Dirty Hits is a greatest hits compilation by Primal Scream

Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...

. It was released in 2003. Early limited versions came in a card sleeve with a bonus disc of remixes; most had previously appeared as b-sides.

The album is generally made up of chronologically listed singles, except "Long Life", "Shoot Speed/Kill Light" "Deep Hit of Morning Sun"; all were album tracks. The album is partially controversial, as it only summarizes the band's material from 1990 to 2003. The Rare C86

C86 (music)

C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from independent labels of the time. As a phrase, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterised by "jangly" guitars and fey melodies, although other...

 single "Velocity Girl" is not included, neither is anything from Sonic Flower Groove

Sonic Flower Groove

Sonic Flower Groove was Scottish band Primal Scream's debut album. Released in 1987, Sonic Flower Groove featured psychedelic, Byrdsy jangle pop and was the only Primal Scream album to feature founder member Jim Beattie ....

 or their self-titled 1989 album

Primal Scream (album)

Primal Scream was the second album of British band Primal Scream. Released in 1989 it took a harder rock approach than their debut album Sonic Flower Groove and did not achieve great success...

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Track listing

1. "Loaded (Edit)" – 4:34
2. "Movin' on Up" – 3:44
3. "Come Together (Edit)" – 4:53
4. "Higher Than the Sun" – 3:37
5. "Rocks" – 3:35
6. "Jailbird"– 3:35
7. "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind" – 4:26
8. "Burning Wheel (Edit)" – 4:34
9. "Kowalski (Edit)" – 4:31
10. "Long Life" – 3:49
11. "Swastika Eyes" – 3:52
12. "Kill All Hippies" – 4:07
13. "Accelerator" – 3:38
14. "Shoot Speed/Kill Light" – 5:15
15. "Miss Lucifer"– 2:28
16. "Deep Hit of Morning Sun" – 3:45
17. "Some Velvet Morning
    Some Velvet Morning
    "Some Velvet Morning" is a psychedelic pop song written by Lee Hazlewood and originally recorded by Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in late 1967. It first appeared on Sinatra's album Movin' with Nancy, the soundtrack to her 1967 television special of the same name. The song has been covered many times...
    
    " – 3:50 (New version)
18. "Autobahn 66" – 6:16

Bonus Disc

1. "Come Together (Hypnotone Brain Machine Mix)" – 5:17
2. "Higher Than The Sun (The Orb
   The Orb
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    Extended Extended Mix)" – 5:00
3. "Loaded (Terry Farley Remix)" – 5:59
4. "Rocks (Jimmy Miller Mix)" – 3:42
5. "Jailbird (Sweeney 2 Sabres of Paradise Remix)" – 5:46
6. "Kowalski (Automator Mix)" – 5:12
7. "Living Dub (Long Life Adrian Sherwood Remix)" – 5:31
8. "Stuka (Two Lone Swordsmen
   Two Lone Swordsmen
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    Mix)" – 10:14
9. "Swastika Eyes (Chemical Brothers Mix UK Edit)" – 3:55
10. "Exterminator (Massive Attack
    Massive Attack
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     Remix)" – 5:08
11. "Miss Lucifer (Bone to Bone Alec Empire
    Alec Empire
    Alec Empire is a German musician who is best known as a founding member of the band Atari Teenage Riot. Also a prolific and distinguished solo artist, producer and DJ, he has released well over a hundred albums, EPs and singles and remixed over seventy tracks for various artists including Björk...
    
    Remix)" – 3:23
12. "Some Velvet Morning (Two Lone Swordsmen Alternative Mix)" – 6:54
13. "Autobahn 66 (Alter Ego Remix)"– 6:41