Saturn Strip
| Saturn Strip | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 9, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 1982 | |||
| Studio | Syncro Sound, Boston | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 38:07 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Ric Ocasek | |||
| Alan Vega chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Saturn Strip is an album by Alan Vega, released in 1983 on Elektra Records.[2][3] The album was produced by Ric Ocasek and features musical contributions from Al Jourgensen.[4]
"Kid Congo" is a homage to Kid Congo Powers, evolving from a soundcheck abstraction called "Bongo Bongo."
The album was reissued on CD in 2004 by Wounded Bird, which also included the Just a Million Dreams album.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Alan Vega; except where indicated
- "Saturn Drive" (Al Jourgensen, Alan Vega) - 5:36
- "Video Babe" - 3:17
- "American Dreamer" (Ric Ocasek, Vega) - 5:04
- "Kid Congo" - 2:37
- "Goodbye Darling" (Mark Kuch, Vega) - 2:38
- "Wipeout Beat" - 5:59
- "Je T'Adore" - 3:40
- "Angel" - 5:06
- "Every 1's a Winner"[6] (Errol Brown) - 4:10
Personnel
[edit]- Alan Vega - vocals
- Mark Kuch - guitar
- Larry Chaplin - bass
- Sesu Coleman - drums
- Stephen George - drums on "Saturn Drive", "American Dreamer" and "Wipeout Beat"
- Ric Ocasek - guitar, keyboards
- Al Jourgensen - keyboards on "Saturn Drive"
- Greg Hawkes - synthesizer, saxophone on "Wipeout Beat"
- Technical
- Michael Zilkha - executive producer
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pareles, Jon (July 17, 2016). "Alan Vega, Punk Music Pioneer and Artist, Dies at 78". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Suicide". trouserpress.com.
- ^ Valdivia, Victor W. "Saturn Strip". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Saturn Strip/ Just A Million Dreams". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (July 18, 2016). "Suicide's Alan Vega: a punk pioneer who shoved the streets back in people's faces". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
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