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Blue Öyster Cult

Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön

Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön

UPC: 886919363425

Format: CD & DVD (17 disc)

Release Date: Nov 06, 2012

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Personnel: Albert Bouchard (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion); Joe Bouchard (vocals, guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, piano, keyboards, vocoder); Allen Lanier (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion); Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker (horns); Rick Downey (drums); Rickey Reyer, Tony Cedrone (percussion).
Liner Note Author: Lenny Kaye.
Recording information: Academy Of Music, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Alpha & Omega Studios, San Francisco, CA (01/30/1978); Atlanta, GA (01/30/1978); Bond's International Casino, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Boogie Hotel (01/30/1978); Boston, MA (01/30/1978); Capitol Center, Landover, MD (01/30/1978); Capitol Theatre, NJ (01/30/1978); CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/30/1978); CBS Studio, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Commack, Long Island, NY (01/30/1978); Detroit, MI (01/30/1978); Dothan, AL (01/30/1978); England (01/30/1978); Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA (01/30/1978); Kingdom Sound (01/30/1978); Kingdom Sound, Long Island, NY (01/30/1978); Little Rock AR (01/30/1978); Little Rock, AR (01/30/1978); Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (01/30/1978); New York, NY (01/30/1978); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (01/30/1978); Paramount Theatre, Portland (01/30/1978); Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (01/30/1978); Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA (01/30/1978); Portland, OR (01/30/1978); Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (01/30/1978); Record Plant, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Rochester, NY (01/30/1978); Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (01/30/1978); Seattle, WA (01/30/1978); Show Palace, Phoenix, AZ (01/30/1978); The Automatt (01/30/1978); The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA (01/30/1978); Warehouse, New York, NY (01/30/1978); Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA (01/30/1978); Academy Of Music, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Alpha & Omega Studios, San Francisco, CA (01/31/1978); Atlanta, GA (01/31/1978); Bond's International Casino, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Boogie Hotel (01/31/1978); Boston, MA (01/31/1978); Capitol Center, Landover, MD (01/31/1978); Capitol Theatre, NJ (01/31/1978); CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY (01/31/1978); CBS Studio, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Commack, Long Island, NY (01/31/1978); Detroit, MI (01/31/1978); Dothan, AL (01/31/1978); England (01/31/1978); Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA (01/31/1978); Kingdom Sound (01/31/1978); Kingdom Sound, Long Island, NY (01/31/1978); Little Rock AR (01/31/1978); Little Rock, AR (01/31/1978); Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (01/31/1978); New York, NY (01/31/1978); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (01/31/1978); Paramount Theatre, Portland (01/31/1978); Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (01/31/1978); Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA (01/31/1978); Portland, OR (01/31/1978); Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA (01/31/1978); Record Plant, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Rochester, NY (01/31/1978); Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA (01/31/1978); Seattle, WA (01/31/1978); Show Palace, Phoenix, AZ (01/31/1978); The Automatt (01/31/1978); The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA (01/31/1978); Warehouse, New York, NY (01/31/1978); Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA (01/31/1978); Academy