Miscellaneous Debris

Miscellaneous Debris is an EP of five cover songs by Primus, released on March 12, 1992. The entire EP features bassist Les Claypool with his then-new fretless six-string Carl Thompson bass, nicknamed the "Rainbow Bass."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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 #69 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in May 1994.^[2]

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	3:35
3.	"Sinister Exaggerator"	The Residents	The Residents	3:37
4.	"Tippi Toes"	The Meters	The Meters	1:16
5.	"Have a Cigar"	Roger Waters	Pink Floyd	5:29
Total length:				18:07

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[3]

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, CA – recording
Different Fur, San Francisco, CA – mixing
The Plant, Sausalito, CA – mixing
K-Disc, Los Angeles, CA – mastering

References

1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Miscellaneous Debris - Primus at AllMusic
↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
↑ Miscellaneous Debris (liner notes). Primus. Interscope Records. 1992.

External links

Miscellaneous Debris at AllMusic

Primus

Les Claypool Larry LaLonde Tim Alexander Todd Huth Jay Lane Bryan Mantia

Studio albums	Frizzle Fry Sailing the Seas of Cheese Pork Soda Tales from the Punchbowl Brown Album Antipop Green Naugahyde Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble

Live albums	Suck on This

Compilations	They Can't All Be Zingers

EPs	Miscellaneous Debris Rhinoplasty Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People June 2010 Rehearsal

Videos	Cheesy Home Video Videoplasty Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People Hallucino-Genetics Blame It on the Fish

Related articles	Discography Sausage (band) Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Oysterhead Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains Les Claypool's Fancy Band Blind Illusion Possessed Prawn Song Records Lance Montoya

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