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band Blood Circus, released in 1989 by

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. Music photographer Charles Peterson shot the cover image. Although Blood Circus were one of the original bands on the grunge scene in the late 1980s, and ''Primal Rock Therapy'' has since been recognized for its historic status as one of the first grunge albums ever released, at the time of the album's release it was panned by critics and became one of the poorest-selling albums ever released on Sub Pop."Blood Circus Enjoys Reunion In Scene They Helped Create"
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'', October 23, 1992.

Track listing

Original release

1. "Road to Hell"
2. "Part of the Crowd"
3. "My Dad's Dead"
4. "Lime Green"
5. "Gnarly"

Reissue

#"Two Way Street" - 2:53 #"Six Foot Under" - 3:52 #"My Dad's Dead" - 2:27 #"Lime Green" - 3:00 #"Gnarly" - 3:26 #"Road to Hell" - 5:10 #"Part of the Crowd" - 3:17 #"White Dress" - 1:53 #"Green Room" - 2:10 #"Electric Johnny" - 4:34 #"Sea Chanty" - 4:42 #"Bloodman" - 3:16

References

External links

Official Blood Circus website
{{Authority control 1992 albums Blood Circus (band) albums Sub Pop albums