Of Music, New York, NY (03/1976); Alpha & Omega Studios, San Francisco, CA (03/1976); Atlanta, GA (03/1976); Bond's International Casino, New York, NY (03/1976); Boogie Hotel (03/1976); Boston, MA (03/1976); Capitol Center, Landover, MD (03/1976); Capitol Theatre, NJ (03/1976); CBS Recording Studios, New York, NY (03/1976); CBS Studio, New York, NY (03/1976); Columbia Studios, New York, NY (03/1976); Commack, Long Island, NY (03/1976); Detroit, MI (03/1976); Dothan, AL (03/1976); England (03/1976); Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA (03/1976); Kingdom Sound (03/1976); Kingdom Sound, Long Island, NY (03/1976); Little Rock AR (03/1976); Little Rock, AR (03/1976); Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (03/1976); New York, NY (03/1976); P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada (03/1976); Paramount Theatre, Portland (03/1976); Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA (03/1976).
Illustrator: Greg Scott.
Photographers: Don Hunstein; Art Maillet; Eric Meola; Sandy Speiser; Simon Marsden.
Blue Öyster Cult were among the very first American rock & roll maximalists. They pioneered an iconic multi-guitar hard rock sound that influenced countless acts after them -- most of whom never gave them credit for it. That said, they also understood the value of a pop hooks, state-of-the-art production, and the power of the imagination in their crafting of a sinister, mysterious image decades before black metal -- in person and on record -- and later welcomed the kitsch that came with it. They scored nine charting singles (including "[Don't Fear] The Reaper"), two platinum, and four gold albums. To mark BÖC's 40th Anniversary, Legacy has created a monster box that includes all of the band's Columbia albums between 1972 and 1988, a disc of bona fide rarities, another of radio broadcasts, and a live DVD from 1978. While six of the band's first seven albums -- Blue Öyster Cult, Tyranny and Mutation, Secret Treaties, Agents of Fortune, Spectres, and Some Enchanted Evening -- were all remastered with bonus tracks, On Your Feet or on Your Knees (19751) and each subsequent album, including Some Enchanted Evening, benefit here from having been completely remastered in 2012 from analog sources. These include the criminally underappreciated, nearly apocryphal Imaginos, the group's final record for Columbia that took eight years to record. It reunited BÖC with producer/lyricist Sandy Pearlman and features guest spots from the Doors' Robby Krieger, Joe Satriani, and Patti Smith (credited as "Shocking U"). The rarities disc includes unreleased performances of "Stairway to the Stars" (1975), "Dr. Music," "The Great Sun Jester," "In Thee," "Mirrors" (1979), a 1975 rehearsal demo of Joe Higgs' "Steppin' Razor," a live mono version of "Godzilla" from 1977, a cover of the Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)," from 1980, three demos intended for the soundtrack of the film Teachers, Stephen King's spoken word intro for Imaginos and "I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep," one of two Soft White Underbelly demos. (There are other live cuts and demos that have been compiled in various places as well.) The Best of the Broadcasts contains performances between 1980 and 1986. In actuality that may not be the very best (there were earlier ones that were superior but they may have been boots), but what's here rocks (check "7 Screaming Diz-Busters"). The live DVD that accompanies Some Enchanted Evening (entitled Some Other Enchanted Evening) has to be seen to be believed. For those who thought BÖC past their live prime at this point, this disc contains indisputable evidence to the contrary. Each album is packaged in an individual cardboard sleeve with -- where applicable -- its original artwork. The booklet features a liner essay by rock historian and Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye. In other words, The Complete Columbia Albums Collection makes definitive the case for BÖC as one of the truly innovative legends of hard rock. ~ Thom Jurek

