Extraterrestrial Live

Extraterrestrial Live
Extraterrestrial Live
	Cover art by Greg Scott
Live album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	April 19, 1982
Recorded	"Black & Blue" & "Fire of Unknown Origin US Tours, 1980–1981
Genres	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	78:06
Label	Columbia
Producers	Sandy Pearlman; George Geranios;
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Blue Öyster Cult live chronology
Singles from Extraterrestrial Live
	"Burnin' for You" (live) / "(Don't Fear) The Reaper (live)"; Released: June 1982;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10^[3]

Extraterrestrial Live is the third live album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. It primarily documents the band's 1981 tour in support of Fire of Unknown Origin, but also includes two tracks recorded in 1980 during the Mirrors Tour and the North American leg of Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell Tour (dubbed The Black and Blue Tour). Midway through the 1981 Fire of Unknown Origin tour, the band fired drummer and founding member Albert Bouchard, replacing him with roadie Rick Downey.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
1.	"Dominance and Submission"	Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, February 11, 1980 for a King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast	5:56
2.	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"	Donald Roeser, A. Bouchard, Pearlman	Tower Theater, Philadelphia, December 31, 1981	5:19
3.	"Dr. Music"	Joe Bouchard, Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 1981	3:40
4.	"The Red and the Black"	Bloom, A. Bouchard, Pearlman	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	4:39

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
5.	"Joan Crawford"	A. Bouchard, Jack Rigg, David Roter	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	5:17
6.	"Burnin' for You"	Roeser, Meltzer	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	4:50
7.	"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)	The Doors, Jim Morrison	The Country Club, Reseda, California, December 15, 1981	9:06

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
8.	"Black Blade"	Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, October 17, 1980	6:17
9.	"Hot Rails to Hell"	J. Bouchard	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 1981	5:03
10.	"Godzilla"	Roeser	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	7:46

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
11.	"Veteran of the Psychic Wars"	Bloom, Moorcock	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	8:11
12.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	Roeser, Pearlman	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	5:20
13.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	Roeser	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	6:42

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom – lead vocals on tracks 1–5, 7–8, 10–12, stun guitar, keyboards
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 6, 13
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard – bass, lead vocals on track 9
Rick Downey – drums on tracks 2–7, 9–13
Albert Bouchard – drums on "Dominance and Submission" and "Black Blade"

Additional musicians

Robby Krieger – guitar on "Roadhouse Blues"

Production

Sandy Pearlman – producer, management
George Geranios – producer, live sound, engineer, mixing
Paul Mandl – assistant engineer, editor
Rod O'Brien, Deve Hewitt – live recording engineers
Paul Stubblebine – mastering

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	37
UK Albums (Official Charts)^[5]	39
US Billboard 200^[6]	29

References

↑ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. April 16, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959315.
↑ "Top RPM Albums: Image 6540". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
↑ "Official Albums Chart on 23/5/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
↑ "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[1] "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. April 16, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[2] Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2012.

[3] Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959315.

[ac_Canada_Blue_Öyster_Cult-4] "Top RPM Albums: Image 6540". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-5] "Official Albums Chart on 23/5/1982 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[Billboard_200-6] "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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Blue Öyster Cult
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser Eric Bloom Danny Miranda Richie Castellano Jules Radino Allen Lanier Albert Bouchard Joe Bouchard Chuck Burgi John Miceli Greg Smith Bobby Rondinelli Rudy Sarzo Kasim Sulton
Studio albums	Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Spectres Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Fire of Unknown Origin The Revölution by Night Club Ninja Imaginos Heaven Forbid Curse of the Hidden Mirror The Symbol Remains Ghost Stories
Live albums	On Your Feet or on Your Knees Some Enchanted Evening Extraterrestrial Live A Long Day's Night
Other albums	Bad Channels Cult Classic Workshop of the Telescopes St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
Songs	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" "Godzilla" "Burnin' for You" "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" "Shooting Shark" "Dancin' in the Ruins" "Astronomy"
Videos	Black and Blue A Long Day's Night Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Related	Discography Members John Shirley Michael Moorcock "More Cowbell" Patti Smith Richard Meltzer Sandy Pearlman
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