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The Zombies were much admired during the Sixties beat boom. Blessed with a superb lead singer and a fine young keyboard player, their melodic, catchy songs caught the public’s imagination.
When debut single ‘She’s Not There’ was a hit in 1964, they seemed destined for a bright future. The Zombies featured Colin Blunstone, (vocals), Rod Argent (keyboards), Paul Atkinson (guitar, vocals), Hugh Grundy (drums) and Chris White (bass). ‘She’s Not There’ sold a million within months and was a big hit in America. The Zombies’ debut album ‘Begin Here’ also charted and when the boys toured the Far East they were mobbed by 30,000 fans in the Philippines.
Later, when their discs began slipping, the group had clearly arrived at a career crossroads. Friction between band members had surfaced during sessions for the second Zombies LP, noticeably when Blunstone did not perform his vocals on the song ‘Time Of The Season’ in the way composer Argent perceived them. Colin eventually produced a definitive take, but when recording was complete, the Zombies finally split up in December 1967.
Recorded at EMI’s Abbey Road Studios in 1967 during the final months of the original group’s career, this British Psych-pop masterpiece yielded their last great hit ‘Time Of The Season’, but was destined for release after the Zombies had first broken up. It is the British pop group’s all-time classic ‘concept’ album.
To find an original mint Mono copy involves a long wait and a budget of around £1,000+ to land one. The Stereo version is not far behind either. But we have returned to Abbey Road for our re-issue versions, a more affordable option, now available again in either Stereo or Mono LPs.
All serious record collectors will savour a work that has been the subject of a huge revival of interest. Listen and you will know why American songwriter, producer and musician Al Kooper insisted that Columbia put out the album in the USA, when it was in danger of being overlooked.
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