''Manos'' is an

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, released in 1993 on

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. Soon after its release, it became the first album released on an independent label to top the American college charts. ''Manos'' was re-issued in 2018 by

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Critical reception

Ira Robbins, in ''

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'', listed ''Manos'' as the ninth best album of 1993.

Track listing

# "Entire" – 2:28 # "Noel, Jonah and Me" – 3:25 # "Spitfire" – 3:10 # "I Love that Party with the Monkey Kitty" – 2:46 # "Uneasy" – 2:39 # "Epiphany" – 5:15 # "Manos" – 4:26 # "Dangle" – 3:01 # "Basement Galaxy" – 3:31 # "Grand Prize" – 3:21 # "Sunday" – 2:54 # "Shellburn" – 5:02

References

External links

"Noel, Jonah, and Me" music video (from "Manos")

"Sunday" music video (from "Manos")
1993 debut albums The Spinanes albums Sub Pop albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub