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Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 14, 1980. Following an experiment with a more-polished sound on the album Mirrors (released the previous year), this recording marked a return to the band's earlier, heavier sound. It also represents the band's first collaboration with British producer Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden), who would also produce the band's following album Fire of Unknown Origin a year later.

Cultösaurus Erectus
Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	June 14, 1980 (1980-06-14)
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	Kingdom Sound Studios, Long Island, New York
Genre	Progressive rock hard rock heavy metal progressive metal
Length	41:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Martin Birch
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Mirrors (1979) Cultösaurus Erectus (1980) Fire of Unknown Origin (1981)
Singles from Cultösaurus Erectus
"Fallen Angel" Released: 18 July 1980 (UK)[1] "Deadline" Released: October 1980 (UK)[2] "Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)" Released: November 1980[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

While the album did sell more than its predecessor, it stalled at Gold status. However, during this time Blue Öyster Cult was still filling large venues. The tour promoting Cultösaurus Erectus found the band co-headlining sports arenas in the United States with Black Sabbath as part of the Black and Blue Tour.

The album cover features the central part of the painting Behemoth's World by British artist Richard Clifton-Dey.

Songs

"Black Blade" features lyrics by fantasy and sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock and is about Stormbringer, a black sword wielded by Elric of Melniboné, the most famous character in Moorcock's mythology.

The title "The Marshall Plan" is a play on words, connecting the post-World War II economic program with the British amplifier manufacturer.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

• Eric Bloom – guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, bass (on "Deadline"), keyboards, vocals
• Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
• Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
• Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Don Kirshner – introduction for "The Marshall Plan"
• Mark Rivera – saxophone on "Monsters"

Production

• Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing
• Clay Hutchinson – second engineer
• Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
• Paula Scher – cover design

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	77
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	12
US Billboard 200[9]	34

References

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