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Biscuits
EP by
Living Colour
ReleasedJuly 16, 1991
RecordedVarious
GenreHeavy metal, funk metal
Length30:21
LabelEpic
ProducerRon St. Germain,
Ed Stasium
Living Colour chronology
Time's Up
(1990) 		Biscuits
(1991) 		Stain
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

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.

Track listing (EP)

  1. "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" (James Brown/Bobby Byrd) - 4:02
  2. "Desperate People" (Calhoun/Glover/Reid/Skillings) - 5:34
  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
  5. "Burning of the Midnight Lamp" (Hendrix) - 5:30
  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)
  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)
  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)
  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

Additional personnel

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

  1. ^ "Biscuits - Living Colour". Allmusic.
  2. ^ "CG: Artist 817". Robert Christgau.
  3. ^ "Biscuits Review". Entertainment Weekly. July 19, 1991.
  4. ^ The new Rolling Stone album guide. Rolling Stone. 2004. ISBN 9780743201698.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Living Colour – Biscuits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  6. ^ "Charts.nz – Living Colour – Biscuits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Living Colour – Biscuits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Living Colour Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
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