The Plasma Shaft is a compilation box set of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in Australia and Japan as a bonus to Blood Sugar Sex Magik in a separate jewel case in 1994. It contains two discs: the normal Blood Sugar Sex Magik disc with all 17 tracks and a bonus disc with 8 tracks recorded during the sessions for the album, all of which were already released as B-sides to various singles, including the hit single "Soul to Squeeze".

The Plasma Shaft
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 27, 1994 (1994-06-27)
Recorded1991–1993
Genre
Length37:59
LanguageEnglish
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRick Rubin
Red Hot Chili Peppers chronology
Live Rare Remix Box
(1994)
The Plasma Shaft
(1994)
Out in L.A.
(1994)

Track listing

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  1. "Give It Away" (In Progress) – 4:36
  2. "If You Have to Ask" (Radio Mix) – 3:37
  3. "Nobody Weird Like Me" (Live)[note 1] – 5:05
  4. "Sikamikanico"[note 2] – 3:24
  5. "Breaking the Girl" (Radio Edit) – 4:29
  6. "Fela's Cock" – 5:16
  7. "If You Have to Ask" (Friday Night Fever Blister Mix) – 6:35
  8. "Soul to Squeeze" – 4:50

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.


Notes

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  1. ^ Printed as Nobody Weird (Live).
  2. ^ Misprinted as Sikiamikanico.

References

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  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Plasma Shaft". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1994 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.