Extraterrestrial Live
Cover art by Greg Scott
Live album by
Blue Öyster Cult
ReleasedApril 19, 1982 (1982-04-19)[1]
Recorded"Black & Blue" & "Fire of Unknown Origin US Tours, 1980–1981
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length78:06
LabelColumbia
Producer
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Fire of Unknown Origin
(1981) 		Extraterrestrial Live
(1982) 		The Revölution by Night
(1983)
Singles from Extraterrestrial Live
  1. "Burnin' for You" (live) / "(Don't Fear) The Reaper (live)"
    Released: June 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[3]

Extraterrestrial Live is the third live album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. It primarily documents the band's 1981 tour in support of Fire of Unknown Origin, but also includes two tracks recorded in 1980 during the Mirrors Tour and the North American leg of Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell Tour (dubbed The Black and Blue Tour). Midway through the 1981 Fire of Unknown Origin tour, the band fired drummer and founding member Albert Bouchard, replacing him with roadie Rick Downey.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
1."Dominance and Submission"Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Sandy PearlmanMid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, February 11, 1980 for a King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast5:56
2."Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"Donald Roeser, A. Bouchard, PearlmanTower Theater, Philadelphia, December 31, 19815:19
3."Dr. Music"Joe Bouchard, Roeser, Richard MeltzerNassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 19813:40
4."The Red and the Black"Bloom, A. Bouchard, PearlmanHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19814:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
5."Joan Crawford"A. Bouchard, Jack Rigg, David RoterHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19815:17
6."Burnin' for You"Roeser, MeltzerHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19814:50
7."Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)The Doors, Jim MorrisonThe Country Club, Reseda, California, December 15, 19819:06
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
8."Black Blade"Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John TriversNassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, October 17, 19806:17
9."Hot Rails to Hell"J. BouchardNassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 19815:03
10."Godzilla"RoeserHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19817:46
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Recorded atLength
11."Veteran of the Psychic Wars"Bloom, MoorcockHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19818:11
12."E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"Roeser, PearlmanHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19815:20
13."(Don't Fear) The Reaper"RoeserHollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 19816:42

Personnel

Band members
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. April 16, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6540". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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