Surfing With the Alien

~ Release by Joe Satriani (see all versions of this release, 26 available)

Annotation

On August 7th, 2007, Epic/Legacy Recordings celebrated the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking album with the release of a new expanded edition of Surfing with the Alien. This meticulously restored two-disc set includes the newly remastered album and a previously never-before-seen live show filmed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988. It also features new liner notes written by Joe and special deluxe packaging featuring photos, notes and other memorabilia from Joe's personal archive.

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-15 12:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼DVD-Video: Concert: Montreux Festival, July 15, 1988
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1Intro
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
1:15
2Ice 9
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Ice 9
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4:30
3Memories
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Memories
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
8:48
4Midnight
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Midnight
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
2:22
5Rubina
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Rubina
writer and composer:
Joe Satriani
5:37
6Circles
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Circles
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4:41
7Lords of Karma
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Lords of Karma
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
6:02
8Bass Solo
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
recording of:
Bass Solo (performed on the “Live From Paris: I Just Wanna Rock” album)
composer:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
3:43
9Echo
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Echo
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
8:35
10Hordes of Locusts
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Hordes of Locusts
writer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
5:41
11Always With Me, Always With You
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Always With Me, Always With You
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3:38
12Satch Boogie
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
bass guitar:
Stuart Hamm (double bass player)
drums (drum set):
Jonathan Mover
guitar:
Joe Satriani
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
live recording of:
Satch Boogie
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4:53
13Outro
recording engineer and mixer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
recorded at:
Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 (1988-07-01 – 1988-07-17)
recorded at:
Casino Barrière Montreux (2nd incarnation, 1975–present) in Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (on 1988-07-15)
0:29
14Nigel Tufnel Interview
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15Satch Boogie (video)
recording of:
Satch Boogie
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
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16Always With You, Always With Me (video)
recording of:
Always With Me, Always With You
composer:
Joe Satriani
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
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