BOC: Blue Oyster Cult book hugely revamped - 303 pages, 174 pictures!

[Jason Scruton]

Found the following great news in my in-box today from Martin Popoff:
>Yes, my very best band biog, Blue Oyster Cult: 
>Secrets Revealed! has received a monster steroid injection!
>
>Seriously, I’ve always considered this the most 
>interesting of the eight or so band biographies 
>I’ve done, but I’ve always lamented that the 
>original was too slight, and of course, lacking 
>in photos. So I’ve overhauled the thing and this 
>new, improved second edition is now ready for shipping.
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>Here’s what you get:
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>-         early edition was 207 pages; the new 
>one
 303 pages, AND at larger 6” x 9” format.
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>-         now includes 174 memorabilia shots and 
>band photos, many previously unseen and from the archive of Rich Galbraith
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>-         extensive new interview footage with 
>all of the original band plus later lineup dudes
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>-         updated to include recent band happenings and side-projects
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>-         new kick-ass cover art by Rory Fiorito
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>-         extensively re-edited and re-written
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>Blue Oyster Cult – 40 years in the biz
 six gold 
>and platinum U.S. albums
 classic trax like 
>(Don’t Fear) The Reaper, Godzilla, Burnin’ For 
>You, Astronomy and E.T.I. Indeed, Donald “Buck 
>Dharma” Roeser, Eric Bloom, Allen Lanier, Albert 
>Bouchard and Joe Bouchard comprised one of the 
>great stadium acts of the ‘70s and ‘80s. BOC 
>were heavy metal enough to duke it out with 
>Kiss, Rush, Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Black 
>Sabbath, yet smart, funny, ironic and jaded 
>enough to please the tough New York critics, of 
>which more than a couple mingled within their ranks.
>
>
>
>Blue Oyster Cult: Secrets Revealed! is not a 
>biography as such, but a biography of the band’s 
>albums, a canon of work I consider one of the 
>finest in rock, and truly superlative on the 
>lyrical front. Indeed, in radio, print and TV 
>interviews, I’ve consistently called the band’s 
>lyrics the best in the business, tied with those 
>of Captain Beefheart and Pye Dubois (Max 
>Webster, Kim Mitchell). And what’s more, it’s 
>been well-documented that I consider this the 
>most action-packed, intellectual and highly 
>interesting of the band biographies I’ve penned. 
>The guys are just really cool, creative and have killer stories.
>
>
>
>The book examines the complicated early days of 
>the band, graphically demonstrating the show biz 
>sweat that goes into making an act an act. The 
>majority of the book however is centred around 
>the peerless intellectual quality of the songs, 
>a quality made entertaining by the band’s 
>psychotropic and ghoulish humor, and by its 
>interest in all manner of conspiracy theories, 
>cults, monsters, vampires, UFO tales, foul play, 
>arcane spiritualism, alchemy, love lost and love 
>buried, science fiction and science friction.
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>Along the way, I talked (in some cases numerous 
>times) with Buck, Eric, Albert and Joe, along 
>with new drummer Bobby Rondinelli, legendary 
>producer of the band Murray Krugman and BOC 
>expert Bolle Gregmar. For insight into the 
>band’s fantastic lyrical world, I went right to 
>the source, the penners of BOC classics. Some of 
>the best insights into creativity I’ve ever 
>heard - through 1400 interviews an’ counting - 
>came from Sandy Pearlman (also the band’s 
>manager during the golden years), Richard 
>Meltzer, Helen Wheels, David Roter and John 
>Shirley, along with cover artists Greg Scott and 
>Ioannis. Helen Wheels and David Roter are since 
>deceased - these chats with them are among their last interviews.
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>Books will be signed by me to you, so make clear 
>if it’s a gift to someone else or whatever!
>
>
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>Price including shipping (higher postage this 
>time, due to the thickness of the book):
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>US orders: $35.00 US funds
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>Int’l orders (surface mail): $38.00 US funds
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>Int’l orders (air mail): $42.00 US funds
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>Canadian orders: $36.00 Cdn. funds
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>PayPal happily accepted!
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>Ask me if you’d like a PayPal invoice, or just 
>do yer usual and direct funds to 
><mailto:martinp at inforamp.net>martinp at inforamp.net
>
>
>
>Or mail payment (personal check in US funds, 
>cash, or INTERNATIONAL money order), to:
>
>Martin Popoff
>
>P.O. Box 65208, 358 Danforth Ave.
>
>Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>
>M4K 2Z2
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>
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>Email me at martinp at inforamp.net with any 
>further questions, and see 
><http://www.martinpopoff.com/>www.martinpopoff.com 
>for descriptions, cover art and ordering info 
>for my other available 22 or so books. Nice 
>savings on shipping can be had if you take a few 
>things, and as you know, I’m always good for 
>swingin’ a deal for two books or more. Just 
>email me for a quote. The first five Ye Olde Metals are still available!
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>
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>Thanks!
>
>Martin
>
>
>See 
><http://www.martinpopoff.com/>www.martinpopoff.com 
>for info on my 27 books, including:
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>Gettin' Tighter: Deep Purple '68 - '76
>
>All Access: The Art & History Of The Backstage Pass
>
>Ye Olde Metal: 1978 (ltd. to 1000 - FIFTH in series!)
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>Martin Popoff, PO Box 65208,
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>358 Danforth Ave., Toronto, ON M4K 2Z2
>