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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]

Saturn Strip
Studio album by Alan Vega
Released	1983
Recorded	November - December 1982
Studio	Syncro Sound Studios, Boston
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	38:07
Label	Elektra
Producer	Ric Ocasek
Alan Vega chronology
Collision Drive (1981) Saturn Strip (1983) Just a Million Dreams (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

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The album was reissued on CD in 2004 by Wounded Bird, which also included the Just a Million Dreams album.[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alan Vega; except where indicated

1. "Saturn Drive" (Al Jourgensen, Alan Vega) - 5:36
2. "Video Babe" - 3:17
3. "American Dreamer" (Ric Ocasek, Vega) - 5:04
4. "Kid Congo" - 2:37
5. "Goodbye Darling" (Mark Kuch, Vega) - 2:38
6. "Wipeout Beat" - 5:59
7. "Je T'Adore" - 3:40
8. "Angel" - 5:06
9. "Every 1's a Winner"[6] (Errol Brown) - 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 - guitar, keyboards
• Al Jourgensen - keyboards on "Saturn Drive"
• Greg Hawkes - synthesizer, saxophone on "Wipeout Beat"

Technical

• Michael Zilkha - executive producer

References

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