The Essential Blue Öyster Cult

The Essential Blue Öyster Cult is a compilation album by the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult.[2] It was originally released in 2003 as part of Sony BMG's Essential series.[3] An expanded edition of the album, with a different cover, was released in 2012, based on the tracklist from the 1995 compilation Workshop of the Telescopes.

The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
Greatest hits album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	April 1, 2003
Recorded	1971–1983
Genre	Hard rock heavy metal
Length	70:17
Label	Sony BMG
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
A Long Day's Night (2002) The Essential Blue Öyster Cult (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing (2003)

1. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" (Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma, Sandy Pearlman) - 4:04
2. "7 Screaming Diz-Busters" (A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Dharma, Pearlman) - 7:02
3. "Harvester of Eyes" (Eric Bloom, Dharma, Richard Meltzer) - 4:24
4. "Astronomy" (A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Pearlman) - 6:28
5. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Dharma) - 5:09
6. "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)" (Dharma, Pearlman) - 3:44
7. "Godzilla" (Dharma) - 3:42
8. "I Love the Night" (Dharma) - 4:26
9. "In Thee" (Allen Lanier) - 3:48
10. "Black Blade" (Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers) - 6:29
11. "Burnin' for You" (Dharma, Meltzer) - 4:31
12. "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" (Bloom, Moorcock) - 4:49
13. "Shooting Shark" (Dharma, Patti Smith) - 7:10
14. "Take Me Away" (Bloom, Aldo Nova) - 4:30

Track listing (2012)

Disc 1

1. "Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll" - 4:05
2. "Before the Kiss, a Redcap" (Pearlman, Murray Krugman, Allen Lanier, Dharma) - 4:59
3. "Stairway to the Stars" (Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Dharma) - 3:43
4. "Transmaniacon MC" (Meltzer, A. Bouchard, Dharma, Bloom) - 3:21
5. "Buck's Boogie (Live)" (Dharma) - 5:17
6. "The Red & the Black" (A. Bouchard, Bloom, Pearlman) - 4:21
7. "O.D.'d on Life Itself" (Bloom, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard, Pearlman) - 4:48
8. "7 Screaming Diz-Busters" - 7:01
9. "Career of Evil" (A. Bouchard, Smith) - 4:00
10. "Flaming Telepaths" (A. Bouchard, Bloom, Pearlman, Dharma) - 5:18
11. "Astronomy" - 6:28
12. "Hot Rails to Hell (Live)" (J. Bouchard) - 5:32
13. "Harvester of Eyes (Live)" - 4:56
14. "M.E. 262 (Live)" (Bloom, Dharma, Pearlman) - 8:05
15. "Born to be Wild (Live)" (Mars Bonfire) - 6:18

Disc 2

1. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" - 5:08
2. "This Ain't the Summer of Love" (Krugman, A. Bouchard, Donald Waller) - 2:21
3. "E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) (Live)" - 5:18
4. "Godzilla" - 3:41
5. "I Love The Night" - 4:25
6. "Goin' Through the Motions" (Bloom, Ian Hunter) - 3:12
7. "In Thee" - 3:48
8. "Black Blade" - 6:28
9. "The Marshall Plan" (Blue Öyster Cult) - 5:24
10. "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" - 4:48
11. "Joan Crawford" (Bouchard, David Roter, Jack Rigg) - 4:54
12. "Burnin' for You" - 4:30
13. "Roadhouse Blues (Live)" (Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore) - 9:14
14. "Shooting Shark" - 7:09
15. "Take Me Away" - 4:30
16. "Dancin' in the Ruins" (Larry Gottlieb, Justin Scanlon) - 4:00

Credits

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References

1. Kergan, Wade. "Blue Öyster Cult The Essential Blue Öyster Cult review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
2. staff, Goldmine. "CD review of Blue Öyster Cult's 'The Essential Blue Öyster Cult'". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia.
3. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (May 3, 2003). "Essential Series Expands". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.