The Pac-Man Album

The Pac-Man Album is a record album released in 1982 by Kid Stuff. It was written and composed by Patrick McBride and Dana Walden, and was followed by "The Amazing Adventures of Pac-Man". It is part of Kid Stuff's "Collector Series", featuring decorative artwork (illustrated by Pat McMahon) taking up both sides of the LP.
== Overview ==
The Pac-Man Album follows a loose, narrated story, with connected music tracks. The narrator begins by telling the audience to close their eyes and imagine visiting "Pac-Man's Magic Land"; this is followed by Pac-Man introducing himself, who also introduces the Ghosts.
On the B-side of the album, Pac-Man eats an Energizer to turn the ghosts blue; stating there's "nothing he'd rather do". Pac-Man continues expressing his delight at chasing ghosts for months on end; leading to Ms. Pac-Man lamenting that Pac-Man doesn't pay enough attention to her. Pac-Man states that he didn't know Ms. Pac-Man felt that way, and attempts to make amends with her. The album ends by labeling one's imagination (and as such, Pac-Man's magic land) as a "game", with the narrator stating he wants to play the game "over and over again"; followed by Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man saying goodbye to the audience.
== Tracklist ==
#"The Pac-Man Theme"
#"Pac-Man's Magic Land"
#"I'm Number 1"
#"The Gang of Ghost's Quarter"
#"Turning Blue"
#"He's Too Busy For Me"
#"If It's A Game"
#"The Pac-Man Finale"
"The Pac-Man Theme" and "Finale" are identical tracks to each other, both being (somewhat infamous) renditions of the Pac-Man opening theme.
== Trivia ==
*The ghosts are referred to exclusively by their "Character" names, rather than their more common titles of Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde.
*The "ghost's quartet" song is listed on the back cover as "The Gang of Ghost's Quarter". It is unclear if this is a typo or an odd attempt at a pun (i.e. putting a quarter in an arcade machine).
== Gallery ==
Merch-US-1980s-kid-stuff-the-pacman-album-1.jpg|Loose album, showing the "Side B" artwork.
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