In Search of Manny

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{{Infobox album

| name = In Search of Manny

| type = ep

| artist = Luscious Jackson

| cover = InSearchOfManny.jpg

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| released = 1992

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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|alternative hip hop}}

| length = 24:00

| label = Grand Royal

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| next_title = Natural Ingredients

| next_year = 1994

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{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-search-of-manny-mw0000098172|title=In Search of Manny – Luscious Jackson|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=May 27, 2018|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1994/01/20/luscious-jacksonin-search-of-manny-grand-royal/|title=Luscious Jackson: In Search of Manny (Grand Royal)|work=Chicago Tribune|date=January 20, 1994|access-date=May 27, 2018|last=McCormick|first=Moira}}

| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=5 |pages=376–377}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = C{{cite journal|url=http://ew.com/article/1993/04/23/search-manny/|title=In Search of Manny|journal=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 23, 1993|accessdate=May 27, 2018|last=Ali|first=Lorraine|author-link=Lorraine Ali}}

| rev5 = MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide

| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite book |title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide |date=1999 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |page=699}}

| rev6 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev6Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book|chapter=Luscious Jackson|last=Sarig|first=Roni|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/501 501–02]}}

| rev7 = Spin Alternative Record Guide

| rev7score = 8/10{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |page=234}}

| rev8 = Select

| rev8score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web |first=Dave |last=Morrison |title=Luscious Jackson: In Search of Manny > Review |url=http://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2013/03/albums2.jpg}}

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In Search of Manny is the debut extended play by American alternative rock band Luscious Jackson.{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/luscious-jackson-mn0000203695/biography |title=Luscious Jackson | Biography & History |website=AllMusic}} The EP was released in 1992 on Grand Royal.{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XwgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=in+search+of+manny+luscious+jackson&pg=PA14 |title=Capitol Lets Luscious Jackson Go With Its 'Natural Vibes' |last=Nelson |first=Havelock |work=Billboard |date=July 16, 1994 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |via=Google Books}} It is essentially the band's demo tape, released after Mike D of Beastie Boys heard a copy. It was the label's first release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/luscious-jackson-ben-lee-6397098|title=Luscious Jackson Ben Lee|first=Zac|last=Crain|date=October 14, 1999|website=Dallas Observer}}