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title: "Tyranny and Mutation by Blue Öyster Cult"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/bf03b3c6-0b14-3492-bbcc-0ba570eb46ab"
artist: "Blue Öyster Cult"
year: 1973
label: "Columbia"
---

# Tyranny and Mutation

**Tyranny and Mutation** is an album by Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1973 on Columbia.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | Tyranny and Mutation |
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
| Type | Album |
| Year | 1973 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Catalog number | KC 32017 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Place in discography | 2 of 20 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | The Red & the Black | 4:21 |
| 2 | O.D.’d on Life Itself | 4:49 |
| 3 | Hot Rails to Hell | 5:11 |
| 4 | 7 Screaming Diz-Busters | 6:59 |
| 5 | Baby Ice Dog | 3:24 |
| 6 | Wings Wetted Down | 4:15 |
| 7 | Teen Archer | 3:57 |
| 8 | Mistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl) | 5:07 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal)

## Release tags

Heavy Metal

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Blue Öyster Cult (1972)](https://themetalnet.com/album/4756061c-110f-381b-a2f0-6dc0588d01f2)
- Next release: [Secret Treaties (1974)](https://themetalnet.com/album/aa882981-3a9a-375f-a3f3-a8898e4f57ae)

## Artist

- [Blue Öyster Cult](https://themetalnet.com/band/blue-oyster-cult)

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