Surfing With the Alien

~ Release by Joe Satriani (see all versions of this release, 27 available)

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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

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Surfing With the Alien drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States part of: Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 48) recording of: Surfing With the Alien composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	4.75	4:20
2	Ice 9 drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Ice 9 composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.75	4:08
3	Crushing Day drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Crushing Day composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.5	5:16
4	Always With Me, Always With You drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Always With Me, Always With You composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.6	3:20
5	Satch Boogie drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Satch Boogie composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.6	3:10
6	Hill of the Skull drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Hill of the Skull composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.25	1:46
7	Circles drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Circles composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.65	3:27
8	Lords of Karma drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Lords of Karma composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	4	4:46
9	Midnight drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Midnight composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.65	1:42
10	Echo drums (drum set) programming: Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith programming: Jeff Kreeger engineer: John Cuniberti additional producer: Jeff Kreeger producer: John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani bass guitar, guitar and keyboard: Joe Satriani drums (drum set): Jeff Campitelli percussion: Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani and Bongo Bob Smith recorded at and mixed at: Alpha Omega in San Rafael, California, United States and Hyde Street Studios (San Francisco) in San Francisco, California, United States recording of: Echo composer: Joe Satriani publisher: Strange Beautiful Music	3.65	5:38

2▶DVD-Video: Concert: Montreux Festival, July 15, 1988

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art direction:	Jim Kozlowski
photography:	Claudia Thompson
executive producer:	Mick Brigden
producer:	Darren Salmieri Joe Satriani
remastering:	John Cuniberti (in 2007)

remastered at:	The Plant Studios (1981–2008) in Sausalito, California, United States

remaster of:	Surfing With the Alien

part of:	Opendisc (order: 8)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/3965007 [info]
discography entry:	http://www.satriani.com/discography/Surfing_With_The_Alien/ [info]

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associated singles/EPs:	Always With Me, Always With You
included in:	Original Album Classics (Volume 2) The Complete Studio Recordings

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/37908 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Joe-satriani/Surfing-with-the-alien [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/joe-satriani/surfing-with-the-alien/ [info] https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/joe-satriani/surfing-with-the-alien [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/joe-satriani/surfing-with-the-alien [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/16422/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Surfing_with_the_Alien/2856 [info] https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Surfing_with_the_Alien/93844 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000651425 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1755884 [info]

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