Sun Creature (EP)

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Sun Creature
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EP by
ReleasedMarch 19, 1999 (1999-03-19)
RecordedJune – August 1998
Genre Stoner rock
Length22:21 (copy with "Fly On"), 13:18 (copies without "Fly On")
Label Man's Ruin
Producer
Nebula chronology
Let It Burn
(1998)
Sun Creature
(1999)
Nebula/Lowrider
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Sun Creature is the second EP by the American stoner rock band Nebula. The album is compared to Fu Manchu's Eatin' Dust (also released on Man's Ruin) stating that there are many "similarities" in the sound and energy of it. Some CD copies of the EP contain a nine-minute bonus track entitled "Fly On". A shortened "remixed" copy of the song can be heard on Dos EPs compilation. It is out of print.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eddie Glass and Ruben Romano. All music by Glass

No.TitleLength
1."Rollin' My Way to Freedom"5:22
2."Sun Creature"3:27
3."Smokin' Woman"5:29
4."Fly On"9:03

Notes

Personnel

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex. "Sun Creature [EP] Nebula". AllMusic . Retrieved August 16, 2022.