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	The Zombies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1967, the Zombies signed to CBS Records for one final LP, only the second of their career and the first one produced as a single unit.
		The resulting album, Odessey and Oracle, was one of the very first to utilize a Mellotron keyboard, as the band's budget did not allow for the hiring of session musicians.
		An album track called "Time of the Season" was released as a single and later (1969) it became a huge hit when a DJ discovered it and put it in rotation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Zombies (573 words)

	The Zombies -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Zombies were a (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s (Music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love) pop music band known for complex harmonies and jazz-influenced music.
		With their career almost over, the Zombies signed to (additional info and facts about CBS Records) CBS Records for one final LP, only the second of the career and the only one that would be designed as an LP from the beginning, instead of being a motley collection of random songs.
		Zombies (A stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking) guitarist Paul Atkinson died in (additional info and facts about Santa Monica, California) Santa Monica, California on April 1, 2004.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_zombies.htm (596 words)

	The Zombies
		With their career almost over, the Zombies signed to CBS Records for one final LP, only the second of the career and the only one that would be designed as an LP from the beginning, instead of being a motley collection of random songs.
		The resulting concept album, Odessey and Oracle, was one of the very first to utilize a Mellotron, as the band's budget did not allow for the hiring of session musicians.
		The album sold little, and was only released in the US at all because Al Kooper vouched for it.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/th/the_zombies.html (473 words)

	The Zombies Album Reviews
		One look at the album's cover art makes it apparent that it was spawned during the age of flower power, a point exemplified by sunny songs such as “I Want Her She Wants Me” and “This Will Be Our Year,” which have an uplifting innocence seemingly born of that era.
		You see, the band had decided to break up before recording the album (it therefore has a go-for-broke sense of adventure it might not have otherwise had), and the record company was in no hurry to promote a band that no longer existed.
		Fortunately, the album and it's attendent single eventually were released, but this chain of events ensured that The Zombies would be but an important footnote in the annals of rock n' roll history.
	www.geocities.com /sfloman/zombies.html (389 words)

	RollingStone.com: Odessey And Oracle : The Zombies : Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In about 1965 an English group named the Zombies made two excellent hit singles: "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No." After that, they made a good album, several more fine singles (all of which flopped), and some songs for the flick Bunny Lake is Missing.
		The Zombies are now back with a new album which they produced and arranged themselves.
		On this album they have handled the problems of added orchestration and elaborate production quite well while generally improving on their original sound, a sound which established them as one of England's very best rock groups.
	www.rollingstone.com /reviews/album/_/id/93222 (861 words)

	MTV.com - The Zombies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The tragedy was that throughout 1965 and 1966, the Zombies released a string of equally fine, intricately arranged singles that flopped commercially, at a time in which chart success on 45s was a lot more important to sustain a band's livelihood than it would be a few years down the road.
		Their Decca contract expired early in the year, and the Zombies signed with CBS for one last album, knowing before the sessions that it was to be their last.
		The Zombies had been defunct for some time when one of the tracks from Odessey, "Time of the Season," was released as a single, almost as an afterthought.
	www.mtv.com /bands/az/zombies/bio.jhtml (852 words)

	The Zombies
		The Zombies were led by keyboard whiz Rod Argent, but about half of the songs (and some quite good ones!) were written by bassist Chris White.
		Blunstone has continued to cut solo albums to this day; the title track of his 1976 solo album Planes was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
		The eleven Zombies singles from '64 to early '67 are presented in order, giving you a chance to see the gradual musical progression between the group's two widely-separated LP's.
	www.warr.org /zombies.html (2070 words)

	New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock PA-PF
		Parsons later remixed the album for CD re-release, but showed very good taste by limiting this process to a couple of added solos and synthesizer textures, which fit seamlessly in with the original recordings, and the restoration of Orson Welles' Poe recitations, recorded during the album sessions but omitted from the original mix.
		The album's songs deal with various aspects of women, but mainly in terms of male stereotypes and pop cliches, either as idealised objects of desire or unfaithful tormentresses of the fragile male ego.
		The album is redolent of lack of inspiration, as there are no less than three instrumentals of increasing insipidity filling the spaces between generic rockers ("In the Real World") and humdrum ballads ("Light of the World").
	www.gepr.net /pa.html (14362 words)

