Miscellaneous Debris

Miscellaneous Debris
Miscellaneous Debris
EP by Primus
Released	March 12, 1992
Recorded	1991
Studio	Coast Records, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Progressive rock; experimental rock; funk rock;
Length	18:07
Label	Interscope
Producer	Primus
Primus chronology
Singles from Miscellaneous Debris
	"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".

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Daily Vault	A^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
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

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

Charts

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

References

^ ^a ^b 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.

External links

Miscellaneous Debris at AllMusic

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[AM_review-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Miscellaneous Debris - Primus at AllMusic

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

[3] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-07.

[4] "Primus - Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 26, 2016.

[5] Miscellaneous Debris (liner notes). Primus. Interscope Records. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 224.

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