Blue Öyster Cult (album)

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Blue Öyster Cult
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	January, 1972
Recorded	October 1971 The Warehouse, New York
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:48
Label	CBS Records
Producer(s)	Murray Krugman Sandy Pearlman
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
	Blue Öyster Cult (1972)	Tyranny and Mutation (1973)

Blue Öyster Cult is the self-titled debut by hard rock band, the Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music).

[edit] Track listing

1. "Transmaniacon MC" – 3:21 - (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser, E. Bloom)
2. "I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep" – 3:10 - (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, E. Bloom)
3. "Then Came The Last Days Of May" – 3:31 - (D. Roeser)
4. "Stairway To The Stars – 3:43 - (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard, D. Roeser)
5. "Before The Kiss, A Redcap" – 4:59 - (S. Pearlman, M. Krugman, A. Lanier, D. Roeser)
6. "Screams" – 3:10 - (J. Bouchard)
7. "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" – 2:58 - (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard, A. Lanier)
8. "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" – 4:03 - (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
9. "Workshop Of The Telescopes" – 4:01 - (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, D. Roeser, A. Lanier, J. Bouchard, E. Bloom)
10. "Redeemed" – 4:01 - (S. Pearlman, H. Farcas, A. Bouchard, A. Lanier)

Additional tracks on the 2001 remaster:

1. "Donovan's Monkey" – 3:50 - (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard)
2. "What Is Quicksand" – 3:40 - (R. Meltzer, A. Lanier)
3. "A Fact About Sneakers" – 2:50 - (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard)
4. "Betty Lou's Got A New Pair Of Shoes" – 2:34 - (B. Freeman)

[edit] Personnel

• Eric Bloom: lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
• Albert Bouchard: drums, lead vocals (track 8)
• Joe Bouchard: bass, lead vocals (track 6)
• Allen Lanier: rhythm guitar, keyboards
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser: lead guitar, lead vocals (tracks 3 & 5)

[edit] Notes

On the original record version of Tyranny and Mutation, one side had the original black text-on-red background style for the label of side A (called "The Black") where side B ("The Red") had the opposite - a black background with red text. On the 2001 remasters of this album and of Tyranny and Mutation, this red-on-black style is used on the disc. (Secret Treaties and Agents of Fortune use the black-on-red style.)