	The Zombies-Odessey and Oracle
		The Zombies were one of the first U.K. groups to crack the top of the U.S. charts after the Beatles secured the beachhead of the British Invasion in 1964.
		The Zombies were the first notable U.K. band with a strong feel of classical music in their sound, especially the prominent keyboards and choirboy vocals.
		The album may be available on a 1987 Rhino CD release (RNCD 70186), with illuminating liner notes by Rod Argent; used copies of the LP should be possible for vinyl collectors to track down.
	www.my-generation.org.uk /zombies.htm (1037 words)

	The Zombies
		The Zombies were started by a bunch of brainy-looking London dudes circa 1962-3, meaning they fully deserve respect as being one of the original Brit-boom rock bands and not a second-generation derivation who took all their inspiration from all the money and chicks the Beatles were making.
		Thing is, the Zombies obviously took a lot of their psychic messages from bebop jazz and years of classical piano lessons rather than the usual Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters exclusives, which colors their approach to rock music like whiskey colors 7-up.
		For lovers of the Zombies and the Sixties rock scene around them, however, this album has gotta be something of a letdown.
	www.capnmusic.org /zombies.htm (1692 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When albums have been hyped to you as the best album of all time like Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds always are it’s easy to be disappointed when they don’t live up to your expectations.
		When this album was first released in early 1968 it went virtually unnoticed on both sides of the Atlantic and is now more well known for yielding the single “Time of the Season” which became a hit with the flower children more than a year after the album was released.
		The album opens with “Care of Cell 44'” a sprightly mid-tempo pop rocker that is a perfect introduction to the albums musical atmosphere.
	www.epinions.com /content_95500144260 (1211 words)

	The Zombies - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Zombies were the only British group of the 60s who could have given The Beatles a real run for their money.
		Back in England, Zombies records failed to do as well and Decca (with a full roster of beat groups) were poised to dump them.
		The Zombies have since been recognized as one of the most under-rated of the 60s beat groups (their three biggest hits are now rock standards, and She's Not There has been covered by other artists such as Vanilla Fudge, Santana and UK Subs).
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /music/zombies.htm (616 words)

	The Zombies
		The Zombies advanced through the heats, playing before audiences as large as 2000, and even before the final, they were offered a deal by Decca.
		The Zombies' three biggest hits are now rock standards, and "She's Not There" has been covered by other artists such as Vanilla Fudge, Santana, The UK Subs, and Colin Blunstone himself during his solo career.
		The Zombies reunited in 1991 for an album called "New World" that was never released in the U.S. Despite The Zombies powerful influence on bands such as The Kinks, The Left Banke, Procol Harum and countless others, they have gone down as among the most underrated groups in rock history.
	www.classicbands.com /zombies.html (1027 words)

	The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Zombies' four-track recordings subsist on the band's unique style and succinct composition: carefully crafted vocal melodies, bold chord changes and winding resolutions, all colored by heavenly harmonies and strings.
		The Zombies released just two proper albums, and, as they broke up immediately after recording Odessey and Oracle, had little impact on the pop music of their day.
		The album's first cut, "Care of Cell 44", strongly recalls the wide-eyed innocence of Pet Sounds' famous "Wouldn't It Be Nice?" but for the fact that the narrator's lover is, more explicitly, daydreaming in jail.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/z/zombies/odessey-and-oracle.shtml (620 words)

	The Zombies MP3 Downloads - The Zombies Music Downloads - The Zombies Music Videos
		Odessey & Oracle was one of the flukiest (and best) albums of the 1960's, and one of the most enduring long-players to come out of the entire British psychedelic boom, mixing trippy melodies, ornate choruses, and lush Mellotron sounds with a solid hard rock base.
		Not all of the album is that inspired, but it's all consistently interesting and very good listening and superior to most other psychedelic albums this side of the Beatles' best and Pink Floyd's early work.
		Indeed, the only complaint one might have about the original LP is its relatively short running time, barely over 30 minutes, but even that's refreshing in an era where most musicians took their (and our) time making their point, and most of the CD reissues have bonus tracks to fill out the space available.
	www.mp3.com /albums/313570/reviews.html (342 words)

