BOC FAQ: Part 3 of 7, Ver. 2.0
John A Swartz
jswartz at MBUNIX.MITRE.ORG
Fri Sep 1 14:58:13 EDT 1995
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BOC FAQ -- Part 3 (Discography - Part 2, Questions - Part 1)
Version: 2.0 Date of Latest Revision: September 5, 1995
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*Eponymous* (first release by "The Brain Surgeons")
Language Of Love -- (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Most Romantic Place In The World -- (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard)
I Play The Drums -- (S. Kempner)
Soul Jive -- (P. Smith, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Brain From Terra Incognita -- (R. Meltzer, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Love Potion #9 -- (Lieber, Stoller)
Mad Dude -- (R. Meltzer, A. Bouchard)
Big Bang Theory -- (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye -- (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
(666) Devil Got Your Mother -- (D. Roter, A. Bouchard)
Name Your Monster -- (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Time Will Take Care Of You -- (D. Frost, M. Barkan, A. Bouchard)
Notes: Released in 1994 by Cellsum records, and later Ripe and Ready.
Produced by Albert Bouchard and Deborah Frost. Instruments: Deborah
Frost (vocals, drums, percussion, guitar), Albert Bouchard (vocals,
drums, guitars, The Legendary Albertron, keyboards, piano, percussion,
sax, synth, slide, jaminator), Mike Leslie (bass, bass violin, synth),
Jacob Bouchard (guitar samples), Ace Boucahrd (vocals, toy drums), Flip
Barnes (trumpet), David Hirschberg (alto sax), Steve Levy (comet). The
"Legendary Albertron", according to Al Bouchard, is "an idea that I
borrowed from Glen Branca. A couple 2x4s, old strings, pieces of pipe,
tuning pegs and humbucking pickups. I made it for the Imaginos Overture
back in '83."
*Trepanation* (second release by "The Brain Surgeons")
Gimme Nothin' (R. Meltzer, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Stones In My Passway (R. Johnson)
Medusa (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
A Kiss Is A Promise (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Sally (P. Smith, A. Bouchard)
My Civilization (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Happy New Year (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Sisters Of The Precious Blood (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Ramblin' Rose (Wilkin, Birch)
Hansel & Gretel (R. Meltzer, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Everything Is Blue (A. Bouchard, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
If U Come Close (H. Wheels, D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Bad Habit (D. Frost, A. Bouchard)
Night Of The 1,000 Guitars (The Brain Surgeons)
Notes: Released in 1995 by Cellsum records. Produced by Albert
Bouchard and Deborah Frost. Instruments: Albert Bouchard (vocals,
drums, percussion, guitars, Albertron, sax, EBow, keyboards), Deborah
Frost (vocals, guitars, percussion, clarinet), Peter Bohovesky (vocals,
lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, trumpet), Billy Hilfiger (lead,
rhythm and acoustic guitars, vocals), David Hirschberg (bass guitar,
saxophone, percussion), Joe Bouchard (mandolin on "A Kiss Is A Promise",
vocals on "Sally", "Ramblin' Rose"), Ace Bouchard (percussion on "Happy
New Year", "Sisters Of The Precious Blood", guitar on "Night Of The
1,000 Guitars").
Compilation Albums (domestic)
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*(Don't Fear) The Reaper* (compilation) (available only on tape)
(Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents Of Fortune]
You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) [from Mirrors]
7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from Tyranny And Mutation]
Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
Born To Be Wild
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
Buck's Boogie [from Blue Oyster Cult - Live NY '72?]
Redeemed [from Blue Oyster Cult]
Notes: Released in 1989. The versions used on this recording were the
single, not the album versions. The most notable differences include
the edited version of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (the guitar solo section
was cut), and "Career Of Evil" (Apparently the line, "Do it to your
daughter on a dirt road" was considered too controversial -- the vocals
were either re-recorded or re-mixed so the line says "Do it like ya
oughtta on a dirt road"). Also, this version omits the second verse of
the song. Born To Be Wild is a studio version of the song - the riff is
different. The version of Buck's Boogie is a live version that is
believed to be from a 1972 show in New York (see section on import live
recordings).
