Cultösaurus Erectus
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Released | June 14, 1980 |
| Recorded | 1980 at Kingdom Sound, Syosset, NY |
| Length | 41:10 |
| Label | Columbia Records |
| Producer | Martin Birch |
Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh studio album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on June 14, 1980 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 on August 23 and holding for two weeks. Despite a return to the band's heavier roots following their experiment with a more radio-friendly sound on Mirrors, it did not receive Gold certification. Cultösaurus Erectus is the first of two albums produced by Martin Birch, who would return for the following album, Fire of Unknown Origin.
This album spawned one single in the United States, "Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)" / "Divine Wind", which did not chart. The following tour to promote the album, the Black and Blue Tour, saw Blue Öyster Cult co-headlining arenas with Black Sabbath at the suggestion of Sandy Pearlman, who was at the time managing both bands. The resulting video, Black and Blue, contained footage from both bands' performance on October 17, 1980 and was released to theatres after the tour's conclusion in 1981.
Personnel[edit | edit source]
Blue Öyster Cult[edit | edit source]
- Eric Bloom – guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals
- Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
- Allen Lanier – guitar, keyboards
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians[edit | edit source]
- Don Kirshner – vocals ("The Marshall Plan")
- Mark Rivera – saxophone ("Monsters")
Production[edit | edit source]
- Martin Birch – producer, engineer
- Clay Hutchinson – engineer
- Bruce Slayton – TCB
- George Geranios – TCB
- Paula Scher – cover design
- Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
- American Museum of Natural History – back cover photos
- Special thanks to Tony Cedrone, George Geranios, the Kingdom Sound Staff, Bob Se, See Factory Industry
- Very special thanks to Don Kirschner
Track listing[edit | edit source]
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Side one | ||||
| 1 | Black Blade | Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers | Bloom | 6:34 |
| 2 | Monsters | A. Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard | Bloom | 5:10 |
| 3 | Divine Wind | Roeser | Bloom | 5:07 |
| 4 | Deadline | Roeser | Roeser | 4:27 |
| Side two | ||||
| 5 | The Marshall Plan | Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Lanier, Roeser | Bloom | 5:24 |
| 6 | Hungry Boys | A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard | A. Bouchard | 3:38 |
| 7 | Fallen Angel | J. Bouchard, Helen Robbins | J. Bouchard | 3:11 |
| 8 | Lips in the Hills | Bloom, Roeser, Meltzer | Bloom | 4:24 |
| 9 | Unknown Tongue | A. Bouchard, David Roter | Bloom | 3:55 |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The cover art for Cultösaurus Erectus is an altered version of Behemoth's World, painting by British artist Richard Clifton-Dey.