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      BOC FAQ:  Frequently Asked Questions about BLUE OYSTER CULT

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      Version:  3.1     Date of Latest Revision:  October 20, 1999
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Notes:  This FAQ was created on an Apple Macintosh computer using a font 
of 10-point Monaco -- if the BOC symbol above does not look right on 
your screen, setting your font to a fixed width font (such as either 
"Monaco" or "Courier") should fix the problem.  Also, the width of this 
document is set to 72 characters.  With the help of numerous individual 
contributors (named below), this FAQ has been compiled by John Swartz 
(referred to herein as "the editor").  Please send any suggestions, 
corrections or changes to him at the address listed at the end of this 
FAQ.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. The Nexus Of The Crisis, And The Origin Of Storms -- FAQ Information

   a.  Why a BOC FAQ?
   b.  The *real* people that made this FAQ possible
   c.  Version history
   d.  Archive location of this FAQ
   e.  Commonly used abbreviations

2. The Oyster Boys Are Swimming Now -- Who Are Blue Oyster Cult?

   a.  Who are BOC?
   b.  No really, who are BOC?
   c.  History of the Band
   d.  Pre-history of the Band

3. My Ears Will Melt, And Then My Eyes -- Blue Oyster Cult Discography

   a.  Domestic (U.S.) Album Releases
   b.  Solo Albums, Live Imports, Movie Soundtracks, and Special 
       Compilations
   c.  Compilation Albums (domestic)
   d.  Compilation Albums (foreign)
   e.  Bootleg Recordings
   f.  Other Releases (Singles, Promos, Etc.)
   g.  The Brain Surgeons Discography

4. R. U. Ready 2 Rock? -- Frequently Asked Questions

   a.  What are BOC up to these days?
   b.  When is the new (*not* a "Greatest Hits") album coming out?
   c.  Where can I find (Flat Out, Imaginos, Bad Channels, other rare 
       items)?
   d.  What is the "best" BOC album?
   e.  What is the story behind the recording of the album, *Imaginos*?
   f.  What is the story told by the album, *Imaginos*?
   g.  Is there a BOC/H.P. Lovecraft connection?
   h.  Where is the BOC symbol on the _____ album?
   i.  Where can I get a complete set of BOC lyrics?
   j.  What is a (Diz-Buster, ME-262, Stun Guitar, . . .)?
   k.  Who is (Suzy, Celine, Debbie Denise, Sir Rastus Bear, . . .)?
   l.  Where can I get BOC live recordings?
   m.  Where can I find Rossignol's book, 'The Origins of a World War'?
   n.  What do the Japanese words in "Godzilla" mean?
   o.  Are there other BOC recordings, and how can I hear them?

       (1) Unique Singles
       (2) "Guitar's Practicing Musicians"
       (3) BOC on Other Recordings
       (4) Soft White Underbelly, Oaxaca, and Stalk-Forrest Group
       (5) "Wings Of Mercury"
       (6) The Red And The Black, and The Buck Dharma Band
       (7) Live Radio Broadcasts
       (8) Demos
       (9) "No Zilla"

   p.  Where can I find BOC MP3s?
   q.  Are BOC Nazis?
   r.  When did Buck Dharma shave off his moustache?
   s.  Will the original line-up ever get back together again?
   t.  How tall was the original line-up?

5. A Harvest of Life, A Harvest of Death -- Other Items of Interest

   a.  Use of Umlauts, and the Origin of the Name, "Blue Oyster Cult"
   b.  BOC in Concert
   c.  BOC on the Charts
   d.  The Movie "Heavy Metal"
   e.  The Buck Dharma Band Ricky Browning Benefit
   f.  Song References
   g.  References to BOC
   h.  Bands Covering BOC
   i.  The BOC/Michael Moorcock Connection
   j.  Hidden Messages
   k.  BOC on Video
   l.  BOC Collectibles

6. Three Men in Black Said, "Don't Report This" -- More Sources Of Info

   a.  Bolle Gregmar -- BOC/Brain Surgeons Fan Clubs
   b.  Church Of The Cult -- BOC Fan Club For French Fans
   c.  Buck Dharma Mailing List
   d.  Albert Bouchard and Deborah Frost -- The Brain Surgeons
   e.  BOC-L -- The BOC/Hawkwind E-Mail List
   f.  BOC on AOL
   g.  BOC on the Web

       (1) Official BOC Sites
       (2) Fan and Reference Sites
       (3) Artwork and Photography Sites
       (4) BOC-Related Sites
       (5) Other Related Commercial Sites

   h.  Other Online Sources

7. Think I'll Write "Good Health To You" -- Copyright and Disclaimer

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1. The Nexus Of The Crisis, And The Origin Of Storms -- FAQ Information

Why a BOC FAQ?
==============

Short Answer:  Why not?

Slightly-Longer Answer:  *Everybody* needs a FAQ, don't they?

Long Answer:  Blue Oyster Cult has, these days, a fairly small, but 
loyal, and somewhat rabid following.  The band has a history of over 20 
years, and many people who were not fans back then want to know about 
the band's origins.  In addition, the various themes of BOC's music are 
interesting to discuss.  Finally, BOC fans on the internet seem to ask 
the same questions over and over again - of course, part of this is 
because we *like* to re-hash the topics, and usually come up with 
something new when we do.

Editor's Smart-Mouthed Answer:  After you've read through this FAQ, 
which will probably printout to over 100 pages, the answer will become 
obvious ("We Understand...We Understand"). 

Note:  This FAQ was originally created for, and circulated on, "BOC-L", 
a group of individuals who regularly communicate using electronic mail 
(E-Mail) to discuss, among other things, BOC.  Information on how people 
with internet access can subscribe to this group (also referred to as 
the BOC/Hawkwind E-Mail list) appears elsewhere in this FAQ.


The *real* people that made this FAQ possible
=============================================

     This FAQ has finally come into being for two reasons, (1) because 
someone volunteered to finally take on the project, and (2) because lots 
of knowledgeable BOC fans contributed.  While I am somewhat proud to say 
that I took on the project of generating the BOC FAQ, it is only by the 
many submissions of input from BOC fans that made this FAQ possible.  
While I am a fan, I don't claim to be the most knowledgeable on all 
things related to BOC.  My job as editor was mostly to layout the format 
of the FAQ, and enter in the data.  I am in debt to the following 
individuals, who are listed in no particular order:

Jean Lansford           Bryan Irby              Steve Swann
Ben Cohen               Bryce Baker             Dave Hardman
Andy Gilham             David Kuznick           Warrick Bell
David Dean              Terry Poot              Tim Fulcher 
Alun Hughes             Carl Anderson           Ken Alexander 
John McIntyre           Craig Shipley           Eric Falk 
Dan Weissman            Jason Gool              Ed Tidwell
Mark Mitchum            Ken Harward             Jason Scruton
Tom Gannon              Jonathan Padgett        James DeWitt
Keith Frazier           Gary Wingert            Craig Matsumoto
Chuck Rosenberg         Scott Heller            Rob Maerz
Todd Ellenberg          Ken Drew                Ken VanTassell
Robert Reich            Miles-Kevin Baron       Alan Siebert
Robert Sedler           Joseph Brooks           Craig Marciniak
Steven Hulvey           Andrew Lloyd            Skip Galvin
Andrew Apold            Alexandre Garcia        Wallace McBride
Jack Taylor             Jean-Luc Carrier        Rich Kulawiec
Jack Heffling           Dan Clore               Shawn Quinn
Douglas Pearson         Alexis Gavras           Chuck Saden
Ted Alger               Steven Tice             Teri Cruzan
Chris Jackson           Thorsten Thielen        Todd Seely
William Pickett         Goran Janicijevic       Phill Ash
Rob Gorman              Chris Baker             John Riviello
Manuel Delacour         Bill Futreal            Christian Mumford
Tony DeStefano          Michael Sharpe          John Trimble
Todd Yam                Rus Hall                Mark DeLugt
Wesley Elsberry         Laj Waldner             Adrian Brevard
Rick DesLauriers        Chris Wilson            Nathaniel Webb
Greg Rozeboom           Dave Dalrymple          Erik Kjelland
Chris Martin            Richard Averdahl        Charlie Gow
Gord Ludolph            Mike Phelps             Darrell Maul
Steve Rivet             Paul Mather             Mike Tanigawa
David Puckett           Charlie Grant           Russell Emberson
Giancarlo Bolther       James Causey            Michael Heath
Michael Looney          Brian Bearden           Alesandro De Mitri
Mark Bowman             Bob Milot               Daniel Lyons
John Roeser (related to a famous guitarist)
John Shirley (BOC lyricist)
Les Braunstein (of "Soft White Underbelly" and "Les Vegas")
Andrew Winters (of "Soft White Underbelly" and "Stalk-Forrest Group")
Tommy Zvoncheck (of "Blue Oyster Cult")
Deborah Frost (of "The Brain Surgeons")
Albert Bouchard (of "The Brain Surgeons" and "Blue Oyster Cult")
Joe Bouchard (of "Blue Oyster Cult" and "The Cult Brothers")
Eric Bloom (of "Blue Oyster Cult")
Donald Roeser (a.k.a. "Buck Dharma" of "Blue Oyster Cult")
Melne Murphy (of the BOC Fan Club)

Finally, and most importantly, special thanks go out to Bolle Gregmar, 
head of the BOC Fan Club.  First and foremost, he (along with Melne 
Murphy) has done all of us BOC fans a great service by providing the fan 
club, and keeping it going even after BOC was something less than a 
household name.  Beyond that, he has spent several hours on the phone 
with me going over this FAQ, providing me lots of interesting 
information, correcting various inaccuracies, and helping me with some 
legal issues.  You will see his name sprinkled throughout the FAQ -- he 
is probably the singularly most knowledgeable individual on Blue Oyster 
Cult, other than members of the band themselves (and in some cases, 
because of all the things he's collected on the band, he may still know 
about things that members of the band may have forgotten) -- one of the 
band members once said, "Bolle is the Blue Oyster Cult - we're just the 
band".


Version history
===============

     This version of this FAQ, identified as version "3.1", supersedes 
all previous versions.  It contains the following changes over version 
3.0:  Many additional random bits of information have been sprinkled 
throughout the FAQ.  New sections were added on live radio broadcasts, 
demo material by the band, and the heights of the original line-up.  A 
new question (Where can I find BOC MP3s?) has also been added.  The 
discography section has been updated to include new BOC compilations and 
bootlegs that have been released, as well as the new release *Piece Of 
Work* by the Brain Surgeons.  In addition, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 
released a re-mastered "gold" CD of *Blue Oyster Cult* and *Tyranny And 
Mutation* on a single CD (complete with restored album sleeve artwork 
and new liner notes penned by Eric Bloom), and a "BOC Tribute Album" 
(*Don't Fear The Remake* by Too Hip For The Room) now exists.  Finally, 
with all the concern in the world this year about the "Y2K" issue with 
computers, the FAQ has been modified to be "Y2K-compliant":  All date 
references using 2 digits (e.g. "the 70's") have been replaced by 4 
digits (e.g. "the 1970's).  Is this necessary?  Hardly, but, at least 
you can't blame me when your computer crashes on January 1st, 2000.

     Version 3.0 contains the following changes over version 2.3:  Most 
significantly, one of the most frequently asked questions, "Will BOC 
ever release a new album, and when?" has been at long last answered.  
BOC's first full studio album of new material in 10 years, *Heaven 
Forbid*, was released in March of 1998 on CMC International Records.  In 
addition, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab released a re-mastered "gold" CD of 
*Agents Of Fortune* (complete with restored album sleeve artwork and new 
liner notes penned by Buck Dharma).  Some additional random bits of 
information have been sprinkled throughout the FAQ.  In particular, some 
new information has been added/updated based on issues 4-10 of "Morning 
Final", the former newsletter for the BOC fanclub.  New BOC websites 
come and go, or change addresses.

     Version 2.3 contains the following changes over version 2.2:  Some 
additional random bits of information have been sprinkled throughout the 
FAQ.  In particular, some new information has been added/updated based 
on issues 1-3 of "Morning Final", the former newsletter for the BOC 
fanclub (note: the next revision of the FAQ will include updated 
information based on issues 4-10).  Numerous new BOC and related 
websites have been added to website listing.  A section about a very 
special benefit performance by Buck Dharma has been added.  Information 
about BOC's planned upcoming album is updated, including information on 
the *Summerdaze* album, which contains one of the songs scheduled to be 
on the new BOC album.  Finally, Sony Music has released 2 new BOC 
compilation albums (*On Flame With Rock And Roll* and *Don't Fear The 
Reaper* - not to be confused with earlier Columbia BOC compilations of 
the same names), Joe Bouchard has released a CD of songs he wrote and 
performed with the "Cult Brothers" (*Joe Bouchard Presents the X 
Brothers:  Solid Citizens*), and the Brain Surgeons have released a 
promotional cassette (*Pull The Plug*) and new CD (*Malpractise*), which 
have been added to the discography.

     Version 2.2 contains the following changes over version 2.1:  Some 
additional random bits of information have been sprinkled throughout the 
FAQ.  Minor errors continue to be found and corrected.  Some of the 
information has been expanded upon or corrected, based on an article on 
BOC by Steve Roeser and Bolle Gregmar that appeared in the June 7, 1996 
issue of *Goldmine* magazine.  Editor's comment:  This article may be 
the most comprehensive work ever written about BOC to date -- it 
contains an extensive history and lots of trivia, not to mention many 
photographs of the band.  The authors have also acknowledged the BOC FAQ 
and its editor in the article.  The article is based on the two author's 
extensive knowledge of the band, as well as recent interviews with Sandy 
Pearlman, Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Allen Lanier, Albert Bouchard and Joe 
Bouchard.  The list of BOC-related web sites has been expanded.  Two new 
sub-sections (Bands Covering BOC, and BOC Collectibles) have been added, 
as well as answers to two more questions (Are BOC Nazis? and When did 
Buck Dharma shave off his moustache?).  Information about BOC's planned 
upcoming album is also included.  Finally, Sony Music has released 
another BOC compilation album (*Revisited*), and the Brain Surgeons have 
released a new album (*Box Of Hammers*), which have been added to the 
discography.

     Version 2.1 contains the following changes over version 2.0:  Minor 
corrections that various individuals have spotted have been made.  Some 
additional random bits of information have been sprinkled throughout the 
FAQ, and some of the information is now better organized.  The 
information pertaining to Michael Moorcock has been split into a 
separate sub-section.  Finally, since the last release of the FAQ, 
Sony/Columbia has released the BOC compilation double CD, *Workshop Of 
The Telescopes*, and this information has been added to the discography.

     Version 2.0 contains the following changes over version 1.0:  
Information in sections 4 and 5 has been modified and expanded, based on 
conversations with Bolle Gregmar, head of the BOC Fan Club.  Minor 
corrections that various individuals have spotted have been made.  Some 
additional bits of information have been sprinkled throughout the FAQ, 
and sections 3, 4, and 5 have been re-organized in several areas.  Eric 
Bloom provided me with information on some of his various musical 
projects, and Buck Dharma has provided information on the song, 
"Harvester Of Eyes".  I received e-mail from Soft White Underbelly 
vocalist Les Braunstein, and he gave me some insight into the band's 
early history.  A new section on miscellaneous releases (singles, 
promos, etc.) has been added, as well as a portion of Bryce Baker's 
interpretation of the *Imaginos* saga.  More neat BOC stuff can now be 
found on the Internet and the World Wide Web.  The Brain Surgeons have 
released a new album (*Trepanation*), which has been added to the 
discography.  Finally, since the last release of the FAQ, *Flat Out* has 
become available on CD as an import.

