Biology:Spectres (album)
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| Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
| Released | November 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | July–September 1977 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant (New York City) | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas, Blue Öyster Cult | |||
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Spectres is the fifth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 1977 by Columbia Records. The album features one of the band's biggest hits, concert staple "Godzilla," and was certified gold by the RIAA on January 19, 1978.[2]
Record World called the single "Goin' Through the Motions," which was co-written by Mott the Hoople singer Ian Hunter, a "thumping, hand-clapping pop-rocker"[3]
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.
Cover versions
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler covered Goin’ Through The Motions on her fifth studio album Faster Than The Speed Of Night produced by Jim Steinman.
Track listing
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Personnel
- Blue Öyster Cult
- Eric Bloom – stun guitar, vocals
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, vocals
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals
- Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals, keyboards
- Albert Bouchard – drums, harmonica, percussion, vocals
- 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
| Chart (1977-1978) | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[4] | 28 |
Certifications
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Dave Swanson (November 17, 2013). "How Blue Oyster Cult Searched for Identity on 'Spectres'". https://ultimateclassicrock.com/blue-oyster-cult-spectres-released/. "Pressured for a follow-up, Blue Oyster Cult then issued the somewhat unbalanced, but still striking, Spectres in November 1977."
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedRIAA - ↑ "Hits of the Week". Record World: 1. December 17, 1977. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-12-17.pdf. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ↑ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – B" (in fr). http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_S.php. Select Blue Oyster Cult from the menu, then press OK.
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