Name: Saturn Strip
Brand: Alan Vega

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-RGM-1386RT

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Colour

pink

Colour details

Pink Marble Vinyl

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Discogs ID

[r23543633]

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-06-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Rough Trade NYC

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

848064013860

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / pink

Artist

Alan Vega

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Real Gone Music

First ever vinyl reissue. Alan Vega's work with Suicide is revered by just about every electronic music artist who's tapped a keyboard or moved a mouse; his snarling, rockabilly-styled vocals teamed with Martin Rev's ominous, repetitive soundscapes blazed a trail for post-punk, synth pop, industrial rock, techno...the list goes on. Vega's solo career substantially overlapped with his Suicide recordings; this 1983 release, his first for a major label (Elektra), was his bid for commercial success, enlisting Ric Ocasek of the Cars (who had produced the second Suicide record) to produce and recruiting a young Al Jourgenson (who had just founded Ministry) to play keyboards. Vega even trimmed down his notoriously long songs'however, his art still proved too idiosyncratic for mainstream success. But even if it didn't result in sales, the relatively accessible sound of <i>Saturn Strip</i> ended up garnering much critical acclaim; this is Vega's best solo album, highlighted by "Kid Congo," his tribute to Cramps / Gun Club guitarist Kid Congo Powers, and a cover of the disco hit "Every 1's a Winner" that sounds like <i>White Light White Heat</i>-era Velvet Underground.

Saturn Strip

Music GB