Song · Babes In Toyland
“Primus” by Babes In Toyland
From the EP To Mother (1990)
“Primus” by Babes In Toyland appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1991. It was first released in 1990 on the EP To Mother. Its best result is #39 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty'). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #220 alternative song of 1991.
"Primus" turns up on To Mother, the first EP from American punk band Babes in Toyland, a set of songs left over from Spanking Machine and cut again in 1990 in London, at John Loder's home studio, Southern Studios, in Wood Green. Loder produced and engineered, and the writing credit belongs to the band: Kat Bjelland on guitar, Michelle Leon on bass, and Lori Barbero on drums and, on this one, the vocal.
The EP carries a heavy weight. Bjelland's mother died of pancreatic cancer while it was being recorded, and a childhood photo of her went on the cover and shaped the title. In Britain it went to number one on the indie chart and stayed there ten weeks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1991 (the 'Phantom Fifty') | 50 |
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