Rhinoplasty is an extended play record by Primus. It was released on August 11, 1998 by Interscope Records. It features covers of songs by artists such as XTC, Stanley Clarke, The Police, Metallica, and Jerry Reed. The Japanese edition had two extra tracks and the CD was also an interactive CD-ROM which included the claymation video for "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".
The live version of "Tommy the Cat" is performed with "The Awakening" solo in the middle. The original song was by the Reddings from their 1980 album The Awakening, and had previously been covered by Claypool on Highball with the Devil, released under the moniker Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel.
In his review for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes the EP as "another small treasure for fans." He notes that "the band hasn't chosen any surprising covers" but "makes up for it with great performances" and "startling arrangements that are often unpredictable", concluding that "it doesn't disappoint."[1] For Pitchfork Media, Susan Moll notes that "while Brian "Brain" Mantia's heavy- hitting drums were the focus of The Brown Album, Rhinoplasty marks a return to the vintage Primus sound, with Claypool's bass front and center, where it belongs." She also opines that "the band's version of "Making Plans For Nigel" is legendary, but their take on "Scissor Man" is more deranged than Andy Partridge on a bad day."[2]