     The generation of this version of the BOC FAQ began on August 4th, 
1994, when, after seeing the words "we need a FAQ" in them for about the 
10th time on a BOC discussion group (BOC-L), the editor decided to take 
a stab a writing a FAQ -- not particularly for BOC-L members, but for 
BOC fans in general.  "Draft" versions of the FAQ were circulated on 
BOC-L, with lots of comments by it's members.  Draft versions of the FAQ 
were also sent to former band members Albert Bouchard (who is a member 
of BOC-L) and Joe Bouchard (who has internet access), as well as to the 
head of the BOC Fan Club.  The first "official" version of the FAQ, 
version 1.0, was released to BOC-L on 15 February, 1995.  It was 
subsequently sent to the internet newsgroups, "alt.rock-n-roll" and 
"alt.rock-n-roll.classic".  It later appeared on several links on the 
World Wide Web (WWW).


Archive location of this FAQ
============================

     For the most up-to-date information regarding the FAQ, including 
links to text and HTML versions of the FAQ, the editor has a BOC website 
at the following URL:

          http://members.aol.com/bocfaqman/

     The latest version of this FAQ can be found in the BOC-L archives.  
The archives are located via anonymous FTP from <ftp.spc.edu> in the 
[.boc-l] directory.  In other words, use whatever FTP program you have 
to access the following address:

ftp.spc.edu

and use the following username:

anonymous

Use your E-Mail address as a password.  Once in, set the directory to 
[.boc-l], and use the "get" command to transfer the FAQ to your system.  
The filename is:

BOC_FAQ-version#.txt

(e.g., This version is:  BOC_FAQ-3_1.txt)

     Along with the FAQ, a few other items of interest may be found.

     The FAQ, along with other BOC-L archives, can also be accessed by 
the World Wide Web.  Using your web browser, open the following URL:

          ftp://ftp.spc.edu/boc-l

     There are now several WWW links with BOC-related information, 
including links to the BOC-L archives, including the FAQ (where the most 
up-to-date version will always be kept).  See the listing located near 
the end of the FAQ for a listing of these links.


Commonly used abbreviations
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AOF, AoF, AF    Agents Of Fortune (album title)
BB              Buck's Boogie (song title)
BDB             Buck Dharma Band
BFY, B4Y        Burnin' For You (song title)
BOC             Blue Oyster Cult (band name, album title, song title)
BOC-L           BOC Listserver (BOC/Hawkwind E-Mail discussion group)
CC              Cult Classic (compilation album title)
CE              Cultosaurus Erectus (album title)
CGLOD           Cold Gray Light Of Dawn (song title)
CN              Club Ninja (album title)
COE             Career Of Evil (song title, compilation album title)
COF[WRAR]       Cities On Flame [With Rock And Roll] (song title)
DFTR            (Don't Fear) The Reaper (song title)
D&S, DAS, DS    Dominance And Submission (song title, way of life)
ETI             Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (song title)
ETL             Extraterrestrial Live (album title)
FO              Flat Out (Buck Dharma solo album title)
FOUO            Fire Of Unknown Origin (album title, song title)
FT              Flaming Telepaths (song title)
GAOL            Golden Age Of Leather (song title)
HF              Heaven Forbid (album title)
HM              Harvest Moon (song title)
HOE             Harvester Of Eyes (song title)
KOTJ            Kick Out The Jams (song title)
LFM             Live For Me (song title)
MC              Motorcycle Club (as in the song, "Transmaniacon MC")
ME 262          Messerschmitt 262 (song title, WWII German warplane)
MF              Morning Final (song title, BOC fanclub newsletter)
OFWRAR, OFWR&R  On Flame With Rock And Roll (compilation album title)
OYFOOYK         On Your Feet Or On Your Knees (album title)
PUD             Power Underneath Despair (song title)
TRATB, TR&TB    The Red And The Black (song title)      
SABAAF          She's As Beautiful As A Foot (song title)
SB              Still Burnin' (song title)
SEE             Some Enchanted Evening (album title)
SFG             Stalk-Forrest Group (former band name)
SOBAK           Society Of Buck Ass-Kissers *
ST              Secret Treaties (album title)
STTS            Stairway To The Stars (song title)
SWU             Soft White Underbelly (former band name)
SYIB, CUIB      See You In Black (song title)
tBS             The Brain Surgeons
THFTR           Too Hip For The Room (see section on bands covering BOC)
[T]RBN          [The] Revolution By Night (album title)
T&M, TAM, TM    Tyranny And Mutation (album title)
WGGOOTP         We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (song title)
WOTT, WOT       Workshop Of The Telescopes (song, compilation album 
title)

* This reference is an inside joke on the America On-Line bulletin 
boards for BOC.  It refers to a fan that unashamedly praises Buck Dharma 
as an individual on the BOC message board.

And, here's a few commonly used abbreviations by folks on the internet:

AFAIK           As Far As I Know
BTW             By The Way
FWIW            For What It's Worth
HTML            HyperText Markup Language
IMHO            In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
LOL             Laughing Out Loud
Ob              Obligatory
ROTFL(MAO)      Rolling On The Floor Laughing (My Ass Off)
WWW             World Wide Web

Editor's Note:  To avoid people having to keep coming back to this 
section while reading the FAQ, I have avoided using the abbreviations in 
the FAQ (other than "FAQ" of course; but if you've gotten this far and 
don't know what "FAQ" stands for, I suggest you start over right now).


2. The Oyster Boys Are Swimming Now -- Who Are Blue Oyster Cult?

Who are BOC?
============

A group of aliens who serve "Les Invisibles" (see discussion on the 
story told by the album, *Imaginos*).


No really, who are BOC?
=======================

A 5-man rock band from New York (see below).


History of the Band
===================

Note:  The following is taken mostly from liner notes written by Arthur 
Levy in the "Career of Evil" album, portions of which also appeared in 
BOC tour programs and press kits.  Additional information appears in 
[brackets].  Some of the history, and pre-history (which appears in the 
next section) information was taken from the liner notes to a German 
import compilation CD (Editor's note:  Thanks to Andy Gilham for 
translating the German to English for me.).

     In the early 1970's, in the utter chaos of an embattled America 
cast adrift by the fires that plagued it for a decade, there arose a 
rock band whose destiny was no less than to bring ultimate meaning to 
the concept of heavy metal.  When Blue Oyster Cult played, it was the 
sound of monsters in the hills.  The wind carried the band's unknown 
tongues across continents until it felt as if earth's very crust could 
tear away.

     The agents of fortune responsible for this rage of heavy-metal 
thunder were a shadowy quintet, indeed.  Their primal rumblings were 
first heard in the late 1960's, in the band known as Soft White 
Underbelly, which evolved into the Stalk-Forrest Group as an antidote to 
that era's "success-rock" syndrome.  The dusty nightmare of Altamont 
settled into rock's fabric, and a thoroughly professional band emerged 
from the SWU/SFG heiarchy.

     As Blue Oyster Cult then, a familiar lineup would remain unchanged 
for a dozen years:  leather-clad Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar) leering at 
audiences behind silver-mirrored shades; white-suited Donald "Buck 
Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals) attaining pyrotechnic levels that 
earned him Top-10 honors in rock-guitar polls; menacingly frail, pale 
Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitar, vocals), longtime companion to poetess 
Patti Smith, lurking near the fringes of BOC's pulse; and Long Island 
brothers Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals) and Joe Bouchard (bass, 
vocals), drifting effortlessly from pile-driving, bottom-end work to 
more exotic rhythms with enviable finesse.  High above them all hung the 
ominous BOC banner, ancient symbol of Kronos (Saturn) in white on a 
field of black.  [An interesting note is that Eric Bloom, according to 
the liner notes written by Volker Koerdt on the German import BOC CD, 
*The Reaper - Best*, stated that it was difficult to find his leather 
gear in those days -- "You couldn't get that stuff in those days, I had 
to buy it in gay stores or sex shops."]

     The indispensable sixth member of this American rock 'n' roll cabal 
was Sandy Pearlman.  As producer, songwriter, and manager of BOC, 
Pearlman's knowledge of history and philosophy have enjoyed free reign 
for nearly 20 years.  His production credits grew to include The Clash, 
Dream Syndicate, and Dictators.  As one of the acknowledged founders of 
modern rock criticism (with Richard Meltzer, Paul Williams, and Jon 
Landau), he was the first to apply the term "heavy metal" to the music 
at hand.  And as eternal student and teacher, his quest for true cosmic 
enlightenment is forever.

     BOC drew upon its collective talent as composers and musicians for 
the aptly titled debut album on Columbia, *Blue Oyster Cult* (released 
January, 1972), produced by Pearlman and Murray Krugman, a Columbia A&R 
executive.  This team (with engineer David Lucas) would stay together 
through BOC's first seven years and as many LPs.  The songwriting 
pattern was also set, a fusion of terror and madness, wit and irony, pop 
culture, social psychology, science, mythology, intellectual 
calisthenics, gutter outrage -- tactical directions that remained 
constant.

     A discernible popular following took hold as American rockers 
accepted BOC at a level previously reserved for U.K. bands only.  In 
order to whet the appetites of these enlightened ones, a limited edition 
"Live Bootleg" 12-inch EP was circulated by the label.  Since its 
release in October, 1972, this cherished item has become the Maltese 
Falcon of heavy metal collectibles.  [Note:  This recording is known 
under several names (see discography), and, while not widely circulated, 
is available as an import.]

     Over the next three years, BOC steadily ascended to headlining 
status, notwithstanding the absence of a Top-40 single or million-
selling gold LP sales, just "Cult Power" (bolstered by rock critic 
establishment endorsements in the press and on the FM airwaves) and 
sheer musical depth.  The LPs reflected this:  *Tyranny And Mutation* 
(February, 1973) and *Secret Treaties* (April, 1974) both reinforced and 
exaggerated BOC's many obsessions, just as the band's public image 
threatened to overtake its existential reality.  They bought some 
breathing space with the release of their first live album, the double 
LP, *On Your Feet Or On Your Knees* (February, 1975).  The album 
contained live performances of songs off the first three albums, plus 
"Buck's Boogie", "Maserati GT" (Pearlman's dream car, or a re-working of 
the Yardbirds' "I Ain't Got You") and Steppenwolf's elegy to the summer 
of love, "Born To Be Wild" -- in which Eric and Donald's Texas chainsaw 
guitar duel attains brain-shattering modulation. 
 
     The inevitable commercial breakthrough took place with the next two 
LPs, which presented more individual contributions by the members of the 
band:  the RIAA platinum *Agents Of Fortune* (May, 1976), with the Top-
10 [editor's note:  it reached #12 actually] hit "(Don't Fear) The 
Reaper" (later quoted by Stephen King in *The Stand*); and *Spectres* 
(November, 1977), whose "Godzilla" set off another explosion, especially 
in Japan, where BOC was greeted as a messenger of the gods, not unlike 
"Godjira" itself.  This phase of BOC's career culminated in a second 
live album:  *Some Enchanted Evening* (September, 1978) "made up for" 
the various sins of omission/commission on *On Your Feet Or On Your 
Knees*, while it also capitalized on having played more than 250 shows 
before a half-million people since *Spectres* was issued.

     In 1976, on the *Agents Of Fortune* tour, BOC also unleashed a new 
dimension in staging as they joined forces with one of the country's 
most advanced optical physics laboratories and developed the 
sophisticated and powerful (hence, controversial) laser light shows in 
rock, at a cost of $200,000.  Upon the release of *Spectres*, an even 
more advanced laser presentation was unveiled at twice the cost, with 
twice the power.  [Due to the controversy surrounding BOC laser shows 
(there were rumors that the lasers caused some people to go blind, and 
certain groups claimed that BOC must be evil to do such dangerous things 
at their shows), some venues would not allow their use.  BOC later 
abandoned the use of lasers at their shows, citing cost and a desire to 
get "back to basics".]

     BOC's excursion out of the 1970's and into the 1980's unfolded over 
the course of its next three studio LPs.  On *Mirrors* (June, 1979), 
BOC's first California recording, Pearlman and Krugman relinquished 
production to Tom Werman, a CBS staff producer (Cheap Trick and Ted 
Nugent, later Motley Crue).  *Cultosaurus Erectus* (June, 1980), 
produced by Martin Birch (of Black Sabbath/DeepPurple/Whitesnake renown) 
included "Black Blade", a collaboration with British fiction/fantasy 
novelist Michael Moorcock.  But it took *Fire Of Unknown Origin* (June, 
1981), again produced by Birch, to bring BOC into the new video/Top-40 
generation, with "Burnin' For You" and the controversial "Joan 
Crawford".

     BOC's third (and most likely final) live LP [like *On Your Feet Or 
On Your Knees*, a double LP] was the result of four months of recording 
and painstaking track selection.  *Extraterrestrial Live* (April, 1982) 
became the standard by which BOC would be measured on stage.  

     [It was also during this timeframe (August of 1981, to be more 
precise) that the first change of personnel in the band occurred.  
Albert Bouchard, the band's original drummer, apparently failed to show 
up on time for a show in Norfolk, England.  Rick Downey, one of the 
members of BOC's road crew, happened to be a capable drummer himself, 
and was asked to play in Albert's absence.  Albert arrived after the 
band had played five songs, and finished the show.  Two days later, a 
very similar situation occurred, with Albert arriving late to the show, 
and Rick playing the first five songs in his absence.  After this, 
Albert left the band, which was presumably only a "leave of absence" 
resolve some personal issues.  Rick Downey continued to fill in as BOC's 
drummer, and was made the permanent drummer about a year after Albert 
left.  Most of the songs on *Extraterrestrial Live* feature Rick 
Downey's drumming.  However, two songs on the album feature Albert 
Bouchard on the drums -- Albert is credited as playing on "Dominance and 
Submission", and "Black Blade" (the recordings used of those two songs 
were made prior to Albert's leaving BOC).  In addition, Albert 
Bouchard's likeness (along with Rick Downey and the rest of BOC) is 
pictured on the back of the album.]

     A year of minimum performances, maximum rehearsals and recording, 
and some unexpected personnel changes [i.e. Albert Bouchard] resulted in 
the release of *The Revolution By Night* (October, 1983).  The LP was 
produced by Bruce Fairbairn (who worked with Loverboy since its 
inception, and went on to produce Bon Jovi).  [In January of 1985, Rick 
Downey (upset that BOC wanted to use a different drummer in the studio 
for their next album) quit the band (After leaving BOC, he became the 
lighting designer for Utopia and Motley Crue, then tour manager for The 
Outfield and Anthrax, before returning in 1994 to be lighting designer 
and tour manager for BOC).  As BOC had a 2 week tour of California in 
February, and no drummer, the band asked Albert Bouchard to fill in.  
However, Albert was only hired as a temporary replacement, much to the 
dismay of those who thought that the original line-up would be restored.  
On recommendation from Rick Derringer, Jimmy Wilcox became BOC's new 
drummer (although Billy Idol drummer Thommy Price was to provide some 
drum work in the studio for the next album).  In addition, Allen Lanier 
took a leave of absence, presumably  due to artistic differences with 
the band (he reportedly did not like the new BOC sound, or the use of so 
many writers outside the band) and was replaced by Tommy Zvoncheck on 
keyboards.  With 3 of the original 5 band members remaining when the 
band resumed touring in May 1985, band insiders often referred to them 
as "3OC".]

