The Essential Blue ¿¿yster Cult

by Blue Oeyster Cult

Overview

In 2003, Sony/Legacy released a single-disc collection called The Essential Blue Oeyster Cult. Nearly a decade later, they released a double-disc set of the same name, containing all of the single disc's 14 songs -- some of them are in live versions here -- and an additional 17 cuts dating from all phases of the group's career. This 31-track Essential shares 21 songs with 1995's 32-song Workshop of the Telescopes -- granted, some of the songs were featured in live versions previously or vice-versa -- and they're also structured similarly, with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper)" kicking off the hit-making years on disc two. What differences there are lie in details that should be plainly evident to the hardcore, but not as noteworthy to the less-dedicated listeners who may be drawn to this compilation. In any case, this The Essential Blue Oeyster Cult is as thorough a retrospective as this beloved cult band deserves, a clear demonstration that the group's legacy cuts much deeper than "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" and "Burnin' for You." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/17/2012
Label:	Columbia / Legacy
UPC:	0886919363326
Rank:	36710

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
2. Before the Kiss, A Redcap
3. Stairway to the Stars
4. Transmaniacon MC
5. Buck's Boogie
6. The Red and the Black
7. O.D.'d on Life Itself
8. Screaming Diz-Busters
9. Career of Evil
10. Flaming Telepaths
11. Astronomy
12. Hot Rails to Hell
13. Harvester of Eyes
14. Me 262
15. Born to Be Wild

Disc 2

16. Don't Fear the Reaper
17. This Ain't the Summer of Love
18. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
19. Godzilla
20. I Love the Night
21. Goin' Through the Motions
22. In Thee
23. Black Blade
24. The Marshall Plan
25. Veteran of the Psychic Wars
26. Joan Crawford
27. Burnin' for You
28. Roadhouse Blues
29. Shooting Shark
30. Take Me Away
31. Dancin' in the Ruins

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Blue Oeyster Cult   Primary Artist
Donald Roeser   Guitar,Vocals
Rick Downey   Drums
Tom Zvoncheck   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer
Allen Lanier   Guitar,Keyboards
Eric Bloom   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Robby Krieger   Guitar,Guest Artist
Thommy Price   Drums
Albert Bouchard   Drums,Vocals
Buck Dharma   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Joe Bouchard   Bass,Guitar,Vocals
Randy Jackson   Bass

Technical Credits

John Densmore   Composer
Donald Roeser   Composer
Lynn Goldsmith   Photography
Lisa Sparagano   Design
A. Nova   Composer
Denis O'Regan   Photography
John Atashian   Photography
George Geranios   Producer
Mary Krugman   Producer
Bruce Dickinson   Compilation Producer
Allen Lanier   Composer,Group Member
Jim Morrison   Composer
Blue Oeyster Cult   Composer,Producer
Tom Terrell   Liner Notes
Eric Bloom   Composer,Group Member
David Lucas   Producer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Sandy Pearlman   Composer,Producer
Martin Birch   Producer
Michael Moorcock   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Tom Werman   Producer
Murray Krugman   Composer,Producer
Albert Bouchard   Composer,Group Member
Buck Dharma   Composer,Group Member
Bruce Fairbairn   Producer
Patti Smith   Composer
Joe Bouchard   Composer,Group Member
Mars Bonfire   Composer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Richard Meltzer   Composer