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Track Listing
1. This Ain't the Summer of Love
2. True Confessions
3. Don't Fear the Reaper
4. E.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)
5. Revenge of Vera Gemini, The
6. Sinful Love
7. Tattoo Vampire
8. Morning Final
9. Tenderloin
10. Debbie Denise
11. Fire of Unknown Origin - (previously unreleased, original version)
12. Sally - (previously unreleased, demo)
13. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - (previously unreleased, demo)
14. Dance the Night Away - (previously unreleased, demo)
Album Notes
Blue Oyster Cult: Albert Bouchard (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, drums, percussion); Allen Lanier (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, percussion); Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar, percussion); Joe Bouchard (vocals, piano, bass). .
Additional Personnel: Patti Smith (vocals); The Brecker Brothers (horns).
Producers: Murray Krugman, Sandy Pearlman, David Lucas.
Recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York in 1975 & 1976. Originally released on Columbia (34164). Includes liner notes by Lenny Kaye.
Feted by heavy metal fans, this was a much broader album that put them in touch with AOR radio, and consequently took them out of their heavy rock ghetto. The ace in their tarot pack was the entrancing and enchanting "Don't Fear The Reaper" - the greatest song that the original Byrds never wrote. Flowing and chiming it put the band in the pop charts with a song of rare quality and consequently pushed this album's sales. The other tracks struggle to compete with the Reaper, but there are moments, especially with "The Revenge Of Vera Gemini," on which Patti Smith narrates.
Industry Reviews
4 Stars - Excellent - ...AGENTS OF FORTUNE contained the all-time classic `(Don't Fear) The Reaper'....the album remains the band's most durable...
Q (08/01/1994)
...This record still sounds great....The bonus tracks are fascinating....you've got an evening's worth of air-guitar nostalgia. Special.
Mojo (09/01/2001)
3 1/2 stars out 5 - ...[A] genre classic...
Uncut (08/01/2001)
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