St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings
Limited to 1500 numbered copies.Personnel: Donald Roeser, Eric Bloom (vocals, guitar); Allen Lanier (guitar, keyboards); Albert Bouchard (drums); Andy Winters, Buck Dharma.Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Bill Inglot.The saga of the Stalk-Forrest Group is as rich a fable as could have ever been imagined in the tentative rock & roll world of the late '60s. For the first time, the band has been properly documented on St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings. This single disc gathers all known tracks from the Elektra Records vaults featuring the band known alternately as both Oaxaca as well as the Stalk-Forrest Group. They would eventually become Blue Öyster Cult less than 18 months after these recordings were completed. St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings contains two different, albeit completed versions of essentially the same album -- neither of which have been previously issued. Blending humorous, yet deceptively puerile, lyrics with exceptionally seasoned and intricate melodies and m