Rarities

Rarities is a compilation album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Columbia Records as part of The Columbia Albums Collectiön. It contains several demos,material from their days as the Stalk-Forrest Group, and previously-unreleased live performances.

Blue Öyster Cult

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

Additional performances

 * "The Amazing" Sam Judd – band introductions
 * Stephen King – vocals ("Stephen King Spoken Intro")

Production

 * Murray Krugman – producer (tracks 1–5, 12)
 * Sandy Pearlman – producer (tracks 1–5, 12)
 * Steve Schenck – producer (tracks 6–10)
 * George Geranios – producer (tracks 11, 13–15, 18)
 * Bob Devere – producer (tracks 16–17)
 * Jay Lee – producer (tracks 16–17)

Track listing

 * + – Title as it appears on the album
 * - – Cover song

Track information

 * Track 1 recorded May 17, 1975 at Commack, Long Island, NY
 * Tracks 2–5 recorded April 3, 1972 at Rochester, NY, originally released on promo-only The Blue Öyster Cult Bootleg EP.
 * Tracks 6–10 recorded August 22, 1979 at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, CA
 * Track 7 originally released on Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live
 * Tracks 13–15 intended for soundtrack to 1984's Teachers, but were cut
 * Tracks 16–17 recorded in 1969 by Soft White Underbelly
 * Track 17 originally released on BÖC catalog promo-only sampler CD
 * Track 18 recorded December 28, 1980 at Dothan, AL
 * Track 19 recorded in 1988 for "Astronomy" intro during the Imaginos sessions