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Genre:
Rock
Style:
New Wave, Pop Rock
Year:
1978

Tracklist

Tireside
–Jane Aire & The Belvederes* When I Was Young
–Tin Huey Chinese Circus
–Rachel Sweet Truckstop Queen
–The Bizarros* Nova
–The Waitresses The Comb
–Rubber City Rebels Rubber City Rebels
Plateside
–The Waitresses Slide
–Jane Aire & The Belvederes* I'm An Actress
–Sniper (11) Love Is Making Me Bleed
–Idiots Convention Mephistopheles' Passion
–Rachel Sweet Tourist Boys
–Terraplane (3) A Beer And A Cigarette
–Chi Pig* Apu-Api (Help Me)
–The Waitresses Clones

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Versions (13)

Cat# Artist Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Comp) Stiff Records GET 3 UK 1978 Sell This Version
GET 3, TXS 3129 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp) Stiff Records, Stiff Records GET 3, TXS 3129 Spain 1978 Sell This Version
GET 3, SRL 910.034 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp) Stiff Records, Stiff Records GET 3, SRL 910.034 Netherlands 1978 Sell This Version
940 573 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Blu) Stiff Records 940 573 Belgium 1978 Sell This Version
940 573 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Gat) Stiff Records 940 573 France 1978 Sell This Version
GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Comp, TP, W/Lbl) Stiff Records GET 3 UK 1978 Sell This Version
6.23538 AO, GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp) Stiff Records, Stiff Records 6.23538 AO, GET 3 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
GET 3, TXS 3129 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, Promo) Stiff Records, Stiff Records GET 3, TXS 3129 Spain 1979 Sell This Version
VIP-6665 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Comp) Stiff Records VIP-6665 Japan 1979 Sell This Version
6.23538, GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, RE, Blu) Stiff Records, Stiff Records 6.23538, GET 3 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
6.23538 BL, GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, RE, Fla) Stiff Records, Stiff Records 6.23538 BL, GET 3 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
6.23538 BL, GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Album, Comp, RE, Gre) Stiff Records, Stiff Records 6.23538 BL, GET 3 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
GET 3 Various The Akron Compilation ‎(LP, Comp) Stiff Records GET 3 US Unknown Sell This Version

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andymarko

andymarko

September 6, 2016
referencing The Akron Compilation, LP, Comp, GET 3
Rachel Sweet's "Truckstop Queen" is one of my favorites of all time. Jane Aire & The Belvederes are great too. The women's contributions to the N. Ohio late '70s scene are definitely shortchanged. My copy getting a little beat, but the scratch and sniff cover still reeks.
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idoldesjeunes

idoldesjeunes

January 3, 2013
referencing The Akron Compilation, LP, Comp, GET 3
still smell the Rubber! after all these Years! if u likes sweet smell of bananas, don't BUYIT! is for real Truckers!
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dr_orlof

dr_orlof

June 12, 2008
referencing The Akron Compilation, LP, Comp, GET 3
Oh yes... if you grew up in Ohio in the 70s (and 80s) this is the compilation for you. If you scratched the tire on the cover with your fingernail it smelled of burnt rubber (no kidding!). My copy went with a girlfriend years ago (sob)... or maybe my brother (an old punk's brain gets fuzzy after twenty years). ANYWAY - most everything is worth listening to on this LP: most importantly Chi Pig, Rachel Sweet, The Waitresses, and Tin Heuy. A choice LP full of Akron's least known (except for Sweet and - ugh- The Rubber City Rebels) punk and "new wave" bands. Yes, there were other folks than DEVO that came out of The Rubber City. A much desired LP by any rock fan!
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