This is a discography for the American rock band Primus. For individual songs, see the category listing.
Albums
Studio albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSAUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: All ARIA to 2024: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.BEL(FL)BEL(WA)CANFINGERNLDNZSWIUK1990Frizzle Fry Released: February 7, 1990 Label: Caroline/Prawn Song—178—————————1991Sailing the Seas of Cheese Released: May 14, 1991 Label: Interscope116111————————— RIAA: Platinum1993Pork Soda Released: April 20, 1993 Label: Interscope754—————4645—56 RIAA: Platinum1995Tales from the Punchbowl Released: May 23, 1995 Label: Interscope88———33————101 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold1997Brown Album Released: July 8, 1997 Label: Interscope2134———1499———1801999Antipop Released: October 19, 1999 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song4433———39—————2011Green Naugahyde Released: September 12, 2011 Label: ATO/Prawn Song151398495272110062—741152014Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble Released: October 21, 2014 Label: ATO/Prawn Song17116148————————2017The Desaturating Seven Released: September 29, 2017 Label: ATO/Prawn Song269710513659——————"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums YearAlbum details1989Suck on This Released: November 1989 Label: Prawn Song/Caroline formats: Vinyl, CS, CD
Compilation albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUS2006They Can't All Be Zingers Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Interscope1052022The Revenant Juke: A Collection of Fables and Farce Released: September 2022 Label: Third Man–
Extended plays YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUSAUSNLD1992Miscellaneous Debris Released: March 12, 1992 Label: Interscope—69—1998Rhinoplasty Released: August 11, 1998 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song10681972003Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song44—— RIAA: Platinum2010June 2010 Rehearsal Released: August 5, 2010 Label: Prawn Song———2022Conspiranoid Released: April 22, 2022 Label: ATO———2026A Handful of Nuggs Released: May 15, 2026 Label: ATO———"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumUSAirplayUSAlt.USMain.AUS1991"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"—23——Sailing the Seas of Cheese"Tommy the Cat"————1992"Making Plans for Nigel"—30——Miscellaneous Debris1993"My Name Is Mud"—9——Pork Soda"DMV"————"Mr. Krinkle"————1995"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"62122380Tales from the Punchbowl"Mrs. Blaileen"———139"Southbound Pachyderm"————1997"Shake Hands with Beef"————Brown Album"Over the Falls"————1999"Lacquer Head"————Antipop"Electric Uncle Sam"————2000"N.I.B." ——2—Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath2010"Me Llamo Mud"————Non-album single2011"Tragedy's a' Comin'"————Green Naugahyde"Lee Van Cleef"————2022"Conspiranoia"————Conspiranoid2025"Little Lord Fentanyl"————A Handful of Nuggs"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Videos
Video albums YearAlbum detailsCertifications1992Cheesy Home Video Released: May 12, 1992 Label: Atlantic Format: VHS1998Horrible Swill: A Tawdry Look at Primus on the Road in 1998 Released: March 3, 1998 Label: Fan club exclusive Format: VHSVideoplasty Released: December 29, 1998 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song Format: VHS2003Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Interscope/Prawn Song Format: DVD RIAA: Platinum2004Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004 Released: November 16, 2004 Label: Prawn Song Format: DVD RIAA: Gold MC: Gold2006Blame It on the Fish: An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage Released: October 17, 2006 Label: Prawn Song Format: DVD
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. SongDirectorReleasedNotes"John the Fisherman"Mark Kohr1990Kirk Hammett appears in the video."Too Many Puppies"Kevin KerslakeNever officially released."Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"Mark Kohr1991Bob Cock appears in the beginning clip. Live footage shot at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA."Tommy the Cat"Shot entirely in black and white, with clips of black and white animation."My Name Is Mud"1993Bob Cock appears throughout the video."DMV"The band was asked to make this video by the record label."Mr. Krinkle"The camera does not move during the entire video; shot in one take."Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"Les Claypool1995Shot 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"Entirely claymated, except for the band appearing on a TV."The Devil Went Down to Georgia"Mike Johnson1996Entirely claymated."Shake Hands With Beef"Les Claypool1997This 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"Shot entirely in black and white. Outdoor live footage shot at Baker Beach in San Francisco, CA."Lacquer Head"1999Blends claymation and real video. Including clips from many previous music videos. Banned by MTV because of drug references, despite being an anti-drug song."Tragedy's a' Comin'"Les Claypool & Mark Kohr2011Features Les Claypool dressed as a giant lobster in a tank at a restaurant, watching how the other lobsters are being eaten by socialites. In the meantime, lobster Claypool fantasizes about being on a beach."Lee Van Cleef"Team Coco2012An entirely animated video set up in a fictional "The Good, The Band & The Ugly" world, showing a hanged Lee Van Cleef coming back to life to kill Clint Eastwood."Jilly's On Smack"Jordan CopelandThe video, directed by The Police drummer Steward Copeland's son, Jordan, consists of live performance of the band interspersed with old, grainy footage of Christmas-themed family life. "HOINFODAMAN"Team Hiho2015Winner of a video contest."Candyman"Ivan Landau, Edgar Alvarez & Webster ColcordEntirely claymated."Conspiranoia"Cage Claypool2022"Follow The Fool""The Ol' Grizz"2026
Other appearances 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") 1992 - Plan B: the questionable video features Here come the bastards, 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 Racing (featuring "Hamster 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") 2014 - Rocksmith (featuring "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver, "Tommy the Cat", "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", "South Park Theme")
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.
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