The Primates

The Primates
The Primates
Origin	Athens, Ellijay, Gilmer County Georgia, Georgia
Genres	Post-punk, Southern rock, alternative rock, college rock, indie rock
Years active	1983–1990
Labels	PS Records, DRG Records, Repo
Associated acts	The Salesmen; The Generation; Chuck and the Berrys; Redneck GReece De-Lux; The Tee Veez; Big Outta Town Band; The Skull Spiders; Luteinizin' GReece; Buzz Hungry; Jack Logan and Liquor Cabinet; Lucky Pierre; Freezer Burn; Caroline Monroe; The Raymonds (Ramones cover band); GG Allin
Members	Eric Sales; Greg Reece; L.H. Sales
Past members	Mike Whigham (musician); Joe Feeny (musician)

The Primates were one of the original post-punk / rock bands to come out of Athens, Georgia in the mid 1980s. Their loud, fast in-your-face hedonistic style was reminiscent of West Coast bands X and The Minutemen, but peppered with a definite influence of traditional country music. The Primates consisted of Eric Sales - bass and vocals, Greg Reece - guitar and vocals, and LH Sales, Jr. - drums and vocals. Before going three-piece, early in the first years The Primates had a second rockabilly style guitarist - Mike Whigham. They at one point served as GG Allin's backing band. More recently, they reformed for a one-off reunion show celebrating the passing of rock dinosaur Tony Mills, whom the band viewed as symbolic of outdated and useless rock music.

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