“Blue Öyster Cult” is the eponymous debut studio album by
the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on January 16, 1972 by
Columbia Records. The album featured songs such as "Cities on Flame with
Rock and Roll", "Stairway to the Stars", and "Then Came the
Last Days of May", all of which the band still plays regularly during its
concerts. Despite positive reviews, the album failed to chart for some time
before finally cracking the Billboard 200 chart on May 20, 1972, peaking at No.
172.[1] Blue Öyster Cult toured with artists such as The Byrds, Alice Cooper
and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to support the album.
“Blue Öyster Cult” este albumul eponim de studio si de
debut al trupei americane de hard rock Blue Öyster Cult, lansat la 16 ianuarie
1972 de catre Columbia Records. Albumul prezinta cantece ca “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll”, “Stairway
to Stars” si “Then Came the Last Days of May”, toate fiind cantate in mod regulat
de catre trupa la concerte. In ciuda recenziilor pozitive, albumul a ratat
clasarea mult timp pana a intra in Billboard 200 la 30 mai 1972, unde a atins
locul 172. Blue Öyster Cult a facut turnee cu artisti ca The Byrds, Alice
Cooper si Mahavishnu Orchestra pentru a promova albumul.
List of tracks
Side 1
1. "Transmaniacon
MC" 3:21
2. "I'm
on the Lamb but I Ain't No Sheep" 3:10
3. "Then
Came the Last Days of May" 3:31
4. "Stairway
to the Stars" 3:43
5. "Before
the Kiss, a Redcap" 4:59
Side 2
6. "Screams" 3:10
7. "She's
as Beautiful as a Foot" 2:58
8. "Cities
on Flame with Rock and Roll" 4:03
9. "Workshop
of the Telescopes" 4:01
10. "Redeemed" 3:51
Personnel
Band members
Eric Bloom – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals
Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
Allen Lanier – rhythm guitar, keyboards
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar,
vocals
Production
David Lucas – producer, engineer
Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – associate producers
Bill Robertson - engineer
Bruce Dickinson – reissue compilation
Vic Anesini – reissue mastering
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