Blue Oyster Cult ORIG OZ LP Agents of fortune EX '76 CBS SBP234817 Hard Rock
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Blue Oyster Cult ORIG OZ LP Agents of fortune EX '76 CBS SBP234817 Hard Rock
Original Australian LP released in 1976 on CBS Records. Cat: SBP234817. Comes in a gloss gatefold sleeve.
If ever there were a manifesto for 1970s rock, one that prefigured both the decadence of the decade's burgeoning heavy metal and prog rock excesses and the rage of punk rock, "This Ain't the Summer of Love," the opening track from Agents of Fortune, Blue Öyster Cult's fourth album, was it. The irony was that while the cut itself came down firmly on the hard rock side of the fence, most of the rest of the album didn't. Agents of Fortune was co-produced by longtime Cult record boss Sandy Pearlman, Murray Krugman, and newcomer David Lucas, and in addition, the band's lyric writing was being done internally with help from poet-cum-rocker Patti Smith (who also sings on "The Revenge of Vera Gemini"). Pearlman, a major contributor to the band's songwriting output, received a solitary credit while critic Richard Meltzer, whose words were prevalent on the Cult's previous outings, was absent. The album yielded the band's biggest single with "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," a multi-textured, deeply melodic soft rock song with psychedelic overtones, written by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. The rest of the album is ambitious in that it all but tosses aside the Cult's proto-metal stance and instead recontextualizes their entire stance.
Tracks : This ain’t the summer of love/ True confessions/ (Don’t fear) the reaper/ E.T.I. (Extra terrestrial intelligence)/ The revenge of Vera Gemini/ Sinful love/ Tattoo vampire/ Morning final/ Tenderloin/ Debbie Denise.
There are a few light spindle marks on labels, also a few pencil marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks and is in Excellent condition. Gloss gatefold sleeve has light ringw ear and is in EXcellent condition.
Wrapping method: All records are sent in stiff cardboard mailers then wrapped in brown paper and sealed around edges with brown packaging tape. Records are taken out of sleeve to avoid seam splits and ring wear.
Post methods within Australia: All records are posted via Australia Post. Within Australia all items come with a tracking number.
Post method for overseas: All parcels are sent via Australia Post standard airrmail with tracking number.
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