Dirty Hits
Dirty Hits is a greatest hits album by Scottish rock band Primal Scream.[3][4] It was released on 3 November 2003 by Columbia Records. The album is generally made up of chronologically listed singles, except the album tracks "Long Life", "Shoot Speed/Kill Light", and "Deep Hit of Morning Sun". The rare C86 single "Velocity Girl" is not included, neither is anything from Sonic Flower Groove or their self-titled 1989 album. Tracks from this period appeared on the compilation's sequel; Shoot Speed – More Dirty Hits, released five months later.
| Dirty Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 3 November 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia, electronica | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Primal Scream chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Stylus Magazine | C+[2] |
Early limited versions came in a card sleeve with a bonus disc of remixes; most had previously appeared as B-sides.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Primal Scream; except "Some Velvet Morning" written by Lee Hazlewood.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loaded" (Edit) | 4:34 |
| 2. | "Movin' on Up" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Come Together" (Edit) | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Higher Than the Sun" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Rocks" | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Jailbird" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "Burning Wheel" (Edit) | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Kowalski" (Edit) | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Long Life" | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Swastika Eyes" | 3:52 |
| 12. | "Kill All Hippies" | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Accelerator" | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Shoot Speed/Kill Light" | 5:15 |
| 15. | "Miss Lucifer" | 2:28 |
| 16. | "Deep Hit of Morning Sun" | 3:45 |
| 17. | "Some Velvet Morning" (featuring Kate Moss) (new version) | 3:50 |
| 18. | "Autobahn 66" | 6:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Come Together (Hypnotone Brain Machine Mix)" | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Higher Than The Sun (The Orb Extended Extended Mix)" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Loaded (Terry Farley Remix)" | 5:59 |
| 4. | "Rocks (Jimmy Miller Mix)" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Jailbird (Sweeney 2 Sabres of Paradise Remix)" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Kowalski (Automator Mix)" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Living Dub (Long Life Adrian Sherwood Remix)" | 5:31 |
| 8. | "Stuka (Two Lone Swordsmen Mix)" | 10:14 |
| 9. | "Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers Mix UK Edit)" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Exterminator (Massive Attack Remix)" | 5:08 |
| 11. | "Miss Lucifer (Bone to Bone Alec Empire Remix)" | 3:23 |
| 12. | "Some Velvet Morning (Two Lone Swordsmen Alternative Mix)" | 6:54 |
| 13. | "Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Remix)" | 6:41 |
References
- Monger, James Christopher. Dirty Hits at AllMusic
- "Primal Scream - Dirty Hits - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
- "Album: Primal Scream". The Independent. November 7, 2003.
- "Primal Scream Dirty Hits". exclaim.ca.
