Surfing With the Alien (remastered)

~ Release by Joe Satriani (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Annotation

this is a MFSL, ULTRADISC II 24kt gold plated CD

Recorded and mixed at Alpha and Omega Recording and Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA.
All songs © Strange Beautiful Music/ASCAP

Reproduced by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, a division of MFSL, INC., pursuant to a license from Sony Music Special Products, a division of Sony Music, a group of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., ℗ © 1987.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 381195 X9507M ZOMAX OPTICAL MEDIA
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L531

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-25 05:29 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Surfing With the Alien
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
4.754:26
2Ice 9
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.754:01
3Crushing Day
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.55:15
4Always With Me, Always With You
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.63:23
5Satch Boogie
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.63:14
6Hill of the Skull
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.251:49
7Circles
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.653:29
8Lords of Karma
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
44:49
9Midnight
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.651:44
10Echo
drums (drum set) programming:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) and Bongo Bob Smith
programming:
Jeff Kreeger
engineer:
John Cuniberti
additional producer:
Jeff Kreeger
producer:
John Cuniberti and Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
bass guitar, guitar and keyboard:
Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Campitelli
percussion:
Jeff Campitelli, John Cuniberti, Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter) 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 (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
publisher:
Strange Beautiful Music
3.655:39

Credits

Release

art direction:David Bett
miscellaneous support:Bongo Bob Smith (task: technician / sound design)
mastering:Bernie Grundman
drum machine:Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
Bongo Bob Smith
arranger:Joe Satriani (American rock guitarist, composer, record producer, and songwriter)
copyrighted (©) by:Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
licensed from:Sony Music Special Products
glass mastered at:Zomax Optical (media pressing company located in Plymouth, Minnesota) in Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
part of:Original Master Recording (order: 45)
Ultradisc II (series from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab) (order: 132)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6208345 [info]