The Best of Blue Oyster Cult: Don’t Fear the Reaper

~ Release by Blue Öyster Cult (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll
engineer:
David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Billy Robertson
associate producer:
David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer)
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10)
guitar:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
guitar and keyboard:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1971-10) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Albert Bouchard (in 1971-10)
vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1971-10), Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10) and Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Warehouse (New York studio) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1971-10)
recording of:
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll (in 1971-10)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Blue Öyster Cult Music, Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
3.94:04
2The Red & the Black
recording engineer:
Phil Giambalvo (in 1972) and Lou Schlossberg (in 1972)
engineer:
Tim Geelan
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set):
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Joe Bouchard and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
synthesizer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1973) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1972)
recording of:
The Red and the Black (in 1972)
lyricist:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Albert Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
composer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1973)
3.94:28
3Flaming Telepaths
recording engineer:
Lou Schlossberg (in 1974) and Lehman Yates (in 1974)
engineer:
Tim Geelan, Steve Hoffman (mastering engineer), Stephen Marsh and Jerry Smith (CBS Studios)
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1974), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recording of:
Flaming Telepaths (in 1974)
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
3.955:19
4Astronomy
recording engineer:
Lou Schlossberg (in 1974) and Lehman Yates (in 1974)
engineer:
Tim Geelan, Steve Hoffman (mastering engineer), Stephen Marsh and Jerry Smith (CBS Studios)
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
recording of:
Astronomy (in 1974)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Joe Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes (SOCAN), Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
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5This Ain’t the Summer of Love
recording engineer:
Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
engineer:
Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
recording of:
This Ain’t the Summer of Love (in 1976-03)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Donald Waller (Music writer, Imperial Dogs frontman) and Murray Krugman
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Peermusic Ltd. (BMI) (in 1976) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
3.72:23
6(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
recording engineer:
Andy Abrams (in 1976-03) and Shelly Yakus (in 1976-03)
engineer:
Andy Abrams and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Andy Abrams (from 1975 until 1976) and Shelly Yakus (from 1975 until 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1976), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1976) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1976)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1976-03)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1975 until 1976)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 55) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 60)
recording of:
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper (in 1976-03)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.455:10
7I Love the Night
additional engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Corky Stasiak
assistant engineer:
Sam Ginsberg, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Gray Russell and David Thoener
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band), Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
recording of:
I Love the Night (from 1977-07 until 1977-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
34:26
8Goin’ Through the Motions
additional engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Corky Stasiak
assistant engineer:
Sam Ginsberg, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Gray Russell and David Thoener
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band), Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Goin' Through the Motions (in 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Songs Ltd., Ian Hunter Music Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.053:13
9Godzilla
additional engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Corky Stasiak
assistant engineer:
Sam Ginsberg, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Gray Russell and David Thoener
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band), Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard (in 1977-07)
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
Albert Bouchard (in 1977-07)
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1977-07), Joe Bouchard (in 1977-07), Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-07) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (in 1977-07)
keyboard:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (in 1977-07)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1977-07) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1977-07)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard (from 1977-06 until 1977-07) and Joe Bouchard (in 1977-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1977) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Godzilla (in 1977-07)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing Group
3.93:43
10In Thee
recording engineer:
Gary Ladinsky (engineer) (in 1979)
additional assistant engineer:
Lou Schlossberg and Geoff Sykes
producer:
Tom Werman
mixer:
Gary Ladinsky (engineer)
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
percussion and synthesizer:
Albert Bouchard
strings:
Jai Winding (pianist, composer, vocal) (in 1979)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1979)
mixed at:
The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
In Thee (in 1979)
lyricist and composer:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
writer:
A. Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
3.23:50
11The Marshall Plan
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1980) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (in 1980)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
The Marshall Plan (in 1980)
writer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
3.55:26
12Black Blade
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1980, in 1982), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1982) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (from 1979 until 1980)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
Black Blade (from 1979 until 1980)
lyricist:
Michael Moorcock
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and John Trivers
publisher:
Action Green Music Ltd., Beautiful Babe Music, EMI Intertrax Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
3.656:30
13Joan Crawford
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
bass guitar [bass]:
Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (from 1980 until 1981)
effects [sound effects]:
Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (from 1980 until 1981)
strings arranger:
Jesse Levy
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
Joan Crawford (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, John Lennert Rigg and David R. Roter
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1981)
3.854:56
14Burnin’ for You
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (in 1981)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
Burnin’ for You (in 1981)
writer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Richard Meltzer
publisher:
B. O’Cult Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1981)
4.44:31
15Shooting Shark
engineer:
Dave Wittman
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
bass:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge) (in 1983-05)
drums (drum set):
Rick Downey (in 1983-05)
saxophone:
Marc Baum (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983)
mixed at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Shooting Shark (in 1983-05)
lyricist and composer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Patti Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
2.87:11
16Take Me Away
engineer:
Dave Wittman
producer:
Bruce Fairbairn
drums (drum set):
Rick Downey (in 1983-05)
guitar and synthesizer:
Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician) (in 1983-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (2004–2008) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983)
mixed at:
The Automatt in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Take Me Away (in 1983-05)
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Aldo Nova (Canadian rock musician)
publisher:
Odla Avon Music Publishing and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
3.84:30