Primus Discography (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This is a discography for the American rock band Primus. For individual songs, see the category listing. Primus is an American rock band composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and drummer Jay Lane. They are characterized by their irreverent approach to music. Primus has released some of their records on Claypool's Prawn Song Records label, the title of which is a parody of Led Zeppelin's Swan Song label. Primus began as Primate in El Sobrante, California during the mid-1980s with singer and bassist Les Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth. Claypool rounded out the band with a drum machine which they named Perm Parker. The band would go through many drummers throughout their early history, eventually settling on Jay Lane. When another band called "Primate" threatened legal action, the group decided to change their name. They settled on the name "Primus." The word is Latin, meaning "chief" or "first."