Various Artists - Bowling Balls From Hell (1980)

Here's a cool little Akron compilation from Clone records. Starts out with an early version of  the pop hit "I Know What Boys Like" by the Waitresses. Things get bizarre from there, with Denis DeFrange's Kraftwerkian synth works. I'm pretty sure I hear Pac-Man in the background of Sector Wars. Ralph Carney, of Tin Huey fame, lays out some electronic-heavy new wave. David Thomas joins him on Sunset In Hibernia for a Pere Ubu fan's wet dream. The Hurricane Bob track features Chrissie Hynde's brother, Terry, on sax. It's a who's who of the Akron sound's original veterans. Mark Frazier & the Haff Notz also appear on this collection full of weirdos.

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