''Saturn Strip'' is an album by
Alan Vega, released in 1983 on
Elektra Records. The album was produced by
Ric Ocasek
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
and features musical contributions from
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is b ...
.
"Kid Congo" is a homage to
Kid Congo Powers
Brian Tristan (born March 27, 1959), better known by his stage name Kid Congo Powers,Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 25, 41, 359 is an American rock guitarist, singer, and actor best known as a member of ...
, 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.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Alan Vega; except where indicated
#"Saturn Drive" (
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is b ...
, Alan Vega) - 5:36
#"Video Babe" - 3:17
#"American Dreamer" (
Ric Ocasek
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
, 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"
(
Errol Brown
Lester Errol Brown MBE (12 November 1943 – 6 May 2015) was a British-Jamaican singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. In 2004, Brown received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contributi ...
) - 4:10
Personnel
*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
Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 – September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was the primary co-lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, and frontman for the rock ...
- guitar, keyboards
*
Al Jourgensen
Alain David Jourgensen (born Alejandro Ramírez Casas; October 9, 1958) is a Cuban-American singer, musician and music producer. Closely related with the independent record label Wax Trax! Records, his musical career spans four decades. He is b ...
- keyboards on "Saturn Drive"
*
Greg Hawkes
Gregory A. Hawkes (born October 22, 1952) is an American musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band The Cars.
Hawkes, a native of Fulton, Maryland, United States, attended Atholton High School where he played in a band called Teet ...
- synthesizer, saxophone on "Wipeout Beat"
;Technical
*
Michael Zilkha
Michael Zilkha (born 1954) is a British-born entrepreneur, the co-founder of ZE Records.
Early life
He was born in 1954, the son of Selim Zilkha, the founder of Mothercare, one of the UK's largest retail chains (and the grandson of Khedouri Zil ...
- executive producer
References
Alan Vega albums
1983 albums
Albums produced by Ric Ocasek
Elektra Records albums
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