RARE 1974 PROMO M- 2xLP TIME OF THE ZOMBIES + RARITIES & ODESSEY & ORACLE LP
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1974 PROMOTIONAL COPY
2LP SET 38 TRACKS INCLUDING RARITIES AND THE WHOLE "ODESSEY AND ORACLE" LP!
The ZOMBIES
Time Of The ZOMBIES
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USA - (orange) Epic Records - 32861 (PROMO)
RARE! *** ADVANCED RELEASE 1974 PROMOTIONAL COPY!
MINT DOUBLE VINYL ***
(see full condition details below)
The scarce 1974 released 2xLP set in thick gatefold cover... a 38 track journey into the wonderful world of The Zombies. Very nicely put together featuring their best tunes and a load of NON-LP rarities ...includes the whole Odessey & Oracle album. The first record (side A&B) contains the rarities; b-side 45's and unused outtakes that will appeal to many collectors that includes a few tracks from "R.I.P." (The Zombies Lost Album)...
The most effete of British bands, notable for their use of augmented and diminished chords and Colin Blunstones ‘breathy’ vocals with the lightest of light romantic lyrics and beat group sounds. Their best songs were She’s Not There, You Make Me feel Good (Beatle’s pastiche) and Is This The Dream (nicks a few ideas from Help!) and obviously Time Of The Season.The second LP in this set is essentially the entire Odyssey and Oracle, their highly touted 2nd album. The album is considered by some to be on par with Pet Sounds and Rubber Soul -- even so, there are songs throughout that are highly worthy of discussion (and putting into the music library).
A few notes on some of the tracks:
"She's Not There" - with that well known Merseybeat introduction of drums and bass, the Zombies shot to fame with this teenage classic hit, one of the first in a minor key. Written by Rod Argent and featuring Colin Blunstone's velvety voice, it tells the story of a boy spurned by a female ingenue -- he's trying to act non-nonchalant about it: "How would I know why should I care?" but quickly it degenerates into the frantic chorus once he starts remembering "the way she looked, the color of her hair." A classic that can be listened to time and time again.
"Tell Her No" - next to "She's not There" and "Time", this is probably one of their better known songs and the second top tenner. The protagonist, still pining away for the girl of "She's Not There" is offering "advice' to a friend that he can't trust her "with her charms". His warning is not entirely altruistic: "Don't hurt me now, for her love belongs to me;" he poetically whines "Don't take her love from my arms." Near the end the song includes that classic reverb hand clap.
"Whenever You're Ready" - Rod Argent's upbeat Merseybeat composition from the first album includes a drum and bass beat similar to the one that he later perfected in "Time" (although it's in a major key). It reminds us of some of the catchy British Invasion stuff - poppy and upbeat, that sticks the roof of your skull... imagine the boy singer of "She's Not There" actually finds "her" and let's her know that she can call him whenever he's ready but if she does, "you have to treat me in a better way." Man, that guy is pathetic. But Colin Blunstone's soulful vocals make this believable.
"You Make Me Feel Good" - this is one of two songs by the other songwriter in the Zombies: Chris White. It was not released on either Zombies album and is a bit harder to find. Unlike the unrequited Rod Argent, White seems to have better luck with girls. Some think that White's best work was his later songs that appeared on Odyssey but we tend to like his early stuff better. It wears its early Beatles influences on its sleeve with that cool laid back beat and harmonious vocals - White was a great copycat composer but he's less self-conscious about it than his later songs. That's him singing the lead with Blunstone backing up.
"I Love You" - another Chris White song that has more of a cool quotient than Argent's nerdy fumbling. Again, it is heavily influenced by The Beatles but leans more heavily toward whiteboy soul than McCartney ever could. Unlike Argent, White is more proactive about getting laid - might as well just come out and say it but he can't. The soul-searing answer to the chorus of "I Love You/Yes I Do" is "And I don't know what to say" recalling early Eric Burdon and the Animals. Rare singles collection.
"Is This the Dream" - A successful tribute by Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone to the Phillysound of the '60's. This didn't appear on their first album but was released as a single and appears in the still-available singles collection (which their fans say, is a must-have). "Summertime" - although The Zombies covered a lot of songs in their career (mostly soul and Motown), this is the only one that is included on their two official records. It seems tailor made for Blunstones' smooth voice and Argent's jazzy electric piano. Check out Paul McCartney's lesser version.
Sides 3 and 4 feature the complete master tapes to the legendary Odyssey and Oracle LP:
"Care of Cell 44" - This song sarcastically reads a letter sent by a boy to a girl serving time and how he's waiting for her return when "we'll get to know each other for a second time and then you can tell me about your prison stay." It includes a cool Beach Boys style chorus.
"I Want Her She Wants Me" - One of the better songs from Odyssey and Oracle, Argent appears to be getting laid, finally. One of the things about Odyssey was that it was partially self-financed and The Zombies were pretty much given artistic freedom (no sidemen). And so this is somewhat experimental in that the instruments are placed in full stereo. The harpsichordish keyboards and bass are fully in the right channel and backing vocals are in the left channel. What's interesting is if you turn the headphones around, it really doesn't work.
"A Rose for Emily" - Some listeners typically don't like the flowery songs that seemed to crop up on a lot of British Invasion albums (and later perfected by the Beatles with "Dear Prudence" and "Eleanor Rigby") and this almost didn't make the cut but the harmonies combined with the under-stated piano are too beautiful to pass it up.
"Time of the Season" - their "last" recorded song (that is their last before various "reunions,' fake Zombie bands and their current "incarnation").... Still, this song is one of those that never really sounds that dated. The drums and bass recording was among the best of that era, everything is clear and up front including that famous clap and exhaled breath. Rod Argent was one of the first that successfully brought organ into rock and roll (later he would be known for the organ-heavy "Hold Your Head Up High"). As the last song of their canon, the boys have come full circle - now instead of being the prey of some winsome lass, they are the seducters.
A:
She's Not There
Tell Her No
Whenever You're Ready
Is This the Dream
Summertime
I Love You
You Make Me Feel Good
She's Coming Home
B:
She Loves the Way They Love Her
Imagine the Swan
Smokey Day
If It Don't Work Out
I Know She Will
Don't Cry for Me
Walking in the Sun
I'll Call You Mine
C:
Care of Cell 44
A Rose for Emily
Maybe After He's Gone
Beechwood Park
Brief Candles
Hung Up on a Dream
D:
Changes
I Want Her She Wants Me
This Will Be Our Year
Butchers Tale (Western Front 1914)
Friends of Mine
Time of the Season
CONDITION: The cover: rated "EX" (excellent) , after 43 years about the *BEST* copy you could HOPE for ==> all solid and clean == The thick gatefold cover is really hard to find clean due to the dark cover and nearly 43 years onward...this RARE PROMO is a CLEAN (((nothing worry about))) (see photo) ... there is a unique to the promo song titles/ timing strip ... has no bends, no writing and no split seams
The vinyl: both records, all 4 sides are M- look very clean, inner sleeve paper scuffs, if that? plays smooth and clear all-the-way ... clean Epic label x 4
A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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