Spectres (album)
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| Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July - September 1977, New York City |
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| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Blue Öyster Cult Murray Krugman Sandy Pearlman David Lucas |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Q | [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (B)[3] |
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Spectres is the fifth studio album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 1977. The album was certified gold in January 1978[4] and contained the album rock hits "Godzilla", "Death Valley Nights", "R.U. Ready 2 Rock" and "I Love the Night". The single, "Going Through The Motions" charted in the American Top 40.
The cover art is demonstrative of BOC's use of lasers in its live show at that time. While the album didn't have the lasting power of its predecessor "Agents of Fortune", it is a BOC fan favorite.
A remaster of this album was released on CD on February 13, 2007, which included four previously unreleased outtakes from Spectres sessions as bonus tracks.
"Goin' Through the Motions" was later covered by Bonnie Tyler on her album Faster Than the Speed of Night.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "Godzilla" (Donald Roeser) – 3:41
- "Golden Age of Leather" (Bruce Abbott, Roeser) – 5:53
- "Death Valley Nights" (Richard Meltzer, Albert Bouchard) – 4:07
- "Searchin’ for Celine" (Allen Lanier) – 3:35
- "Fireworks" (A. Bouchard) – 3:14
[edit] Side two
- "R.U. Ready 2 Rock" (Sandy Pearlman, A. Bouchard) – 3:45
- "Celestial the Queen" (Helen Wheels, Joe Bouchard) – 3:24
- "Goin’ Through the Motions" (Eric Bloom, Ian Hunter) – 3:12
- "I Love the Night" (Roeser) – 4:23
- "Nosferatu" (Wheels, J. Bouchard) – 5:23
[edit] 2007 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Night Flyer" (J. Bouchard, Murray Krugman) – 3:48
- "Dial M for Murder" (Roeser) – 3:11
- "Please Hold" (A. Bouchard) – 2:47
- "Be My Baby" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 3:01
[edit] Personnel [5]
- Eric Bloom—vocals, guitar; lead vocals on 2,4,6,8
- Joe Bouchard—bass guitar, vocals, guitar; lead vocals on 7,10
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser—lead and rhythm guitars, vocals; lead vocals on 1,2,9
- Albert Bouchard—drums, vocals, harmonica; lead vocals on 3,5
- Allen Lanier—keyboards, guitar
- Newark Boys Chorus—vocals (on "Golden Age of Leather")
[edit] Production credits
- Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas, and Blue Öyster Cult—producers
- Shelly Yakus—engineering, mixing
- John Jansen—engineering
- Corky Stasiak—engineering
- Thom Panunzio—engineering
- Roni Hoffman—design
- Eric Meola—photos
- David Infante—laser effects and photo assistance
- Joe Brescio—mastering
- Gray Russell—assistant engineer
- Dave Thoener—assistant engineer
- Jay Krugman—assistant engineer
- Rod O’Brien—assistant engineer
- Sam Ginsberg—assistant engineer
- Andy Abrams—other engineer
[edit] Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
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| 2004 | Spectres | Platinum |
| 1978 | Spectres | Gold |
[edit] References
- ^ Spectres (album) at Allmusic
- ^ Phil Mongredien Q, April 2007, Issue 249.
- ^ Robert Christgau
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=spectres&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ Hot Rails to Hull Songatorium. Retrieved 2010-10-01
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