1982 live album by Blue Öyster Cult
| Extraterrestrial Live | ||||
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 Cover art by Greg Scott | ||||
| Live album by Blue Öyster Cult | ||||
| Released | April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19) | |||
| Recorded | "Black & Blue" & "Fire of Unknown Origin US Tours, 1980–1981 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 78:06 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Singles from Extraterrestrial Live | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10 |
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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded at | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded at | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded at | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recorded at | Length |
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| 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 |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 37 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 39 |
| US Billboard 200 | 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: Issue 6540". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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