Editing Primal Scream (section)

===''Vanishing Point'' (1996–1998)===
After a short hiatus, the band returned with a new lineup. [[Gary Mounfield|Gary "Mani" Mounfield]], fresh from the well-publicised break-up of his previous band, [[the Stone Roses]], was added as the band's new bassist, and Paul Mulraney was added as their new drummer. The arrival of Mani revitalized the group, who were considering disbanding after the failure of ''Give Out''.<ref name="NME97">{{cite magazine |author=Kevin Westinberg |date=8 May 1997 |title=Vortex, Drug & Rock n Roll |url=http://www.theprimalscream.org/press/nme-3may97.html |access-date=3 January 2008 |magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref> The album was recorded in the band's personal studio in two months, and was mixed in another month.<ref name="NME97"/> Most of the recording was engineered by Innes, and produced by [[Brendan Lynch (music producer)|Brendan Lynch]] and [[Andrew Weatherall]].

The music on the album had a complex shoegazing dance/dub rhythm, harking back to the crossover success of ''Screamadelica'', yet sounding significantly darker. Some songs on the album were inspired by cult 1971 film ''[[Vanishing Point (1971 film)|Vanishing Point]]''; Gillespie said that they wanted to create an alternative soundtrack for the film.<ref name="NME97"/> Other lyrics were inspired by the band's past experiences with drug abuse. Gillespie described the album as "an anarcho-syndicalist speedfreak road movie record!"<ref name="NME97"/> The first single released from the album, "[[Kowalski (song)|Kowalski]]", was released in May 1997, and reached number 8 on the British charts.<ref name=":0" /> The album, titled ''[[Vanishing Point (Primal Scream album)|Vanishing Point]]'' after the film, was released in July and revitalized the band's commercial viability. It received almost positive reviews upon release, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' calling it a "swirling, hypnotic acid-trip",<ref>{{cite magazine |date=11 July 1997 |title=Top of the Flops |url=http://www.theprimalscream.org/press/ew.html |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=3 January 2008}}</ref> and ''Musik'' saying that "this group's place in the history book of late 20th Century music is assured."<ref>{{cite web |date=August 1997 |title=Vanishing Point review |url=http://www.theprimalscream.org/press/musik-vanishing.html |access-date=3 January 2008 |website=Theprimalscream.org}}</ref> The inclusion on the album of [[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|the title track]] from the film ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' also helped cement the band's place in alternative modern culture.

The band scheduled a short supporting tour to take place during July. The band had to postpone the dates. This led to speculation that there were problems within the band, and that one of the members may resign.<ref name="uncut"/> The band's press agent issued a statement saying "[i]t's not a drugs thing and it's not a nervous breakdown."<ref name="uncut"/> Before the tour was scheduled to begin, Mulraney left the band and they were forced to use a drum machine. The initial dates were poorly received, but they eventually hired drummer [[Darrin Mooney]] and the gigs improved. Throughout the Vanishing Point tour Primal Scream employed the up-and-coming [[Asian Dub Foundation]] as a support act, helping them to break into the mainstream.

In February 1998 the band released the "If They Move, Kill 'Em" EP. This notably featured the bands' first collaboration with [[Kevin Shields]], on his remix of the title track. Later that year, Shields joined the band on tour and would have a major influence on their sound in the next few years. After the release of the album, a collection of alternative mixes/remixes from Vanishing Point were released as the album Echo Dek, with the bulk of mixes done by [[Adrian Sherwood]].