     [These] further personnel changes [i.e. Rick Downey and Allen 
Lanier] were evident on *Club Ninja* (January 1986), BOC's first new 
album in 27 months, as Pearlman returned to produce his first LP with 
the band in nine years.  Its title is derived from the song "Shadow 
Warrior" (literal translation of the Japanese ninja), which contained a 
lyric by best-selling novelist Eric Van Lustbader, author of *The 
Ninja*.  [After a returning to the U.S. in February of 1986 from the 
European leg of the *Club Ninja* tour (where nearly everyone on the tour 
got sick), bassist Joe Bouchard left the band for personal reasons.  On 
recommendation from Tommy Zvoncheck, Jon Rogers became the new bassist 
(having only a week to learn the songs).  With only Eric and Buck 
remaining of the original lineup, band insiders often referred to them 
as "Two Oyster Cult".]

     [In September of 1986, after the *Club Ninja* tour was over, the 
band, according to singer Eric Bloom, "semi-officially broke up".  
However, the break was short-lived, as Allen Lanier rejoined Eric and 
Buck (returning the band to "3OC").  According to Buck, "We re-formed 
because we had an offer to go to Greece.  Then we ended up playing some 
shows in Germany and just sort of fell back into it to make a living.  
"On Buck's recommendation, Ron Riddle became BOC's drummer when they 
resumed touring in June of 1987 (beginning in Greece).  During this 
timeframe, the *Imaginos* (July 1988) album was finished and released, 
but more details of that album appear in another part of this FAQ.]

     [In May of 1991, drummer Ron Riddle left the band (and joined the 
Stuart Hamm Band), and was replaced by Chuck Burgi (who had played as a 
session drummer for Meatloaf, Rainbow, and other bands; and had played 
in the Eric Bloom band with Eric, Dennis Feldman of Heaven, and Bob 
Kulick of Meatloaf -- this band played a few shows in the New York area 
in 1987, and became known as Skull after Eric left the band).  In 1992, 
Chuck Burgi took some "time off" to record a Japan-only release CD with 
ex-Rainbow keyboardist David Rosenthal -- John Miceli, drummer for 
Meatloaf, filled in for him (he had only one day to rehearse with the 
band).  

     Blue Oyster Cult toured off and on between 1988 to 1999, mostly in 
smaller concert venues than they had been accustomed to during the peak 
years of their popularity (roughly 1975 - 1983).  During this time, no 
new BOC albums were released, partly due to contractual issues between 
CBS records and the band.  However, CBS released two compilation albums, 
*Career of Evil - The Metal Years*, and *On Flame With Rock And Roll*, 
in 1990.  Also, BOC appeared on the soundtrack to the 1992 science 
fiction movie, *Bad Channels* -- the album includes two new BOC tunes 
("Demon's Kiss" and "When Horsemen Arrive"), along with a myriad of 
instrumental pieces (created by Buck Dharma using his guitars and 
Macintosh computer) that were used for the score of the movie.  

     In 1994, the band released *Cult Classic* on Herald records.  This 
album came about due to interest in the band by horror writer Stephen 
King, who wanted to use "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" as part of the 
soundtrack in the TV Mini-Series adaptation of his novel, *The Stand*.  
Due to contractual issues between CBS and the band (CBS owned the 
footage rights to BOC's music), BOC got a "one-off" deal from Herald 
records to re-do the songs (Herald had a similar arrangement with Rick 
Wakeman, formerly of Yes).  

     In May of 1995, bassist Jon Rogers left the band to pursue a career 
with a new band.  He was temporarily replaced by Greg Smith, who has 
previously worked with Alice Cooper, Ritchie Blackmore, Vinnie Moore, 
and the Plasmatics.  Greg came on recommendation from Chuck Burgi, who 
had worked with Greg on David Rosenthal's album.  In August of 1995, 
Greg left the band to support tours with Alice Cooper and Ritchie 
Blackmore.  Based on recommendations from Greg Smith and John Miceli, 
the new bassist for BOC is Danny Miranda, from Long Island, New York.  

     In September of 1995, drummer Chuck Burgi left the band to work 
with Greg Smith in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.  Chuck was replaced by 
former Rainbow drummer John O'Reilly, but returned in August of 1996.  
During John O'Reilly's tenure with BOC, both John Miceli and Rainbow 
drummer Bobby Rondinelli (who has also played with Black Sabbath) filled 
in for John O'Reilly on a few occasions.  John Miceli also filled in for 
Chuck Burgi for a few dates in late 1996 and early 1997, and was 
replaced by BOC's current drummer, Bobby Rondinelli, in February of 
1997.  Chuck Burgi would go on to become the drummer for Enrique 
Iglesias, although he also filled in for Bobby Rondinelli for a few 
shows in 1999 (so that Bobby could be part of a Cozy Powell tribute).

     Also in September of 1995, CBS-Sony released a double CD titled, 
*Workshop Of The Telescopes*, a compilation of BOC's greatest hits with 
some previously unreleased versions of BOC tracks.  CMC International 
Records released the *Summerdaze* album in conjunction with 1997 summer 
tour BOC did with Foghat, Pat Travers, and Steppenwolf.  This album 
featured 2 live BOC tracks plus a new studio track ("Power Underneath 
Despair").  

     In March of 1998, CMC International Records released the long-
awaited new BOC album, *Heaven Forbid*.  This album had been delayed for 
a number of years due to difficulties in securing a proper business deal 
between the band and a recording label.  Based mostly on the strength of 
sales of *Heaven Forbid*, CMC International has agreed to release the 
next BOC album, which is anticipated to be released in the year 2000.

     At the end of 1998, Allen Lanier took some "time off" from the 
band, returning in March of 1999.  In his absence, keyboards and 
additional guitar was handled for a few shows by Kasim Sulton, former 
bassist for Utopia, and keyboardist for Meatloaf.  This only lasted for 
a few shows, however, as Kasim had a prior commitment with Meatloaf 
(Note:  Kasim was being considered in 1995 when BOC needed a bassist as 
well).  From late January until early March of 1999, Allen's parts were 
handled by Al Pitrelli, guitarist for Savatage.  Allen returned to the 
band in March of 1999.  Also in May of 1999, former drummer Chuck Burgi 
returned to play a few shows with the band.

     And what of the Bouchard Brothers - the original drummer (Albert) 
and bassist (Joe) for BOC?  After his departure from BOC, Albert spent a 
lot of time working on a solo album (to be titled, *Imaginos*), along 
with Sandy Pearlman (also a driving conceptual force behind BOC), who 
was still managing BOC.  Eventually, *Imaginos* was released in 1988.  
However, due to problems with CBS records, the album was released as a 
BOC album, with many of the tracks re-worked, against Albert's wishes.  
More on the recording of *Imaginos* appears in another part of this FAQ.  
In addition, Albert had hoped that he would be able re-join the band's 
original line-up.  This however, was not to be.  As previously 
mentioned, Albert was asked to fill in for a two-week tour of California 
in early 1985 when BOC was in-between drummers (Rick Downey and Jimmy 
Wilcox).  He agreed, hoping to patch things up with the band.  However, 
they made it clear to him that he was merely a temporary hired hand, and 
his "final" performance with BOC was in February 1985. 

     After Joe Bouchard left BOC, he and Albert both played with the 
Spencer Davis Group (Joe on keyboards, Albert on drums).  After that, 
they formed "The Bouchard Brothers", but due to artistic differences, 
Albert left that band before their first show - Joe continued with the 
band under the name, "The Cult Brothers".  For this band, Joe played 
mostly keyboards and guitar, and singing lead.  Also in this band was 
Billy Hilfiger on guitar, Andy Hilfiger on bass, and Jimmy Cacala on 
drums.  They played a number of BOC covers, plus some original songs.  
Also, the Cult Brothers played as a Doors tribute band, Crystal Ship, 
with a different lead vocalist (Joe Tag) on several occasions.  The 
original material created by the Cult Brothers was released on CD in 
1997 (*Joe Bouchard Presents the X Brothers:  Solid Citizens*) on the 
"Cellsum" record label (see next paragraph).

     Albert in his post-BOC days also played with Helen Wheels (who 
dated Albert in the 1960's, and provided lyrics for several BOC songs), 
David Roter, Richie Stotts (former guitarist for The Plasmatics) and a 
band called "Imaginary Playmates" that he formed with his wife, Deborah 
Frost.  This project would later become their current band, "The Brain 
Surgeons".  A drummer herself, formerly of the 1970's all-girl band 
"Flaming Youth" (which inspired the KISS song of the same name), Deborah 
was better known as a rock journalist, writing for such publications as 
The Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The New York 
Times, Creem, Spin, and Musician, to name a few.  Also in The Brain 
Surgeons is guitarist Billy Hilfiger (who played in King's Flux, as well 
as with Albert for Helen Wheels, and then The Cult Brothers), guitarist 
Peter Bohovesky (who's old band, Kablamachunk, had an album produced by 
Albert before breaking up), and bassist David Hirschberg.  The Brain 
Surgeons released their first album, *Eponymous*, in early 1994 on their 
own independent label (Cellsum).  The album was later released in 
October 1994 on the "Ripe and Ready" record label.  They released their 
second album, *Trepanation*, in 1995 on the Cellsum label, and in 1996 
by "Ripe and Ready".  Their third album (*Box Of Hammers*) was released 
in 1996, their fourth album (*Malpractise*) was released in 1997, both 
on the Cellsum label - both of these albums were released by "Ripe and 
Ready" in 1998.  Their fifth album (the double CD, *Piece Of Work*) was 
released on Cellsum/Ripe and Ready in 1999.]

     Blue Oyster Cult made choices many years before, and their decision 
stands:  to face the real politics of rock survival in a nightly stand 
of metallic force.  In a world where science and nature are at war, and 
survival depends on the delicate balance of the natural and 
supernatural, BOC are more than just informed observers.  They are 
served by forces that many cannot understand.  Now the voices call in 
hunger:  That is why we need them.  It is why they are here.


Pre-history of the Band
=======================

     Not surprisingly, the first two members of Blue Oyster Cult to play 
together were brothers Albert Bouchard (b. 24 May 1947) and Joe Bouchard 
(b. 9 November 1948).  Both originally learned to play guitar and 
keyboards (Albert even played organ for his church for a few years).  In 
their teens, Albert played drums, and Joe played guitar in a band known 
as "The Regal Tones" (with their cousins).  They covered numerous U.S. 
and Canadian radio hits.  While starting out playing mostly surf music, 
they later copied British bands such as the Rolling Stones and the 
Beatles (complete with Beatle wigs). 

     Donald Roeser (b. 12 November 1947), while he did take both 
accordion and drum lessons in his early years, was basically self-taught 
on guitar.  He first took up the instrument after breaking his wrist 
playing basketball as a teenager.  Soon after the cast came off, Donald 
started playing lead guitar in a band known as "The Montereys". 

     While the rest of the band that would become Blue Oyster Cult grew 
up in New York, Allen Lanier (b. 25 June 1946) was raised mostly in the 
south (although he attended high school in Connecticut).  He played in a 
few forgettable bands in high school, and immersed himself in the blues 
during his two years at the University of North Carolina.  his primary 
instrument was guitar, but would often get "stuck" playing keyboards due 
to his ability to handle that instrument -- so too would it later be 
with BOC.

     Eric Bloom (b. 1 December 1944) attended Hobart College in upstate 
New York in the early 1960's.  He gained some notoriety at the small 
school for having a PA system (and convincing the school to buy a decent 
PA).  He was also the singer for "The Lost and Found", which also had 
Pete Haviland on guitar and John Trivers on bass.  The band broke up in 
1968 and Eric moved to Long Island, getting a sales job at a Sam Ash 
music store.

     Albert and Donald met as freshmen at Clarkson College of Technology 
in 1965.  The two had met once or twice there, but were formally 
introduced to each other by mutual friend Bruce Abbott (co-author of the 
songs, "Golden Age Of Leather" and "Mirrors").  Donald and Bruce had 
played together in a band called "Eve of Instruction", alluding to their 
planned college studies in engineering.  Albert (drums), Donald 
(guitar), Bruce (bass), Jeff Latham (guitar, who also later played in 
Soft White Underbelly when Allen Lanier spent about six months in the 
army in 1968), and Skip O'Donnell (vocals, mostly because he could sing 
at practices with no mike and be heard over the amplifiers), formed "The 
Disciples".  The band played a mix of Beach Boys, Coasters, Rolling 
Stones, Beatles, Lee Dorsey, Lou Christie, Temptations, Impressions, 
Smokey Robinson, etc.  The band was fairly short-lived, but reformed 
during Albert and Donald's sophomore year as "The Travesty", a copy band 
of "The Blues Project".  During the summer either before or after the 
Travesty was formed, both Albert and Joe Bouchard played in a band 
called "The Clansmen", which coincidentally included Pete Haviland 
(guitarist in Eric Bloom's band, "The Lost and Found").

     Donald and Albert both dropped out of college after two years, and 
tried to get jobs and find musicians in New York City and Albany with no 
success.  Albert moved to Chicago to briefly play with his old bandmate 
Jeff Latham.  Donald, still in Long Island, met Samuel (Sandy) Pearlman 
(writer for the rock magazine *Crawdaddy*, who at some point also had 
the knickname, "Memphis Sam") and Richard Meltzer (who were both 
attending Stony Brook college on Long Island).  Donald had begun jamming 
with high school friend Andrew Winters (bass, who also worked in 
Pearlman's father's drug store), Meltzer's buddy John Wiesenthal 
(keyboards), and Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards - he was introduced to 
the band by Wiesenthal).  Donald called Albert to join them (Wiesenthal 
dropped out around that time), and a psychedelic band by the name of 
"Soft White Underbelly" (a named dubbed by Sandy Pearlman), was born in 
1967 (note:  Richard Meltzer reportedly wanted to call the band, "Cow").  
Prior to finding a lead singer, lead vocals were shared by Albert and 
Donald.

     When Soft White Underbelly formed, the band concentrated not on 
cover tunes, but on free-form improvisations and extended musical jams.  
They got some fairly immediate exposure by opening for bands like Muddy 
Waters, the Grateful Dead, the Band, and Jefferson Airplane.  Richard 
Meltzer, and possibly Sandy Pearlman, tried to front the band briefly as 
the lead singer, but both proved to be more effective as lyricists for 
the band.  Also briefly fronting the band was a saxophone player named 
Jeff Richards.  The man who became the band's lead singer would be 
Hobart College (the same school Eric Bloom attended) graduate Les 
Braunstein.  Les had gained some fame and fortune for having written a 
song titled, "The Blue Frog Song", which was recorded as "I'm In Love 
With A Big Blue Frog" by Peter, Paul, and Mary.  He met the Soft White 
Underbelly back in 1967, and began hanging out with them regularly.  One 
day at one of the rehearsals, Les plugged a microphone into one of the 
amplifiers and started singing while the band jammed.  Soon after, Les 
was officially asked to join the band.  Richard Meltzer apparently 
didn't think too highly of Les Braunstein.  According to Buck Dharma, 
Meltzer wrote the lyrics to "She's As Beautiful As A Foot" (originally 
titled "He's As Beautiful As A Foot" - the "he" referring to Les) in 
order to make Les look stupid while singing them.  However, according to 
Les, Meltzer hadn't written those lyrics until after Braunstein had left 
the band.  Nevertheless, Braunstein's charisma (he had a style and look 
similar to Jim Morrison of the Doors) was no doubt part of the reason 
that Elektra records offered the Soft White Underbelly a record deal.  
Elektra's president and founder, Jac Holzman, who has been credited for 
"discovering" the Doors, was impressed with the band.  It is also 
interesting to note that New York comedian David Roter, a friend of 
Sandy Pearlman's, sat in a few times with Soft White Underbelly as the 
lead singer.  However, his outrageous material concerned the band 
(although he would later contribute to a few BOC songs).

