BOC: News

Michael S. Habiby mhabiby1 at NYCAP.RR.COM
Fri Mar 2 08:51:29 EST 2001


BOC's as-yet-untitled album has been put on the schedule for a June 5
release. So mark your calendars!

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CBS/SONY is going to be re-releasing the entire BOC catalog, remastered
with
extra bonus unreleased tracks. The first of these releases are slated for
early summer (no set date for releases yet).

The first releases will be the first four studio albums. Each record will
include four bonus tracks and booklets with liner notes by noted musician
and producer Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group, producer of Nuggets). The
releases will continue in groups of four until the entire catalogue has
been
re-issued.
Here's what's in store for the first 4 releases:

Blue Oyster Cult:
(From The band's original Columbia demo:)
-What is Quicksand
-A Fact About Sneakers
-Donovan's Monkey
-Betty Lou Got A New Pair Of Shoes
(These songs are completely different versions than the songs of the same
titles on the upcoming Rhino Stalk-Forrest group release)

Tyranny & Mutation:
will have 3 Live tracks:
-Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll (From the Original Bootleg EP)
-7 Screaming Diz-Busters (From BOC Live In The West 1975)
-O.D.'d On Life Itself (From BOC LIve In The West 1975)
-Buck's Boogie (Original studio version from 1973)

Secret Treaties:
-Born To Be Wild (Originally available as a single in 1974)
-Mommy
-Boorman The Chauffeur
-Madame Serrat

Agents Of Fortune:
-(Don't Fear) The Reaper (Buck's original home demo)
-Dance The Night Away (Allen's original home demo with Allen singing)
-Sally (Pre-Production)
-Fire Of Unknown Origin

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