The Primates

The Primates
Origin	Athens, Ellijay and Gilmer County, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Post-punk, Southern rock, alternative rock, college rock, indie rock
Years active	1983–1990
Labels	PS Records, DRG Records, Repo
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.

References

• Flagpole Magazine "That Beat in Time – The Primates"
• John Keane Studios Clients List
• Athens Walking Tour, 393 Oconee Street – Stitchcraft Building
• Times-Courier "A Native's Return"
• OnlineAthens.com – Eric Sales returns to Athens
• AthensMusic.net Interview "Redneck GReece"
• Madison Run (song)