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Primus Returns with fall tour and DVD/EP, with original drummer Tim Alexander.
 
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Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Tim Alexander are back as Primus. On October 7, Prawn Song/Interscope Records will release "Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People." This two disc package will combine the long awaited career spanning Primus dvd, with an ep containing 5 new songs.
 
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EP
 
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In June, three old friends reconvened at Rancho Relaxo and recorded 5 new songs. Some of these musical ideas were generated in May in LA, when Les Claypool, Larry Lalonde and Tim Alexander (don't call him "Herb") first got back together and spent 3 days jamming, testing the waters, feeling each other out and working on new jams.
 
The new songs are "The Carpenter and the Dainty Bride," "Pilcher's Squad," "Mary the Ice Cube," "The Last Superpower aka Rapscallion," and "My Friend Fats."
 
"The track 'Pilcher's Squad' was written and recorded in one afternoon. The lyric was inspired by the activities of the notorious Sgt. Norman Pilcher, a London police detective that used to bust Pop stars (including John Lennon and George Harrison) in the late sixties for drug possession. He was later convicted and subsequently jailed six years for planting evidence," states Les.
 
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DVD
 
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The folks at Zoltron (in conjunction with the band) have pulled out all of the stops to create a comprehensive 3+ hour dvd that will satisfy the most hardcore fans. It compiles all 12 of the Primus videos, including the rarely seen "Too Many Puppies" clip directed by Kevin Kerslake, the stop-motion animation classic "Southbound Pachyderm," and the innovative "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver." Also included are the award winning short animated film "The Devil Went Down To Georgia," Sausage's "Riddles Abound Tonight" and the out of print 1992 home video release "Cheesy Home Video." The dvd has short documentaries on the making of "Mr. Krinkle," "Riddles" and "Wynona's" as well as "The Making of the Brown Album (Back In Brown)," which have never been seen before.
 
Live performances on the dvd cover every single era of the band's career, from a 1989 college radio appearance, to Woodstock '94, to latter day shows with Brain (just to name a few). A rarities section even includes pre-Ler and Tim performances from the eighties with first guitarist Todd Huth, and drummers Jay Lane and Tim "Curveball" Wright.
 
And if that wasn't enough, there is still more: backstage footage, extra animation, a Primus photo gallery and more.
 
"It seems of late that bands are adding supplemental DVD material to their album releases to promote record sales. We've done the opposite. We've added a supplemental audio recording of brand new music to an extremely comprehensive DVD of classic visuals. Also, we've enlisted the incredible talents of some local artists to create a cutting edge, interactive interface," adds Claypool.
 
You can pre-order your copy soon for delivery on October 7. One pre-order buyer will win a copy of the forthcoming Jay Blakesberg Primus/Les Claypool photo book, "To Defy The Laws of Tradition" autographed by all three members of the band.
 
Eipä voi muuta kuin hehkuttaa että aika helvetin hienoa! Herb on takaisin remmissä ja dvd:tä ja ep:tä pukkaa!