Blue Öyster Cult

Blue Öyster Cult (/ˈɔɪ.stər/ OY-stər; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967. The band has sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States. The band's fusion of hard rock with psychedelia, and penchant for occult, fantastical and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, had a major influence on heavy metal music. They developed a cult following and, while achieving mainstream hits like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (1976) and "Burnin' for You" (1981), rarely experienced commercial success. Both songs, and others such as "Godzilla" (1977), remain classic rock radio staples. The band were early adopters of the music video format, and their videos received heavy rotation on MTV in its early period.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of the band's early material in the early 70's on his radio programmes and the Walking Seeds did a cover of the group's 'Transmaniacon MC' track, originally from BOC's debut album, for their 1987 session.
According to Ken Garner's The Peel Sessions book, Peel played Blue Oyster Cult's live performance from Detroit on his radio programme in 1978, but by the end of the 70's, it seemed he lost interest in the group, only rarely revisiting their early work on later programmes.
==Shows Played==
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*24 March 1972: Workshop Of The Telescopes (LP - Blue Öyster Cult) CBS
*04 April 1972: She’s As Beautiful As A Foot (LP – Blue Öyster Cult) CBS
*21 April 1972: I’m On The Lamb But I Ain’t No Sheep (LP – Blue Öyster Cult) CBS
;1973
*24 July 1973: The Red & The Black (LP: Tyranny And Mutation) Columbia
*31 July 1973: 'Hot Rails To Hell (LP-Tyranny And Mutation)' (Columbia)
;1978
*27 March 1978: live performance from Detroit
;1987
*13 October 1987: Transmaniacon MC (LP - Blue Öyster Cult) Columbia
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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