Tracks:

Disc 1:
1 - Transmaniacon MC
2 - I'm on the Lam But I Ain't No Sheep
3 - Then Came the Last Days of May
4 - Stairway to the Stars
5 - Before the Kiss, A Redcap
6 - Screams
7 - She's as Beautiful as a Foot
8 - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
9 - Workshop of the Telescopes
10 - Redeemed
11 - Donovan's Monkey [Soft White Underbelly Demo]
12 - What Is Quicksand [Soft White Underbelly Demo]
13 - Fact About Sneakers [Soft White Underbelly Demo]
14 - Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes [Soft White Underbelly Demo]
Disc 2:
1 - Red & the Black
2 - O.D.'d on Life Itself
3 - Hot Rails to Hell
4 - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
5 - Baby Ice Dog
6 - Wings Wetted Down
7 - Teen Archer
8 - Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)
9 - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
10 - Buck's Boogie [Studio Version]
11 - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
12 - O.D.'d on Life Itself
Disc 3:
1 - Career of Evil
2 - Subhuman
3 - Dominance and Submission
4 - ME 262
5 - Cagey Cretins
6 - Harvester of Eyes
7 - Flaming Telepaths
8 - Astronomy
9 - Boorman the Chauffeur
10 - Mommy
11 - Mes Dames Sarat
12 - Born to Be Wild [Non LP Single] [Studio Version]
13 - Career of Evil [Single Version]
Disc 4:
1 - Subhuman
2 - Harvester of Eyes
3 - Hot Rails to Hell
4 - Red & the Black
5 - Seven Screaming Diz-Busters
6 - Buck's Boogie
7 - (Then Came The) Last of May
8 - Cities on Flame
9 - M.E. 262
10 - Before the Kiss, A Redcap
11 - Maserati GT (I Ain't Got You)
12 - Born to Be Wild
Disc 5:
1 - This Ain't the Summer of Love
2 - True Confessions
3 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
4 - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
5 - Revenge of Vera Gemini
6 - Sinful Love
7 - Tattoo Vampire
8 - Morning Final
9 - Tenderloin
10 - Debbie Denise
11 - Fire of Unknown Origin [Original Version]
12 - Sally [Demo]
13 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper [Demo]
14 - Dance the Night Away [Demo]
Disc 6:
1 - Godzilla
2 - Golden Age of Leather
3 - Death Valley Nights
4 - Searchin' for Celine
5 - Fireworks
6 - R.U. Ready 2 Rock
7 - Celestial the Queen
8 - Goin' Through the Motions
9 - I Love the Night
10 - Nosferatu
11 - Night Flyer
12 - Dial M for Murder
13 - Please Hold
14 - Be My Baby
Disc 7:
1 - R.U. Ready 2 Rock
2 - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
3 - Astronomy
4 - Kick Out the Jams
5 - Godzilla
6 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
7 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place
8 - Me 262
9 - Harvester of Eyes
10 - Hot Rails to Hell
11 - This Ain't the Summer of Love
12 - 5 Guitars
13 - Born to Be Wild
14 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place [Alternate Version]
Disc 8:
1 - R.U. Ready 2 Rock [DVD]
2 - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [DVD]
3 - Harvester of Eyes [DVD]
4 - We Gotta Get Out of This Place [DVD]
5 - Golden Age of Leather [DVD]
6 - Astronomy [DVD]
7 - Me 262 [DVD]
8 - Kick Out the Jams [DVD]
9 - This Ain't the Summer of Love [DVD]
10 - 5 Guitars [DVD]
11 - Born to Be Wild [DVD]
Disc 9:
1 - Dr. Music
2 - Great Sun Jester
3 - In Thee
4 - Mirrors
5 - Moon Crazy
6 - Vigil
7 - I Am the Storm
8 - You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)
9 - Lonely Teardrops
Disc 10:
1 - Black Blade
2 - Monsters
3 - Divine Wind
4 - Deadline
5 - Marshall Plan
6 - Hungry Boys
7 - Fallen Angel
8 - Lips in the Hills
9 - Unknown Tongue
Disc 11:
1 - Fire of Unknown Origin
2 - Burnin' for You
3 - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
4 - Sole Survivor
5 - Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver
6 - Vengeance (The Pact)
7 - After Dark
8 - Joan Crawford
9 - Don't Turn Your Back
Disc 12:
1 - Dominance and Submission
2 - Cities on Flame
3 - Dr. Music
4 - Red & the Black
5 - Joan Crawford
6 - Burnin' for You
7 - Roadhouse Blues
8 - Black Blade
9 - Hot Rails to Hell
10 - Godzilla
11 - Veteran of the Psychic Wars
12 - E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
13 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper
Disc 13:
1 - Take Me Away
2 - Eyes on Fire
3 - Shooting Shark
4 - Veins
5 - Shadow of California
6 - Feel the Thunder
7 - Let Go
8 - Dragon Lady
9 - Light Years of Love
Disc 14:
1 - White Flags
2 - Dancin' in the Ruins
3 - Make Rock Not War
4 - Perfect Water
5 - Spy in the House of the Night
6 - Beat 'Em Up
7 - When the War Comes
8 - Shadow Warrior
9 - Madness to the Method
Disc 15:
1 - I Am the One You Warned Me Of
2 - Invisibles
3 - In the Presence of Another World
4 - Del Rio's Song
5 - Siege and Investiture of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria
6 - Astronomy
7 - Magna of Illusion
8 - Blue Öyster Cult
9 - Imaginos
Disc 16:
1 - Stairway to the Stars
2 - Red & the Black
3 - Buck's Boogie
4 - Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
5 - Workshop of the Telescopes
6 - Dr. Music
7 - Vigil
8 - Great Sun Jester
9 - In Thee
10 - Mirrors
11 - Steppin' Razor [Rehearsal Demo]
12 - Godzilla [Mono Version]
13 - Double Talk [Demo]
14 - Rebel [Demo]
15 - Summa Cum Laude [Demo]
16 - I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep [Demo]
17 - John L. Sullivan [Demo]
18 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)
19 - Stephen King Spoken Intro
Disc 17:
1 - Intro/Dr. Music
2 - Lips in the Hills
3 - Before the Kiss, A Redcap
4 - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
5 - Workshop of the Telescopes
6 - It's Not Easy
7 - Wings of Mercury
8 - Arthur Comics
9 - Black Blade
10 - Joan Crawford
11 - 5 Guitars (Golden Age of Leather)
12 - Dancin' in the Ruins
13 - Take Me Away