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Morning Final No. 6 “Roadhouse Blues,” and Side B: “Born To Be Wild.” Canada released singles simultaneously with Columbia USA, but these singles bar…by Bolle seem quite rare, as I have only managed to track down three different releases. The Canadian pressings look almost identical to the American releases, but come in Orange CBS logo sleeves. and there are no picture sleeve Canadian singles. The ones we’ve found are: “This Ain’t The Summer Of Love/Debbie Denise”COLUMBIA 3-10560 (1976) “Godzilla/Nosferatu” COLUMBIA 3-10697 (1977) “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/E.T.I.” COLUMBIA 3-10841 (1978) Having now presented all known released singles from various parts of United Presbyterian Church of Atlanta Georgia, had a series on syndi- the world, I intend to update previously incomplete information on those cated radio stations all over continental USA between 1974 and 1978, releases as a final chapter on 7” singles. called What’s It All About? hosted by Bill Huie. The focus was on present- Germany has a different release of “We Gotta Get Out Of This ing the modern day music stars to their listeners with regards to religious Place/Kick Out the Jams” CBS-6760. On that picture sleeve is a miniature aspects and meaning of each artists output. of Some Enchanted Evening sleeve, as opposed to the Dutch version that Huie presents a quick history and lets the artist comment after which was released with a photo of the band from the Secret Treaties photo Huie puts it all into perspective with Biblical quotes, and lets us know at sessions. the end of every show that: “That’s What it’s All About!” The shows were Germany also has a specially made series of rarer demo copies of their sent out as 7” singles to their affiliated stations, and each disc had two singles, a special series for the press, called CBS Blitz-Information, with a artists featured. Blue Öyster Cult were featured in programs # 352 different touch to the photos from the official releases and a little biogra- (January 1977) and #447 (November 1978). phy on the tracks and artist on a yellow and orange coloured back The interview included on these is with Allen in 1976. He talks about the sleeve. Quite the collectibles, if you can find them... origin of the band’s name as well as commenting on violence in Rock & England did release “Going Through The Motions/Searchin’ For Celine” Roll. Although there are two different singles from different times, each CBS S-5889. The release did not offer a Picture sleeve. Both Stock Copies disc contains the same show/interview. and Demo copies were made of this release, so go out there and find These pieces are normally found at a price ranging from $15.00 to $ them. 25.00 dollars each . Correct listings should read: Bootleggers from England printed up a boxed set of three EPs called WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT? For Public Service (Religious) B’cast Series “Violences” and had it made in Italy. The box set included 3 EPs on 33 & “Gino Vanelli/Blue Öyster Cult” MA-1500 (# 351/352) (1977) 1/3 rpm speed of Ozzy Osbourne, Mötorhead, and Blue Öyster Cult. Each “Blue Öyster Cult/Dion” MA-1538 (# 447/448) (1978) record came in a different black & white picturesleeve, offering a series Stalk-Forrest Group had a single pressed up for Radio Station use only. of comix magazines pictures of various violences on the front and the “What Is Quicksand?/Arthur Comics” ELEKTRA EKM-45693 (1970 & 1976). back offered a xeroxed photo of the artists. The labels had photographs Rumoured figures of only 200 copies pressed, seems most likely to be of rioting police from a Belfast bombing. Initial copies of the box had true. In 1976-77 bootleggers pressed up another 200 copies as a Pirated stickers included for Mötorhead. release, so these are in a sense equally rare, however, to confess, I have The total issue of the set was believed to yet to see a copy of the supposedly original issue from 1970. A final be 500 copies, but in this business one can note goes to the “Hear ’N Aid” Project, which featured Buck & Eric. never tell. Most people split the boxes and There were singles released all over Europe in picture sleeves and I started to sell the records separately, and have a Dutch copy: the Mötorhead collectors got the actual HEAR ‘N AID “Stars/4 & half minute news” MERCURY 884 004-7 (1986) box with their purchase. Having never been able to pick up any of the six released singles from The B.