BOC: Full press release for 'A Long Day's Night'

[The Rocker]

Blue Oyster Cult To Release Live CD And DVD/VHS 'A Long Day's Night'
On CMC International And Sanctuary Visual Entertainment; CD Coming On
Sept. 24, 2002; DVD/VHS To Follow On Oct. 8, 2002

Blue Oyster Cult is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2002, and the
legendary hard-rock band is honoring the occasion by releasing the
live CD 'A Long Day's Night' on September 24 and a companion DVD/VHS
home video on October 8.

'A Long Day's Night' is BOC's first live album in more than 20 years,
and the CD will be released on CMC International Records. The DVD/VHS
is being issued by Sanctuary Visual Entertainment. Both CMC
International and Sanctuary Visual Entertainment are divisions of the
Sanctuary Records Group.

Lead vocalist/lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, lead
vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom, keyboardist/guitarist Allen
Lanier, bass guitarist Danny Miranda and drummer Bobby Rondinelli
recorded and filmed 'A Long Day's Night' on June 21, 2002, at the
Skyline Stage at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. BOC fans from all
across the country came to be a part of this well publicized event.
The performance featured songs spanning the band's entire
three-decade-long career, from 1972's self-titled debut album to
2001's 'Curse of the Hidden Mirror.' Everything from major mainstream
hits to album tracks that appeal to die-hard BOC fans are highlighted.
The CD and DVD/VHS were produced by BOC manager Steve Schenck. The
DVD/VHS was directed by Mike Drumm.

The CD includes 13 tracks: "Stairway to the Stars," "Burnin' For You,"
"OD'd on Life Itself," "Dance on Stilts," "Buck's Boogie," "Quicklime
Girl," "Harvest Moon," "Astronomy," "Cities on Flame With Rock &
Roll," "Perfect Water," "Lips in the Hills," "Godzilla" and "Don't
Fear the Reaper." The song "Astronomy" is a bonus track not included
on the DVD/VHS.

The DVD/VHS, which was shot on high-definition videotape, features 19
tracks: "Stairway to the Stars," "Burnin' For You," "OD'd on Life
Itself," "E.T.I.," "Dance on Stilts," "Harvester of Eyes," "Buck's
Boogie," "Quicklime Girl," "Flaming Telepaths," "Harvest Moon," "Last
Days of May," "Cities on Flame With Rock & Roll," "M.E. 262," "Perfect
Water," "Lips in the Hills," "Godzilla," "Don't Fear the Reaper,"
"Dominance and Submission" and "The Red and the Black." The DVD and
VHS are both presented in widescreen (letterbox) format. The DVD sound
is mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 and Dolby 2.0 and the VHS is
mastered in Dolby Stereo. Special bonus features on the DVD are band
interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, fan interviews and more.

'A Long Day's Night' will have its high-definition television
broadcast premiere on September 19, 2002, at 10:00 p.m. Eastern on
HDNet's channel 199 on DirecTV.

Throughout Blue Oyster Cult's impressive career, the band has earned a
well-deserved reputation as "the thinking man's heavy metal band." BOC
came out of Long Island, NY, and immediately delighted critics and
fans. Utterly relentless touring developed and strengthened the fan
base, and the band remains a fearsome road warrior to this day. Not
only was BOC's music hard-hitting, the subject matter and lyrics of
its songs were fresh and clever -- particularly for a style of music
not exactly revered for its braininess. Science fiction, horror,
violence and tongue-in-cheek humor are common threads in much of BOC's
material.

Albums like 'Blue Oyster Cult,' 'Tyranny and Mutation,' 'Secret
Treaties' and the live 'On Your Feet or On Your Knees' gradually built
up BOC's fan base and earned critical respect. The mainstream
breakthrough was the explosion of 1976's 'Agents of Fortune' and the
hauntingly immortal smash hit single "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." The
band began headlining arena and stadium concerts worldwide. Subsequent
albums like 'Spectres,' the live 'Some Enchanted Evening,' 'Mirrors'
and 'Cultosaurus Erectus' further cemented Blue Oyster Cult's status
as one of the finest hard-rock bands in history. Another mainstream
commercial tornado struck with 1981's 'Fire of Unknown Origin' album
and its mammoth hit single "Burnin' For You." The winning streak
continued through the years with the live 'Extraterrestrial Live,'
'The Revolution By Night,' 'Club Ninja,' 'Imaginos,' 'Heaven Forbid'
and 'Curse of the Hidden Mirror.'

'A Long Day's Night' -- both the CD and DVD/VHS -- simply offers
unquestionable proof that Blue Oyster Cult has thrived for 30 years
because of the exciting evolution of its challenging music and its
peerless ability to present the music to worldwide audiences through
consistently electrifying live performances.

For more information and a list of never-ending tour dates, check out
www.blueoystercult.com.

http://www.blueoystercult.com
http://www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com