MONSTER 1968 BRITISH ORIG LP THE ZOMBIES ODYSEE & ORACLE PAISLEY POP PSYCH GEM

$

936

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• TOP SOUGHT / RARE
      1968 CLASSIC BRITISH ORIGINAL  
      ORANGE C.B.S. FIRST PRESS ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
• ★★★★★★★★★★
• THE ZOMBIES
•  " Odessey and Oracle"  
• ★★★★★★★★★★ [" Time Of The Season "]
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• "made in England" (orange) CBS - S-6280 (STEREOPHONIC)
      machine stamped matrix 
• HIGH END top sought 1968 collectible, no shortage in universal collector interest when talking about The ZOMBIES famed 'Odessey and Oracle'.

1. The "Fan Man" adds: THE 1968 Odessey and Oracle was one of the best albums of the sixties, 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. But it was overlooked completely in England and barely got out in America (with a big push by Al Kooper, who was then a Columbia Records producer); and it was neglected in the U.S. until the single "Time of the Season," culled from the album, topped the charts nearly two years after it was recorded, by which time the group was long disbanded. Ironically, at the time of its recording in the summer of 1967, permanency was not much on the minds of the band members. Odessey and Oracle was intended as a final statement, a bold last hurrah, having worked hard for three years only to see the quality of their gigs decline as the hits stopped coming. The results are consistently pleasing, surprising, and challenging: "Hung Up on a Dream" and "Changes" are some of the most powerful psychedelic pop/rock ever heard out of England, with a solid rhythm section, a hot Mellotron sound, and chiming, hard guitar, as well as highly melodic piano. "Changes" also benefits from radiant singing. "This Will Be Our Year" makes use of trumpets (one of the very few instances of real overdubbing) in a manner reminiscent of "Penny Lane"; and then there's "Time of the Season," the most well-known song in their output and a white soul classic. Odessey and Oracle is 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
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   Rod Argent - vocals, keyboards
   Colin Blunstone - lead vocals
   Paul Atkinson - guitar, vocals
   Hugh Grundy - drums
   Chris White - bass, vocals
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4. and thee album:
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6. Care of Cell 44"
7. A Rose for Emily"
   Maybe After He's Gone"
   Beechwood Park"
   Brief Candles"
   
   Hung 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"   CONDITION:
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9. The cover: rated: MINT  meaning flawless, perfect ~~ completely well accounted for as a museum artifact of perfection from Britain 1968 ... Crisp, colorful bright with 4 sharp corners ... the UK '68 original most of you wish for... there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...beautiful

1. The vinyl: Rated: M- graded in sunlight and audio - terrific playback - to love - and both orange UK '68 labels are clean