Primus discography

Primus discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	7
↙Live albums	1
↙Compilation albums	1
↙EPs	4
↙Singles	18
↙Video albums	7
↙Music videos	13

This is a discography for the American rock band Primus. For individual songs, see the category listing.

Contents 1 Studio albums 2 Live albums 3 Extended plays 4 Compilation albums 5 Video albums 6 Singles 7 Music videos 8 Compilations and soundtracks 9 See also 10 References

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	BEL		CAN [3]	FIN [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NZ [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
				Fla. [10]	Wal. [11]
1990	Frizzle Fry Released: February 1990 Label: Caroline/Prawn Song	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	Sailing the Seas of Cheese Released: May 14, 1991 Label: Interscope	116	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum[12]
1993	Pork Soda Released: April 20, 1993 Label: Interscope	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	—	56 [13]	US: Platinum[12]
1995	Tales from the Punchbowl Released: May 23, 1995 Label: Interscope	8	8	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	101	US: Gold[12] CAN: Gold[14]
1997	Brown Album Released: July 8, 1997 Label: Interscope	21	34	—	—	—	14	99	—	—	—	180
1999	Antipop Released: October 19, 1999 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song	44	33	—	—	—	39	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Green Naugahyde Released: September 12, 2011 Label: ATO/Prawn Song	15 [15]	—	84	95	27	21	100	62	—	74	115 [16]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details
1989	Suck on This Released: November 1989 Label: Prawn Song/Caroline

Extended plays

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	NLD [6]
1992	Miscellaneous Debris Released: March 12, 1992 Label: Interscope	—	—
1998	Rhinoplasty Released: August 11, 1998 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song	106	97
2003	Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song	44	—
2010	June 2010 Rehearsal Released: August 5, 2010 Label: Prawn Song	—	—
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]
2006	They Can't All Be Zingers Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Interscope	105

Video albums

Year	Album details	Certifications
1992	Cheesy Home Video Released: May 12, 1992 Label: Atlantic Format: VHS
1998	Horrible Swill: A Tawdry Look at Primus on the Road in 1998 Released: March 3, 1998 Label: Fan club exclusive Format: VHS
	Videoplasty Released: December 29, 1998 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song Format: VHS
2003	Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song Format: DVD	US: Platinum[12]
2004	Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004 Released: November 16, 2004 Label: Prawn Song Format: DVD	US: Gold[12] CAN: Gold[14]
2006	Blame It on the Fish: An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Prawn Song Format: DVD

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Airplay	US Alt. [17]	US Main. [18]
1990	"John the Fisherman"	—	—	—	Frizzle Fry
	"Too Many Puppies"	—	—	—
	"Mr. Knowitall"	—	—	—
1991	"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"	—	23	—	Sailing the Seas of Cheese
	"Tommy the Cat"	—	—	—
1992	"Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers"	—	—	—
	"Making Plans for Nigel"	—	30	—	Miscellaneous Debris
1993	"My Name Is Mud"	—	9	—	Pork Soda
	"DMV"	—	—	—
	"Mr. Krinkle"	—	—	—
1995	"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"	62	12	23	Tales from the Punchbowl
	"Mrs. Blaileen"	—	—	—
	"Southbound Pachyderm"	—	—	—
1997	"Shake Hands With Beef"	—	—	—	Brown Album
	"Over the Falls"	—	—	—
1999	"Lacquer Head"	—	—	—	Antipop
2000	"N.I.B (Featuring Ozzy Osbourne)"	—	—	2	Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath
2010	"Me Llamo Mud"	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Music videos

Primus hired many of their friends from the Bay Area to be in the stage crew, and many of them appear in Primus's videos and home videos.

Song	Director	Released	Notes
"John the Fisherman"	Mark Kohr	1990	Kirk Hammett appears in the video. Never officially released.
"Too Many Puppies"	Kevin Kerslake	1990	Never officially released.
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"	Mark Kohr	1991	Bob Cock appears in the beginning clip. Live footage shot at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA.
"Tommy the Cat"	Mark Kohr	1991	Shot entirely in black and white, with clips of black and white animation.
"My Name Is Mud"	Mark Kohr	1993	Bob Cock appears throughout the video.
"DMV"	Mark Kohr	1993	The band was asked to make this video by the record label.
"Mr. Krinkle"	Mark Kohr	1993	The camera does not move during the entire video; shot in one take.
"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"	Les Claypool	1995	Shot at Rancho Relaxo, Claypool's home. Shot at 3/4 speed to give the band irregular and strange movements when played at normal speed.
"Southbound Pachyderm"	Les Claypool	1995	Entirely claymated, except for the band appearing on a TV.
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"	Mike Johnson	1996	Entirely claymated.
"Shake Hands With Beef"	Les Claypool	1997	This was also shot at 3/4 speed, giving the band irregular and odd movements at normal speed. LaLonde also goes for a fly during his solo. Trailer scenes shot at Rancho Relaxo.
"Over the Falls"	Les Claypool	1997	Shot entirely in black and white. Outdoor live footage shot at Baker Beach in San Francisco, CA.
"Lacquer Head"	Les Claypool	1999	Blends claymation and real video. Including clips from many previous music videos. Banned by MTV because of drug references, despite being an anti-drug song.