	Medialunchbox - Music : Odessey & Oracle: Deluxe Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For the 30th anniversary of "Odessey and Oracles," the Zombies' best album was rereleased in a new form, proving that their enchanting psychedelic pop has aged exceeedingly well.
		The Zombies were unusually good at taking perky, sweet, lush music and wrapping it around a more serious song, such as the upbeat "Care of Cell 44" (guy writing to his jailed girlfriend), or the...
		Found this album at a garage sale when I was 10, fell in love with it, and now years later am thrilled to find that it exceeds even my youthful enthusiasm.
	www.medialunchbox.com /ItemId/B0002BO0US (480 words)

	Zombies R.I.P. Plus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In early 1967 the Zombies had not had a hit-record for more than two years, and it seemed that their time was over.
		The album was supposed to consist of earlier out-takes and demos, (with new overdubbings) combined with new recordings.
		The album was actually ready for release; the 12-songs track-listing was ready, I'm not sure if a cover was made, when the album was aborted after all.
	www.iq451.com /music/album/zombies-B0000549P9.htm (621 words)

	The Zombies
		The Zombies didn't have time, or financial, possibilities, for much: their debut album is extremely flawed due to an abundance of inferior covers, their singles were scattered, and the only LP they made that really matters, Odessey And Oracle, went practically unnoticed on the market due to lack of proper promotion and other what-not.
		The liner notes to the album's CD re-issue, packed with bonus tracks (which is the one I'm rating because they sure punch up the album's value, but read more on that below), picture a funny set of the band members' photos counting their O- and A-levels, all subtitled "Are They Britain's Brainiest Beat Group?".
		The Zombies, on the other hand, used their classical training and, well, all of their O-levels to write really good songs, some of which are captured on this album.
	starling.rinet.ru /music/zombies.htm (5091 words)

	Adrian's Album Reviews : The Zombies
		The Zombies sign to CBS records and record an album called 'Odessey And Oracle' which isn't even given a release initially in the US.
		The Zombies reform, minus Colin Blunstone, sadly, for a few subsequent singles, none of which were commercially successful.
		The first released in 1990 The Zombies "Singles A's & B's" with 22 tracks (one hidden) covering 1964 -1967 on the See For Miles label...some of those tracks are in mono and some in stereo.
	www.adriandenning.co.uk /zombies.html (1331 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"Odessey & Oracle," the Zombies' undisputed magnum opus, is full of almost absurdly catchy melodies which are simple enough to please the newcomer to pop music, as well as enough sophisticated switches in mode to stimulate the ear of the most jaded, music-theory trained veteran.
		The album opens with "Care of Cell 44," a brilliant song about a reunion with a lover after a prison stay.
		Richie Unterberger of the All-Music Guide writes that "Aside from the Beatles and perhaps the Beach Boys, no mid-'60s rock group wrote melodies as gorgeous as those of the Zombies." This album makes the case that perhaps that statement is not as absurd as one would think.
	www.epinions.com /content_24436182660 (358 words)

	The Zombies
		Love, which picked up a couple of standing ovations, had the biggest print on the ticket and the headliner's slot as show-closer, but it was clearly the Zombies who intrigued most of the crowd.
		In sharp contrast to the gritty, sometimes spastic offerings of Love, the Zombies came off as sophisticated purveyors of pop, often combining disparate attitudes and emotions within the same song to convey complex jumbles of feeling.
		That was particularly evident in the juxtaposition of breezy verses and the punchy chorus of "Tell Her No" and in a rendition of the Tim Hardin-penned "Misty Roses," which began in a loungey vein and ended up with a string quartet creating a dark, dramatic sense of sonic vertigo.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000651382 (455 words)

