Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Wednesday cover: "Pac-Man Fever" by TAFI

 I'll be upfront and tell you I can't share the audio for this one because I've never heard it. I have yet to track down a copy of this 1983 LP at a reasonable price. But the song is the backing track for "Aerobic Routine #4". Side A has exercise instructions over the music, but side B is just the music.


How to properly credit the song is complicated. The album was created by Mary Boyd and Lettie Gillespie for Texas Aerobic Fitness Inc. (TAFI), and their names appear on the cover. However, a deeper dive into the credits reveals it was arranged and conducted by Dennis Buck. David Brody provided synthesizer effects and the vocals were by Doris Eugino, Janice Hardgrove, and Norm Michaels. It was published by Kimbo Educational Records.

Thanks to Discogs.com for the cover scan and credits!

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