Cultösaurus Erectus

Cultösaurus Erectus is the seventh studio album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on June 14, 1980 by Columbia Records, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 200 later that year.

This album features a return to their original heavy sound, produced by ex-Black Sabbath producer Martin Birch, after their failure to chart with Mirrors.

Blue Öyster Cult

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

Additional musicians

 * Don Kirshner – vocals ("The Marshall Plan")
 * Mark Rivera – saxophone ("Monsters")

Production

 * Martin Birch – producer, engineer
 * Clay Hutchinson – engineer
 * Bruce Slayton – TCB
 * George Geranios – TCB
 * Paula Scher – cover design
 * Richard Clifton-Dey – front cover art
 * American Museum of Natural History – back cover photos
 * Special thanks to Tony Cedrone, George Geranios, the Kingdom Sound Staff, Bob Se, See Factory Industry
 * Very special thanks to Don Kirschner

Trivia

 * The cover art for Cultösaurus Erectus is an altered version of Behemoth's World, painting by British artist Richard Clifton-Dey.