*Career Of Evil - The Metal Years* (compilation)
Cities On Flame [from Extraterrestrial Live]
The Red And The Black [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Hot Rails To Hell [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Dominance And Submission [from Extraterrestrial Live]
7 Screaming Diz-Busters [from On your Feet Or On Your Knees]
ME 262 [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Agents Of Fortune]
Beat 'Em Up [from Club Ninja]
Black Blade [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
Harvester Of Eyes [from Secret Treaties]
Flaming Telepaths [from Secret Treaties]
Godzilla [from Extraterrestrial Live]
(Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Some Enchanted Evening]
Note: Released in 1990. On the cassette version of this album, the jam
at the end of "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll" was removed - the
song ends with Buck's trill way up the neck. The CD version of the
album does not have this edit.
*On Flame With Rock And Roll* (compilation)
(Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents of Fortune]
Transmaniacon MC [from Blue Oyster Cult]
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
Kick Out The Jams [from Some Enchanted Evening]
R. U. Ready 2 Rock [from Spectres]
Career Of Evil [from Secret Treaties]
Godzilla [from Spectres]
Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
Dominance And Submission [from Secret Treaties]
Death Valley Nights [from Spectres]
Notes: Released in 1990. The version of "Career Of Evil" used on this
recording was the single, not the album version (Apparently the line,
"Do it to your daughter on a dirt road" was considered too controversial
-- the vocals were either re-recorded or re-mixed so the line says "Do
it like ya oughtta on a dirt road"). Also, this version omits the
second verse of the song. Two of the tracks ("Dominance And
Submission", "Death Valley Nights") do not appear on the cassette
version of this album.
*Cult Classic* (re-recording of old BOC tunes)
Don't Fear The Reaper -- (D. Roeser)
E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) -- (S. Pearlman, D. Roeser)
M.E. 262 -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
This Ain't The Summer Of Love -- (D. Roeser, D. Waller, M. Krugman)
Burning For You -- (D. Roeser, R. Meltzer)
O.D.'d On Life Itself -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser, A.
Bouchard)
Flaming Telepaths -- (S. Pearlman, E. Bloom, D. Roeser, A. Bouchard)
Godzilla -- (D. Roeser)
Astronomy -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, J. Bouchard)
Cities on Flame With Rock 'N' Roll -- (S. Pearlman, A. Bouchard, D.
Roeser)
Harvester Of Eyes -- (R. Meltzer, E. Bloom, D. Roeser)
Buck's Boogie -- (D. Roeser)
Don't Fear The Reaper (TV Mix) -- (D. Roeser)
Godzilla (TV Mix) -- (D. Roeser)
Notes: Released in 1994, on Herald Records. Produced by Donald Roeser
and Eric Bloom. Executive producer: Steve Schenck. Associate
producer: Jeff Kawalek. Instruments: Eric Bloom (lead vocals, guitar,
keyboards), Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (lead guitar, lead vocals,
keyboards), Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitars), Jon Rogers (bass,
background vocals), Chuck Burgi (drums, percussion, background vocals).
Compilation Albums (foreign)
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*Rock Storia E Musica - Blue Oyster Cult - Gruppo Editoriale Fabri*
(Italian import compilation) (available only on tape)
E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) [from Extraterrestrial Live]
(Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Hot Rails To Hell [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Godzilla [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Dominance And Submission [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Monsters [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
The Great Sun Jester [from Mirrors]
Black Blade [from Extraterrestrial Live]
Notes: Released in 1983.
*Rock Shots - Hins Collection - "Club Ninja" Track Sequence*
(Indonesian import compilation) (available only on tape)
Beat 'Em Up
Make Rock, Not War
Spy In The House Of The Night
Dancin' In The Ruins
The Shadow Warrior
Perfect Water
White Flags
When The War Comes
Madness To The Method
Light Years Of Love
Eyes On Fire
Shadow Of California
Take Me Away
Notes: Released in 1986. The versions on this tape are presumably the
same versions as appeared on *The Revolution By Night* and *Club Ninja*.
*Il Grande Rock* (Italian import compilation)
This Ain't The Summer Of Love
The Red And The Black
Godzilla
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
Joan Crawford
R.U. Ready 2 Rock
Astronomy
The Subhuman
Blue Oyster Cult
Notes: Released in 1991, by D'Agostini. Part of a "magazine set" - a
large series of around 100 or so CDs/pamphlets on various rock bands. A
subscriber would receive a new CD/pamphlet on a periodic basis until
they had the whole set. Only one CD had BOC songs. The songs were
recorded straight off BOC LPs. Most of the songs were the studio
versions (however, "Astronomy", and possibly others, where live).
