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The First Time with Bobby Gillespie

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie talks to Matt Everitt about the key musical moments in his life.

Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie shares his musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2016.

Primal Scream have constantly evolved since their formation in Glasgow in 1982. They've been a jangle pop outfit, 60s Stones obsessives, psychedelic rave music pioneers, krautrockers, trip hoppers, industrial noise merchants and most things in-between.

Bobby remembers the country, western and blues music that inspired him as a child and the incredible impact that punk rock had on him (especially the Sex Pistols and the Clash), which eventually that led to the formation of Primal Scream following his brief tenure as the drummer with the Jesus & Mary Chain.

He also explains how Primal Scream's immersion in the rave culture of the 80s gave birth to the classic album, Screamadelica, and how the band's drug problems nearly ended their career.

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Music Played

  • Primal Scream

    Kill All Hippies

    • Universal.
  • Primal Scream

    Rocks

    • Virgin.
  • The Beatles

    She Loves You

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 003.
  • Hank Williams

    Moanin' The Blues

    • Hank Williams At The Country Store.
    • Country Store.
    • 7.
  • Ray Charles

    Busted

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.
  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

    • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever!.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 2.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Jailbreak / This Is The One - Regal Theatre Hitchin 1983

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

  • The Clash

    White Riot

    • ESSENTIAL CLASH.
    • Columbia.
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Just Like Honey

    • Emperor Norton.
  • Love

    Your Mind And We Belong Together

    • The Best Of Love.
    • Rhino.
    • 17.
  • Happy Mondays

    24 Hour Party People

  • Primal Scream

    Loaded

    • Now.
  • Primal Scream

    Jailbird

    • Creation Records.
  • Primal Scream

    Kowalski

  • The Beach Boys

    'Til I Die

    • EAGLE VISION.
  • Primal Scream

    Swastika Eyes

    • Creation Records.
  • Primal Scream

    Subterranean (Radio 1 Peel Session 01/12/1985)

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Feb 2016 13:00
  • Tue 20 Feb 2018 01:00
  • Mon 15 Jun 2020 04:00
  • Tue 21 Sep 2021 02:00
  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 01:00
  • Thu 9 Jun 2022 02:00
  • Tue 27 Sep 2022 02:00
  • Tuesday 02:00