Miscellaneous Debris

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Miscellaneous Debris
Primus Miscellaneous Debris.jpg
EP by
ReleasedMarch 12, 1992 (1992-03-12)
Recorded1991
StudioCoast Records, San Francisco, CA
Genre
Length18:07
Label Interscope
Producer Primus
Primus chronology
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
(1991)
Miscellaneous Debris
(1992)
Pork Soda
(1993)
Singles from Miscellaneous Debris
  1. "Making Plans for Nigel"
    Released: 1992

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".

Contents

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Daily VaultA [2]

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
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

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [5]

Personnel

Primus

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

Charts

Chart performance for Miscellaneous Debris
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 69

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  2. Crigler, Pete (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Miscellaneous Debris". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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