     Around the time that the Soft White Underbelly was securing a 
record deal, Joe Bouchard was playing guitar in various fraternity party 
bands in college at Ithaca, New York.  During his junior year, while he 
was "between bands", he saw a latin/jazz band called "Que Pasa", whose 
leader happened to be his classical guitar teacher.  He happened to have 
a class with the bass player, who told him he was leaving the band.  Joe 
went to his teacher and asked for the job, and became the official bass 
player for "Que Pasa" for the next two years.  Coincidentally, the band 
was seen in Aruba in 1968 by the sister of Bruce Abbott - the one who 
formally introduced Donald Roeser to Albert Bouchard back in 1965.

     During this time, Eric Bloom had been working as a salesman at a 
music store.  Members of the Soft White Underbelly happened to be in the 
store one day (to buy new equipment with money advanced to them by 
Elektra), and Eric recognized them.  He later asked the band if he could 
be their road manager.  With access to a van or truck and PA equipment, 
he was a good candidate for the job, but it would be his voice that 
ultimately proved to be a more important asset.

     In early 1969, Soft White Underbelly recorded material for an album 
for Elektra that was never released.  Due to differences with the rest 
of the band, Les Braunstein left the band after recording the album (or 
possibly before it was completed).  Braunstein's departure was probably 
a factor in Elektra's decision not to release it.  Albert Bouchard, 
Sandy Pearlman, and Richard Meltzer all tried to sing.  According to 
Albert Bouchard, he and Pearlman wanted Patti Smith (who had met the 
band around that time, and later formed a personal relationship with 
Allen Lanier) to sing, but the rest of the band out-voted them.  As it 
turned out, the best sounding was Eric Bloom.  

     After leaving Soft White Underbelly, Les Braunstein had various 
musical projects.  In 1973, he recorded three songs with Albert 
Bouchard, Buck Dharma, and John Trivers.  Since about 1975, he has 
performed as "Les Vegas", which he still performs as to this day. 

     After Braunstein's departure, and an embarrassing performance at 
New York's Fillmore East (opening for Jethro Tull and Jeff Beck with Rod 
Stewart -- this performance was notable for the fact that Buck wore a 
pair of pants with pennies glued all over them), the band's name was 
changed to "Stalk-Forrest Group".  Meanwhile, Pearlman spent several 
months trying to convince Elektra to take another chance with the band 
(with Eric Bloom now the lead vocalist).  They finally agreed, and in 
early 1970, the band traveled to Los Angeles to record another album.  
However, Elektra decided not to release that album either (reasons are 
sketchy).  Soon after recording the second unreleased Elektra album, 
Andrew Winters left the band (and although he presumably never played 
with the band again, he did play with David Roter, and he provided an 
uncredited bass part for the 1979 Roter single release, "I Think I Slept 
With Jackie Kennedy Last Night"/"He's A Rabbi").  Albert called up his 
brother Joe, and by the summer of 1970, the line-up that would soon call 
themselves "Blue Oyster Cult" (but not before briefly going by the names 
of "Oaxaca" and "Santos Sisters") was complete.  

     The band continued to perform in the New York area club scene, 
slipping in future BOC tunes in between Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, 
and Grand Funk Railroad covers.  During one of the band's performances 
(at a swingers/nudist party at an off-season summer camp in the 
Catskills), David Lucas, a TV/radio commercial jingle producer, saw the 
band perform.  He liked them so much he let them use his studio to cut a 
demo.  This four-song demo included "Then Came The Last Days Of May", 
the actual track that was re-mixed and put on BOC's first album.  Sandy 
Pearlman convinced Columbia marketing man (and future co-producer) 
Murray Krugman (who believed that Columbia was looking for a heavy metal 
group in the same vein as Black Sabbath) to get the band another demo 
and audition with Columbia.  The rest, as they say, is history.


3. My Ears Will Melt, And Then My Eyes -- Blue Oyster Cult Discography

Note:  Songwriting credits, as they are listed on the album, follow the 
title of each song.  Additional notes (including who is listed as 
having played on the album) follow the song listing.

Domestic (U.S.) Album Releases
==============================

*Blue Oyster Cult*

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

Notes:  Released January 1972 by Columbia.  Re-mastered on "gold" CD 
together with *Tyranny And Mutation* and released May 1999 by Mobile 
Fidelity Sound Lab, with restored and expanded liner notes.  Produced by 
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman.  Instruments:  Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocal, stun guitar, 
keyboards), Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, 
vocals), Allen Lanier (rhythm guitar, keyboards).  The song "Redeemed" 
is alternately known as "Sir Rastus Bear".  The song, "Before The Kiss, 
A Redcap", was originally titled "Conry's Bar".  The remaining 
information was provided by Albert Bouchard:  "Cities on Flame With Rock 
And Roll", originally titled "Siren Singalong", was inspired by Black 
Sabbath's "The Wizard" (note the similarities to the start of the main 
riff), MC5's "Motor City is Burning" (Sandy Pearlman got the idea for 
some of the lyrics from this song), and King Crimson's "21st Century 
Schizoid Man".  The main riff to "I'm On The Lamb, But I Ain't No Sheep" 
was inspired by a Jimi Hendrix lick during his song, "Hey Joe".


*Tyranny And Mutation*

1.  The Red & The Black -- (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
2.  O.D.'d On Life Itself -- 
    (E. Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)
3.  Hot Rails To Hell -- (J. Bouchard)
4.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters -- 
    (A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman)
5.  Baby Ice Dog -- (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, P. Smith)
6.  Wings Wetted Down -- (A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard)
7.  Teen Archer -- (D. Roeser, E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
8.  Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) -- 
    (A. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)

Notes:  Released February 1973 by Columbia.  Re-mastered on "gold" CD 
together with *Blue Oyster Cult* and released May 1999 by Mobile 
Fidelity Sound Lab, with restored and expanded liner notes.  Produced by 
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman.  Instruments:  Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (vocal, stun guitar, all 
synthesizers), Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, 
vocals, keyboard), Allen Lanier (keyboards, rhythm guitar).  A 
quadraphonic pressing of this album was also made.  The album is the 
only one in the band's discography where the band is listed as *THE* 
Blue Oyster Cult.  The album was originally planned to be titled, "The 
Red And The Black", and the sides of the final product were dubbed "The 
Black" (physical, sensual, aural activation) and "The Red" 
(phantasmagorical id-teasers and supernatural beings).  The following 
was printed in the liner notes:  "Seepage from deep, black, brittle 
experiments which failed and transformations too hard to find.  'I was 
overcome and turned to red.'  Duster's dust became the sale.  Lucifer 
the light.  A restless motion came to move and then subside.  In endless 
knocking at the door - it's time.  Tyranny & Mutation.  Tyranny & 
Mutation."  According to Joe Bouchard, most of the lyrics for "Wings 
Wetted Down" came from a book of poems by Pablo Neruda, a Chilean poet 
(referred to as one of the 3 or 4 greatest Spanish-language poets of 
this century, and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971).  
According to Albert Bouchard, the music to "Baby Ice Dog" was inspired 
by the Blues Project song, "I Can't Keep From Crying."


*Secret Treaties*

1.  Career Of Evil -- (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)
2.  Subhuman -- (E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
3.  Dominance And Submission -- (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
4.  ME 262 -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, S. Pearlman)
5.  Cagey Cretins -- (A. Bouchard, R. Meltzer)
6.  Harvester Of Eyes -- (D. Roeser, E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
7.  Flaming Telepaths -- (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman, D. Roeser)
8.  Astronomy -- (J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)

Notes:  Released April 1974 by Columbia.  Produced by Murray Krugman and 
Sandy Pearlman.  The album, originally planned to be titled, "Power In 
The Hands Of Fools", went gold in 1992.  Instruments:  Donald "Buck 
Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), Eric Bloom (lead vocal, keyboards, 
stun guitar), Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, 
vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards, rhythm guitar, all synthesizers).  A 
quadraphonic pressing of this album was also made.  The printing on the 
CD incorrectly lists D. Roeser's name as "E." Roeser on the credits for 
"ME 262".  In addition, there is a slight glitch on the CD version of 
"Cagey Cretins" - during the guitar solo, there is a brief sway of key 
and tone, as if the tape was bumped during the creation of the CD.  The 
following was printed in the liner notes:  "Rossignol's curious, albeit 
simply titled book, 'The Origins of a World War', spoke in terms of 
'secret treaties', drawn up between the Ambassadors from Plutonia and 
Desdinova the foreign minister.  These treaties founded a secret science 
from the stars.  Astronomy.  The career of evil."  The book mentioned 
does not exist.  According to Albert Bouchard, the riffs from "Cagey 
Cretins" are based on the Soft White Underbelly songs, "Bark In The Sun" 
and "Mystic Stump".  The song "Career Of Evil" was based on Patti 
Smith's poem titled "Poem Of Isadore Ducasse".  According to an issue of 
Morning Final, a riff from "Astronomy" was inspired by David Bowie's 
"Panic In Detroit".  In a 1975 critics poll in the U.K. music magazine 
*Melody Maker*, this album was voted "Top Rock Album of All Time".


*On Your Feet Or On Your Knees* (live)

1.  The Subhuman
2.  Harvester Of Eyes
3.  Hot Rails To Hell
4.  Red & The Black
5.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters
6.  Buck's Boogie -- (Buck Dharma)
7.  Last Days Of May
8.  Cities On Flame
9.  ME 262
10. Before The Kiss (A Redcap)
11. Maserati GT (I Ain't Got You) -- (C. Carter)
12. Born To Be Wild -- (M. Bonfire)

Notes:  Released February 1975 by Columbia.  Produced by Murray Krugman 
and Sandy Pearlman.  The album went gold.  Instruments:  Donald "Buck 
Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocal on "Before The Kiss" and "Last Days 
Of May"), Eric Bloom (vocals, stun guitar, synthesizer), Albert Bouchard 
(drums, vocal on "Cities On Flame"), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocal on "Hot 
Rails To Hell"), Allen Lanier (rhythm guitar, all keyboards).  The CD 
liner mis-spells Buck's last name as "Rooser".  On the CD version, there 
is a strange EQ shift during Eric's on-stage talking prior to the start 
of "7 Screaming Diz-Busters".  "Maserati GT" is a re-working of "I Ain't 
Got You", originally by the Yardbirds.  "Born To Be Wild" was originally 
done by Steppenwolf.  "Buck's Boogie" is dedicated to Ron McCoy, who was 
a DJ in Los Angeles in the 1970's, and let Buck sit in one night as a 
guest DJ on his show.  According to Bolle Gregmar, Albert Bouchard 
should also receive a writing credit for "Buck's Boogie" (a credit which 
eventually appeared on the compilation CD set, *Workshop Of The 
Telescopes*) -- Albert derived the song from the Stalk-Forrest Group 
song, "Arthur Comics", and then gave it to Buck to add his personal 
touch.  According to Buck Dharma, the riff in "Buck's Boogie" was 
inspired by the Beatles song, "You Can't Do That".  The songs were 
recorded at the following locations:  Academy of Music, New York; 
Paramount Theatre, Portland & Seattle; Show Palace, Phoenix; Long Beach 
Arena, California; P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver; and Capitol Theatre, New 
Jersey.  The "introduction" of the band that appears before the final 
song was done by BOC lighting director Carol Dodds, who usually did the 
nightly introduction of the band.


*Agents Of Fortune*

1.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love -- 
    (M. Krugman, A. Bouchard, D. Waller)
2.  True Confessions -- (A. Lanier)
3.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper -- (D. Roeser)
4.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) -- (D. Roeser, S. Pearlman)
5.  The Revenge Of Vera Gemini -- (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)
6.  Sinful Love -- (A. Bouchard, H. Robbins)
7.  Tattoo Vampire -- (A. Bouchard, H. Robbins)
8.  Morning Final -- (J. Bouchard)
9.  Tenderloin -- (A. Lanier)
10. Debbie Denise -- (A. Bouchard, P. Smith)

Notes:  Released May 1976 by Columbia.  Re-mastered on "gold" CD and 
released January 1998 by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, with restored and 
expanded liner notes.  Produced by Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, and 
David Lucas.  The album went platinum.  In addition, "(Don't Fear) The 
Reaper was listed in the August 1997 issue of *MOJO* magazine as #80 on 
the magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Singles of All Time".  
Instruments:  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion), Donald 
"Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitar, vocals, synthesizer, percussion), Joe 
Bouchard (bass, vocals, piano), Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals, acoustic 
guitar, percussion, harmonica), Allen Lanier (keyboards, vocals, guitar, 
bass), Patti Smith (vocal on "The Revenge of Vera Gemini").  Helen 
Robbins also goes by (and has been credited on BOC albums) as "Helen 
Wheels".  The lead vocal on "True Confessions" is Allen Lanier -- his 
only lead vocal on all of BOC's albums.  Also, according to Albert 
Bouchard, Allen plays the bass part to "Morning Final" on the album.  
The songs "Tattoo Vampire" and "Debbie Denise" were originally titled 
"Tattooed Vampire" and "To Remember Debbie Denise" respectively.  The 
song "E.T.I.", originally an instrumental track, was tried with 
different lyrics by Sandy Pearlman (titled "Punishment Park", it may 
have even had a vocal track by Sandy) and Joe Bouchard (titled "Des Pot 
Soup") before using the current lyrics.  Also according to Albert 
Bouchard, Randy Brecker plays saxophone on "True Confessions".  His 
brother Michael Brecker also played a fluglehorn part for "(Don't Fear) 
The Reaper", but it was edited out of the final mix.  The riff to "This 
Ain't The Summer Of Love" was inspired by the song, "Ascension Day" by 
Third World War.  Don Waller, who came up with the title for "This Ain't 
The Summer Of Love", also used the title for a song by the Imperial Dogs 
- the only similarities to BOC's song, other than the title, is the 
lines "This ain't the Garden of Eden.  This ain't the Summer of Love."  
The album cover depicts someone holding 4 Tarot cards:  Death, The 
Queen, The King, The Sun.  Stories say that these cards were part of an 
actual Tarot card reading done for the band.


*Spectres*

1.  Godzilla -- (D. Roeser)
2.  Golden Age Of Leather -- (B. Abbott, D. Roeser)
3.  Death Valley Nights -- (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard)
4.  Searchin' For Celine -- (A. Lanier)
5.  Fireworks -- (A. Bouchard)
6.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard)
7.  Celestial The Queen -- (H. Wheels, J. Bouchard)
8.  Goin' Through The Motions -- (E. Bloom, I. Hunter)
9.  I Love The Night -- (D. Roeser)
10. Nosferatu -- (H. Wheels, J. Bouchard)

Notes:  Released November 1977 by Columbia.  Produced by Sandy Pearlman, 
Murray Krugman, David Lucas, and Blue Oyster Cult.  The album, 
originally planned to be titled, "The Big Hurt", went gold.  
Instruments:  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser 
(lead and rhythm guitar, vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals, guitar), 
Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals, harmonica), Allen Lanier (keyboards, 
guitar).  According to Allen Lanier, the photograph on the album's cover 
was inspired by turn of the century photographer Jacob Rees, whose "How 
The Other Lives" album depicted the classier gang members of the period 
in their true colors."  According to Albert Bouchard, parts of 
"Godzilla" were inspired by a song titled, "Go Go Gorilla".  According 
to Joe Bouchard, the bass break on "Godzilla" is a direct tribute to 
Stanley Clarke.  According to "Morning Final #11", "I Love The Night" 
had a 3rd verse on the original demo, which has been included on 
occasion when the band performed the song live.  The song "Fireworks" 
was originally titled, "Blazing Red".  A version of the song "Searchin' 
For Celine" was demoed by Allen Lanier for the *Agents Of Fortune* 
album.


