Description
Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties / Columbia LP / KC 32858
UPC 4260019714572
Secret Treaties is the third studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in April 1974 by Columbia. It features the same band members and production team as their previous album.
The album spent 14 weeks in the US album charts, peaking at No. 53. It was certified gold by the RIAA in 1992.
In 1975, a poll of readers of the British magazine Melody Maker voted Secret Treaties the "Top Rock Album of All Time". In 2010, Rhapsody called it one of the all-time best "proto-metal" albums.
All of the songs from the album found their way into BÖC playlists over the following years, except for "Cagey Cretins". It's the only BÖC album that does not feature a track with lead vocals sung by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. The band also did not write any of the lyrics to the album, handing that duty to producer Sandy Pearlman, rock critic Richard Meltzer and singer Patti Smith.
| Label: | Columbia – KC 32858 |
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| Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album
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| Country: | US |
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| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Prog Rock |
Tracklist:
| A1 |
Career Of Evil |
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3:54
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| A2 | Subhuman |
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4:37
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| A3 | Dominance And Submission |
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5:22
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| A4 | ME 262 |
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4:45
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| B1 | Cagey Cretins |
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3:15
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| B2 | Harvester Of Eyes |
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4:40
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| B3 | Flaming Telepaths |
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5:18
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| B4 | Astronomy |
| 6:23 |
- Artwork [Cover Art] – Ron Lesser
- Bass, Vocals – Joe Bouchard
- Design – John Berg
- Drums, Vocals – Albert Bouchard
- Engineer – Tim Geelan
- Engineer [Second] – Jerry Smith
- Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Synthesizer [All] – Allen Lanier
- Lead Guitar, Vocals – Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser
- Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar [Stun] – Eric Bloom
- Producer – Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman
- Recorded By [Recordists] – Lehman Yates, Lou Schlossberg
- Remastered By, Lacquer Cut By – WM
- Band members
- Eric Bloom – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar
- Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitar, synthesizers, second lead guitar on track 11
- Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
- Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals
- Production
- Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman – producers
- Tim Geelan, Jerry Smith – engineers
- Lehman Yates, Lou Schlossberg – recording
- John Berg – cover design
- Bruce Dickinson – production (2001 remaster)
- Thom Cadley – mixing on tracks 10 and 11 (2001 remaster)
- Vic Anesini – remastering (2001 remaster)
