180 gram LP + printed inner with lyrics and bonus CD of the album 1978.s Alien Soundtracks was the second album by the sci-fi obsessed San Francisco experimental rock band, Chrome, formed in 1977 by Damon Edge. A brilliant combination of punk rock aesthetic, with Iggy-esque vocals, jangly guitar, primitive electronics, tape manipulation and sampling, this was also the first album to feature the mad guitar stylings of Helios Creed. Often credited as being the precursors to the industrial metal sound, the band are also akin to experimental punk/noise bands like Pere Ubu and Suicide. Featuring "The Manifestation (Of The Idea)" originally released simultaneously on the 1982 Chrome Box and on an Italian Chrome compilation, "No Humans Allowed".
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