1977 studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Spectres is the fifth studio album by U.S. hard-rock band Blue Öyster Cult , released in October 1977. The album features one of the band's biggest hits, concert staple "Godzilla ," and was certified gold in January 1978.[8]
The cover art features Blue Öyster Cult's use of lasers in their live show at that time. A remastered version was released on February 13, 2007, which included four previously unreleased outtakes from the Spectres sessions as bonus tracks.
Track listing [ ]
6. "R. U. Ready 2 Rock" A. Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman Bloom 3:45 7. "Celestial the Queen" Joe Bouchard , Helen WheelsJ. Bouchard 3:24 8. "Goin' Through the Motions" Bloom, Ian Hunter Bloom 3:12 9. "I Love the Night" Roeser Roeser 4:23 10. "Nosferatu" J. Bouchard, Wheels J. Bouchard 5:23
Personnel [ ]
Blue Öyster Cult
Additional musicians
Newark Boys Chorus – vocals on "Golden Age of Leather"
Production
Murray Krugman , Sandy Pearlman , David Lucas – producers
Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing
John Jansen, Corky Stasiak, Thom Panunzio , Andy Abrams – engineers
Gray Russell, Dave Thoener, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineers
Joe Brescio – mastering
Roni Hoffman – design
Eric Meola – photos
David Infante – laser effects and photo assistance
Charts [ ]
Album [ ]
Certifications [ ]
Year
Country
Organization
Sales
1978
U.S.
RIAA
Gold (500,000+)[8]
References [ ]
^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles" .
^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles" .
^ "Blue Oyster Cult singles" .
^ Jurek, Thom. "Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres review" . AllMusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved February 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies . Burlington, Ontario , Canada : Collector's Guide Publishing . p. 54. ISBN 978-1894959025 .
^ Mongredien, Phil (April 2007). "Blue Öyster Cult - Spectres". Q . No. 249.
^ Jump up to: a b "RIAA Searchable Database - search for Blue Oyster Cult" . RIAA . Retrieved July 22, 2012 .
^ "Blue Öyster Cult – Spectres (Album)" . Swedishcharts.com . Media Control Charts . Retrieved March 2, 2012 .
^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History: Billboard 200" . Billboard.com . Billboard . Retrieved April 22, 2018 .
^ "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 28, No. 15 & 16, January 14, 1978" . Library and Archives Canada . January 14, 1978. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
^ "Blue Oyster Cult Official Charts" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 22, 2018 .
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