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Spectres is a rock album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 1977 (see 1977 in music). 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). Cover of the Blue Öyster Cult album Spectres. ...
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Spectres was eventually certified gold in January 1978 and contained the album rock hits "Godzilla," "Death Valley Nights," and "I Love the Night." The last two songs reference vampires. "I Love the Night" narrates a man’s encounter with a female vampire, and his subsequent transformation into the same. "Nosferatu" is the classic Stoker tale, set to an ominous tune.
A remaster of this album was released early 2007. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
Track listing
- "Godzilla"– 3:41
- "Golden Age of Leather"– 5:53
- "Death Valley Nights"– 4:07
- "Searchin’ for Celine"– 3:35
- "Fireworks"– 3:14
- "R.U. Ready 2 Rock"– 3:45
- "Celestial the Queen"– 3:24
- "Goin’ Through the Motions"– 3:12
- "I Love the Night"– 4:23
- "Nosferatu"– 5:23
Additional tracks on the 2007 remaster: Spectres is a rock album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in November 1977 (see 1977 in music). ...
- "Night Flyer" - 3:48
- "Dial M For Murder" - 3:11
- "Please Hold" - 2:47
- "Be My Baby" - 3:01
Personnel - 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. Eric Bloom, 2006 Eric Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. ...
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Joe Bouchard joined in the band-that-would-become BÖC as a bassist in the summer of 1970, although he had already been jamming and performing occasionally with the band for a few years. ...
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Drummer, singer, guitarist and songwriter Albert Bouchard was a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult and a driving force through the bands first decade. ...
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Blue Öyster Cults very own mysterious Cigarette Smoking Man, Allen Lanier is equally comfortable behind the keyboards or the guitar. ...
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Shelly Yakus is considered as one of the best engineers and mixers in the music industry. ...
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New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui has used 'Godzilla' as his plate appearance music. Hideki Godzilla Matsui , born June 12, 1974) is a Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. ...
The question arises as to why an all-American band, from Long Island New York, should have used the British English spelling of the word "Spectres" for the LP title and not, as might have been expected, American English "Specters". As one track "Goin' Thru The Motions" is a collaboration with veteran British rocker Ian Hunter (of Mott the Hoople fame and long-standing association with Mick Ronson, David Bowie and Lou Reed), it could be wondered if this is down to a certain Anglophilia on the part of the band...
The Newark Boys' Choir, who provide ethereal backing vocals on "Golden Age of Leather" may, a year or so before, have provided a similar service for Van Morrison on his "Hard Nose the Highway" album. They perform ethereal fade-out vocals on a track called "Snow in San Anselmo"
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