Blue Öyster Cult

The Essential Blue Öyster Cult

Release date April 17, 2012

Tracklist

1
Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
4:05
4:05
2
Before the Kiss, a Redcap
4:59
4:59
3
Stairway to the Stars
3:43
3:43
4
Transmaniacon MC
3:21
3:21
5
Buck’s Boogie (live version)
5:17
5:17
6
The Red and the Black
4:21
4:21
7
O.D.’d on Life Itself
4:48
4:48
8
7 Screaming Diz-Busters
7:01
7:01
9
Career of Evil
4:00
4:00
10
Flaming Telepaths
5:18
5:18
11
Astronomy
6:28
6:28
12
Hot Rail to Hell (live 1974)
5:32
5:32
13
Harvester of Eyes (live 1974)
4:56
4:56
14
M.E. 262 (live 1974)
8:05
8:05
15
Born to Be Wild (live 1974)
6:18
6:18
16
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper
5:08
5:08
17
This Ain’t the Summer of Love
2:21
2:21
18
E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
5:18
5:18
19
Godzilla
3:41
3:41
20
I Love the Night
4:25
4:25
21
Goin' Through the Motions
3:12
3:12
22
In Thee
3:48
3:48
23
Black Blade
6:28
6:28
24
The Marshall Plan
5:24
5:24
25
Veteran of the Psychic Wars
4:48
4:48
26
Joan Crawford
4:54
4:54
27
Burnin’ for You
4:30
4:30
28
Roadhouse Blues (live)
9:14
9:14
29
Shooting Shark
7:09
7:09
30
Take Me Away
4:30
4:30
31
Dancin' In the Ruins
4:00
4:00

Current tour

Blue Öyster Cult is on tour now!

Blue Öyster Cult will be next performing at American Music Theatre on Friday 21 August 2026, and is scheduled to play 9 concerts across 1 countries in 2026.

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