*Some Enchanted Evening* (live)

1.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock
2.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
3.  Astronomy
4.  Kick Out The Jams -- (MC5)
5.  Godzilla
6.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper
7.  We Gotta Get Out Of This Place -- (B. Mann, C. Weil)

Notes:  Released September 1978 by Columbia.  Produced by Sandy 
Pearlman, Murray Krugman, and Blue Oyster Cult.  The album went 
platinum.  Extra percussion was provided by Tony Cedrone and Rickey 
Reyer.  "Kick Out The Jams" was originally done by MC5 - BOC's version 
also included a riff from the MC5 song, "Ramblin' Rose" during the 
guitar solo.  "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" was originally done by 
The Animals.  The songs were recorded at the following locations:  Fox 
Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia - 4/13/78 (R. U. Ready To Rock, Kick Out The 
Jams); Municipal Auditorium, Columbus, Georgia - 4/11/78 (E.T.I., 
Astronomy); Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Arkansas - 4/9/78 (The 
Reaper); Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, England - 6/1/78 (Godzilla, We 
Gotta Get Out Of This Place).  The version of "We Gotta Get Out Of This 
Place" that's on the CD version of this album is from a different show 
than the original LP/cassette version.  The version on the CD is from a 
show in either Edinburgh or London, not Newcastle.  According to Bolle 
Gregmar, somehow, the boxes containing the shows in question got 
switched, and this error (sometimes called "Murray's Choice", in 
reference to Murray Krugman) resulted in the CD being made with the song 
from the other site, and not Newcastle (which is also erroneously 
spelled "New Castle" on the album).  The live ending of "(Don't Fear) 
The Reaper" was based on the ending of the Stalk-Forrest Group song, 
"Gil Blanco County".


*Mirrors*

1.  Dr. Music -- (R. Meltzer, J. Bouchard, D. Roeser)
2.  The Great Sun Jester -- (M. Moorcock, J. Trivers, E. Bloom)
3.  In Thee -- (A. Lanier)
4.  Mirrors -- (D. Roeser, B. Abbott)
5.  Moon Crazy -- (J. Bouchard)
6.  The Vigil -- (D. Roeser, S. Roeser)
7.  I Am The Storm -- (J. Bouchard, R. Binder)
8.  You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) -- (A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard)
9.  Lonely Teardrops -- (A. Lanier)

Notes:  Released in June 1979 by Columbia.  Produced by Tom Werman.  
Additional instruments:  Genya Ravan, Ellen Foley (backing vocals on 
"Dr. Music" and "Mirrors"), Wendy Webb (backing vocals on "Lonely 
Teardrops"), Mickey Raphael (harmonica on "Dr. Music"), Jai Winding 
(strings on "In Thee"). The printing on the CD incorrectly lists B. 
Abbott as "B. Abbot".  The cover of the album is not a photo of a 
rearview mirror, but a painting by Loren Salazar (according to Eric 
Bloom, "quite famous in the Seattle area").  If you look closely on the 
left side of the album cover (you probably need a magnifying glass for 
the CD or cassette), two sperm cells can be seen painted in the clouds 
and sky.  The song "The Vigil" originally had different lyrics by Patti 
Smith, and was titled, "Devil's Hangnail" or "The Devil's Nail".  The 
song "Lonely Teardrops" was originally titled, "Wind In My Veins".  
According to Morning Final #8, the song "You're Not The One (I Was 
Looking For) was inspired by the Cars' song, "My Best Friend's Girl".  
According to Joe Bouchard, the "Dr. Music" was inspired by the Larry 
Williams' "Bony Moronie" and Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman".


*Cultosaurus Erectus*

1.  Black Blade -- (E. Bloom, M. Moorcock, J. Trivers)
2.  Monsters -- (A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard)
3.  Divine Wind -- (D. Roeser)
4.  Deadline -- (D. Roeser)
5.  The Marshall Plan -- (Blue Oyster Cult)
6.  Hungry Boys -- (A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard)
7.  Fallen Angel -- (J. Bouchard, H. Robbins)
8.  Lips In The Hills -- (D. Roeser, E. Bloom, R. Meltzer)
9.  Unknown Tongue -- (A. Bouchard, D. Roter)

Notes:  Released in June 1980 by Columbia.  Re-mastered and re-released 
in 1999 in England by Sony's "Rewind" label, with restored liner notes.  
Produced by Martin Birch.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (guitar, keyboards, 
vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums, vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals), 
Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitars, 
bass, keyboards, vocals), Mark Rivera (saxophone on "Monsters").  Helen 
Robbins also goes by (and has been credited on BOC albums) as "Helen 
Wheels".  On the CD version of "Deadline", the downbeat of the first 
note of the song is missing.  The U.K. "Rewind" release of 1999 does not 
contain this flaw.  The songs "Fallen Angel" and "Hungry Boys" were 
originally titled, "Falling Angel" and "Hungry Boys In Brooklyn" 
respectively.  The song "Lips In The Hills" originally had different 
lyrics by Buck Dharma, and was titled, "Hold Me Tight".  When released 
as a single, the song "The Marshall Plan" was titled "Here's Johnny".  
The printing on the CD incorrectly lists C. Bouchard as "K. Bouchard".


*Fire Of Unknown Origin*

1.  Fire Of Unknown Origin -- 
    (J. Bouchard, P. Smith, E. Bloom, A. Bouchard, D. Roeser)
2.  Burnin' For You -- (D. Roeser, R. Meltzer)
3.  Veteran Of The Psychic Wars -- (E. Bloom, M. Moorcock)
4.  Sole Survivor -- (E. Bloom, J. Trivers, L. Myers)
5.  Heavy Metal: The Black And Silver -- 
    (A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman)
6.  Vengeance (The Pact) -- (A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard)
7.  After Dark -- (E. Bloom, J. Trivers, L. Myers)
8.  Joan Crawford -- (A. Bouchard, D. Roter, J. Rigg)
9.  Don't Turn Your Back -- (A. Lanier, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)

Notes:  Released in June 1981 by Columbia.  Produced by Martin Birch.  
The album went gold.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (lead vocals, bass on 
"Heavy Metal"), Albert Bouchard (drums, synthesizer, vocals), Joe 
Bouchard (bass, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (lead guitar, vocals, bass and sound effects on "Joan Crawford"), 
Karla DeVito (background vocal on "Sole Survivor"), Sandy Jean 
(background vocal on "Don't Turn Your Back"), Bill Civitella, Tony 
Cedrone, Buck Dharma (additional percussion on "Veteran Of The Psychic 
Wars"), Jess Levy (string arrangements on "Veteran Of The Psychic Wars" 
and "Joan Crawford").  The song "Veteran Of the Psychic Wars" appears in 
the movie "Heavy Metal".  A version of the song "Fire Of Unknown Origin" 
(with Albert Bouchard on lead vocals) was originally worked-up during 
the sessions for the *Agents Of Fortune* album.  The song "Burnin' For 
You", based on Richard Meltzer's poem, "Burn Out The Day" (which both 
Albert and Joe attempted to put to music before Buck's music was used) 
may have been originally intended for Buck's *Flat Out* album.  The song 
"Vengeance (The Pact)" began as a song called "Dakota Silo Sitter" with 
different lyrics by Joe, before Albert supplied lyrics based on the 
movie "Heavy Metal", and titled it "Taarna's Theme".  The song "Heavy 
Metal: The Black And Silver" was originally titled "Ear Damage".  The 
piano intro for "Joan Crawford", one of Allen Lanier's spotlights in 
many live BOC shows, was actually written by Joe Bouchard. 


*Extraterrestrial Live* (live)

1.  Dominance And Submission
2.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
3.  Dr. Music
4.  The Red And The Black
5.  Joan Crawford
6.  Burnin' For You
7.  Roadhouse Blues -- (The Doors)
8.  Black Blade
9.  Hot Rails To Hell
10. Godzilla
11. Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
12. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Notes:  Released in April 1982 by Columbia.  Produced by Sandy Pearlman 
and George Geranios.  The album was originally planned to be titled, 
"Cult in the Act".  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (guitar, keyboards, 
vocals), Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals), Rick Downey (drums), Allen Lanier 
(keyboards, guitar), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, vocals), 
Albert Bouchard (drums on "Black Blade" and "Dominance And Submission"), 
Special Guest:  Robbie Krieger (guitar on "Roadhouse Blues") -- note:  
The CD liner incorrectly lists his name as "Bobbie" Krieger.  "Roadhouse 
Blues" was originally done by The Doors.  The songs were recorded at the 
following locations:  Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida - 
10/9/81 (Burnin' For You, E.T.I., The Red And The Black, Joan Crawford, 
Godzilla, Veteran Of The Psychic Wars, The Reaper); Nassau Coliseum, 
Long Island, New York - 12/30/81 (Dr. Music, Hot Rails To Hell) and 
10/17/80 (Black Blade); Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 
12/31/81 (Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll); The Country Club, Reseda, 
California - 12/15/81 (Roadhouse Blues); Mid-Hudson Civic Center, 
Poughkeepsie, New York - 2/11/80 (Dominance And Submission - originally 
recorded for the "King Biscuit Flower Hour").  The drum fills before the 
final verse of "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" are not as they were 
played live - some of the beats were removed in the mixing.  This is 
believed to be the last BOC album that was available on 8-track tape.


*The Revolution By Night*

1.  Take Me Away -- (E. Bloom, A. Nova)
2.  Eyes On Fire -- (G. Winter)
3.  Shooting Shark -- (D. Roeser, P. Smith)
4.  Veins -- (D. Roeser, R. Meltzer)
5.  Shadow Of California -- (J. Bouchard, N. Smith, S. Pearlman)
6.  Feel The Thunder -- (E. Bloom)
7.  Let Go -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, I. Hunter)
8.  Dragon Lady -- (D. Roeser, B. Blotto)
9.  Light Years Of Love -- (J. Bouchard, H. Wheels)

Notes:  Released in October 1983 by Columbia.  Produced by Bruce 
Fairbairn.  The album was originally planned to be titled, "Night Makes 
Right".  As a single, "Shooting Shark" spent 3 weeks on the U.S. charts, 
reaching as high as #83.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (guitar, vocals), Joe 
Bouchard (bass, electric and Spanish guitar, vocoder, vocals), Rick 
Downey (drums), Allen Lanier (piano, synthesizers), Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Larry Fast/Synergy (additional 
synthesizer programming), Randy Jackson (bass on "Shooting Shark"), Marc 
Baum (saxophone on "Shooting Shark"), Greg Winter (background vocals on 
"Eyes On Fire"), Aldo Nova (guitar and synthesizer on "Take Me Away").


*Club Ninja*

1.  White Flags -- (Leggatt Bros.)
2.  Dancin' In The Ruins -- (L. Gottlieb, J. Scanlon)
3.  Make Rock Not War -- (B. Halligan Jr.)
4.  Perfect Water -- (D. Roeser, J. Carroll)
5.  Spy In The House Of The Night -- (D. Roeser, R. Meltzer)
6.  Beat 'Em Up -- (B. Halligan Jr.)
7.  When The War Comes -- (J. Bouchard, S. Pearlman)
8.  Shadow Warrior -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, Eric Van Lustbader)
9.  Madness To The Method -- (D. Roeser, D. Trismen)

Notes:  There were three different releases by Columbia of this album, 
each with a slightly different mix.  A somewhat rushed mix was released 
in England in November of 1985 (this release is believed to be available 
only on LP and cassette, but not on CD).  Another mix was released in 
Holland in December of 1995.  The third mix (released in the U.S. and 
elsewhere), was released in January 1986.  EPIC records released this 
album as a "Collector's Choice" edition in 1992 using the Holland mix.  
Produced by Sandy Pearlman. Instruments:  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar), 
Joe Bouchard (bass, vocals, guitar), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser 
(vocals, guitars, keyboards), Jimmy Wilcox (background vocals, 
percussion), Tommy Zvoncheck (synthesizers, piano, organ), Thommy Price 
(drums), Phil Grande (additional guitars), Kenny Aaronson (additional 
bass).  This is the first CD recorded by BOC (as opposed to previous 
releases, where the CD was later cut from the LP masters).  The spoken 
words at the start of "When the War Comes" ("When the bones of our 
oppressors... All hail the revolution") are done by New York DJ Howard 
Stern (who's mother is presumably related to Eric Bloom's wife's 
mother).  The European releases of this album do not contain these 
spoken words.  In addition, on the first (England) mix, "White Flags" 
does not end via fade-out.  This version is available on some single 
versions of this song.  There are other various discrepancies between 
the album and single releases due to the various mixes (there are 
noticeable variations in "White Flags", "Make Rock Not War", "Spy In The 
House Of The Night", "When The War Comes", "The Shadow Warrior", and 
"Madness To The Method").  The song "White Flags" was originally 
recorded on Hugh and Gordon Leggatt's 1982 album, *Illuminations*.  
According to "Morning Final #2", the song "Shadow Warrior" was 
originally a song called "I'm A Rebel" (with different lyrics), and 
written (but not used) for the 1984 film, *Teachers*.  This album was 
discontinued in the U.S., although it was re-released in March of 1997 
on Koch records, with new liner notes.  


*Imaginos*

1.  I Am The One You Warned Me Of -- 
    (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
2.  Les Invisibles -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard)
3.  In The Presence Of Another World -- (S. Pearlman, J. Bouchard)
4.  Del Rio's Song -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard)
5.  The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle At 
    Weisseria --  (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard)
6.  Astronomy -- (S. Pearlman, J. Bouchard, A. Bouchard)
7.  Magna Of Illusion -- (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
8.  Blue Oyster Cult -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom)
9.  Imaginos -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard)

Notes:  Released in July 1988 by Columbia.  Produced by Sandy Pearlman - 
associate producer:  Albert Bouchard.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom 
(vocals), Albert Bouchard (guitar, percussion, vocals), Joe Bouchard 
(keyboards, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (guitars, vocals), Kenny Aaronson (bass), Thommy Price (drums), 
Jack Secret (additional vocals), Tommy Moringiello (guitars), Jack Rigg 
(guitars), Tommy Zvoncheck (keyboards), Shocking U (background vocals on 
"In The Presence Of Another World"), Joey Cerisano (additional lead 
vocal on "The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle 
At Weisseria"), Jon Rogers (additional lead vocal on "Imaginos"), The 
Guitar Orchestra of the State of Imaginos (Marc Biedermann, Kevin 
Carlson, Robbie Krieger, Tommy Moringiello, Aldo Nova, Jack Rigg, Joe 
Satriani).  According to Bolle Gregmar, Joe Satriani played the lead on 
"The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle At 
Weisseria", and Robbie Krieger played the lead on "Blue Oyster Cult".  
According to Albert Bouchard, Robbie Krieger also played the lead on 
"Magna Of Illusion".  In addition, Albert Bouchard says that several 
musicians were either improperly credited, or not credited at all.  See 
the specific FAQ question on the recording of *Imaginos* for more on 
this topic.  The house on the album's cover is a photo from the early 
1900's of the famous Cliff House Hotel in San Francisco.  The original 
Cliff House was destroyed by fire in 1894, and a second hotel (pictured 
on the album cover) was built in 1896.  It was also destroyed by fire in 
1907.  A third hotel was built in 1909 and is still standing, but pales 
in comparison to the one on the album cover.  This album is no longer in 
print in the U.S.