Compilations and soundtracks

1988 - Germ's Choice: A KUSF Compilation (promo for KUSF radio, featuring the demo version of "Tommy the Cat")

1991 - A Different Sound (promo for Carlsberg Light lager, featuring "Tommy the Cat")

1991 - Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (soundtrack, featuring "Tommy the Cat")

1991 - Expand-O: CD Tune Up 12 (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")

1993 - The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (soundtrack, featuring the original track "Poetry and Prose")

1993 - In Defense of Animals (benefit compilation album, featuring "Too Many Puppies")

1993 - Lollapalooza '93 (sampler, featuring studio version of "Mr. Krinkle")

1994 - Airheads (soundtrack, featuring the original track "Bastardizing Jellikit")

1994 - Brainscan (soundtrack, featuring "Welcome to This World")

1994 - Caroline Records 1994 Sampler (promo for Caroline Records, featuring "John the Fisherman")

1994 - Woodstock 1994 (live album, featuring "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers")

1995 - Obdurate (promo for HM magazine, featuring a live version of "Here Come the Bastards")

1995 - Phuq! (featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver")

1996 - Bored Generation (featuring "Hellbound 17½")

1996 - Eyesore: A Stab at The Residents (The Residents tribute album, featuring the Primus cover of "Hello Skinny/Constantinople")

1996 - Music for Our Mother Ocean, Vol. 1 (promo for the Surfrider Foundation, featuring a live version of "Mr. Knowitall")

1996 - X Games Volume 1: Music from the Edge (promo for ESPN's X Games, featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")

1997 - Crossing All Over!: Volume 6 (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef")

1997 - Rock Sound: Volume 10 (promo for Rock Sound magazine, featuring "Shake Hands with Beef")

1997 - Universal Attaque!: Vol. 1 (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef")

1997 - Zoo Magazine: CD Sampler 10 (promo for Zoo magazine, featuring "My Name is Mud")

1998 - Chef Aid: The South Park Album (soundtrack, featuring the original tracks "South Park Theme" and "Mephisto and Kevin")

1998 - Indie 2000: Volume 3 (featuring "Shake Hands with Beef")

1998 - Interscope Sampler: Volume One (promo for Interscope Records, featuring the Primus cover of Stanley Clarke's "Silly Putty")

1998 - The New, the Classic & the Unexplored: Volume Three (promo for Visions magazine, featuring "To Defy the Laws of Tradition")

1998 - Pinkpop 1998 Sampler (featuring a live version of "Bob's Party Time Lounge")

1998 - Tijdloze Honderd: Vol 4 (featuring "Too Many Puppies")

1999 - Celebrity Deathmatch (soundtrack, featuring the studio version of "The Heckler")

1999 - Family Values Tour 1999 (live album, featuring "Lacquer Head" and "My Name is Mud")

1999 - Jack Kerouac Reads On the Road (Jack Kerouac compilation, featuring a cover of "On the Road" recorded by Tom Waits and Primus)

1999 - The New, the Classic & the Unexplored: Volume Nine (promo for Visions magazine, featuring "South Park Theme")

1999 - Opscene: CD#11 (featuring "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool")

1999 - Take Off 2000: Loud Music for the Next Millenium (featuring "Lacquer Head")

1999 - Visions 75th Anniversary Compilation: Part II (promo for Visions magazine, featuring the Primus cover of Pink Floyd's "Have a Cigar")

2000 - Big Noize (featuring "Electric Uncle Sam")

2000 - Nativity in Black II (Black Sabbath tribute album featuring a cover of "N.I.B." recorded by Primus and Ozzy Osbourne)

2003 - Triple J's Hottest 100 10th Anniversary: Hottest Box (promo for Triple J radio's Hottest 100, featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver")

2004 - Alternative Rock Edition (featuring "Too Many Puppies")

2004 - Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004 (live album, featuring "Frizzle Fry")

2005 - Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne box set, featuring the cover of "N.I.B." recorded by Primus and Osbourne)

2005 - Triple J's Super Request: Dog's Breakfast (promo for Triple J radio's Super Request, featuring "Electric Uncle Sam")

2006 - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (Tom Waits compilation, featuring the cover of "On the Road" recorded by Primus and Waits)

2008 - Zack and Miri Make a Porno (soundtrack, featuring "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver")

Video compilations

2004 - Live from Bonnaroo Music Festival 2004 (DVD)

Television show theme songs

1997-2000 - South Park: seasons 1-4 ("South Park Theme", released on Chef Aid, 1998)

2000-2006 - South Park: seasons 4-10 (various remixes of "South Park Theme", unreleased)

2006-present - South Park: seasons 10-14 (mashup of "South Park Theme" and "Whamola" by Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, unreleased)

Video game soundtracks

1995 - Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (featuring "DMV")

1999 - Hot Wheels Turbo Racer (featuring "Hampster Style")

1999 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")

2000 - Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption (featuring "Electric Uncle Sam")

2001 - ATV Offroad Fury (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")

2006 - Guitar Hero 2 (featuring "John the Fisherman")

2006 - Tony Hawk's Project 8 (featuring "American Life")

2010 - Rock Band 3 (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver")

See also

• Riddles Are Abound Tonight - album by the 1988 Primus lineup under the name Sausage.
• Lance "Link" Montoya - the original cover sculptor for Suck On This, Frizzle Fry, Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Pork Soda, and Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People.

References

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Primus Les Claypool · Larry LaLonde · Jay Lane Bryan Mantia · Todd Huth · Tim Alexander Studio albums Frizzle Fry · Sailing the Seas of Cheese · Pork Soda · Tales from the Punchbowl · Brown Album · Antipop  · Green Naugahyde Live albums Suck on This Compilations They Can't All Be Zingers EPs Miscellaneous Debris · Rhinoplasty · Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People · June 2010 Rehearsal Videos Cheesy Home Video · Videoplasty · Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People · Hallucino-Genetics · Blame It on the Fish Sausage Riddles Are Abound Tonight Related articles Discography · Sausage · Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade · Oysterhead · Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains · Les Claypool's Fancy Band · Blind Illusion · Possessed · Guns N' Roses · Prawn Song Records · Lance Montoya Book:Primus  · Category:Primus  · Portal:Alternative music