Sold Date: May 13, 2014
Start Date: May 6, 2014
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Fu Manchu ‎– Kept Between Trees
Label:  Slap A Ham Records ‎– #6
Format:  Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM 
Country:  US
Released:  1990
Genre:  Rock
Style:  Stoner Rock
Tracklist:
A Kept Between Trees B1 Bouillabaisse B2 Jr. High School Ring (7 Karat)
Companies:
Copyright (c) – El Gato Music Phonographic Copyright (p) – El Gato Music Recorded At – Razor's Edge Recording Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-36360
Credits:
Engineer – Jonathan Burnside Producer – Fu Manchu, Jonathan Burnside Songwriter [All Songs By] – Fu Manchu
Notes:
Recorded at Razor's Edge Studio, San Francisco, California. 
© ℗ 1990 El Gato Music 
Mastering (lacquer processing) company uncredited, identified by the matrix numbers.
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Matrix / Runout (A-side etchings): SLAP A HAM # 6-A STUNT MAN NO L-36360 Matrix / Runout (B-side etchings): SLAP A HAM # 6-B DAREDEVIL YES L-36360X
Fu Manchu is a Southern Californian stoner rock band.
Fu Manchu originally formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band called Virulence. The line up was vocalist Ken Pucci, guitarist Scott Hill, bassist Mark Abshire, and drummer Ruben Romano. In 1987 Abshire left the band and was replaced by Greg McCaughey. They recorded their debut LP If This Isn't a Dream... in 1988, which was released on Alchemy Records (1989). In 1990, Pucci left the band and was replaced by vocalist Glenn Chivens, and they changed their name to Fu Manchu. Soon after they released the "Kept Between Trees" 7 inch single on Slap A Ham Records. McCaughey was replaced by Mark Abshire. Chivens also left the band around this time for unknown reasons. Rather than search for a new vocalist, Scott Hill added lead vocalist to his guitar duties. To compensate, Scott Votaw was recruited as lead guitarist. In 1992, Fu Manchu released three 7 inch singles: "Senioritis," "Pick Up Summer," and "Don't Bother Knockin' (If This Vans Rockin')". In 1993, Votaw left the band and was replaced by lead guitarist Eddie Glass, who had previously played drums in the band Olivelawn.
Fu Manchu’s first album, No One Rides for Free (1994), was released by Bong Load Custom Records, an independent label.
Abshire left Fu Manchu before they recorded their second album, Daredevil, in 1995. He was replaced by Brad Davis. The band promoted Daredevil with extensive touring throughout the USA and Canada, and reached a wider audience thanks to an opening slot with Monster Magnet, who at the time were the commercial darlings of the stoner rock genre.
Romano and Glass left shortly after the release of Fu Manchu's third album, In Search Of... (1996), citing personal and musical differences with Hill. They were replaced by Brant Bjork and Bob Balch, respectively. Glass, Romano and Abshire soon regrouped to form Nebula, a power trio that took the jam-influenced side of Fu Manchu and expanded on it. Members of Nebula have commented that "we're all family" to fans wearing Fu Manchu shirts at their concerts.
Fu Manchu went on to release several successful albums and reinforce their reputation as a powerful live act. The band had gained this reputation over the years due to their performance when touring with notable bands such as Kyuss, Monster Magnet, Marilyn Manson, Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity, White Zombie, Sevendust, and P.O.D., among others.
Brant Bjork left the band after their 2001 release California Crossing to pursue a solo career and was replaced by former Sunshine and Smile drummer Scott Reeder (often confused with bassist Scott Reeder, of Kyuss, Unida, and Goatsnake fame). In 2004, Fu Manchu released their 8th album, Start The Machine.
Fu Manchu's ninth album is called We Must Obey which was released on the 19th February 2007. The band has spent most of 2007 and 2008 on tour, playing several shows in North America and Europe.
In February 2008, the track "Mongoose" (from the California Crossing album) was featured in a Super Bowl ad for the Toyota Sequoia.
Their tenth album Signs of Infinite Power was released on October 19, 2009 in Europe and October 20 in North America.
On March 10, 2010, it was announced that Scott Reeder would play drums for Social Distortion for the South American tour dates in April. In June 2012 the band stated they have begun writing for a new record.
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"Fu Manchu's debut release...  Used to be a hardcore band named Virulence on Alchemy Records...  And then they discovered weed...  Stoner rock before it was trendy..."
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