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
Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991) Miscellaneous Debris (1992) Pork Soda (1993)
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 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. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Miscellaneous Debris - Primus at AllMusic
2. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
3. Miscellaneous Debris (liner notes). Primus. Interscope Records. 1992.

External links

• Miscellaneous Debris at AllMusic