*Heaven Forbid*

1.  See You In Black -- (J. Shirley, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
2.  Harvest Moon -- (D. Roeser)
3.  Power Underneath Despair -- (J. Shirley, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
4.  X-Ray Eyes -- (J. Shirley, D. Roeser)
5.  Hammer Back -- (J. Shirley, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
6.  Damaged -- (J. Shirley, D. Roeser)
7.  Cold Gray Light Of Dawn -- (J. Shirley, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
8.  Real World -- (J. Shirley, D. Roeser)
9.  Live For Me -- (J. Shirley, D. Roeser)
10. Still Burnin' -- (J. Rogers, D. Roeser)
11. In Thee -- (A. Lanier)

Note:  Released in March 1998 by CMC International.  Produced by Buck 
Dharma - additional production by Steve Schenck and Eric Bloom.  The 
album was originally planned to be titled, "Ezekiel's Wheel".  
Instruments:  Eric Bloom (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Buck Dharma 
(guitar, keyboards, vocals), Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards), Danny 
Miranda (bass, vocals), Chuck Burgi (drums, vocals) Bobby Rondinelli 
(drums on "Live For Me"), Jon Rogers (bass, vocals on "Harvest Moon", 
"Power Underneath Despair", and "Still Burnin'"), Tony Perrino 
(additional keyboards), George Cintron (additional vocals).  "In Thee" 
was recorded "live at Millbrook".  The song, "Power Underneath Despair" 
had been released by CMC on the *Summerdaze* album in 1997.  The back of 
the CD mispells the word "despair" (for the song, "Power Underneath 
Despair") as "dispair".  The distribution for European copies of this 
album was handled by SPV records.  The European release is sold with an 
insert of the CD tray liner artwork (a blond woman, holding a scepter 
with the BOC symbol) displayed on the front of the CD.


Solo Albums, Live Imports, Movie Soundtracks, and Special Compilations
======================================================================

*Flat Out*  (Buck Dharma solo album)

1.  Born To Rock -- (N. Smith, D. Roeser)
2.  That Summer Night -- (D. Roeser)
3.  Cold Wind -- (D. Roeser)
4.  Your Loving Heart -- (D. Roeser, S. Roeser)
5.  Five Thirty-Five -- (D. Roeser)
6.  Wind Weather And Storm -- (R. Meltzer, D. Roeser)
7.  All Tied Up -- (D. Roeser)
8.  Anwar's Theme -- (D. Roeser)
9.  Come Softly To Me -- (G. Christopher, B. Ellis, G. Troxel)

Notes:  Released in 1982 by Portrait Records.  Produced by Donald 
Roeser.  Instruments:  Buck Dharma (all vocals, instruments, effects and 
noises, except those that follow), Sandy Roeser (vocal on "Come Softly 
To Me", backing vocals on "That Summer Night"), R. Downey (drums on 
"Your Loving Heart", "Five Thirty-Five", "Anwar's Theme"), Neil Smith 
(drums on "Born To Rock", "That Summer Night"), Dennis Dunaway (bass on 
"Born To Rock"), Giis de Lang (additional rhythm guitar on "Born To 
Rock"), Richard Crooks (drums on "Cold Wind"), Will Lee (bass on "Cold 
Wind", "All Tied Up"), Billy Alessi (synthesizer on "Cold Wind" and "All 
Tied Up"), Craig MacGregor (bass on "Your Loving Heart", "Five Thirty-
Five", "Anwar's Theme"), Spyke Grubb (backing vocal on "Five Thirty-
Five"), Teruo Nakamura (bass on "Wind Weather And Storm"), Richie 
Cannata (sax, clarinet, and horn arrangement on "Wind Weather And 
Storm"), Steve Jordan (drums on "All Tied Up"), Sue Evans (percussion on 
"Anwar's Theme", "Come Softly To Me"), D. Roeser (a.k.a. Buck Dharma, 
drums on "Wind Weather And Storm", synthesizer on "All Tied Up"), Jan 
Allen, Terry Bretone, Sandy Roeser, Richard Bifulco (hospital staff on 
"Your Loving Heart"), (2K) Kessie (PA voice on "Your Loving Heart").  A 
special thanks is listed to Chris Cassone "for Gnop Gnip" (see "hidden 
messages" section of FAQ).  The song "Wind Weather And Storm" was demoed 
by Buck for BOC's *Agents Of Fortune* album.  This album is currently no 
longer in print in the U.S., however Sony/Portrait in France released 
the album on CD in 1995 (see elsewhere in the FAQ for more information).


*Live 1976*     (U.K. Import)

1.  Stairway To The Stars
2.  Harvester Of Eyes
3.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
4.  ME-262
5.  Dominance And Submission
6.  Astronomy
7.  Buck's Boogie
8.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love
9.  Born To Be Wild
10. (Don't Fear) The Reaper

Notes:  Recorded in Largo, Maryland (12/27/76).  Released in 1991 by the 
Castle Communications label.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar, 
keyboards), Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitar), Joe Bouchard (bass, 
vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums, guitar, vocals), Donald "Buck Dharma" 
Roeser (lead guitar, vocals).  The sound quality on the CD is rather 
poor.  A video by of this performance is also available (also titled 
*Live 1976*), which includes all of the above songs, plus "E.T.I.".  See 
later in the FAQ for a description of this video. 


*Bad Channels* (movie soundtrack, available only on CD)

Demon's Kiss -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, J. Shirley)
The Horsemen Arrive -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, J. Shirley)

     [the following 9 tunes are by bands other than BOC]
          Joker - That's How It Is, Jane Jane (The Hurricane)
          Fair Game - Somewhere In The Night, Blind Faith
          Sykotik Sinfoney - Manic Depresso, Mr. Cool
          DMT - Myth Of Freedom, Touching Myself Again
          The Ukelalliens - Little Old Lady Polka

Bad Channels Movie Soundtrack (instrumental pieces written and 
performed by Buck Dharma of BOC):
     Bad Channels Overture
     Power Station
     Power Station II
     Shadow
     V.U.
     Cosmo Rules, But Lump Controls
     Battering Ram
     This Dude Is F****d
     Pick Up Her Feed
     Spray That Scumbag
     Out Of Station
     Tree Full Of Owls
     Cookie In Bottle
     Corky Gets It
     Eulogy For Corky
     Spore Bomb
     Remodeling
     Ginger Snaps
     Moon Gets It

Notes:  Released in 1992 by Moonstone Records.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom 
(lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Buck Dharma (lead guitar, vocals, 
keyboards), Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards), Jon Rogers (bass, 
background vocals), Chuck Burgi (drums, background vocals).  The CD 
liner notes incorrectly list the names of Jon Rogers and Chuck Burgi as 
"John Rogers" and "Chuck Burgie" respectively.  "The Horsemen Arrive", 
should actually be titled, "When Horsemen Arrive" - this song was tried 
with different lyrics, and titled "Out Of The Darkness".  The film 
credits incorrectly list the song by this alternate title.


*Summerdaze* (compilation of the 4 acts from the 1997 Summerdaze tour)

John Kay and Steppenwolf:
     Bad Attitude
     Rocket Ship
     Make The Best Of What You Got

Blue Oyster Cult:
     Power Underneath Despair -- (E. Bloom, D. Roeser, J. Shirley)
     (Don't Fear) The Reaper -- (D. Roeser)
     Godzilla -- (D. Roeser)


Foghat:
     Honey Hush
     Nothing But Trouble
     You'll Be Mine

Pat Travers:
     Ice Queen
     Just Enough Money
     Lookin' Up

Notes:  Released in 1997 by CMC International Records.  Instruments (for 
BOC):  Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Allen Lanier (guitar, 
keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (guitar, vocals), Danny Miranda 
(bass, vocals), Bobby Rondinelli (drums).  The instrument credits on the 
album refer to the BOC line-up appearing on the tour, however, the 
credits for the actual recordings are somewhat different.  "Power 
Underneath Despair", a studio track recorded in 1995, was produced by 
Steve Schenck, Buck Dharma, and Eric Bloom; and featured Danny Miranda 
on bass and Chuck Burgi on drums.  "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Moscow, 
Idaho), and "Godzilla" (Kalispell, Montana), both recorded live in 1992, 
feature Jon Rogers on bass and John Miceli on drums.  The band 
photograph in the liner notes is circa 1993 showing Chuck Burgi, Eric 
Bloom, Allen Lanier, Buck Dharma, and Jon Rogers.


*Joe Bouchard Presents The X Brothers:  Solid Citizens*

1.  Pray -- (J. Bouchard)
2.  Hot Time In Hell -- (J. Gray)
3.  On Fire With Love -- 
    (J. Bouchard, A. Hilfiger, B. Hilfiger, N. Smith)
4.  Love's A Killer -- (J. Bouchard, D. Dunaway, N. Smith)
5.  Pearls -- (J. Bouchard)
6.  Inner Bit -- (J. Bouchard)
7.  Wild Ones -- (J. Bouchard, D. Dunaway, N. Smith)
8.  Dreamland -- (J. Bouchard)
9.  The Van Song -- (J. Bouchard, A. Hilfiger, J. Cacala)
10. Dream Machine -- (J. Bouchard)
11. End Post -- (J. Bouchard)
12. All Things Paramount -- (J. Bouchard)
13. Run For The Sun -- (J. Bouchard, R. Meltzer)

Notes:  Released in 1997 by Cellsum Records (see address listed for 
Albert Bouchard/Deborah Frost elsewhere in this FAQ for ordering 
information).  Produced by Joe Bouchard.  Instruments:  Joe Bouchard 
(vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass, mandolin), Andy Hilfiger (bass, 
vocals), Billy Hilfiger (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Cacala (drums, vocals).  
A version of the song "Love's A Killer" originally appeared on the 
Deadringer album, *Electrocution Of The Heart* -- Joe Bouchard also 
played keyboards on that album.  A version of the song "Wild Ones" was 
originally submitted and demoed to Alice Cooper for his album, *Raise 
Your Fist And Yell*, but was not used.  The lyrics for "Run For The Sun" 
were originally used for a song called, "Hot Desert Sand", which was 
demoed for BOC's *Fire Of Unknown Origin* album, but not used.  More 
information about this CD, including lyrics, can be found on the World 
Wide Web at http://w3.nai.net/~xbros/


Compilation Albums (domestic)
=============================

*(Don't Fear) The Reaper* (compilation) (available only on tape)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) [from Mirrors]
3.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]
4.  Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
5.  Born To Be Wild
6.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
7.  Buck's Boogie [from promo release]
8.  Redeemed [from Blue Oyster Cult]

Notes:  Released in 1989 by Columbia, and should not be confused with 
the 1997 Sony release of the same name.  Some of the versions used on 
this recording were the single, not the album versions.  The most 
notable differences include the edited version of "(Don't Fear) The 
Reaper" (the guitar solo section was cut), and "Career Of Evil" 
(Apparently the line, "Do it to your daughter on a dirt road" was 
considered too controversial -- the vocals were either re-recorded or 
re-mixed so the line says "Do it like ya oughtta on a dirt road").  
Also, this version omits the second verse of the song.  "Born To Be 
Wild" is a studio version of the song (the riff is different) which 
appeared as the b-side to a single release of the live version (from *On 
Your Feet Or On Your Knees*).  The version of "Buck's Boogie" is a live 
version from a 1972 show in New York that appeared on Columbia's promo 
issue "Bootleg EP" (see section on bootleg recordings).


*Career Of Evil - The Metal Years*  (compilation)

1.  Cities On Flame [from Extraterrestrial Live]
2.  The Red And The Black [from Extraterrestrial Live]
3.  Hot Rails To Hell [from Extraterrestrial Live]
4.  Dominance And Submission [from Extraterrestrial Live]
5.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from On your Feet Or On Your Knees]
6.  ME 262 [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
7.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Agents Of Fortune]
8.  Beat 'Em Up [from Club Ninja]
9.  Black Blade  [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
10. Harvester Of Eyes [from Secret Treaties]
11. Flaming Telepaths [from Secret Treaties]
12. Godzilla  [from Extraterrestrial Live]
13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Some Enchanted Evening]

Note:  Released in 1990 by Columbia.  On the cassette version of this 
album, the jam at the end of "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" was 
removed - the song ends with Buck's trill way up the neck.  The CD 
version of the album does not have this edit.  According "Morning Final 
#2", this CD was originally issued in place of a CD release of 
*Extraterrestrial Live* (although that album was later released on CD).


*On Flame With Rock And Roll* (compilation)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  Transmaniacon MC [from Blue Oyster Cult]
3.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
4.  Kick Out The Jams [from Some Enchanted Evening]
5.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock  [from Spectres]
6.  Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
7.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
8.  Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
9.  Dominance And Submission [from Secret Treaties]
10. Death Valley Nights [from Spectres]

Notes:  Released in 1990 by CBS Special Products, and should not be 
confused with the 1997 KRB Music Companies release of the same name.  
The version of "Career Of Evil" used on this recording was the single, 
not the album version (Apparently the line, "Do it to your daughter on a 
dirt road" was considered too controversial -- the vocals were either 
re-recorded or re-mixed so the line says "Do it like ya oughtta on a 
dirt road").  Also, this version omits the second verse of the song.  
Two of the tracks ("Dominance And Submission", "Death Valley Nights") do 
not appear on the cassette version of this album.


*Cult Classic* (re-recording of old BOC tunes)

1.  Don't Fear The Reaper -- (D. Roeser)
2.  E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) -- (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser)
3.  M.E. 262 -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
4.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love -- (D. Roeser, D. Waller, M. Krugman)
5.  Burning For You -- (D. Roeser, R. Meltzer)
6.  O.D.'d On Life Itself -- 
    (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
7.  Flaming Telepaths -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
8.  Godzilla -- (D. Roeser)
9.  Astronomy -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard)
10. Cities on Flame With Rock 'N' Roll -- 
    (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, D. Roeser)
11. Harvester Of Eyes -- (R. Meltzer, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
12. Buck's Boogie -- (D. Roeser)
13. Don't Fear The Reaper (TV Mix) -- (D. Roeser)
14. Godzilla (TV Mix) -- (D. Roeser)

Notes:  Released in 1994, by Herald/Fragile/Caroline Records.  Produced 
by Donald Roeser and Eric Bloom.  Executive producer:  Steve Schenck.  
Associate producer:  Jeff Kawalek.  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (lead 
vocals, guitar, keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, 
lead vocals, keyboards), Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitars), Jon Rogers 
(bass, background vocals), Chuck Burgi (drums, percussion, background 
vocals).  The CD was released in 1996 in Europe under the title, 
"Champions Of Rock".


