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 form the power trio Nebula. This album is produced by later Fu Manchu and then Kyuss drummer Brant Bjork. A 20-year anniversary edition was released in 2014. Critical reaction. "Drowned in Sound" reckoned it inferior to "Daredevil", but still authentic stoner rock. Debaser also gave the reissue a positive  review. "The Rough Guide to Rock" called it a "classic". Personnel. Produced by Brant Bjork and Fu Manchu Credits. Recorded and mixed at Sandbox Studio Engineered and mixed by Geoff Siegel Mastered by Stephan Marcussen All songs by Fu Manchu Published by Van-O-Rama Music/ASCAP 1993 Cover photo: Von Lidd Live photos: Alex Obleas Management: Guerrilla MGMT./Catherine Enny