Cult Classic

{{about|the album by Blue Öyster Cult|the general concept|cult classic}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Cult Classic | type = Studio Album | artist = Blue Öyster Cult | cover = BOC Cult Classic.jpg | alt = | released = June 1994 | recorded = | studio = Greene St. Recording, Baby Monster Studios, Giant Recording Studio, New York City | genre = {{hlist|Hard rock|heavy metal|psychedelic rock}} | length = 67:39 | label = Caroline<br>SPV | producer = Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom, Steve Schenck, Jeff Kawalek | prev_title = Bad Channels | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Workshop of the Telescopes | next_year = 1995 }} {{Music ratings | rev1 =AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/album/cult-classic-mw0000624939 | title = Blue Öyster Cult Cult Classic review | accessdate = 2012-01-13 | last= Ruhlmann | first= William | work = AllMusic | publisher = Rovi Corporation}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal'' | rev2Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Popoff | first1 = Martin | authorlink1 = Martin Popoff | title = The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties | publisher = Collector's Guide Publishing | date = August 2007| location = Burlington, Ontario, Canada| page=57|isbn = 978-1894959629}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blueoystercult/albums/album/146495/review/5944589/cult_classic| title = Album Reviews: Blue Oyster Cult - Cult Classic | accessdate = 2012-04-10| last = Diehl| first = Matt| date = 9 February 1995| magazine = Rolling Stone| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070125092741/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/blueoystercult/albums/album/146495/review/5944589/cult_classic| archivedate = 2007-01-25}}</ref> | noprose=yes }}

'''''Cult Classic''''' is a 1994 studio album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult containing newly recorded versions of many of the band's most popular early songs. It was reissued by other labels under the titles '''''Champions of Rock''''' and '''''E.T.I. Revisited''''' in 1998 and 2004, with different artwork. A remastered version was released on January 24, 2020, by Frontiers Records.

==Track listing== {{track listing | title1 = (Don't Fear) The Reaper | length1 = 5:05 | title2 = E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) | length2 = 5:13 | title3 = ME 262 | length3 = 3:08 | title4 = This Ain't the Summer of Love | length4 = 2:43 | title5 = Burning for You | length5 = 4:27 | title6 = O.D.'d on Life Itself | length6 = 4:52 | title7 = Flaming Telepaths | length7 = 6:06 | title8 = Godzilla | length8 = 3:40 | title9 = Astronomy | length9 = 8:45 | title10 = Cities on Flame with Rock 'n' Roll | length10 = 4:06 | title11 = Harvester of Eyes | length11 = 3:57 | title12 = Buck's Boogie | length12 = 6:51 | title13 = (Don't Fear) The Reaper | note13 = TV Mix | length13 = 5:06 | title14 = Godzilla | note14 = TV Mix | length14 = 3:40 }}

==Personnel== ===Band members=== *Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards, producer *Donald 'Buck Dharma' Roeser – lead guitar, vocals, keyboards, producer *Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Jon Rogers – bass, backing vocals *Chuck Burgi – drums, percussion, backing vocals

===Production=== *Jeff Kawalek – associate producer, engineer *Danny Madorski – engineer *Mick Gormaley – digital editing *Steve Schenck – executive producer

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.blueoystercult.com/Studio/gCC.html Reference at official band page] * [http://heavymetalbreed.blogspot.com/2008/02/blue-oyster-cult-1994-cult-classic.html Review with comments]

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