*Workshop Of The Telescopes* (double CD compilation)

Disc 1
    1.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
    2.  Transmaniacon MC [from Blue Oyster Cult]
    3.  Before The Kiss, A Redcap [from Blue Oyster Cult]
    4.  Stairway To The Stars [from Blue Oyster Cult]
    5.  Buck's Boogie [from "Guitars That Destroyed The World"]
    6.  Workshop Of The Telescopes [from promo release]
    7.  The Red And The Black [from promo release]
    8.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]
    9.  Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
    10. Flaming Telepaths [from Secret Treaties]
    11. Astronomy [from Secret Treaties]
    12. Subhuman [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
    13. Harvester Of Eyes [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
    14. M.E. 262 [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
    15. Born To Be Wild [from b-side of Born To Be Wild single]
Disc 2
    1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
    2.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love [from Agents Of Fortune]
    3.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Agents Of Fortune]
    4.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
    5.  Goin' Through The Motions [from Spectres]
    6.  Golden Age Of Leather [from Spectres]
    7.  Kick Out The Jams [from Some Enchanted Evening]
    8.  We Gotta Get Out Of This Place [from Some Enchanted Evening]
    9.  In Thee [from Mirrors]
    10. The Marshall Plan [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
    11. Veteran Of The Psychic Wars [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
    12. Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
    13. Dominance And Submission [from Extraterrestrial Live]
    14. Take Me Away [from The Revolution By Night]
    15. Shooting Shark [from The Revolution By Night]
    16. Dancin' In The Ruins [from Club Ninja]
    17. Perfect Water [from Club Ninja]

Notes:  Released in 1995 by Sony/Columbia's Legacy label.  The versions 
of "Workshop Of The Telescopes" and "The Red And The Black" were 
recorded live in 1972, and previously not commercially issued, but 
released on 12-inch vinyl to radio stations.  The version of "Buck's 
Boogie" used on this recording was also from that release (as well as 
the Columbia compilation, "Guitars That Destroyed The World").  The 
release, which also included a live version of "Cities On Flame With 
Rock And Roll", was titled *The BOC Bootleg EP*.  The version of "Born 
To Be Wild" is a studio version which was previously only available 
either on the b-side of the single release of "Born To Be Wild" from *On 
Your Feet Or On Your Knees*, or on the *(Don't Fear) The Reaper* 
compilation tape.  The band used to refer to this track as their "I 
Heard It Through The Grapevine" version, as the rhythm part of the track 
sounds very similar to the song.  This CD set correctly credits A. 
Bouchard and B. Dharma for the writing of "Buck's Boogie", but 
incorrectly credits D. Roeser, A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, and S. Pearlman 
for the writing of "The Red And The Black" (when it should be "A. 
Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman").  The version of "We Gotta Get Out Of 
This Place" is from the LP version of *Some Enchanted Evening*, not the 
CD version (see notes for *Some Enchanted Evening*).


*Revisited* (compilation)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
3.  Transmaniacon MC [from Blue Oyster Cult]
4.  Goin' Through The Motions [from Spectres]
5.  Hot Rails To Hell [from Tyranny And Mutation]
6.  The Red And The Black [from Blue Oyster Cult]
7.  In Thee [from Mirrors]
8.  Before The Kiss, A Redcap [from Blue Oyster Cult]
9.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]

Notes:  Released in 1996 by Sony Music Special Products.  M. Krugman and 
A. Lanier were left off the credits for "Before The Kiss, A Redcap".  
The cover photo used shows the original BOC line-up in concert 
performing the "5 Guitars".


*On Flame With Rock And Roll* (compilation)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
3.  Kick Out The Jams [from Some Enchanted Evening]
4.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock  [from Spectres]
5.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
6.  Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]

Notes:  Released in 1997 by KRB Music Companies/Sony Music Special 
Products, and should not be confused with the 1990 CBS Special Products 
release of the same name.  This release is part of the "Six Pack" 
series, containing six hits by a particular artist.  The cover photo is 
the same as the photo on the *Revisited* compilation, with the flaming 
logo from the first *On Flame With Rock And Roll* compilation above the 
photo.


*Don't Fear The Reaper* (compilation)

1.  The Red And The Black [from Tyranny And Mutation]
2.  In Thee [from Mirrors]
3.  Nosferatu [from Spectres]
4.  Shooting Shark [from The Revolution By Night]
5.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Extraterrestrial Live]
6.  Goin' Through The Motions [from Spectres]
7.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]
8.  Before The Kiss, A Redcap [from Blue Oyster Cult]
9.  Hot Rails To Hell [from Tyranny And Mutation]
10. Buck's Boogie [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]

Notes:  Released in 1997 by Sony Music Special Products, and should not 
be confused with the 1989 Columbia release of the same name.  This CD 
credits A. Bouchard and D. Roeser for the writing of "Buck's Boogie", 
and M. Krugman and A. Lanier were left off the credits for "Before The 
Kiss, A Redcap".  The cover photo is the same as the photo on the 
*Revisited* compilation.

*Super Hits* (compilation)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love [from Agents Of Fortune]
3.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
4.  The Red And The Black [from promo release]
5.  O.D.'d On Life Itself [from Tyranny And Mutation]
6.  Goin' Through The Motions [from Spectres]
7.  Black Blade [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
8.  7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]
9.  Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
10. Flaming Telepaths [from Secret Treaties]

Notes:  Released in 1998 by Sony.  The song "The Red And The Black" 
originally appeared on the *Tyranny And Mutation* album.  However, the 
version on this compilation was recorded live in 1972, and originally 
only released on 12-inch vinyl to radio stations.  It was later released 
by Sony on the *Workshop Of The Telescopes* compilation.  The song is 
incorrectly listed in the liner notes to this compilation as being from 
*Tyranny And Mutation*.  Also, the liner notes incorrectly credit "The 
Red And The Black" to "E. Bloom, S. Pearlman, D. Roeser", when it should 
be "A. Bouchard, E. Bloom, S. Pearlman".


Compilation Albums (foreign)
============================

*Rock Storia E Musica - Blue Oyster Cult - Gruppo Editoriale Fabri*
(Italian import compilation) (available only on tape)

1.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Extraterrestrial Live]
2.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Extraterrestrial Live]
3.  Hot Rails To Hell [from Extraterrestrial Live]
4.  Godzilla [from Extraterrestrial Live]
5.  Dominance And Submission [from Extraterrestrial Live]
6.  Monsters [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
7.  The Great Sun Jester [from Mirrors]
8.  Black Blade [from Extraterrestrial Live]

Notes:  Released in 1983 by Columbia.  


*Rock Shots - Hins Collection - "Club Ninja" Track Sequence* 
(Indonesian import compilation) (available only on tape)

1.  Beat 'Em Up
2.  Make Rock, Not War
3.  Spy In The House Of The Night
4.  Dancin' In The Ruins
5.  The Shadow Warrior
6.  Perfect Water
7.  White Flags
8.  When The War Comes
9.  Madness To The Method
10. Light Years Of Love
11. Eyes On Fire
12. Shadow Of California
13. Take Me Away

Notes:  Released in 1986.  The versions on this tape are presumably the 
same versions as appeared on *The Revolution By Night* and *Club Ninja*.


*Il Grande Rock De Agostini* (Italian import compilation)

1.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  The Red And The Black [from Tyranny And Mutation]
3.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
4.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
5.  E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Agents Of Fortune]
6.  Joan Crawford [from Extraterrestrial Live]
7.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock [from Spectres]
8.  Astronomy [from Secret Treaties]
9.  The Subhuman [from Secret Treaties]
10. Blue Oyster Cult [from Imaginos]

Notes:  Released in 1991, by Columbia/Sony (Italy).  Part of a "magazine 
set" - a large series of around 100 or so CDs/pamphlets on various rock 
bands.  A subscriber would receive a new CD/pamphlet on a periodic basis 
until they had the whole set.  Only one CD had BOC songs - #25 in the 
series.  The songs were recorded straight off BOC LPs.  The disc 
incorrectly credits 5 of the tracks as being from *Some Enchanted 
Evening*.


*The Reaper - Best* (German/Holland import compilation)

1.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
2.  Godzilla [from Spectres]
3.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock [from Some Enchanted Evening]
4.  Then Came The Last Days Of May [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
5.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
6.  The Marshall Plan [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
7.  Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
8.  Joan Crawford [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
9.  Dr. Music [from Mirrors]
10. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place [from Some Enchanted Evening]
11. White Flags [from Club Ninja]
12. The Vigil [from Mirrors]
13. Take Me Away [from The Revolution By Night]
14. Shooting Shark [from The Revolution By Night]
15. I Am The One You Warned Me Of [from Imaginos]
16. In The Presence Of Another World (Excerpts From) [from Imaginos]

Notes:  Released in 1993.  Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment 
(Germany), made in Austria, printed in Holland.  Most of the writing on 
the CD liner, including about 10 pages of history on the band, is 
printed in German.  Several of the songs ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper", 
"Godzilla", "Then Came The Last Days Of May", "Cities On Flame With Rock 
And Roll", "Joan Crawford", "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place") have been 
enhanced over the original album versions to improve the sound quality.  
The version of "In The Presence Of Another World" is an abbreviated 
version of the song appearing on *Imaginos* - the song ends after the 
line "In the fullness of another world, there is no emptiness..." just 
prior to the "Your master" coda section.  The version of "We Gotta Get 
Out Of This Place" is from the LP version of *Some Enchanted Evening*, 
not the CD version (see notes for *Some Enchanted Evening*).


*Champions Of Rock* (European release of *Cult Classic*)

See listing for *Cult Classic*

Notes:  This CD was released in 1996 in Europe as part of a series of 
artists including April Wine, J. Geils Band, Gentle Giant, Nazareth, 
Saxon, Robin Trower, and UFO.  It is released by the "Disky" label in 
Holland with "all tracks licensed from EMI International Records".  The 
cover photo is a group shot of the 5 original members of BOC, probably 
taken in the mid to late 1970's.


*Tattoo Vampire* (German import compilation)

1.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
2.  Stairway To The Stars [from Blue Oyster Cult]
3.  Then Came The Last Days Of May [from Blue Oyster Cult]
4.  Workshop Of The Telescopes [from promo release]
5.  Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
6.  This Ain't The Summer Of Love [from Agents Of Fortune]
7.  Tattoo Vampire [from Agents Of Fortune]
8.  The Red And The Black [from Extraterrestrial Live]
9.  Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
10. Born To Be Wild (Studio) [from b-side of Born To Be Wild single]
11. Black Blade [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
12. Shooting Shark [from The Revolution By Night]
13. Dr. Music (Live) [from Extraterrestrial Live]
14. Godzilla [from Spectres]

Notes:  Released in 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment (Germany).  The 
song "Workshop Of The Telescopes" was recorded live in 1972, and 
originally only released on 12-inch vinyl to radio stations.  It was 
later released by Sony on the *Workshop Of The Telescopes* compilation.  
The version of "Born To Be Wild" is a studio version which was 
previously only available either on the b-side of the single release of 
"Born To Be Wild" from *On Your Feet Or On Your Knees*, or on the 
*(Don't Fear) The Reaper* compilation tape.  It was later released by 
Sony on the *Workshop Of The Telescopes* compilation.  While the track 
listings indicate that "Dr. Music" is a live recording, they do not also 
indicate that both "Workshop Of The Telescopes" and "The Red And The 
Black" are also live recordings.


Bootleg Recordings
==================

Note:  Most of the following won't be found in your local (U.S.) record 
store.  How to obtain these recordings is discussed elsewhere in this 
FAQ.


*Blue Oyster Cult - Live NY '72*     (Columbia promo/various imports)

     Title (label, release year)

     The Blue Oyster Cult Bootleg EP (Columbia, 1972) - LP promo
     In My Mouth Or On The Ground (Idle Mind, 1976) - 10" blue or black
     Blue Oyster Cult (Maserati, 1976) - LP only
     Fantasy Distillation Of Reality (TKRWM, 1977) - LP only
     Blue Oyster Cult (Sky Dog International) - vinyl (1989), CD (1990)

1.  The Red And The Black
2.  Buck's Boogie
3.  Workshop Of The Telescopes
4.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll

Notes:  The above 4 songs were recorded on 4/3/72 at Nugget's Pizza 
Parlor in Rochester, NY.  "The Red And The Black", "Workshop Of The 
Telescopes", and "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" were part of a 
radio broadcast a week later.  "Buck's Boogie" lacked publishing 
copyrights security at that time, and was not broadcast, but did appear 
on a compilation album of various artists, titled, *The Guitars That 
Destroyed The World* in the early 1970's.  Columbia released *The Blue 
Oyster Cult Bootleg EP* as a promotional EP to radio stations as a pre-
release to *Tyranny And Mutation*.  On that EP, the credits for "Buck's 
Boogie" (D. Roeser, A. Bouchard) and "The Red And The Black" (S. 
Pearlman, E. Bloom, A. Bouchard) were swapped.  This error has been 
propagated through the years on various releases (most notably, the 
credits for "Buck's Boogie" were never fully rectified until the 1995 
Sony release, *Workshop Of The Telescopes*).  In 1976, Idle Mind 
released this recording on 10" (both black and blue) vinyl with the 
title *In My Mouth Or On The Ground*.  Also in 1976, Maserati released 
this recording (with lyrics to some of BOC's albums, as well as 
promotional photos) with the title *Blue Oyster Cult*, but created 
confusion with a label on the record reading "Soft White Underbelly" 
(there are no Soft White Underbelly recordings on this album).  This 
recording also goes by the album number of "ME262".  In 1977, TKRWM 
released this recording, along with the two tracks from the Stalk-
Forrest Group single ("What Is Quicksand?" and "Arthur Comics" - see the 
section about other BOC recordings for more information on them) with 
the title "Fantasy Distillation Of Reality" (and also erroneously 
stamped "Live in Montreal" - creating additional confusion).  Finally, 
Sky Dog released this recording under the title *Blue Oyster Cult* or 
*Live In NY '72*.  It is believed that at least one of these releases 
has the tracks in the wrong order, putting the "side one" tracks (The 
Red And The Black, Buck's Boogie) after the "side two" tracks (Workshop 
Of The Telescopes, Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll).


*Still Kicking* 
(often mislabeled "Still Ticking"; possible alternative title is "Still 
Fighting", often mislabeled "Still Fiction") (available only on LP)

Intro
Dr. Music
Heavy Metal (The Black and Silver)
Joan Crawford
M.E. 262
Flaming Telepaths
Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
Roadhouse Blues

Notes:  Released in 1982 by the "Good Shape" label.  The songs were 
recorded in London at The Venue (8/19/81) and Castle Donnington 
(8/22/81).  This recording may only be available on LP.  The Castle 
Donnington show was Rick Downey's first full performance with BOC.  The 
mislabeling of the titles stems from a very bizarre font which was used 
on the cover, that was difficult to read.  The sound quality is poor.  
"Heavy Metal" included an up-tempo riff at the end of the song that was 
only done by the band on the European leg of this tour.


*Violences 3*
(Italy import) (available only on LP)

Born To Be Wild
Arthur Comics
Roadhouse Blues

Notes:  Released in 1982 by the "Blam" label, as part of a boxed set of 
3 artists (Motorhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Blue Oyster Cult) each doing 3 
songs each.  The three songs are from the 9/8/80 show at the Old 
Waldorf, San Francisco, CA.


*The Thing!*     (Italy import)
(also released as a German import as two individual CDs -- "Blue Oyster 
Cult Live And Alive - Vol. 1" and "Blue Oyster Cult Live And Alive - 
Vol. 2"; also, the tracks indicated with a + were released as single CD 
imports under the titles "Godzilla", and "Burnin' For You")

Disc 1
    1.  Dr. Music +
    2.  E.T.I.
    3.  Burnin' For You +
    4.  Fire Of Unknown Origin +
    5.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
    6.  Joan Crawford +
    7.  Flaming Telepaths
    8.  Veteran Of The Psychic Wars +
    9.  Hot Rails To Hell +
Disc 2
    1.  ME-262 +
    2.  Heavy Metal
    3.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper +
    4.  Godzilla +
    5.  Born To Be Wild +
    6.  5 Guitars +
    7.  Roadhouse Blues +

Notes:  Released in 1991 by the "Beech Marten" label (The "Live And 
Alive Vol. 1/2" import was released by the "PR-Records" label, the 
"Godzilla" import was released in 1993 in both vinyl and CD formats by 
the "Metal Mess" label, and the "Burnin' For You" import was released in 
1994 by the "Live Line" label).  Recorded at Bonds International 
Casinos, New York City (6/16/81).  Instruments:  Eric Bloom (guitars, 
vocals), Donald Roeser (guitars, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards, 
backing vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums), Joe Bouchard (bass, backing 
vocals).  The "Live And Alive Vol. 1/2" recording has the two discs 
reversed (i.e. "Vol. 1" is Disc 2 of "The Thing!", and "Vol. 2" is Disc 
1 of "The Thing!").  "The Thing!" has the correct concert order.  The CD 
has three major typos:  The recording was at "Bonds International", not 
"Bands International".  Also, the recording date was "6/16/81", not 
"6/18/81".  Finally, "Flaming Telepaths" is mis-spelled as "Flaming 
Telephats".  This recording was broadcast on ABC Radio's "A Night on the 
Road" on 8/8/81.  According to Bolle Gregmar, some of the songs at the 
end of the show (The Reaper, Godzilla, Born To Be Wild, 5 Guitars) were 
actually recorded the previous year (9/8/80 show at the Old Waldorf, San 
Francisco, CA).  These were spliced in by Steve Schenck and George 
Geranios when the mixing budget ran out.  Steve Schenck had to overdub 
the keyboards on "Flaming Telepaths".  The version of "(Don't Fear) The 
Reaper" sounds as if Buck mistakenly sings the second verse twice, while 
the band recovers without missing a beat.  Actually, the splicing of the 
two shows was done in the middle of the song, but was done in error.  
The version of "5 Guitars" is the "Mark III" (Golden Age of Leather) 
version.  Also, for some unknown reason, "5 Guitars" was mixed after 
"Born To Be Wild", when in actuality the band played them in the 
opposite order ("5 Guitars" segues into "Born To Be Wild"), and "Heavy 
Metal" was actually played as an encore to the Bonds show.  The photo on 
the front of *The Thing!* CD appears to have been taken in the early 
1970's (every-one's hair is quite long).  


