Blue Oyster Cult Cultosaurus Erectus 1980 Columbia Records Original Vinyl LP
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Cultösaurus Erectus Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult Released June 14, 1980 Recorded 1979–1980 Studio Kingdom Sound Studios, Long Island, New York Genre
- Progressive rock
- hard rock
- heavy metal
(1979) Cultösaurus Erectus
(1980) Fire of Unknown Origin
(1981) Singles from Cultösaurus Erectus
- "Fallen Angel"
Released: 18 July 1980 (UK) - "Deadline"
Released: 2 October 1980 (UK) - "Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)"
Released: November 1980
Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh studio album by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released on June 14, 1980. Following an experiment with a more-polished sound on the album Mirrors (released the previous year), this recording marked a return to the band's earlier, heavier sound. It also represents the band's first collaboration with British producer Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden), who would also produce the band's following album Fire of Unknown Origin a year later.
While the album did sell more than its predecessor, it stalled at Gold status. However, during this time Blue Öyster Cult was still filling large venues. The tour promoting Cultösaurus Erectus found the band co-headlining sports arenas in the United States with Black Sabbath as part of the Black and Blue Tour.
The album cover features the central part of the painting Behemoth's World by British artist Richard Clifton-Dey.
Songs
"Black Blade" features lyrics by fantasy and sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock and is about Stormbringer, a black sword wielded by Elric of Melniboné, the most famous character in Moorcock's mythology.
The title "The Marshall Plan" is a play on words, connecting the post-World War II economic program with the British amplifier manufacturer.
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 1. "Black Blade" Eric Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers Bloom 6:34 2. "Monsters" Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard Bloom 5:10 3. "Divine Wind" Donald Roeser Bloom 5:07 4. "Deadline" Roeser Roeser 4:27 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Lead vocals Length 5. "The Marshall Plan" Bloom, A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Roeser Bloom 5:24 6. "Hungry Boys" A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard A. Bouchard 3:38 7. "Fallen Angel" J. Bouchard, Helen Wheels J. Bouchard 3:11 8. "Lips in the Hills" Bloom, Roeser, Richard Meltzer Bloom 4:24 9. "Unknown Tongue" A. Bouchard, David Roter Bloom 3:55price rating
