La colección de álbumes de Columbia es una caja de diecisiete discos, lanzada en Estados Unidos el30 de octubre de 2012y que reúne todos los álbumes del grupo Blue Öyster Cult editados en el sello Columbia Records entre 1973 y 1988. Esta lujosa caja set consta de dieciséis CD, incluidos los once álbumes de estudio y tres álbumes en directo del grupo, además de dos discos de temas raros o inéditos y un DVD en directo.
Todos los álbumes de este box set han sido remasterizados, incluidos algunos específicamente para esta edición.
Tracklists:
Disc 1: Blue Öyster Cult
- Transmaniacon MC 3:21
- I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep 3:10
- Then Came The Last Days Of May 3:31
- Stairway To The Stars 3:43
- Before The Kiss, A Redcap 4:59
- Screams 3:10
- She's As Beautiful As A Foot 2:58
- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll 4:03
- Workshop Of The Telescopes 4:01
- Redeemed 4:01
Bonus Tracks - Soft White Underbelly Demos
- Donovan's Monkey 3:50
- What Is Quicksand 3:40
- A Fact About Sneakers 2:50
- Betty Lou's Got A New Pair Of Shoes 2:34
Disc 2: Tyranny And Mutation
- The Red & The Black 4:24
- O.D.'d On Life Itself 4:47
- Hot Rails To Hell 5:12
- 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 7:01
- Baby Ice Dog 3:29
- Wings Wetted Down 4:12
- Teen Archer 3:57
- Mistress Of The Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) 5:08
Bonus Tracks
- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (Live) 4:44
- Buck's Boogie (Studio Version) 5:22
- 7 Screaming Diz-Busters (Live) 14:01
- O.D.'d On Life Itself (Live) 4:52
Disc 3: Secret Treaties
- Career Of Evil 3:59
- Subhuman 4:39
- Dominance And Submission 3:23
- ME 262 4:48
- Cagey Cretins 3:16
- Harvester Of Eyes 4:42
- Flaming Telepaths 5:20
- Astronomy 6:38
Bonus Tracks
- Boorman The Chauffer 3:13
- Mommy 3:32
- Mes Dames Sarat 4:07
- Born To Be Wild (Studio Version) 3:40
- Career Of Evil (Single Version) 3:00
Disc 4: On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
- The Subhuman 7:28
- Harvester Of Eyes 4:55
- Hot Rails To Hell 5:24
- he Red & The Black 4:19
- 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 8:42
- Buck's Boogie 7:00
- (Then Came The) Last Days Of May 4:39
- Cities On Flame 4:04
- ME 262 8:13
- Before The Kiss, A Redcap 5:06
- Maserati GT (I Ain't Got You) 8:48
- Born To Be Wild 6:21
Disc 5: Agents Of Fortune
- This Ain't The Summer Of Love 2:20
- True Confessions 2:57
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper 5:09
- E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 3:42
- The Revenge Of Vera Gemini 3:53
- Sinful Love 3:29
- Tattoo Vampire 2:41
- Morning Final 4:30
- Tenderloin 3:40
- Debbie Denise 4:23
Bonus Tracks
- Fire Of Unknown Origin (Original Version) 3:30
- Sally (Demo) 2:40
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Demo) 6:20
- Dance The Night Away (Demo) 2:37
Disc 6: Spectres
- Godzilla 3:41
- Golden Age Of Leather 5:53
- Death Valley Nights 4:07
- Searchin' For Celine 3:35
- Fireworks 3:14
- R.U. Ready 2 Rock 3:45
- Celestial The Queen 3:24
- Goin' Through The Motions 3:12
- I Love The Night 4:23
- Nosferatu 5:23
Bonus Tracks
- Night Flyer 3:48
- Dial M For Murder 3:11
- Please Hold 2:47
- Be My Baby 3:01
Disc 7: Some Enchanted Evening
- R.U. Ready 2 Rock 5:29
- E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 5:04
- Astronomy 8:18
- Kick Out The Jams 3:03
- Godzilla 4:10
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper 5:21
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 4:09
Bonus Tracks
- ME 262 3:24
- Harvester Of Eyes 4:35
- Hot Rails To Hell 5:01
- This Ain't The Summer Of Love 2:48
- 5 Guitars 8:34
- Born To Be Wild 6:30
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Alternate Version) 4:36
DVD 1: Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
- R.U. Ready 2 Rock 6:15
- E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 5:20
- Harvester Of Eyes 4:17
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 4:23
