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The Prime Movers

"... A Radical Hypno-High"

About Me


THE PRIME MOVERS Museum - Starting point for the band that would later become Dread Zeppelin. The entire 1984 album released for the first time on CD and contains five previously unreleased bonus tracks: The long lost 1983 single, "Chances" and four amazing live tracks recorded on their tour supporting Big Country in 1986.

Birdcage Records 2006. New CD.
Price: $9.99
THE PRIME MOVERS STORY
20 years to the day of their last gig as support act on BIG COUNTRY'S 1986 UK Seer tour, The PRIME MOVERS: SEVERS RAMSEY and GARY PUTMAN, have reunited.

With new drummer GARY FALASCO, Ramsey and Putman promise a return to the stripped down, three piece, guitar-based psychedelic sound that made them a live favorite in the Los Angeles area.

In 1987, The Prime Movers fell from favor with their label Island Records and hit on the bright idea to record new music under an assumed name - the crazier the concept the better. Ramsey and Putman recruited some old friends and entered their own, self-induced Musical Witness Protection Program: DREAD ZEPPELIN was born. After selling over a million copies of their classic first album, Un Led ED, success of a different kind consumed them. Having traveled full circle, its now time to pick up where they left off.


Newly released and available now is the remastered first album MUSEUM (1985). Also in the works is a CD of all new material tentatively titled COUNSELOR -30-. Others scheduled for re-issue include the albums SPOOKED (1987), NAKED LADY GUITAR (1988) and a Live CD and DVD. Stay tuned!
PRIME MOVERS Live @ The Roxy Theater, Hollywood, CA 1986
* THE PRIME MOVERS Spooked LP - Contains both of The PM's UK hits, "On The Trail" and "Dark Western Night." "...Night" features an amazing guest guitar appearance by the late Stuart Adamson of Big Country who lent his unique bagpipe guitar sound to the record.
Birdcage Records 1988. New Vinyl LP.
Price: $4.99

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/12/2006
Band Website: primemoversmusic.com
Band Members:

Original lineup:
Gary Putman (Gtr/Vocals)
Severs Ramsey (Bass Gtr/Vocals)
Curt Lichter (Drums)

Current lineup:
Gary Putman (Gtr/Vocals)
Severs Ramsey (Bass Gtr/Vocals)
Gary Falasco (Drums)


Influences: Big Country with the Prime Movers. Good times!

"THAT'S WHAT I LIKE" (The Hoodoo Gurus!): Echo and the Bunnymen, The Jam, The Sound, The Comsat Angels, The Teardrop Explodes, LOVE (Arthur Lee), Spirit, The Music Machine, The Standells, Pete Wylie & WAH Heat!, Neil Young, David Bowie, Edward Van Halen, The Beach Boys, Simple Minds, The Church, Roxy Music, Big Country, The Stranglers, Thomas Dolby, Buffalo Springfield, Wall of Voodoo, Rain Parade, Devo, King Crimson, The Damned, Iggy and the Stooges, The Doors, The Clash, Sex Pistols, U2, The Move, ELO, Roy Wood, The Beatles, Savoy Brown, Grand Funk Railroad, MC5, Allman Brothers, Free.

What Steve Jones plays on the radio!

Sounds Like:

Recording "Dark Western Night." London, 1986.

With producer and friend, Chris Tsangerides.

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Check out that amazing "Strong As I Am" chorus: Death, mayem, breaking glass and makin' love... Yeah Yeah. From the Michael Mann thriller, "Manhunter" 1986.
Record Label: Birdcage Records
Type of Label: Indie