Jalamanta is Brant Bjork's debut solo effort after leaving Kyuss and joining Fu Manchu. Originally released in 1999 on now defunct Man's Ruin Records label, Jalamanta was re-released on Bjork's own label, Duna Records, in 2003, 2006 and 2009. In 2019, Bjork's current label Heavy Psych Sounds 'remixed and remastered' the album with new artwork.[2]

Jalamanta
Studio album by Brant Bjork
Released	October 11, 1999
Recorded	February 1999
Studio	Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, CA
Genre	Stoner rock
Length	57:03
Label	Man's Ruin Records/Duna Records/Low Desert Punk Heavy Psych Sounds Records (2019 reissue)
Brant Bjork chronology
Jalamanta (1999) Brant Bjork & the Operators (2002)
Alternative cover
Cover of Man's Ruin release
Reissue cover
Heavy Psych Sounds reissue

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Notes

• The original Man's Ruin album lists track #5 as "Oasis Layback", but was changed on the Duna release to "Sun Brother".
• The 2019 reissue of Jalamanta features a track listing including "Take Me Away" and "Bones Lazy", the latter being the instrumental intro of "Low Desert Punk" from the original release.

Credits

• Drums, guitars, bass, percussion, vocals: Brant Bjork
• Recorded the first week of February 1999 at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree, California
• Produced by Rosa. Engineered by Tony Mason. Mixed by Tony Mason & Rosa. Mastered by Schneebie
• Additional guitars by Mario Lalli & Gary Arce. "Toot" lyrics by Mario Lalli

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