R.U. Ready 2 Rock: The Best of BÖC I

~ Release by Blue Öyster Cult (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Stairway to the Stars
engineer:
David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Billy Robertson
associate producer:
David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer)
producer:
Murray Krugman and Sandy Pearlman
bass:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10)
guitar:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
guitar and keyboard:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1971-10) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (in 1971-10)
vocals:
Joe Bouchard (in 1971-10) and Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (in 1971-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1972)
recorded at:
The Warehouse (New York studio) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1971-10)
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (in 1971-10)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Richard Meltzer
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1972)
3.353:43
2Hot Rails to Hell
recording of:
Hot Rails to Hell
lyricist and composer:
Joe Bouchard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1973) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1973)
5:11
3Dominance and Submission
recording of:
Dominance and Submission
composer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Albert Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
5:23
4Flaming Telepaths (single version)
recording of:
Flaming Telepaths
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Albert Bouchard, Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
B.O.C. Outside Writers, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1974)
4:48
5Tattoo Vampire
recording of:
Tattoo Vampire
writer:
Albert Bouchard and Helen Robbins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1976)
2:41
6Golden Age of Leather
additional engineer:
Thom Panunzio and Corky Stasiak
assistant engineer:
Sam Ginsberg, Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Gray Russell and David Thoener
engineer:
John Jansen (US recording engineer and producer) and Shelly Yakus
producer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band), Murray Krugman, David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer) and Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Shelly Yakus
bass guitar:
Joe Bouchard
drums (drum set) and harmonica:
Albert Bouchard
guitar:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Joe Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
keyboard:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
vocals:
Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1977)
recorded at:
The Record Plant (New York) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1977-07)
recording of:
Golden Age of Leather (in 1977-07)
writer:
Bruce David Abbott and Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
3.355:47
7In Thee
recording of:
In Thee
lyricist and composer:
Allen Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
writer:
A. Lanier (keyboard player, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
3:47
8Hungry Boys
recording of:
Hungry Boys
writer:
Albert Bouchard and Caryn Bouchard
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
3:36
9Lips in the Hills
recording of:
Lips in the Hills
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Richard Meltzer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
4:25
10Joan Crawford
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
bass guitar [bass]:
Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (from 1980 until 1981)
effects [sound effects]:
Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) (from 1980 until 1981)
strings arranger:
Jesse Levy
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (from 1980 until 1981)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
Joan Crawford (from 1980 until 1981)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, John Lennert Rigg and David R. Roter
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1981)
3.854:54
11Burnin' for You
engineer:
Martin Birch and Clay Hutchinson (Engineer, who has worked at Kingdom Sound, New York)
producer:
Martin Birch
arranger:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States (in 1981)
mixed at:
Kingdom Sound in Syosset, New York, United States
recording of:
Burnin’ for You (in 1981)
writer:
Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Richard Meltzer
publisher:
B. O’Cult Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1981)
4.44:28
12Let Go
recording of:
Let Go
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople)
3:24
13Dragon Lady
recording of:
Dragon Lady
writer:
Broadway Blotto and Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
4:03
14Make Rock Not War
additional engineer:
John Devlin (Engineer)
engineer:
Paul Mandl and Toby Scott
producer:
Sandy Pearlman
mixer:
Bryan McGee (sound engineer)
lead vocals:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) (from 1985-02 until 1985-03)
vocals arranger:
David Lucas (US producer, composer & engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1985)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Make Rock, Not War (from 1985-02 until 1985-03)
writer:
Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain)
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2.353:55
15In the Presence of Another World (single version)
recording of:
In the Presence of Another World
writer:
Joe Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc. (in 1988) and S Pearlman Inc (in 1988)
3:45
16Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll (Redux)
engineer:
Jeff Kawalek and Danny Madorsky
associate producer:
Jeff Kawalek
executive producer:
Steve Schenck
producer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult) and Donald Roeser (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter)
performer:
Blue Öyster Cult (US rock band) (in 1994-05)
recorded at:
Greene St. Recording in SoHo, New York, New York, United States (in 1994-05)
recording of:
Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll (in 1994-05)
writer:
Albert Bouchard, Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and Sandy Pearlman
publisher:
Blue Öyster Cult Music, Blue Oyster Cult Songs, Inc., Sony Tunes, Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) (in 1973)
34:06
17Damaged
recording of:
Damaged
writer:
Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and John Shirley (Writer)
publisher:
Triceratops Music
4:19
18X-Ray Eyes
recording of:
X‐Ray Eyes
writer:
Buck Dharma (singer, lead guitarist and songwriter) and John Shirley (Writer)
publisher:
Triceratops Music
3:45
19I Just Like to Be Bad
recording of:
I Just Like to Be Bad
writer:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult), Bryan Neumeister and John Shirley (Writer)
3:52