No One Rides for Free

No One Rides for Free is the debut album by the stoner rock band Fu Manchu. The album was produced by former Kyuss member Brant Bjork, who would eventually become Fu Manchu's drummer for a short tenure. It was the band's only album to feature bassist Mark Abshire. A twenty-year anniversary edition was released in 2014.

Reception
The Los Angeles Times noted that "a band can go far these days by recycling sounds from the biggest, dumbest mastodons of '70s arena rock."

Drowned in Sound reckoned it inferior to Daredevil, but still authentic stoner rock. The Rough Guide to Rock called it a "classic".

Personnel

 * Scott Hill – guitar, vocals, producer
 * Ruben Romano – drums, producer
 * Mark Abshire – bass, producer
 * Eddie Glass – guitar, producer
 * Brant Bjork – producer

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