*The Reaper - Best* (German/Holland import compilation)
(Don't Fear) The Reaper [from Agents of Fortune]
Godzilla [from Spectres]
R. U. Ready 2 Rock [from Some Enchanted Evening]
Then Came The Last Days Of May [from On Your Feet Or On Your Knees]
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll [from Blue Oyster Cult]
The Marshall Plan [from Cultosaurus Erectus]
Burnin' For You [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
Joan Crawford [from Fire Of Unknown Origin]
Dr. Music [from Mirrors]
We Gotta Get Out Of This Place [from Some Enchanted Evening]
White Flags [from Club Ninja]
The Vigil [from Mirrors]
Take Me Away [from The Revolution By Night]
Shooting Shark [from The Revolution By Night]
I Am The One You Warned Me Of [from Imaginos]
In The Presence Of Another World (Excerpts From) [from Imaginos]
Notes: Released in 1993. Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment
(Germany), made in Austria, printed in Holland. Most of the writing on
the CD liner, including about 10 pages of history on the band, is
printed in German. Several of the songs ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper",
"Godzilla", "Then Came The Last Days Of May", "Cities On Flame With Rock
And Roll", "Joan Crawford", "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place") have been
enhanced over the original album versions to improve the sound quality.
The version of "In The Presence Of Another World" is an abbreviated
version of the song appearing on *Imaginos* - the song ends after the
line "In the fullness of another world, there is no emptiness . . ."
just prior to the "Your master" coda section. The version of "We Gotta
Get Out Of This Place" is from the LP version of *Some Enchanted
Evening*, not the CD version (see notes for *Some Enchanted Evening*).
Import Live Recordings
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Note: With the possible exception of *Live 1976*, most of the following
won't be found in your local (U.S.) record store. How to obtain these
recordings is discussed elsewhere in this FAQ.
*Blue Oyster Cult - Live NY '72* (France Import)
(possible alternate titles include "The BOC Bootleg", "Fantasy
Distillation of Reality", "The Soft White Underbelly [Maserati ME-262]",
and "In My [Your?] Mouth or On the Ground", with different release
dates)
The Red And The Black
Buck's Boogie
Workshop Of The Telescopes
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
Notes: The track order shown is reversed on some versions. "The Red
And The Black", "Workshop Of The Telescopes", and "Cities On Flame With
Rock And Roll" were recorded live at Nugget Pizza Parlor, Rochester, NY
on 4/3/72. "Buck's Boogie" appeared on a compilation album of various
artists, entitled, *The Guitars That Destroyed The World* in the early
70's. Most versions of this recording are only available on LP,
although a CD version with the above order exists (The CD title is
simply, "Blue Oyster Cult", and was released in 1985). "The BOC
Bootleg" was released as a 12-inch EP in 1972. The same audience track
was mixed in after each song. "Fantasy Distillation of Reality" (which
is mislabeled as being recorded "live in Montreal") is listed as
including two additional tracks, "What Is Quick Sand", and "Arthur
Comics", which were recorded by the band under the name, Stalk-Forrest
Group".
*Live 1976* (U.K. Import)
Stairway To The Stars
Harvester Of Eyes
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
ME-262
Dominance And Submission
Astronomy
Buck's Boogie
This Ain't The Summer Of Love
Born To Be Wild
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Notes: Recorded in Largo, Maryland (12/27/76). Released in 1976, and
re-released in 1991. Instruments: Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar,
keyboards), Allen Lanier (keyboards, guitar), Joe Boucahrd (bass,
vocals), Albert Boucahrd (drums, guitar, vocals), Donald "Buck Dharma"
Roeser (lead guitar, vocals). The sound quality on the CD is rather
poor. A video by of this performance is also available (also entitled
*Live 1976*), which includes all of the above songs, plus "E.T.I.". See
later in the FAQ for a description of this video.
*Still Kicking*
(often mislabeled "Still Ticking"; possible alternative title is "Still
Fighting", often mislabeled "Still Fiction")
Intro
Dr. Music
Heavy Metal (The Black and Silver)
Joan Crawford
M.E. 262
Flaming Telepaths
Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
Roadhouse Blues
Note: The songs were recorded in London at The Venue (8/19/81) and
Castle Donnington (8/22/81). This recording may only be available on
LP. The mislabeling of the titles stems from a very bizarre font which
was used on the cover, that was difficult to read. The sound quality is
poor. "Heavy Metal" included an up-tempo riff at the end of the song
that was only done by the band on the European leg of this tour.
*The Thing!* (Italy Import)
(also released as a German import as two individual CDs -- "Blue Oyster
Cult Vol. 1" and "Blue Oyster Cult Vol. 2"; also, the tracks indicated
with a + were released as single CD imports under the titles "Godzilla",
and "Burnin'")
Disk 1
Dr. Music +
E.T.I.
