Miscellaneous Debris

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1992 EP by Primus

Miscellaneous Debris

EP by

Primus

Released| March 12, 1992 (1992-03-12)
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)

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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".

## Reception

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### Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview 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

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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

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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

## Credits

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

### Personnel

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#### Primus

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* Les Claypool – six-string fretless bass, kazoo, vocals
* Larry "Ler" LaLonde – guitar
* Tim "Herb" Alexander – drums

#### Production

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* Primus – production
* Ron Rigler – engineering
* Matt Murman – engineering
* Peter Steinman – engineering
* Scott Skidmore – engineering
* John Golden – mastering

#### Visual art

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* "Snap" – sculpture
* Mary Scanlan – Photography
* Paul "Bosco" Haggard – photography

### Studios

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* Coast Records, San Francisco, California – recording
* Different Fur, San Francisco, California – mixing
* The Plant, Sausalito, California – mixing
* K-Disc, Los Angeles, California – mastering

## Charts

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Chart performance for Miscellaneous Debris Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 69

## References

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1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Miscellaneous Debris \- Primus at AllMusic
2. ^ Crigler, Pete (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Miscellaneous Debris". dailyvault.com. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
3. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 12 Jun 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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.

## External links

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* Miscellaneous Debris at AllMusic

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Primus

* Les Claypool
* Larry LaLonde
* John Hoffman

* Tim Alexander
* Todd Huth
* Jay Lane
* Brain

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
* The Desaturating Seven

Live albums|

* Suck on This

Compilations|

* They Can't All Be Zingers
* The Revenant Juke: A Collection of Fables and Farce

EPs|

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

Singles|

* "John the Fisherman"
* "Too Many Puppies"
* "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"
* "Tommy the Cat"
* "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers"
* "My Name Is Mud"
* "DMV"
* "Mr. Krinkle"
* "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"
* "Southbound Pachyderm"
* "Shake Hands with Beef"
* "Behind My Camel"
* "Lacquer Head"
* "Tragedy's a' Comin'"

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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* MusicBrainz release group

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