The Essential Blue Öyster Cult

~ Release by Blue Öyster Cult (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ «2012 Sony Music Entertainment»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleLength
1Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll
recording of:
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Blue Öyster Cult Music, Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
4:04
2Before the Kiss, a Redcap
recording of:
Before the Kiss, a Redcap
writer:
Donald Roeser, Allen Lanier and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1972)
4:58
3Stairway to the Stars
engineer:
David Lucas and Billy Robertson
associate producer:
David Lucas
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10)
guitar:
Donald Roeser (in 1971-10)
guitar and keyboard:
Eric Bloom (in 1971-10) and Allen Lanier (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (in 1971-10)
vocals:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10) and Donald Roeser (in 1971-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Warehouse in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1971-10)
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (in 1971-10)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser and Richard Meltzer
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1972)
3:43
4Transmaniacon MC
engineer:
David Lucas and Billy Robertson
associate producer:
David Lucas
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10)
guitar:
Donald Roeser (in 1971-10)
guitar and keyboard:
Eric Bloom (in 1971-10) and Allen Lanier (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (in 1971-10)
vocals:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10) and Donald Roeser (in 1971-10)
recorded at:
The Warehouse in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1971-10)
recording of:
Transmaniacon MC (in 1971-10)
writer:
Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1972)
3:22
5Buck’s Boogie (live)
live recording of:
Buck’s Boogie (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Bouchard and Buck Dharma
publisher:
Blue Öyster Cult Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
5:18
6The Red & The Black
recording engineer:
Phil Giambalvo (in 1972) and Lou Schlossberg (in 1972)
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set):
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Allen Lanier
keyboard:
Joe Bouchard and Allen Lanier
synthesizer:
Eric Bloom
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
The Red and the Black (in 1972)
lyricist:
Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
composer:
Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
4:23
7O.D.’d on Life Itself
recording of:
OD’d on Life Itself (in 1972)
writer:
Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
4:47
87 Screaming Diz‐Busters
recording engineer:
Phil Giambalvo (in 1972) and Lou Schlossberg (in 1972)
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set):
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma and Allen Lanier
keyboard:
Joe Bouchard and Allen Lanier
synthesizer:
Eric Bloom
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
7 Screaming Diz-Busters (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony Tunes, Inc., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
7:01
9Career of Evil
recording of:
Career of Evil (in 1974)
composer:
Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman and Patti Smith
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
4:00
10Flaming Telepaths
recording engineer:
Lou Schlossberg (in 1974) and Lehman Yates (in 1974)
engineer:
Tim Geelan, Steve Hoffman, Stephen Marsh and Jerry Smith
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1974), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1974) and CBS Records Inc. (in 1990)
recording of:
Flaming Telepaths (in 1974)
writer:
Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
5:19
11Astronomy
recording engineer:
Lou Schlossberg (in 1974) and Lehman Yates (in 1974)
engineer:
Tim Geelan, Steve Hoffman, Stephen Marsh and Jerry Smith
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1974)
recording of:
Astronomy (in 1974)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
6:25
12Hot Rail to Hell (live 1974)
live recording of:
Hot Rails to Hell (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Joe Bouchard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
5:28
13Harvester of Eyes (live 1974)
live recording of:
Harvester of Eyes (in 1974)
composer:
Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
4:53
14M.E. 262 (live 1974)
live recording of:
ME 262 (in 1974)
composer:
Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
8:03
15Born to Be Wild (live 1974)
live cover recording of:
Born to Be Wild (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Mars Bonfire
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation, Manitou Music, Manitou Music Canada, MCA Music Canada, Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd., Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
6:26
2▶Digital Media