Spectres (album)
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| Spectres | ||
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| Missing image BlueOysterCultSpectres.jpg Album cover | ||
| LP by Blue Öyster Cult | ||
| Released | October, 1977 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Hard rock | |
| Length | 40 min 29 sec | |
| Record label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer | Blue Öyster Cult, Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, and David Lucas | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 3 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040404092355583014&sql=Awzfyxq95ldte) |
| Blue Öyster Cult Chronology | ||
| Agents of Fortune (1976) | Spectres (1977) | Some Enchanted Evening (live) (1978) |
Spectres is a 1977 (see 1977 in music) hard rock album by Blue Öyster Cult. Although BÖC is usually referred to as a metal band, much of their best known work fell into the "hard rock" or rock ballad category; Spectres is no exception. In fact, the album cover of Spectres invokes much of the band's literary influences, with the band sitting in a 1940s-era parlor with a bookshelf and grandfather clock in the background. The reverse side of the album shows the band manipulating lasers (as in their infamous laser light shows during some of their concerts).
Spectres eventually was certified gold in January 1978 and contained the album rock hits "Godzilla", "Death Valley Nights", and "I Love the Night".
Track listing
- "Godzilla" - 3:41
- "Golden Age of Leather" - 5:51
- "Death Valley Nights" - 4:08
- "Searchin' for Celine" - 3:36
- "Fireworks" - 3:10
- "R.U. Ready 2 Rock" - 3:43
- "Celestial the Queen" - 3:24
- "Goin' Through the Motions" - 3:12
- "I Love the Night" - 4:23
- "Nosferatu" - 5:21
Personnel
- Eric Bloom - Vocals, Guitar
- Joe Bouchard - Bass, Vocals, Guitar
- Donald Roeser (Buck Dharma) - Lead and Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Albert Bouchard - Drums, Vocals, Harmonica
- Allen Lanier - Keyboards, Guitar
- 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
- Newark Boys Chorus - Vocals ("Golden Age of Leather")
- 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
Produced by Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas, and Blue Öyster Cult