Extraterrestrial Live

Extraterrestrial Live
Cover art by Greg Scott
Live album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released	April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19)[1]
Recorded	"Black & Blue" & "Fire of Unknown Origin US Tours, 1980–1981
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	78:06
Label	Columbia
Producer	Sandy Pearlman George Geranios
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Fire of Unknown Origin (1981) Extraterrestrial Live (1982) The Revölution by Night (1983)
Blue Öyster Cult live chronology
Some Enchanted Evening (1978) Extraterrestrial Live (1982)
Singles from Extraterrestrial Live
"Burnin' for You" (live) / "(Don't Fear) The Reaper (live)" Released: June 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[3]

Extraterrestrial Live is the third live album by American rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982 by Columbia Records. It primarily documents the band's 1981 tour in support of Fire of Unknown Origin, but also includes two tracks recorded in 1980 during the Mirrors Tour and the North American leg of Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell Tour (dubbed The Black and Blue Tour). Midway through the 1981 Fire of Unknown Origin tour, the band fired drummer and founding member Albert Bouchard, replacing him with roadie Rick Downey.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
1.	"Dominance and Submission"	Eric Bloom, Albert Bouchard, Sandy Pearlman	Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, February 11, 1980 for a King Biscuit Flower Hour broadcast	5:56
2.	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"	Donald Roeser, A. Bouchard, Pearlman	Tower Theater, Philadelphia, December 31, 1981	5:19
3.	"Dr. Music"	Joe Bouchard, Roeser, Richard Meltzer	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 1981	3:40
4.	"The Red and the Black"	Bloom, A. Bouchard, Pearlman	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	4:39

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
5.	"Joan Crawford"	A. Bouchard, Jack Rigg, David Roter	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	5:17
6.	"Burnin' for You"	Roeser, Meltzer	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	4:50
7.	"Roadhouse Blues" (The Doors cover)	The Doors, Jim Morrison	The Country Club, Reseda, California, December 15, 1981	9:06

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
8.	"Black Blade"	Bloom, Michael Moorcock, John Trivers	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, October 17, 1980	6:17
9.	"Hot Rails to Hell"	J. Bouchard	Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, New York, December 30, 1981	5:03
10.	"Godzilla"	Roeser	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	7:46

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recorded at	Length
11.	"Veteran of the Psychic Wars"	Bloom, Moorcock	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	8:11
12.	"E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)"	Roeser, Pearlman	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	5:20
13.	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	Roeser	Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, Florida, October 9, 1981	6:42

Personnel

Band members

• Eric Bloom – lead vocals on tracks 1-5, 7-8, 10-12, stun guitar, keyboards
• Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser – lead guitar, lead vocals on tracks 6, 13
• Allen Lanier – keyboards, guitar
• Joe Bouchard – bass, lead vocals on track 9
• Rick Downey – drums on tracks 2-7, 9-13
• Albert Bouchard – drums on "Dominance and Submission" and "Black Blade"

Additional musicians

• Robby Krieger – guitar on "Roadhouse Blues"

Production

• Sandy Pearlman – producer, management
• George Geranios – producer, live sound, engineer, mixing
• Paul Mandl – assistant engineer, editor
• Rod O'Brien, Deve Hewitt – live recording engineers
• Paul Stubblebine – mastering

Charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4]	37
UK Albums (OCC)[5]	39
US Billboard 200[6]	29

References

1. "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. April 16, 1982. p. 34. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
2. Ruhlmann, William. "Blue Öyster Cult - Extraterrestrial Live review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
3. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1894959315.
4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6540". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
6. "Blue Oyster Cult Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2024.