Long BBC Radio 1 Session July 1986) (02:38)
05. Primal Scream – I Love You (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session December 1985) (02:23)
06. Primal Scream – Tomorrow Ends Today (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session May 1986) (02:35)
07. Primal Scream – Bewitched and Bewildered (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session May 1986) (02:27)
08. Primal Scream – Crystal Crescent (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session December 1985) (02:38)
09. Primal Scream – Subterranean (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session December 1985) (01:58)
10. Primal Scream – Leaves (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session May 1986) (02:49)
11. Primal Scream – Aftermath (John Peel BBC Radio 1 Session December 1985) (01:57)
12. Primal Scream – All Fall Down (02:13)
13. Primal Scream – It Happens (02:06)
14. Primal Scream – Crystal Crescent (02:39)
15. Primal Scream – Velocity Girl (01:25)
16. Primal Scream – Spirea X (01:05)

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Reverberations (Travelling In Time) is the debut Primal Scream album that never was: 16 perfectly formed pop nuggets weighing in at just under 35 minutes. Boasting eleven previously unreleased BBC session recordings plus all five songs from the band’s first two Creation Records singles.In the mid-’80s, Primal Scream helped invent indie pop with their double shot of singles for the nascent Creation label. “Velocity Girl” and “All Fall Down” launched a thousand bands inspired by the glorious 12-string jangle, meltingly sweet melodies, winsome vocals, lo-fi splendor of the recording, and the deeply melancholy lyrical content. They sounded like the Beatles mixed with the Byrds all dolled up for a new generation. When they went in to record their first album, they found themselves suddenly at the whims of producers and record labels, and 1987’s Sonic Flower Groove was hindered by a slick sound that was a little too studied. The songs themselves were brilliant, though — little nuggets of noisy, psychedelic wonder that would have taken flight if they hadn’t been polished to perfection. Need proof? Check out the 2023 album Reverberations (Traveling in Time) for the unvarnished truth. Recorded at a series of BBC radio sessions before they began work on their first album, these stripped-down, noisy, and glimmering songs come fully to life in their raw state. The interplay between the chiming 12-string and gritty rhythm guitar is like watching sparks fly, the rhythm section is tighter than Tom Jones’ trousers, and Bobby Gillespie imbues the lyrics with all the boyish charm and wobbly soul that got paved over on the album. Almost all the songs from Sonic Flower show up along with a few tracks like the super bouncy “Feverclaw” and the tender ballad “Bewitched and Bewildered” that didn’t make the cut as well as a ripping take on “Velocity Girl.” These recordings capture a very special moment in time as the band define a new genre with a batch of songs so perfect that they were hard to match much less top. Even Primal Scream didn’t try. Hearing these versions finally collected in good fidelity is like a dream come true, and the addition of all the tracks from the first two Creation singles is the cherry on top. – Tim Sendra