Burnin' For You +
Fire Of Unknown Origin +
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
Joan Crawford +
Flaming Telepaths
Veteran Of The Psychic Wars +
Hot Rails To Hell +
Disk 2
ME-262 +
Heavy Metal
(Don't Fear) The Reaper +
Godzilla +
Born To Be Wild +
5 Guitars (Golden Age Of Leather) +
Roadhouse Blues +
Notes: Released in 1991. Recorded at Bonds International Casinos, New
York City (6/16/81). Instruments: Eric Bloom (guitars, vocals), Donald
Roeser (guitars, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards, backing vocals),
Albert Bouchard (drums), Joe Bouchard (bass, backing vocals). The "Blue
Oyster Cult Vol. 1/2" recording has the two disks reversed (i.e. "Vol.
1" is Disk 2 of "The Thing!", and "Vol. 2" is Disk 1 of "The Thing!").
"The Thing!" has the correct concert order. The CD has two major typos:
The recording was at "Bonds International", not "Bands International".
Also, the recording date was "6/16/81", not "6/18/81". This recording
was broadcast on ABC Radio's "A Night on the Road" on 8/8/81. According
to Bolle Gregmar, some of the songs at the end of the show (The Reaper,
Godzilla, Born To Be Wild, 5 Guitars) were actually recorded the
previous year (9/8/80 show at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA).
These were spliced in by Steve Schenck and George Geranios when the
mixing budget ran out. Steve Schenck had to overdub the keyboards on
"Flaming Telepaths". The version of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" sounds as
if Buck mistakenly sings the second verse twice, while the band recovers
without missing a beat. Actually, the splicing of the two shows was
done in the middle of the song, but was done in error. Also, for some
unknown reason, "5 Guitars" was mixed after "Born To Be Wild", when in
actuality the band played them in the opposite order ("5 Guitars" segues
into "Born To Be Wild"). The photo on the front of *The Thing!* CD
appears to have been taken in the early '70's (every-one's hair is quite
long).
*Nail You Down* (Luxembourg or Italy Import)
(also released as an import with the title, "Rock and Roll Reapers")
Stairway To the Stars
Harvester Of Eyes
Workshop Of Telescopes
Before The Kiss (A Redcap)
Born To Rock
Hot Rails To Hell
Seven Screaming Dizbusters
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
Burnin' For You
Joan Crawford
Born To Be Wild
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Roadhouse Blues
Notes: From the ABC recording, "Captured Live", recorded on 7/23/83 at
Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA, and broadcast on 8/29/83. The show also
contained some songs from *Revolution By Night* (Take Me Away, Feel The
Thunder, Veins), but they were not broadcast as the album had not yet
been released. The photo on the back of the CD contains Albert
Bouchard. He was not in the band at the time of this performance. This
version of "Roadhouse Blues" contains, in the middle of the song, a few
bars of the Doors' song, "Love Me Two Times" (which is incorrectly
listed on the "Rock and Roll Reapers" release as a separate track).
*Into The Crypts Of Rays* (Italy Import)
R. U. Ready 2 Rock
White Flags
Take Me Away
Dancin' In The Ruins
The Shadow Warrior
Burnin' For You
Godzilla
Wings Of Mercury
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Born To Be Wild
Let Go
Shooting Shark
Notes: Released in 1993. Recorded at the Civic Auditorium in Santa
Monica, CA on 3/27/86. However, the last 3 songs on the CD are actually
from a 2/14/84 show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The California
portion of this recording (often incorrectly referred as being from Los
Angeles) was broadcast on "The King Biscuit Flower Hour" on 7/13/86.
"Wings Of Mercury" is credited as written by Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom,
and Albert Bouchard. However, according to Bolle Gregmar, the song was
actually written by Dream Syndicate (K. Percoda), and given to BOC to
use (both Dream Syndicate and BOC were managed by Sandy Pearlman, and
Tommy Zvoncheck plays keyboards on at least one Dream Syndicate album).
The recording of "Born To Be Wild" appears to have been edited to remove
the "Texas Chainsaw guitar duel". The second verse of "Shooting Shark"
is not on the recording -- either the band did not perform the second
verse, or it was edited out of the mix. The name of this release no
doubt comes from the Celtic Frost song of the same name.
Other Releases (Singles, Promos, Etc.)
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION -- This section is a somewhat sketchy listing of
various BOC promos and singles that one might be able to find.
