Blue Oyster Cult / The Complete Columbia Albums Collection
Sony Music are releasing a Blue Oyster Cult box set on 4 February next year. 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.
There is also a download card for four live concert broadcasts (early problems with this code have been resolved). Liner notes are by guitarist/writer Lenny Kaye.
Although it’s been available in North America and Canada for a few weeks, anyone interested in this set would do well to put in an early pre-order with Amazon in the UK since the prize at the time of writing is less than £55.00 which is very competitive.
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- • GERMANY Pre-order: The Columbia Albums Collection
Blue Oyster Cult – The Columbia Albums Collection
- 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
By Paul Sinclair
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