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Buckner & Garcia's "Pac-Man Fever" (1982)


Buckner & Garcia perform “Pac-Man Fever,” from the 1982 album of the same name, on American Bandstand. I had this LP and the inner sleeve featured the patterns to maximize your score on the game. The title song hit #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, “Do the Donkey Kong,” didn’t do quite as well. Other tracks include “Froggy’s Lament,” “Goin’ Berzerk,” and “Ode to a Centipede.” Due to rights issues, the currently-available “reissue” is actually a re-recording of the original music. The original LP can be easily found for around $40 or check your local thriftshops.

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