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1980 studio album by Blue Öyster Cult

Cultösaurus Erectus

Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey

Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult

Released

June 1980 (1980-06)

Recorded

1979–1980

Studio

Kingdom Sound Studios, Long Island, New York

Genre

Length

41:10

Blue Öyster Cult chronology

Mirrors
(1979)

Cultösaurus Erectus
(1980)

Fire of Unknown Origin
(1981)

Singles from Cultösaurus Erectus

"Fallen Angel"
Released: 18 July 1980 (UK)
"Deadline"
Released: October 1980 (UK)
"Here's Johnny (The Marshall Plan)"
Released: November 1980

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10

Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in June 1980. Following an experiment with a more commercial sound on the album Mirrors (released the previous year), this recording marked a return to the band's earlier, heavier sound. It also represents the band's first collaboration with British producer Martin Birch (Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden), who would also produce the band's following album Fire of Unknown Origin a year later.

While the album did sell more than its predecessor, it stalled at Gold status. However, during this time, Blue Öyster Cult was still filling large venues. The tour promoting Cultösaurus Erectus found the band co-headlining sports arenas in the United States with Black Sabbath as part of the Black and Blue Tour.

The album cover features the central part of the painting Behemoth's World by British artist Richard Clifton-Dey.

Songs

"Black Blade" features lyrics by fantasy and sci-fi writer Michael Moorcock and is about Stormbringer, a black sword wielded by Elric of Melniboné, the most famous character in Moorcock's mythology.

The title "The Marshall Plan" is a play on words, connecting the post-World War II economic program with the British amplifier manufacturer. The song also includes a cameo by Don Kirshner introducing Johnny, the subject of the song, as an act on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, a syndicated concert program popular in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Black Blade"	Eric Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers	Bloom	6:34
2.	"Monsters"	Albert Bouchard, Caryn Bouchard	Bloom	5:10
3.	"Divine Wind"	Donald Roeser	Bloom	5:07
4.	"Deadline"	Roeser	Roeser	4:27

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
5.	"The Marshall Plan"	Bloom, A. Bouchard, Joe Bouchard, Allen Lanier, Roeser	Bloom	5:24
6.	"Hungry Boys"	A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard	A. Bouchard	3:38
7.	"Fallen Angel"	J. Bouchard, Helen Wheels	J. Bouchard	3:11
8.	"Lips in the Hills"	Bloom, Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Bloom	4:24
9.	"Unknown Tongue"	A. Bouchard, David Roter	Bloom	3:55

Personnel

Band members

Eric Bloom – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, bass (on "Deadline"), keyboards, vocals
Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals

Additional musicians

Don Kirshner – introduction during "The Marshall Plan"
Mark Rivera – saxophone on "Monsters"

Production

Martin Birch – producer, engineer, mixing
Clay Hutchinson – second engineer
Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
Paula Scher – cover design

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)	77
UK Albums (OCC)	12
US Billboard 200	34

References

"Blue Oyster Cult singles".
"Blue Oyster Cult singles".
"Blue Oyster Cult singles".
Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Cultosaurus Erectus review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 17, 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. 54. ISBN 978-1894959315.
"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0218b". 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.

v t e Blue Öyster Cult
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser Eric Bloom Danny Miranda Richie Castellano Jules Radino Allen Lanier Albert Bouchard Joe Bouchard Chuck Burgi John Miceli Greg Smith Bobby Rondinelli Rudy Sarzo Kasim Sulton
Studio albums	Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Spectres Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Fire of Unknown Origin The Revölution by Night Club Ninja Imaginos Heaven Forbid Curse of the Hidden Mirror The Symbol Remains
Live albums	On Your Feet or on Your Knees Some Enchanted Evening Extraterrestrial Live A Long Day's Night
Other albums	Bad Channels Cult Classic Workshop of the Telescopes St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
Songs	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" "Godzilla" "Burnin' for You" "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" "Shooting Shark" "Astronomy"
Videos	Black and Blue A Long Day's Night Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Related	Discography Members John Shirley Michael Moorcock More Cowbell Patti Smith Richard Meltzer Sandy Pearlman
Category

v t e Bibliography of Michael Moorcock
Novels	The Dreaming City (1961) The Fireclown (1965) The Jewel in the Skull (1967) The Final Programme (1968) The Mad God's Amulet (1968) The Sword of the Dawn (1968) The Runestaff (1969) The Black Corridor (1969) Behold the Man (1969) The Chinese Agent (1970) The Eternal Champion (1970) Phoenix in Obsidian (1970) The Warlord of the Air (1971) A Cure for Cancer (1971) The English Assassin: A Romance of Entropy (1972) Elric of Melniboné (1972) Breakfast in the Ruins (1972) The Land Leviathan (1974) The Adventures of Una Persson and Catherine Cornelius in the 20th Century (1976) The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976) The Condition of Muzak (1977) Gloriana (1978) Byzantium Endures (1981) The War Hound and the World's Pain (1981) The Steel Tsar (1981) The Brothel in Rosenstrasse (1982) The Laughter of Carthage (1984) The City in the Autumn Stars (1986) The Dragon in the Sword (1986) Mother London (1988) Jerusalem Commands (1992) King of the City (2000) Firing the Cathedral (2002) The Vengeance of Rome (2006) The Coming of the Terraphiles (2010) The Whispering Swarm (2015)
Collections	The Time Dweller (1969) The Lives and Times of Jerry Cornelius (1976) The History of the Runestaff (1979) The Dancers at the End of Time (1981) A Nomad of the Time Streams (1982) The Opium General and other stories (1984) Elric: Song of the Black Sword (1995) The Metatemporal Detective (2007)
Comic books	Conan the Barbarian Michael Moorcock's Multiverse Tom Strong
Anthologies edited	England Invaded Before Armageddon
Characters and concepts	Corum Jhaelen Irsei Dorian Hawkmoon Elric of Melniboné Erekosë Eternal Champion Jerry Cornelius Multiverse Stormbringer Symbol of Chaos Ulrich von Bek Melniboné
Music contributions	New Worlds Fair Warrior on the Edge of Time Lucky Leif and the Longships Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Hype Sonic Attack Zones Live Chronicles
Other work	"Epic Pooh" "Kings in Darkness" The Land That Time Forgot New Worlds
Adaptations	Airtight Garage The Chronicle of the Black Sword The Final Programme Elric: Battle at the End of Time Stormbringer RPG Hawkmoon RPG

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