THE ZOMBIES ORIGINAL DEBUT LP ODESSEY & ORACLE / PSYCH

$ 62

$ 62 Sold For

Apr 7, 2004 Sold Date

Mar 31, 2004 Start Date

$ 15 Start price

12 Number Of Bids

Canada Country Of Seller

eBay Auctioned at

save auction

Description

THE ZOMBIES ORIGINAL DEBUT LP ODESSEY & ORACLE

Details:

TITLE................... ODESSEY & ORACLE
LABEL........................DATE TES 4013
RECORD GRADE....VERY GOOD+ / SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES
JACKET GRADE......VERY GOOD++

Odessey & Oracle was one of the flukiest (and best) albums of the 1960s, 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 & 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. 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.

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE MANY OTHER FINE LP'S I NOW HAVE LISTED .

I GLADLY COMBINE SHIPPING CHARGES TO SAVE YOU MONEY ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.

A FEW REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BUYING FROM ALLHART99

ALL RECORDS ARE CLEANED PRIOR TO SHIPPING;

RECORDS SHIPPED IN BRAND NEW PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVES;

LP'S PLACED IN NEW DUST SLEEVES IF ORIGINAL IS NOT AVAILABLE;

RECORDS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN HOURS NOT WEEKS;

A POWER SELLER WITH 99.9% FEEDBACK RATING (5,000 POSTIVE TRANSACTIONS);;

ALL EMAILS ARE ANSWERED ASAP

GUARANTEE: Bid with confidence as all items are absolutely guaranteed and are returnable for a refund (less shipping) if erroneously described.Please check my FEEDBACK (4300 positive transactions) and you'll see that I am honest ,dependable and put a lot of care in my packing.

If you wish to know any other info before you bid, please E-Mail me with any questions. (Direct E-Mail button at the bottom of this ad...)

S / H CHARGES:

UNITED STATES........ $5.00

EUROPE & ASIA........ $6.50 SURFACE/ $12.00 AIRMAIL.

CANADA.......................PRICED BY POSTAL CODE.

THESE RATES ARE FOR A SINGLE LP ONLY,ADDITIONAL LP'S WILL BE EXTRA DEPENDING ON WEIGHT.

Payment options are; MONEY ORDER,CASHIER CHECK,PAYPAL,BIDPAY OR CASH.

BIDPAY & PAYPAL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN 24 HOURS FOR FASTEST DELIVERY.

Thanks for looking at my item, and GOOD LUCK with your BID!

If you have questions about this item, please E-Mail me at allhart@nbnet.nb.ca

On Apr-01-04 at 12:28:09 PST, seller added the following information:

OF COURSE AS ALL YOU ZOMBIE FANS REALIZE I HAVE MISTAKENLY CALLED THIS LP AS THEIR DEBUT LP.WELL IT IS REALLY THEIR 4TH LP RELEASED IN 1968.SORRY FOR ANY CONFUSION THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED.

CHEERS,

JOHN.

price rating