Recordings which can't be found elsewhere (i.e. on some other BOC album)
are listed in a separate section of the FAQ.
7" vinyl
1972 -- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll - Mono/Stereo (promo)
1974 -- Hot Rails To Hell/7 Screaming Diz-Busters - (promo)
1975 -- Born To Be Wild - Studio version (promo)
1976 -- This Ain't The Summer of Love - Mono/Stereo (promo)
1976 -- This Ain't The Summer of Love/Debbie Denise
1976 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Mono/Stereo (promo)
1976 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Tattoo Vampire
1977 -- Godzilla - Stereo/Mono (promo)
1977 -- Goin' Through The Motions - Stereo/Mono (promo)
1977 -- Goin' Through The Motions/Searchin' For Celine
1977 -- I Love The Night/Nosferatu - (UK single)
1977 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/R. U. Ready 2 Rock - (UK single)
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Mono/Stereo (promo)
1978 -- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/E.T.I.
1979 -- Your Not The One (I Was Looking For) - (promo)
1979 -- Your Not The One (I Was Looking For)/Moon Crazy
1979 -- In Thee - (promo)
1979 -- In Thee/Lonely Teardrops
1979 -- Mirrors/Lonely Teardrops - UK single
1979 -- Mirrors/Lonely Teardrops - UK single (on clear vinyl)
1980 -- Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)/Divine Wind
1980 -- Fallen Angel/Lips In The Hills - import single
1981 -- Burnin' For You - LP version/short version
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Vengeance (The Pact)
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Heavy Metal: The Black and Silver
1983 -- Take Me Away - (promo)
1983 -- Take Me Away/Feel The Thunder
1983 -- Shooting Shark - (promo)
1983 -- Shooting Shark/Dragon Lady - (promo)
1986 -- White Flags
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins - (promo)
1986 -- Perfect Water - (promo)
Unknown -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/R U Ready 2 Rock - Old Gold - UK
80's reissue
Unknown -- (Don't Fear) Reaper/Career of Evil - Columbia
"Hall of Fame" - red and black label
Unknown -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You - Columbia
"Hall of Fame" - grey and black label
Unknown -- Deadline - UK single
12" Vinyl
1977 -- Godzilla/Godzilla (live) - (promo)
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Joan Crawford/Sole Survivor/Veteran of the
Psychic Wars - *Fire of Unknown Origin* 4 song sampler - (promo)
1981 -- Burnin' For You/Dr. Music (live)/Flaming Telepaths (live) - UK
single
1982 -- Roadhouse Blues (LP/edit)/Veteran of Psychic Wars (all from
*Extraterrestrial Live*) - (promo)
1983 -- Shooting Shark (LP/edit)/Take Me Away/Eyes on Fire - *Revolution
By Night* 4 song sampler - (promo)
1983 -- Shooting Shark (extended version)/Dragon Lady - import single
1983 -- White Flags/Shooting Shark/Make Rock Not War - UK single
1986 -- Dancin' In The Ruins
1986 -- Perfect Water - LP version/short version
Unknown -- Astronomy - UK single
Unknown -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper - UK single (UK 78 tour edition)
CD
1988 -- 4-version Astronomy - *Imaginos* promo (2 LP versions - one with
Stephen King intro, 2 short versions - one with S. King intro)
1988 -- In The Presence of Another World (LP/edit) - *Imaginos* promo
1988 -- Astronomy/Magna of Illusion (from *Imaginos*)/(Don't Fear) The
Reaper (from *Agents of Fortune*) - UK Single
1989 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper (*Cult Classic* promo)
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You/Godzilla (*Cult
Classic* promo)
1994 -- (Don't Fear) The Reaper/Burnin' For You (from *Cult Classic*) -
UK Single
Other
Tyranny and Mutation/Secret Treaties -- European double CD release
Agents of Fortune/Spectres -- release as a single cassette
Agents of Fortune/Spectres -- double vinyl Australian import release
Imaginos - on blue vinyl -- UK import
Cult Classic - Vinyl with picture sleeve
Quadraphonic vinyl -- Tyranny and Mutation, Secret Treaties
"White Label Promo" LPs -- Agents of Fortune, Spectres, Some Enchanted
Evening, Mirrors, Cultosaurus Erectus
"White Label Promo" Cassettes -- Club Ninja (4 song sampler, with
Fastway on the b-side), Imaginos (4
song sampler), Imaginos (full)
4. R. U. Ready 2 Rock? -- Frequently Asked Questions
What are BOC up to these days?