	Amazon.com: I Love You [EXTRA TRACKS]: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This rare 1966 album was a byproduct of that creative friction, an initially Japan/Europe-only compilation of Decca singles and B-sides that sought to flesh out the band's modest successes just as it was departing for CBS and the frustratingly short-lived triumph of Odessey and Oracle.
		If you're new to the Zombies this may be alright for you, though it neglects quite a few of the better early songs that appear on the US and UK releases.
		This extremely rare Zombies album known as the I Love You album was issued at the time only in Holland and Japan.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002B163M?v=glance (964 words)

	VH1.com : The Zombies : The Zombies' Hugh Grundy
		VH1.com : The Zombies : The Zombies' Hugh Grundy
		The Zombies were formed in 1963 in Hertfordshire, England, by pianist Rod Argent, singer Colin Blunstone, guitarist Paul Atkinson, bassist Paul Arnold (who was soon replaced by Chris White) and drummer Hugh Grundy, who was born 54 years ago today in Winchester, Hampshire, England.
		That last album made critics and record buyers take notice, partly due to the great success of "Time of the Season" in the U.S. But the whole album was a masterwork of progressive rock.
	www.vh1.com /artists/news/512641/03051999/zombies.jhtml (550 words)

	'Zombie Heaven' Album Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		'The Zombies' deserve serious re-appraisal and this definitive release begs to give them instant promotion to the premier league of the '60's.' 'Odessey and Oracle - their masterpiece...without doubt one of the best albums of it's era'.
		'The Zombies were one of the most inventive and experimental bands of the '60's.' 'Odessey and Oracle was their shining moment - a cornucopia of pop-art songs and elegant arrangements worthy of McCartney at his Revolver-era best.'
		Others believe The Zombies were among the most interesting and musically accomplished of all the British Invaders.
	www.rodargent.com /reviews.htm (377 words)

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		Zombies records are among the greatest as determined by these other lists: Top of the Pops Albums 1963-1971, Top of the Pops Singles 1963-1971, Mojo Magazine, and Rolling Stone.
		I believe it was in 1990 that they released their Odyssey and Oracle album in which they covered the entire Zombies album and added some covers of other Zombies songs." I don't currently have a link to information about this record.
		A few musings from Rod Argent are recalled by folk artist Nanci Griffith in the liner notes on the CD that Rod Argent produced for her.
	members.aol.com /bocad/zommain.htm (1831 words)

	Lesions of the Impetigo
		The EP was recorded in Champaign, IL at the 24 track Pogo Records studio, which the band was also use to record the "Horror of the zombies" album.
		"Horror of the zombies" was recorded and mixed in August and September of 1991 and featured 8 new songs along with a new recording of "Boneyard" and a sick and weird poem/music piece about...
		For "Horror of the Zombies" the cover art was a painting done by the bands long time friend/fiend Cannibal Jim.
	perso.wanadoo.fr /braindead/impetigo/bio.htm (1390 words)

	The Zombies
		Last November, the British rock quintet shared the same stage for the first time since its December 1967 breakup, brought together for a launching party for the release of the acclaimed box set "Zombie Heaven" (Ace).
		The group was part of the Beatles-led British Invasion in 1964, quickly distinguishing itself from the pack with the keyboard-driven "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No." Critics hailed the band's clever lyrics and soaring melodies and harmonies, but many felt the Zombies were too melancholy and complex for radio airplay.
		In retrospect, White wishes the Zombies had lasted longer than two studio albums over three years, "but I find 'if-onlys' difficult because I wouldn't be who I am today.
	www.pauseandplay.com /zombies.htm (707 words)

	The Zombies: The Singles Collection ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Just on the verge of breaking up in 1963, The Zombies won a song contest guaranteeing them a deal with British Decca Records, who were desperate to jump on the British Invasion bandwagon after turning down The Beatles.
		But their influence lives on all over the place, and after their psychedelic swan song Odessey and Oracle was re-released a couple of years ago, every power-pop indie band under the sun claimed it as an influence.
		It is a perfect album from stem to stern, you need it in your life, go now.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Zombies_Singles.htm (491 words)

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