Cult Classic

1994 studio album by Blue Öyster Cult

Cult Classic

Studio album by

Blue Öyster Cult

Released

June 1994

Studio

Greene St. Recording, Baby Monster Studios, Giant Recording Studio, New York City

Genre

Hard rock
heavy metal
psychedelic rock

Length

67:39

Label

Caroline
SPV

Producer

Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom, Steve Schenck, Jeff Kawalek

Blue Öyster Cult chronology

Bad Channels
(1992)

Cult Classic
(1994)

Workshop of the Telescopes
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]

Cult Classic is a 1994 studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult containing newly recorded versions of many of the band's most popular early songs. It was reissued by other labels under the titles Champions of Rock and E.T.I. Revisited in 1998 and 2004, with different artwork. A remastered version was released on January 24, 2020, by Frontiers Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	5:05
2.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	5:13
3.	"ME 262"	3:08
4.	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	2:43
5.	"Burning for You"	4:27
6.	"O.D.'d on Life Itself"	4:52
7.	"Flaming Telepaths"	6:06
8.	"Godzilla"	3:40
9.	"Astronomy"	8:45
10.	"Cities on Flame with Rock 'n' Roll"	4:06
11.	"Harvester of Eyes"	3:57
12.	"Buck's Boogie"	6:51
13.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (TV Mix)	5:06
14.	"Godzilla" (TV Mix)	3:40

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards, producer
Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser - lead guitar, vocals, keyboards, producer
Allen Lanier - keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Jon Rogers - bass, backing vocals
Chuck Burgi - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Production

Jeff Kawalek - associate producer, engineer
Danny Madorski - engineer
Mick Gormaley - digital editing
Steve Schenck - executive producer

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult Cult Classic review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
^ Popoff, Martin (August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-1894959629.
^ Diehl, Matt (9 February 1995). "Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult - Cult Classic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2012-04-10.