Primal Scream – Gentle Tuesday / Imperial: The 1987 EP’s

This product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and will be stocked at Black Circle Records in Leighton Buzzard and not available to pre-order.
Available to buy in-store from 8am on Saturday, 18/04/2026 (Record Store Day).
Remaining copies will be available to buy online from 8pm on Monday 20/04/2026.

Originally forming in Scotland in 1982, Primal Scream were key to the C86 indie scene in the UK.

They were signed by Alan McGee to Elevation Records in 1987 for their debut album, Sonic Flower Groove.

Featuring Bobby Gillespie on vocals Jim Beattie and Andrew Innes on guitar, and Robert Young on bass, the sound of their debut is very different to the dance orientated groove they pioneered in the 1990s.

Very much influenced by Nuggets, psychedelic pop and garage rock of 1960s America, the album was preceded by two singles of their Byrds-infused indie-pop; ‘Gentle Tuesday’, released June 1987, and ‘Imperial’, released September 1987.

Featuring a number of non-album cuts, ‘I’m Gonna Make You Mine’ was originally released by The Shadows of Knight, and Pete Townsend’s ‘So Sad About Us’ was originally recorded by The Who.