Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies

Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies 1968

Though Odessey And Oracle is known as a masterpiece now, it seems it wasn't so famous as it is now when it was released in 1968.

The Zombies became very popular when they released their single, "She's Not There" in 1964, but their first album, Begin Here, wasn't so successful as their record label had expected. Decca records decided to end a contract with them, and the band agreed to make a new contract with CBS in 1967.

Though this album was recorded at Abbey Road Studio right after The Beatles recorded Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the band got an opportunity to welcome a new engineer, Geoff Emerick, who also worked as The Beatles' engineer, they had to face lots of difficulties during the recordings.

Colin Blunstone and Paul Atkinson left the band during the recordings and the rest formed a new group called Argent.

It seemed that this album released one month after The Zombies broke up wouldn't be popular.

However, Al Kooper discovered this album and recommend releasing "Time Of The Season" from this album.

So literally, he saved this album!

That's why I wrote in the beginning of this article that it wasn't really popular right after it was released. But seriously, this album is awesome and I think everybody in the world should listen to this.

Of course, remarkable song is "Time Of The Season," but you can't miss other remarkable ones like "Care Of Cell 44" and "This Will Be Our Year" and "Beechwood Park" ! So many good songs in this album! It is definitely worth listening to.

Odessey And Oracle - The Zombies

Care Of Cell 44
A Rose For Emily
Maybe After He's Gone
Beechwood Park
Brief Candles
Hang Up On A Dream
Changes
I Want Her She Wants Me
This Will Be Our Year
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)
Friends Of Mine
Time Of The Season

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