- Golden Age Of Leather 7:12
- Astronomy 8:18
- ME 262 3:42
- Kick Out The Jams 3:14
- This Ain't The Summer Of Love 5:28
- 5 Guitars 4:47
- Born To Be Wild 7:18
Disc 8: Mirrors
- Dr. Music 3:12
- The Great Sun Jester 4:45
- In Thee 3:48
- Mirrors 3:44
- Moon Crazy 4:02
- The Vigil 6:25
- I Am The Storm 3:42
- You're Not The One (I Was Looking For) 3:14
- Lonely Teardrops 3:40
Disc 9: Cultösaurus Erectus
- Black Blade 6:33
- Monsters 5:11
- Divine Wind 5:07
- Deadline 4:27
- The Marshall Plan 5:23
- Hungry Boys 3:38
- Fallen Angel 3:11
- Lips In The Hills 4:25
- Unknown Tongue 3:55
Disc 10: Fire Of Unknown Origin
- Fire Of Unknown Origin 4:09
- Burnin' For You 4:29
- Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 4:48
- Sole Survivor 4:04
- Heavy Metal: The Black And Silver 3:16
- Vengeance (The Pact) 4:40
- After Dark 4:24
- Joan Crawford 4:54
- Don't Turn Your Back 4:07
Disc 11: Extraterrestrial Live
- Dominance And Submission 5:48
- Cities On Flame 5:19
- Dr. Music 3:32
- The Red And The Black 4:31
- Joan Crawford 5:11
- Burnin' For You 4:46
- Roadhouse Blues 9:06
- Black Blade 6:12
- Hot Rails To Hell 4:55
- Godzilla 7:39
- Veteran Of The Psychic Wars 8:02
- E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) 5:16
- (Don't Fear) The Reaper 6:40
Disc 12: The Revölution By Night
- Take Me Away 4:29
- Eyes On Fire 3:35
- Shooting Shark 7:09
- Veins 3:57
- Shadow Of California 5:08
- Feel The Thunder 5:47
- Let Go 3:25
- Dragon Lady 4:06
- Light Years Of Love 4:04
Disc 13: Club Ninja
- White Flags 4:41
- Dancin' In The Ruins 4:01
- Make Rock Not War 3:57
- Perfect Water 5:29
- Spy In The House Of The Night 4:23
- Beat' Em Up 3:23
- When The War Comes 6:03
- Shadow Warrior 5:40
- Madness To The Method 7:28
Disc 14: Imaginos
- I Am The One You Warned Me Of 5:03
- Les Invisibles 5:32
- In The Presence Of Another World 6:26
- Del Rio's Song 5:34
- The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle At Weisseria 6:43
- Astronomy 6:26
- Magna Of Illusion 5:54
- Blue Öyster Cult 7:18
- Imaginos 5:46
Disc 15: Rarities
- Stairway To The Stars (Live) 4:13
- The Red & The Black (Live) 4:36
- Buck's Boogie (Live) 5:19
- Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll (Live) 4:04
- Workshop Of The Telescopes (Live) 3:40
- Dr. Music (Live) 4:09
- The Vigil (Live) 7:20
- The Great Sun Jester (Live) 5:49
- In Thee (Live) 3:52
- Mirrors (Live) 4:48
- Steppin' Razor (Rehearsal Demo) 2:54
- Godzilla (Live, Mono Version) 3:42
- Double Talk (Demo) 3:48
- Rebel (Demo) 3:54
- Summa Cum Laude (Demo) 4:21
- I'm On The Lamb But I Ain't No Sheep (Demo) 3:22
- John L. Sullivan (Demo) 1:37
- I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Live) 5:55
- Stephen King Spoken Intro 0:49
Disc 17: Radio Appears: The Best Of The Broadcasts
- Intro / Dr. Music 4:25
- Lips In The Hills 4:54
- Before The Kiss, A Redcap 6:16
- 7 Screaming Diz-Busters 10:43
- Workshop Of The Telescopes 3:29
- It's Not Easy 8:28
- Wings Of Mercury 4:42
- Arthur Comics 3:15
- Black Blade 8:39
- Joan Crawford 5:02
- 5 Guitars (Golden Age Of Leather) 5:15
- Dancin' In The Ruins 4:13
- Take Me Away 7:14
Downloads don't work anymore (03/08/2025).
Some records (studio records 1-5, "Some Enchanted Evening") were released before in remastered editions with bonus tracks, these versions are included here. All the other records have been remastered in 2012 for this box set.
included:
16 CDs (all studio and live releases up to 1988, 2 bonus CDs)
the bonus DVD of "Some Enchanted Evening"
4 complete live broadcasts for additional download (CD 16 "Radios Appear" is compiled from these shows): Blue Öyster Cult - Harvester Of Lives
The CDs are in cardboard sleeves, some with gatefold. The sleeves have a white border (~3 mm), no inner sleeves or protection bags so don't expect a quality like Japanese papersleeve releases.
All infos are compiled in one 40 page booklet, which also contains liner notes by Lenny Kaye and a lot of photos.