Ö.C. single has three songs taken Australia, I can’t offer any information on these releases, since I need to from a KSAN-FM Radio broadcast of the have copies of everything put forward in this article. Xerox copies of the famous Soft White Underbelly show at The labels will do fine, but I need substantial evidence of anything I list here. Old Waldorf Theatre in San Francisco on 80- Such additions have been sent to me, and I thank the people involved in 09-08. Taken from the end of the show, the this little aspect of collecting records for the help and information given trax are Side A: “Arthur Comics” and to me. Kingdoms of the Radio by Bolle In 1983, Blue Öyster Cult were invited to appear on the TV show Rock At The April 22nd 1991). Palace, unfortunately before even airing once, the TV show was cancelled, so we Because of the way format radio works, don’t expect to hear the actual fans lost a great performance for our video collections. Instead the Cult was favorite tune, but rather the song that was once the radio hit from that disc. booked to play the Perkins Palace in Pasadena, California on July 24th. RKO Since the listeners interested enough to tune in for Eric’s appearance aren’t likely Radio Networks (Syndicated) taped the show for a special broadcast on the eve to enjoy his real choices for DIDs, there is no trace of his liking of Al DiMeola, Chick of the event, as well as a national broadcast about a month after the actual Corea and that entire genre of fusion. Instead, the show concentrates on rock & event, on August 29th. It has been broadcast several times since, although edit- roll and heavy metal. ed to include only half the show. Eric’s radio style is so smooth that it doesn’t feel at all like you’re listening to a For collectors it is available as a “Captured Live” five-sided 3-LP vinyl record. guest on this show, but rather their regular DJ. In a sense this is close to the The discs hold almost three quarters of the show; everything but the material from “Guest DJ” show that Rolling Stone Magazine Productions put out in 1983, but in their upcoming new album The Revölution By Night, and “Godzilla.” Evidently that case the show consisted of a choice of current favorites as opposed to all- the new material not yet being available on the market prohibited the band from time favorites. Eric chose some great tunes to be played for his hour on DID. officially displaying the new songs on the air. However, the band actually played Included were: four songs off that upcoming album, “Take Me Away,” “Feel The Thunder,” “Veins,” as well as “Shadow Of California.” Jimi Hendrix “Fire” (Anybody’s origin for Rock & Roll Guitars) The full show fits easily and quite neatly on a C90 cassette. (With commercials The Who “Summertime Blues” (From Live At Leeds, everybody’s Eddie included it is a two-hour special). The show was re-mixed for broadcast by Cochran Tune) George Geranios and Steve Schenck. This is probably one of the most interesting Aerosmith “Dream On” (Endorse That Mellotron, maybe they’ll return the radio tapes to collect because it holds one hell of a neat set list. favour) Hosted by Los Angeles’ KMET DJ, Jim Ladd, the show starts off with “Stairway To Yardbirds “Over Under Sideways Down” (That inevitable Jeff Beck connec- The Stars” and “Harvester Of Eyes” with Eric telling the fans that “We’ll be playing tion) some old, some mold and some gold!” And, as promised, first came the old: Rush “Spirit Of The Radio” (Nice way to say thanx to your fellow billing “Workshop Of The Telescopes,” and “Before The Kiss, A Recap.” Then, out of con- act) text from Eric’s proposed theme for the eve, “Born To Rock,” a treat from Buck’s Mott The Hoople “All The Young dudes” (You have to remember your friends) solo album, followed by “Hot Rails To Hell,” “Seven Screaming Diz Busters” and The Doors “Love Me Two Times” (Favorite choice, from that true original ending the oldies list with “Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll.” (The show contin- Inspiration for our Cult, still a part of their Roadhouse Blues) ued on here with the new material, although not on the broadcast recording, Thin Lizzy “Jailbreak” (One More For the road: Our boys almost played this with “Veins,” “Take Me Away,” and “Feel The Thunder”). Next they go for the tune on their last UK Tour...Could’ve been a killer cover tune!), mold: a couple of tunes off Fire Of Unknown Origin, “Joan Crawford,” and Lou Reed “Walk On The Wild side” (Coney Island Super Hero, can’t possibly “Burnin’ For You,” then “Born To be Wild” and closing with the gold: “(Don’t Fear) be left off this selection) The Reaper,” and encore of “Roadhouse Blues” with its short interpretation of Deep Purple “Highway Star” (The ultimate opening track from that perfect “Love Me Two Times.” Even without the cool new tunes, it’s still one incredible album) Radio Performance highly recommended for any audio collector, as it shows off the really fulfilling side of a true B.Ö.Cult show.