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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".

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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)
Singles from Miscellaneous Debris
"Making Plans for Nigel" Released: 1992

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

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

External links

• Miscellaneous Debris at AllMusic

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Miscellaneous Debris (с англ. — «Всякий хлам») — мини-альбом американской рок-группы Primus, выпущенный 12 марта 1992 года лейблом Interscope Records.

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