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BOC are currently managed by Steve Schenck, the executive producer
of *Cult Classic*. They may be releasing a studio album in the
(hopefully not-too-distant) future (see next question). BOC is, as one
of their t-shirts sold at a concert from a few years ago says, "On Tour
Forever" (mostly touring large clubs). TicketMaster is handling the
tickets for most of their concerts, which are not highly promoted. Many
of us find out where they are playing after the show is over. Keep your
eyes open! Eric Bloom also occasionally posts upcoming show dates on
America On-Line, and these dates have been posted on some pages on the
World Wide Web (see another part of this FAQ for more information).
In addition, members of the band (Buck and Eric in particular) have
been involved in a side project known as "The On The Road Band", which
plays in the New York/New Jersey area on various occasions. The band
consists of several musicians who play in the band when they are not on
tour. Buck and Eric have played in the band for a few shows, as have
musicians such as John Miceli, Kasim Sulton, Joe Lynn Turner and Al
Petrelli. Since the band has a sort of revolving door line-up, members
of BOC do not play at every show.
Albert Bouchard is currently playing occasional shows (mostly clubs
in the New York area) with The Brain Surgeons (Al on drums and lead
vocals, Deborah Frost on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Peter Bohovesky
on guitar, Billy Hilfiger on guitar, and David Hirschberg on bass).
They play mostly Brain Surgeons' tunes (drawing from their two albums,
*Eponymous* and *Trepanation*, along with a few BOC tunes (Baby Ice Dog,
The Red And The Black, Career Of Evil, This Ain't The Summer of Love,
Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll, and Death Valley Nights have been
played on different occasions). Brain Surgeons' guitarist Billy
Hilfiger, who played in Joe Bouchard's "Cult Brothers", also plays in a
New York rock band known as "Wired".
Joe Bouchard, according to Bolle Gregmar, is now really "Dr.
Music", having received his Master's Degree in Music (at the University
of Hartford). His thesis/grad test was a four movement dance work for
orchestra, computers and a rock band, which he composed and scored.
Also, he has been brewing lots of beer as a hobby. He hopes to get back
to writing rock music in the future, as his other activities allow. He
also teaches bass at the National Guitar Summer Workshop, and is hoping
to publish his own bass instruction book through the NGSW in the future.
Sandy Pearlman, according to Bolle Gregmar, is running his studio
Alpha & Omega in San Marin, California. He is hoping to turn *Imaginos*
into a multi-media project, however no major definite steps have been
taken at this time. His involvement with BOC is still as manager and
co-owner of BOC, but he is not really contributing any material for the
band at this time.
According to BOC-L member Alan Siebert, BOC will be supplying the
music for an upcoming CD-ROM game called "Ripper".
When is the new album (*not* a "Greatest Hits" album) coming out?
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Latest word from the band has a new studio album coming out "in the
future". "I'd Like To See You In Black", "Still Burnin'", "Harvest
Moon", "The Power Underneath Despair", and "In The Cold Grey Light Of
Dawn" are songs that the band has performed live over the past few
years, and are potential candidates for the album. According to Bolle
Gregmar, the band has laid down several tracks for the new album, with
most of the remaining tracks to be completed soon. However, as of this
writing, no record deal for the release this album has been finalized.
Some fans may be a bit skeptical as BOC have had a habit in the past
several years of announcing that a new album would be out soon, only to
find that the album never came. It was thought that there would
definitely be an album out soon after the *Bad Channels* soundtrack came
out, but the date kept getting pushed back. Finally, much to the
disappointment of some BOC fans, another 'Greatest Hits' album (i.e.
*Cult Classic*) was released. So, at the moment, many BOC fans are
cynical to the band's statements that a new album will be out any time
soon (although, to be fair, many of the past delays were due to
contractual problems between BOC and CBS). The band announced in the
summer of 1994 at their shows that their next studio album would be out
during the upcoming winter. Latest word now is summer of 1995. And we
wait . . . and hope . . . and pray . . .
Is *Flat Out* available on CD?
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Short Answer: YES!
Longer Answer: The album was never released in the U. S. on CD.
However, it is available as an import. According to Bolle Gregmar, it's
a French release on SONY/PORTRAIT (14-477942-10) -- part of their "Mr.
Collector" series.
Future?: Bolle Gregmar had been discussing with Buck Dharma the
possibility of letting Rhino Records release *Flat Out* on CD, possibly
with an additional track. The status of this project is not currently
known.
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