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Biscuits was an EP of live and unreleased cuts by Living Colour, released on July 16, 1991. The Sony Music Japan edition of this disc had nine extra tracks not available on the international editions, making Biscuits a compilation album. This is the final Living Colour release to feature bassist Muzz Skillings.

Biscuits
EP by Living Colour
Released	July 16, 1991
Recorded	Various
Genre	Heavy metal, funk metal
Length	30:21
Label	Epic
Producer	Ron St. Germain, Ed Stasium
Living Colour chronology
Time's Up (1990) Biscuits (1991) Stain (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Track listing (EP)

1. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" (James Brown, Bobby Byrd) - 4:02
   • Previously unreleased, recorded in New York City in May 1991.
2. "Desperate People" (Calhoun, Glover, Reid, Skillings) - 5:34
   • Recorded live at CBGB in New York City on December 18, 1989.
3. "Love and Happiness" (Green, Hodges) - 5:07
   • Previously unreleased, recorded in April 1990 during the sessions of the Time's Up album.
4. "Memories Can't Wait" (Byrne, Harrison) - 5:06
   • Recorded live at the Ritz in New York City on April 22, 1989.
5. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (Jimi Hendrix) - 5:30
   • Previously unreleased, recorded in New York City in May 1991.
6. "Money Talks" (Reid) - 5:02
   • Previously unreleased, recorded in April 1990 during the sessions of the Time's Up album.

Track listing (Japan)

1. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" (Brown)
2. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (Hendrix)
   • 1-2 previously unreleased, recorded in New York City in May 1991.
3. "Money Talks" (Reid)
4. "Love and Happiness" (Green, Hodges)
5. "Should I Stay or Should I Go" (Jones, Mellor, Headon, Simonon)
   • 3-5 previously unreleased, recorded in April 1990 during the sessions of the Time's Up album.
6. "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" (Soulpower US Mix) (Reid)
7. "Desperate People" (Reid, Calhoun, Glover, Skillings)
   • Recorded live at CBGB in New York City on December 18, 1989.
8. "Final Solution" (Live) (Herman, Krauss, Thomas, Malmore, Ravenstine)
9. "Middle Man" (Live) (Reid/Glover)
   • 8-9 Recorded live at Cabaret Metro in Chicago on November 9, 1990.
10. "Memories Can't Wait" (Byrne, Harrison)
    • Recorded live at the Ritz in New York City on April 22, 1989.
11. "Information Overload" (Live) (Reid)
    • Recorded live at Cabaret Metro in Chicago on November 9, 1990.
12. "The Ocean" (Live) (Page, Plant, Jones, Bonham)
13. "Sailin' On" (Live) (Bad Brains)
    • 12-13 Recorded live at the Ritz in New York City on April 22, 1989.
14. "Type" (Live) (Reid)
    • Recorded live at Electric Ladyland Studios, December 15, 1990.
15. "Solace of You" (Live) (Glover, Reid)
    • Recorded live at Cabaret Metro in Chicago on November 9, 1990.

Personnel

• Corey Glover - vocals
• Vernon Reid - guitar
• Muzz Skillings - bass
• Will Calhoun - drums

Additional personnel

• Lyvio G. - turntables
• Chris Cushman - saxophone

Production

• Producers: Ron Saint Germain, Ed Stasium
• Engineer: Lolly Grodner, Paul Hamingson
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
• Art direction: Mark Burdett, Stacy Drummond
• Photography: Gene Ambo, Hideo Oida, Charles Purvis, David Tan
• Recording technician: Dennis Thompson

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	32
US Billboard 200[8]	110

References

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- [en] Biscuits (EP)

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[es] Biscuits (álbum)

Biscuits es un EP con descartes de las sesiones de Time’s Up, versiones y tomas en vivo, lanzado el 16 de julio de 1991. Money Talks es el tema más destacado con descargas de electricidad e improvisación. El resto del material es en vivo en salas de Nueva York, tales como The Ritz y el CBGB.

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