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The Zombies-Odessey And Oracle(ORIG MONO FIRST PRESSING ON CBS)PSYCH/ROCK/60S

Time Travel Records 

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THE ZOMBIES-ODESSEY AND ORACLE

THIS ALBUM IS TO RARE FOR WORDS ORIG 1968 MONO FIRST PRESSING LP ON CBS RECORDS

THIS IS A TRUE FIRST PRESSING ON MONO AND NOT THE FAKE STEREO MIX MADE FROM THE MONO MASTER COPY IN 1968, WHICH MAKES THE MONO COPY THE MORE SORT AFTER AND BEST PRESSING. 

ORIG 1ST UK MONO. The front-only laminated cover is in vg condition back cover has dirty marks and ring wear and pen mark to top of sleeve and stamp mark to bottom of sleeve. Labels EX WITH NO SPINDLE MARKS AND vinyl is in EX condition with 1 or 2 very light marks.. Plays a very solid EX.

Odessey and Oracle was recorded in 1967 after The Zombies signed to the CBS label. The group began work on the album in June 1967. Nine of the twelve songs were recorded at EMI's Abbey Road Studios. In August, when Abbey Road was unavailable, The Zombies temporarily shifted base to Olympic Studios where they recorded "Beechwood Park", "Maybe After He's Gone", and "I Want Her She Wants Me". They returned to Abbey Road Studios in September. The sessions ended in November and the final track to be recorded was "Changes".

Because the album was recorded to a tight budget and deadline, The Zombies worked quickly in the studio, having rehearsed rigorously beforehand. This meant that there would be no out-takes or unused songs recorded during the sessions. Cello and Mellotronparts were added to "A Rose for Emily" but discarded at the final mixing stage.

Colin Blunstone and Paul Atkinson felt disillusioned and tempers flared during the recording of "Time of the Season". Blunstone was not at all keen on the song. When writer Rod Argent insisted he sing it a certain way, Blunstone's patience snapped and he effectively told Argent to sing it himself. Blunstone finally sang the vocal as required.

The album was recorded using a Studer four track machine, the same type of tape machine used on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Argent and White mixed the album down into mono, but when they handed the master to CBS, they were informed that a stereo mix was required. The recording budget having been spent, Argent and White used their own money to pay for the stereo mix. One major problem arose when it came time to mix "This Will Be Our Year" into stereo. The Zombies' original producer Ken Jones had dubbed live horn parts directly onto a mono mix. With the horns not having been recorded on the multi-track beforehand, a faked stereo mix had to be made of the mono master. The stereo mix was completed on 1 January 1968.

Morale within the band was at a low point at the end of the recording. Two singles, "Care of Cell 44" and "Friends of Mine", had been unsuccessful, and the band had a declining demand for live appearances, so after a final gig in mid-December 1967, the band split up.

VINYL CONDITION: EX/EX

SLEEVE CONDITION: EX/G

LABEL CONDITION: EX/EX 

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