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Blue Öyster Cult è l'album di debutto dei Blue Öyster Cult, pubblicato nel 1972 dalla Columbia Records.

Blue Öyster Cult album in studio
Artista	Blue Öyster Cult
Pubblicazione	gennaio 1972[1] pubblicato negli Stati Uniti
Durata	36:37 (LP) 49:51 (CD del 2001)
Dischi	1 / 1
Tracce	10 / 14
Genere[2]	Hard rock Heavy metal
Etichetta	Columbia Records (KC 31063)
Produttore	Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman
Registrazione	New York al The Warehouse, ottobre 1971
Formati	LP / CD
Note	L'edizione del 2001 ha quattro bonus track
Certificazioni
Dischi d'oro	0
Dischi di platino	0
Blue Öyster Cult - cronologia
Album precedente — Album successivo Tyranny and Mutation (1973)

Recensioni professionali
Recensione	Giudizio
AllMusic	[3]
Robert Christgau	B+[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
Sputnikmusic	4.0 (Excellent)[6]
Piero Scaruffi	[7]
Ondarock	[8]
Dizionario del Pop-Rock	[9]
24.000 dischi	[10]
Storia della musica	[11]

Quest'album ottenne riscontri positivi dalla critica dell'epoca: la loro musica venne descritta come «heavy metal per gente che odia l'heavy metal»[12].

Tracce

LP

Lato A

1. Transmaniacon MC – 3:20 (Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom)
2. I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep – 3:09 (Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Eric Bloom)
3. Then Came the Last Days of May – 3:29 (Donald Roeser)
4. Stairway to the Stars – 3:42 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser)
5. Before the Kiss, a Redcap – 4:57 (Sandy Pearlman, Murray Krugman, Allen Lanier, Donald Roeser)

Lato B

1. Screams – 3:09 (Joe Bouchard)
2. She's as Beautiful as a Foot – 2:56 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard, Allen Lanier)
3. Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll – 4:04 (Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard)
4. Workshop of the Telescopes – 3:50 (Sandy Pearlman, B.O.C.)
5. Redeemed – 4:01 (Sandy Pearlman, Harry Farcas, Albert Bouchard, Allen Lanier)

CD

Edizione CD del 2001, pubblicato dalla Columbia/Legacy Records (CK 85482)

1. Transmaniacon MC – 3:21 (Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom)
2. I'm on the Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep – 3:10 (Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Eric Bloom)
3. Then Came the Last Days of May – 3:31 (Donald Roeser)
4. Stairway to the Stars – 3:43 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser)
5. Before the Kiss, a Redcap – 4:59 (Sandy Pearlman, Donald Roeser)
6. Screams – 3:10 (Joe Bouchard)
7. She's as Beautiful as a Foot – 2:58 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard, Allen Lanier)
8. Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll – 4:03 (Donald Roeser, Albert Bouchard)
9. Workshop of the Telescopes – 4:01 (Sandy Pearlman, Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser, Allen Lanier, Joe Bouchard, Eric Bloom)
10. Redeemed – 4:01 (Sandy Pearlman, Harry Farcas, Albert Bouchard, Allen Lanier)
11. Donovan's Monkey – 3:50 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard) – Traccia bonus - Demo
12. What Is Quicksand – 3:40 (Richard Meltzer, Allen Lanier) – Traccia bonus - Demo
13. A Fact About Sneakers – 2:50 (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard) – Traccia bonus - Demo
14. Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes – 2:34 (Bobby Freeman) – Traccia bonus - demo

Formazione

• Eric Bloom - voce, chitarra, tastiere
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - chitarra solista, voce (brani: Then Came the Last Days of May e Before the Kiss, a Redcap)
• Allen Lanier - chitarra ritmica, tastiere
• Joe Bouchard - basso, voce (brano: Screams)
• Albert Bouchard - batteria, voce (brano: Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll)

Note aggiuntive

• Murray Krugman e Sandy Pearlman - produttori
• David Lucas - produttore associato
• Registrazioni effettuate al The Warehouse di New York City, New York, nell'ottobre del 1971
• David Lucas e Bill Robertson - ingegneri delle registrazioni
• Gawlik - grafica copertina album originale[13]

Note

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Thom Jurek, Blue Öyster Cult, su AllMusic, All Media Network.
• (EN) Blue Öyster Cult, su Discogs, Zink Media.
• (EN) Blue Öyster Cult, su MusicBrainz, MetaBrainz Foundation.

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[en] Blue Öyster Cult (album)

Blue Öyster Cult is the debut studio album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on January 16, 1972 by Columbia Records. The album featured songs such as "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", "Stairway to the Stars", and "Then Came the Last Days of May", all of which the band still plays regularly during its concerts. Despite positive reviews, the album failed to chart for some time before finally cracking the Billboard 200 chart on May 20, 1972, peaking at No. 172.[2] Blue Öyster Cult toured with artists such as The Byrds, Alice Cooper and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to support the album.[3]

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- [it] Blue Öyster Cult (album)

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[ru] Blue Öyster Cult (альбом)

Blue Öyster Cult — первый студийный альбом американской группы Blue Öyster Cult, выпущенный в январе 1972 года. Большинство песен было записано в октябре 1971 года в Нью-Йорке.

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