*Nail You Down*     (Luxembourg or Italy import)
(also released as an import with the title, "Rock and Roll Reapers")

1.  Stairway To the Stars
2.  Harvester Of Eyes
3.  Workshop Of Telescopes
4.  Before The Kiss (A Redcap)
5.  Born To Rock
6.  Hot Rails To Hell
7.  Seven Screaming Dizbusters
8.  Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
9.  Burnin' For You
10. Joan Crawford
11. Born To Be Wild
12. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
13. Roadhouse Blues

Notes:  Released in 1992 by the "Oh Boy" label (The "Rock and Roll 
Reapers" import was released by the "Metal Mania" label).  From the ABC 
recording, "Captured Live", recorded on 7/23/83 at Perkins Palace, 
Pasadena, CA, and broadcast on 8/29/83.  The show also contained some 
songs from *Revolution By Night* (Take Me Away, Feel The Thunder, 
Veins), but they were not broadcast as the album had not yet been 
released.  The photo on the back of the CD contains Albert Bouchard.  He 
was not in the band at the time of this performance.  This version of 
"Roadhouse Blues" contains, in the middle of the song, a few bars of the 
Doors' song, "Love Me Two Times" (which is incorrectly listed on the 
"Rock and Roll Reapers" release as a separate track).


*Into The Crypts Of Rays*     (Italy import)

1.  R. U. Ready 2 Rock
2.  White Flags
3.  Take Me Away
4.  Dancin' In The Ruins
5.  The Shadow Warrior
6.  Burnin' For You
7.  Godzilla
8.  Wings Of Mercury
9.  (Don't Fear) The Reaper
10. Born To Be Wild
11. Let Go
12. Shooting Shark

Notes:  Released in 1993 by the "International Broadcast Recordings" 
label.  Recorded at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA on 3/27/86.  
However, the last 3 songs on the CD are actually from a 2/14/84 show at 
the Hammersmith Odeon in London.  The California portion of this 
recording (often incorrectly referred as being from Los Angeles) was 
broadcast on "The King Biscuit Flower Hour" on 7/13/86.  This show was 
rebroadcast by King Biscuit on 8/31/98, and sent to radio stations on CD 
(the last 3 songs were not part of the King Biscuit broadcast, and 
therefore not on this radio-only CD).  "Wings Of Mercury" is credited as 
written by Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom, and Albert Bouchard.  However, 
according to Bolle Gregmar, the song was actually written by Dream 
Syndicate (Karl Precoda), and given to BOC to use (both Dream Syndicate 
and BOC were managed by Sandy Pearlman, and Tommy Zvoncheck plays 
keyboards on at least one Dream Syndicate album).  It was planned to be 
played by BOC on the Hear 'n Aid project (a heavy-metal album project 
organized by Ronnie James Dio to raise money for the hungry -- the album 
featured a group of stars singing one song, plus a number of tracks by 
some of the artists), but was not used.  "Wings Of Mercury" was actually 
played as the first encore of the Santa Monica show, but was inserted 
in-between "Godzilla" and "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" for the radio 
broadcast.  The recording of "Born To Be Wild" appears to have been 
edited to remove the "Texas Chainsaw guitar duel".  The second verse of 
"Shooting Shark" is not on the recording -- either the band did not 
perform the second verse, or it was edited out of the mix.  The name of 
this release no doubt comes from the Celtic Frost song of the same name.  


Stalk-Forrest Group -- *St. Cecilila - The California Album*   
(European import) (available only on LP)

1.  Gil Blanco County
2.  Ragamuffin' Dumplin
3.  Bonomo's Turkish Taffy
4.  Arthur Comics
5.  Curse Of The Hidden Mirrors
6.  What Is Quicksand
7.  St. Cecilia
8.  Donovan's Monkey
9.  I'm On The Lamb, But I Ain't No Sheep
10. A Fact About Sneakers

Notes:  Released in 1998 by the "Acetato" label.  It is believed that 
about 500 copies of this recording were pressed in Europe, with the 
source being tapes traded by fans.  The quality is presumably good, but 
not excellent.  The first seven songs are taken from the Stalk-Forrest 
Group recording that Elektra never released.  The line-up for these 
songs was Jesse Python (Eric Bloom), Buck Dharma (Donald Roeser), Prince 
Omega (Albert Bouchard), La Vern (Allen Lanier), and Andy Winters 
(Andrew Winters).  The remaining three songs were recorded as a demo in 
1971 (possibly for Columbia) by Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma, Albert 
Bouchard, Allen Lanier and Joe Bouchard.  The version of "I'm On The 
Lamb, But I Ain't No Sheep" sounds quite different than the version 
released on the first BOC album, including a piano part, and a riff 
which would later be used in the *Imaginos* song, "I Am The One You 
Warned Me Of".


Dharma For Buck  (source of distribution uknown) 

1.  Kilburn County  (Gil Blanco County)
2.  Magic Man  (Ragamuffin' Dumplin)
3.  Nope Is What I Hope  (Bonomo's Turkish Taffy)
4.  Arthur Comics
5.  Behind My Back  (Curse Of The Hidden Mirrors)
6.  Right Back In Tokyo  (What Is Quicksand)
7.  St. Cecelia  (St. Cecilia)
8.  Stairway To The Stars
9.  Dominence & Submission  (Dominance And Submission)
10. Astronomy
11. ME-262
12. Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
13. Morning Final
14. This Ain't The Summer Of Love
15. Don't Fear The Reaper

Notes:  Released in 1999 on Tendolar.  This release is, by bootleg 
standards, fairly poorly done, and may even have been done as a CD-R 
(recordable CD) as opposed to being mass-produced at a CD processing 
plant.  However, it is included here because it has been advertised by 
legitimate CD import dealers, and it is currently the only CD source of 
the Stalk-Forrest Group Elektra demo.  The first 7 tracks are in fact 
from the Stalk-Forrest Group demo (mislabeled on the CD as being from 
the "Stalk-Forrest band"), made in 1970 for Elektra, but never 
officially released.  The remaining tracks are taken from two separate 
concerts which were broadcast as part of the King Biscuit Flower Hour.  
The first 5 of these tracks were taken from a 6/8/75 show on Long 
Island, New York, and the remaining 3 were taken from a 10/24/76 show in 
Albany, New York.  The cover artwork is the artwork to BOC's *Spectres* 
release, with the changed title (suggesting possible computer 
reproduction).  The track list is riddled with errors (the list above 
shows the tracks as listed on the CD, followed by the correct track 
title in parenthesis), suggesting that the producer created this 
recording from cassette tapes without a proper track list.  It is 
suspected that the live BOC tracks which follow are also taken from 
cassette tape copies (despite the CD's claim of being a "stereo 
soundboard recording") of the King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcasts.  The 
sound quality is uneven, no better than many fan-traded tapes of the 
same material, and there are a few cuts in some of the live tracks (most 
notably the end of "Don't Fear The Reaper", presumably due to no more 
time available on the CD).  Further, the printing on the CD itself 
entitles it as "Pharma For Back".


Other Releases (Singles, Promos, Etc.)
======================================

NOTE:  This list is not meant to identify every case of which singles 
were released in which country.  Where a non-U.S. release is unique from 
other releases (in terms of tracks on the release, not necessarily other 
factors such as artwork), it is indicated here.  If another country is 
not identified with the release, then it was released in the U.S. (but 
may have also been released in other countries as well).

7" vinyl

1972 -- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll - mono/stereo (promo)
1972 -- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll/Before The Kiss, A Redcap
1973 -- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll - mono/stereo (promo reissue)
1973 -- The Red And The Black/Baby Ice Dog - Japanese single
1974 -- Hot Rails To Hell/7 Screaming Diz-Busters
1974 -- Career Of Evil/Dominance And Submission
1974 -- Flaming Telepaths/Career Of Evil - Japanese single
1975 -- Born To Be Wild - promo
1975 -- Born To Be Wild - live/studio
1975 -- Born To Be Wild/Cities On Flame - Japanese single
1975 -- Last Days Of May/Cities On Flame - Japanese single
1976 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - mono/stereo (edited promo)
1976 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Tattoo Vampire
1976 -- This Ain't The Summer of Love - mono/stereo (promo)
1976 -- This Ain't The Summer of Love/Debbie Denise
1976 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Dominance And Submission - Columbia 
        "Hall of Fame" reissue
1976 -- Sinful Love/(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Japanese single
1977 -- Goin' Through The Motions - mono/stereo (promo)
1977 -- Goin' Through The Motions/Searchin' For Celine
1977 -- Godzilla - mono/stereo (promo)
1977 -- Godzilla/Nosferatu
1978 -- I Love The Night/Nosferatu - U.K. single
1978 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/R. U. Ready 2 Rock - U.K. single)
1978 -- Godzilla - live/studio (promo)
1978 -- Godzilla - live/studio (special radio station copy promo)
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - mono/stereo (promo)
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/E.T.I.
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/Stairway To The Stars (live) - 
        U.K. single
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/Kick Out The Jams - Dutch single
1978 -- Godzilla/Born To Be Wild - Japanese single
1979 -- In Thee - promo
1979 -- In Thee/The Vigil - U.K., Australian single
1979 -- In Thee/Lonely Teardrops
1979 -- Your Not The One (I Was Looking For) - promo
1979 -- Your Not The One (I Was Looking For)/Moon Crazy 
1979 -- Mirrors/Lonely Teardrops - U.K. single
1979 -- Mirrors/Lonely Teardrops - U.K. single (on clear vinyl)
1979 -- Moon Crazy/I Am The Storm - Japanese single
1980 -- Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)/Divine Wind - promo
1980 -- Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)/Divine Wind - with special 
        guest star Don Kirschner
1980 -- Fallen Angel/Lips In The Hills - U.K., Australian, 
        Spanish single
1980 -- Deadline/Monsters - U.K. single
1981 -- Burnin' For You - LP version/short version (promo)
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Vengeance (The Pact)
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver - U.K. single
1981 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You - Columbia 
        "Hall of Fame" reissue
1983 -- Shooting Shark - LP version/short version (promo)
1983 -- Shooting Shark/Dragon Lady 
1983 -- Shooting Shark/Feel The Thunder - Dutch, Spanish single
1983 -- Take Me Away/Feel The Thunder - U.K. single
1983 -- Take Me Away - LP version/short version (promo)
1983 -- Take Me Away/Let Go
1984 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/R U Ready 2 Rock - U.K. "Old Gold" 
        1980's reissue
1985 -- White Flags/Rock Not War - U.K. single
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins - promo
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins/Shadow Warrior
1986 -- Perfect Water - promo
1986 -- Perfect Water/Spy In The House Of The Night
1988 -- Astronomy(edit)/Magna Of Illusion - U.K., Dutch single
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You (from *Cult Classic*) - 
        U.K. single on Fragile label

12" Vinyl

1972 -- *The Blue Oyster Cult Bootleg EP* - The Red And The Black/Buck's 
        Boogie/Workshop Of The Telescopes/Cities On Flame With Rock And 
        Roll - promo
1978 -- Godzilla/Godzilla (live) - promo)
1978 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/R. U. Ready 2 Rock - U.K. single (1978
        tour edition) 
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Joan Crawford/Sole Survivor/Veteran Of The 
        Psychic Wars - *Fire Of Unknown Origin* 4 song promo
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Dr. Music (live)/Flaming Telepaths (live) - 
        U.K. single
1982 -- Roadhouse Blues (LP/edit) - promo
1982 -- Roadhouse Blues (LP/edit)/Veteran Of The Psychic Wars (all from 
        *Extraterrestrial Live*) - promo
1983 -- Shooting Shark (LP/edit)/Take Me Away/Eyes on Fire - *Revolution 
        By Night* 4 song promo 
1983 -- Take Me Away (from *Revolution By Night)/Burnin' For You (from 
        *Fire Of Unknown Origin*)/(Don't Fear) The Reaper (from *Agents 
        Of Fortune)/Dr. Music (live) - U.K. release
1983 -- Shooting Shark/Dragon Lady - U.K. single
1985 -- White Flags/Shooting Shark/Rock Not War - U.K. single
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins/Shadow Warrior - Holland single
1986 -- Perfect Water - LP version/short version
1988 -- Astronomy/Magna Of Illusion (from *Imaginos*)/(Don't Fear) The 
        Reaper (from *Agents Of Fortune*) - U.K. Single
1988 -- Astronomy (Wild Mix) (with and without the Stephen King 
        intro)/Magna Of Illusion -  U.K. single

CD

1988 -- Astronomy - *Imaginos* promo (2 LP versions - one with Stephen 
        King intro, 2 short versions - one with S. King intro)
1988 -- The Next Chapter (In The Presence of Another World) (LP/edit) -
        *Imaginos* promo
1988 -- Astronomy/Magna of Illusion (from *Imaginos*)/(Don't Fear) The 
        Reaper (from *Agents Of Fortune*) - U.K. Single
1989 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper (from *Agents Of Fortune*)/Burnin' For 
        You (from *Fire Of Unknown Origin*) - 3 inch CD single
1992 -- Tyranny And Mutation/Secret Treaties - Double CD release by 
        Sony-France
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper (from *Cult Classic*) - promo
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You/Godzilla (from *Cult 
        Classic*) - promo
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You (from *Cult Classic*) - 
        U.K. Single
1995 -- Blue Oyster Cult/Tyranny And Mutation/Secret Treaties - 3 Pack 
        release by Sony/Legacy of the first 3 BOC albums on CD
1998 -- See You In Black - *Heaven Forbid* promo
1998 -- Harvest Moon - *Heaven Forbid* promo
1998 -- Live For Me (album version/radio edit) - *Heaven Forbid* promo
1998 -- Agents Of Fortune - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Re-mastered 
        "gold" CD 
1999 -- Blue Oyster Cult/Tyranny And Mutation - Mobile Fidelity Sound 
        Lab Re-mastered "gold" CD 

Other

Agents Of Fortune/Spectres - release as a single cassette
Agents Of Fortune/Spectres - Australian double vinyl release
Agents Of Fortune/Spectres - European double CD release
Silver Condor/Fire Of Unknown Origin - Saudi Arabian single cassette
                                       (Imaginos vocalist Joey Cerisano
                                       is Silver Condor's lead singer)
Career Of Evil:  The Metal Years - on vinyl - U.K. import
1998 --