Rarities
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Rarities
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Released | October 30, 2012 |
| Recorded | May 17, 1975 at Commack, NY (track 1) April 3, 1972 at Rochester, NY (tracks 2–5) August 22, 1979 at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA (tracks 6–10) 1975 (track 11) 1977 (track 12) 1984 (tracks 13–15) 1969 (tracks 16–17) December 28, 1980 at Dothan, AL (track 18) 1988 (track 19) |
| Length | 78:01 |
| Label | Sony Music Legacy Recordings |
| Producer | Murray Krugman Sandy Pearlman Steve Schenck George Geranios Bob Devere Jay Lee |
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Rarities is a compilation album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Legacy Recordings as part of The Columbia Albums Collectiön. The album contains several demos, recordings from the Stalk-Forrest Group sessions, and previously-unreleased live performances.
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]
- Eric Bloom – vocals, guitar, drums
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals, drums
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
- Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
- Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals, guitar
Additional performances[edit | edit source]
- "The Amazing" Sam Judd – band introductions
- Stephen King – vocals ("Stephen King Spoken Intro")
Production[edit | edit source]
- Murray Krugman – producer (tracks 1–5, 12)
- Sandy Pearlman – producer (tracks 1–5, 12)
- Steve Schenck – producer (tracks 6–10)
- George Geranios – producer (tracks 11, 13–15, 18)
- Bob Devere – producer (tracks 16–17)
- Jay Lee – producer (tracks 16–17)
Track listing[edit | edit source]
- + Title as it appears on the album
- - Cover song
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stairway to the Stars (live) | A. Bouchard, Roeser, Meltzer | Bloom | 4:13 |
| 2 | The Red & the Black (live)+ | A. Bouchard, Pearlman, Bloom | Bloom | 4:36 |
| 3 | Buck's Boogie (live) | A. Bouchard, Roeser | Instrumental | 5:19 |
| 4 | Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll (live) | A. Bouchard, Pearlman, Roeser | A. Bouchard | 4:04 |
| 5 | Workshop of the Telescopes (live) | Bloom, Roeser, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Lanier, Pearlman | Bloom | 3:40 |
| 6 | Dr. Music (live) | Meltzer, J. Bouchard, Roeser | Bloom | 4:09 |
| 7 | The Vigil (live) | Roeser, Sandy Roeser | Roeser | 7:20 |
| 8 | The Great Sun Jester (live) | Michael Moorcock, John Trivers, Bloom | Bloom | 5:49 |
| 9 | In Thee (live) | Lanier | Roeser | 3:52 |
| 10 | Mirrors (live) | Roeser, Bruce Abbott | Roeser | 4:48 |
| 11 | Steppin' Razor (demo) | Joe Higgs | Bloom | 2:54 |
| 12 | Godzilla (live, mono version) | Roeser | Bloom | 3:42 |
| 13 | Double Talk | J. Bouchard | J. Bouchard | 3:48 |
| 14 | Rebel | Roeser, Bloom | Bloom | 3:54 |
| 15 | Summa Cum Laude | Roeser | Roeser | 4:21 |
| 16 | I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep+ | Bloom, A. Bouchard, Pearlman | Bloom | 3:22 |
| 17 | John L. Sullivan | A. Bouchard, Meltzer | Bloom | 1:37 |
| 18 | I Want You (She's So Heavy) (live)- | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | Bloom | 5:29 |
| 19 | Stephen King Spoken Intro | Pearlman | Stephen King | 1:04 |
Track information[edit | edit source]
- Track 1 recorded May 17, 1975 at Commack, Long Island, NY
- Tracks 2–5 recorded April 3, 1972 at Rochester, NY, originally released on promo-only The Blue Öyster Cult Bootleg EP.
- Tracks 6–10 recorded August 22, 1979 at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA
- Track 7 originally released on Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live
- Tracks 13–15 intended for soundtrack to 1984's Teachers, but were cut
- Tracks 16–17 recorded in 1969 by Soft White Underbelly
- Track 17 originally released on BÖC catalog promo-only sampler CD
- Track 18 recorded December 28, 1980 at Dothan, AL
- Track 19 recorded in 1988 for "Astronomy" intro during the Imaginos sessions