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Saturn Strip
Saturn Strip is an album by Alan Vega, released in 1983 on Elektra Records. The album was produced by Ric Ocasek and features musical contributions from Al Jourgensen. "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.
Track listing.
All tracks composed by Alan Vega; except where indicated
1. "
Jukebox Babe" becoming a hit single in France. In 1985, he released the more commercially viable "Just a Million Dreams," but was dropped from his record label after its release. The album originally was set to be produced by Ric Ocasek as a follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Saturn Strip" (1983), but production switched over to Chris Lord-Alge and Vega ran into several difficulties during the recording sessions. The album eschewed many of Vega's experimental traits in favor of power pop songs