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Miscellaneous Debris
1992 EP by Primus
Miscellaneous Debris is an EP of five cover songs by Primus, released on March 12, 1992. The EP is the first release by the band to feature Les Claypool playing his now-famous fretless six-string Carl Thompson bass, nicknamed the "Rainbow Bass".
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| Released | March 12, 1992 (1992-03-12) | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Coast Records, San Francisco, CA | |||
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| Length | 18:07 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Producer | Primus | |||
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Critical reception
In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes the EP as "Primus' best release". He notes that the band "plays actual songs instead of sketching out a few ideas as an excuse for jamming", which means that "Miscellaneous Debris isn't as weird and alienating as previous albums", concluding that the band's covers "show flashes of brilliance, largely due to the loose yet focused musicianship."[1]
Chart performance
Miscellaneous Debris peaked at number 69 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in May 1994.[3] Although the EP never charted on the Billboard 200, its sole single "Making Plans for Nigel" peaked at number 30 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart February 15, 1992.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Intruder" | Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Making Plans for Nigel" | Colin Moulding | XTC | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Sinister Exaggerator" | The Residents | The Residents | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Tippi Toes" | The Meters | The Meters | 1:24 |
| 5. | "Have a Cigar" | Roger Waters | Pink Floyd | 5:27 |
| Total length: | 18:07 | |||
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[5]
Personnel
Primus
- Les Claypool – six-string fretless bass, kazoo, vocals
- Larry "Ler" LaLonde – guitar
- Tim "Herb" Alexander – drums
Production
- Primus – production
- Ron Rigler – engineering
- Matt Murman – engineering
- Peter Steinman – engineering
- Scott Skidmore – engineering
- John Golden – mastering
Visual art
- "Snap" – sculpture
- Mary Scanlan – Photography
- Paul "Bosco" Haggard – photography
Studios
- Coast Records, San Francisco, California – recording
- Different Fur, San Francisco, California – mixing
- The Plant, Sausalito, California – mixing
- K-Disc, Los Angeles, California – mastering
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Miscellaneous Debris - Primus at AllMusic
- Crigler, Pete (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Miscellaneous Debris". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- "Primus - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- Miscellaneous Debris (liner notes). Primus. Interscope Records. 1992.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 224.
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