Blue Öyster Cult (album)

Blue Öyster Cult
Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedOctober 1971
StudioThe Warehouse, New York City
Genre
Length36:48
LabelColumbia
ProducerMurray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Blue Öyster Cult
(1972)
Tyranny and Mutation
(1973)
Singles from Blue Öyster Cult
  1. "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"
    Released: April 21, 1972

Blue Öyster Cult is the debut studio album by the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1972 by Columbia Records. The album featured songs such as "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll", "Stairway to the Stars", and "Then Came the Last Days of May", all of which the band still plays regularly during its concerts. Despite positive reviews, the album failed to chart for some time before finally cracking the Billboard 200 chart on May 20, 1972, peaking at No. 172. Blue Öyster Cult toured with artists such as the Byrds, Alice Cooper and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to support the album.