Chrome
Alien Soundtracks (LP)
LabelExpanded MusicGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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condition (record/cover): EX+ / VG+ (1" sticker removal damage and light sticker removal glue residue) Base Records promotional sleeve. Italian 1983 promo of Chrome's 1977 acid-punk masterpiece. Damon Edge and Helios Creed created futuristic soundscapes that still sound extraterrestrial decades later - distorted guitars processed through tape echo and analog delays, synthesizers generating eerie atmospheres, lyrics documenting alien invasion and technology spiraling out of control. Edge's paranoid vocals filter through effects while Creed's guitar work predicts industrial music by years. Songs like "SS Cygni" and "All Data Lost" construct science fiction narratives through pure sound, each track feeling like a transmission from another dimension. This remains one of punk's most adventurous recordings, bridging garage rock's raw energy with experimental electronics. Comes in Base Records promotional sleeve, minimal sticker residue on cover. The vinyl plays beautifully.
Release notes
Recorded at Alamar Studios, San Francisco. Mastered at CBS Studios, San Francisco. Star chart data supplied by Doctor Jerry Nelson, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories. Special thanks to Mimi Tierney, Richard Harrison, Zoey Lehr, The Mitchell Bros., Ken Armstrong, George Horn, Vicki Nelson, Steve Pacheco, Amy James for flute on Magnetic Dwarf Reptile and to Michael Lowe for backing guitar on Pharoah Chromium Includes printed inner sleeve. C & P 1983 Expanded Music - Bologna - Italy
| A1 | Chromosome Damage | 3:42 | |
| A2 | The Monitors | 2:23 | |
| A3 | All Data Lost | 3:22 | |
| A4 | SS Cygni | 3:38 | |
| A5 | Nova Feedback | 5:58 | |
| B1 | Pigmies In Zee Park | 6:07 | |
| B2 | Slip It To The Android | 4:01 | |
| B3 | Pharoah Chromium | 3:28 | |
| B4 | ST37 | 2:12 | |
| B5 | Magnetic Dwarf Reptile | 3:30 |
- Gary Spain
- Bass, Violin [Electric], Performer [Glass], Written-By (A5, B2 to B5)
- Damon Edge
- Drums, Synthesizer [Moog], Waterphone [Electric], Effects [Tape], Producer, Engineer, Artwork By, Written-By
- John Lambdin
- Guitar [Electric], Acoustic Guitar, Violin [Electric], Bass, Written-By (A5, B2 to B5)
- Helios Creed
- Guitar [Electric], Lead Vocals, Bass, Electronics [Tv], Written-By (A1 to A4, B1, B4, B5)
- Michael Gore
- Mastered By
- Amy James
- Photography By
