The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (16 Audio CD + DVD)  (Music, Audio CD)

• Includes 2 bonus discs -RaritiesandRadios Appear: The Best of the Broadcasts(a special collection of classic live performances) Newly mastered versions ofOn Your Feet or on Your Knees,Fire of Unknown Origin,The Revolution by Night,Mirrors,Cultosaurus Erectus,Extraterrestrial Live,Club NinjaandImaginos
• Download card for three live performances.
• Liner notes by acclaimed guitarist/writer Lenny Kaye!

Originally conceived by manager/critic Sandy Pearlman as America's answer to Black Sabbath, Long Island's Blue oyster Cult combined adventurous lyrical themes with an aggressive instrumental sound that Pearlman famously dubbed "heavy metal." Their passion and intelligence on display in equal measure, Blue oyster Cult became the thinking fan's band and a sign of life in a sea of dull, anemic rock. Anthems like "Godzilla," "Harvester of Eyes" and "Don't Fear the Reaper" stretched the boundaries of song subjects while lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser became a hero to legions of budding axe-wielders. The band's mystique extended to their album artwork, resulting in some of the most distinctive LP covers of the rock era.The Columbia Albums Collectiongathers all the essential pieces of the Blue oyster Cult story into one narrative whole, which begs the question: If 40,000 men and women every day ponder purchasing this amazing set, shouldn't you be one of them?