''Return to Earth 91–93'' is a compilation album by California
stoner rock band
Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu () is a supervillain who was introduced in a series of novels by the English author Sax Rohmer beginning shortly before World War I and continuing for another forty years. The character featured in cinema, television, radio, comic ...
, released in 1998 on Elastic Records. The album is a collection of three early singles released in 1992, along with two bonus songs. The band features Scott Votaw on lead guitar before he was replaced by
Eddie Glass
Eddie Glass (born December 19, 1970) is an American rock musician best known for his work with punk band Olivelawn and stoner rock bands Nebula and Fu Manchu. Nebula has been Glass' primary musical group since 1997, when he and drummer Ruben Ro ...
on the debut album. This compilation has more of a gritty and punk edge to it than their later albums did.
Track listing
#"Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Van's Rockin')" – 3:55
#"Senioritis" – 2:42
#"Pick-Up Summer" – 2:33
#"El Don" – 2:23
#"Ojo Rojo" – 3:44
#"Simco" – 3:08
#"Space Sucker" – 3:05
#"Pinbuster" – 2:14
#"Vankhana (Rollin' Rooms)" – 4:16
*Tracks 1 and 7 originally appeared on the "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Van's Rockin')" single.
*Tracks 2, 4 and 8 originally appeared on the "Senioritis" single.
*Tracks 3 and 9 originally appeared on the "Pick-Up Summer" single.
*An alternative version of track 5 ("Ojo Rojo") appears on ''
No One Rides for Free
''No One Rides for Free'' is Southern Californian stoner rock band Fu Manchu's debut album. This is the only record with Mark Abshire on bass guitar; he was replaced by Brad Davis. Mark Abshire later teamed up with Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano to ...
''.
*"Simco" originally appeared on Goar Records' "EP #7" compilation.
References
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Fu Manchu (band) albums
1998 compilation albums