Blue Öyster Cult : The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (16 CD + DVD + DVDRIP, 2012/FLAC)

 

Originally formed in Long Island as Soft White Underbelly in 1967, Blue Oyster Cult combined adventurous lyrical themes with an aggressive instrumental sound. With passion and intelligence on display in equal measure, Blue Oyster Cult became the thinking fan's rock band and a sign of life in a sea of dull, anemic soft-pop. Anthems like "Godzilla," "Harvester of Eyes" and "Don't Fear the Reaper" stretched the boundaries of rock topics while lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser became a hero to legions of budding axe-wielders. The band's mystique extended to their album artwork, resulting in some of the most distinctive and iconic LP covers of the rock era. 

Eleven of the American rock band’s studio albums are included in The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (ending with 1988’s Imginos), alongside three live releases, a live DVD and two bonus CDs of rarities and live radio performances.

Many of the discs retain the bonus tracks from previous releases and the set also includes newly mastered versions of On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Fire of Unknown Origin, The Revölution by Night, Mirrors, Cultösaurus Erectus, Extraterrestrial Live, Club Ninja and Imaginos.

1. Blue Oyster Cult (1972 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

2. Tyranny and Mutation (1973 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

3. Secret Treaties (1974 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

4. On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975 – live) – 2012 Remaster

5. Agents of Fortune (1976 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

6. Spectres (1977 – studio – with 2007 CD bonus tracks)

7. Some Enchanted Evening CD (1978 – live – with 2007 CD bonus tracks)

8. Some OTHER Enchanted Evening DVD (1978 – live)

9. Mirrors (1979 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

10. Cultosaurus Erectus (1980 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

11. Fire of Unknown Origin (1981 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

12. Extraterrestrial Live (1982 – live) – 2012 Remaster

13. The Revolution By Night (1983 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

14. Club Ninja (1985 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

15. Imaginos (1988 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

16. Rarities

17. Radios Appear: The Best of the Broadcasts

 

Blue Öyster Cult - Harvester of Lives (5 CD, 2012 / FLAC)

Harvester of Lives is a compilation album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Columbia Records as a free download to owners of The Columbia Albums Collectiön.

The album contains most of four concerts that had previously not seen an official release:

    September 8, 1980 – The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA

    June 16, 1981 – Bonds International Casino, New York City

    July 24, 1983 – Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA

    March 27, 1986 – Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA

Blue Oyster Cult - Original Album Classics (5 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 

1975 On Your Feet Or On Your Knees

1978 Some Enchanted Evening (Live)

1980 Cultosaurus Erectus

1981 Fire Of Unknown Origin

1983 The Revolution By Night

Blue Öyster Cult - The Symbol Remains [2020/FLAC]

 The Symbol Remains is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on October 9, 2020.

The title comes from a lyric on Blue Öyster Cult's 1983 LP The Revolution By Night in the song “Shadow Of California.“

This is the band's first studio release since 2001's Curse of the Hidden Mirror, making it the longest gap between the band's studio albums. It also marks the recording debut by long-time members Jules Radino and Richie Castellano, as well as the first studio album since 1985's Club Ninja to not feature Allen Lanier, who died in 2013.