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Related: About this forumOn April 19, 1968, Odessey and Oracle, by the Zombies, was released in the UK.
George Noory played part of a song from that album the other night. I was not familiar with it, but it turns out to be well thought of.
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Investigating the Anomalous / Strange Tales
BUMPER MUSIC
Bumper music from Saturday April 25, 2020
Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Bruce Springsteen
This Will Be Our Year
The Zombies
{snip}
BUMPER MUSIC
Bumper music from Saturday April 25, 2020
Midnight Express (The Chase)
Giorgio Moroder
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Bruce Springsteen
This Will Be Our Year
The Zombies
{snip}
George Noory started talking about the album, and how it was recorded at Abbey Road after the Beatles album named for the studios, and how great it was. I hadn't heard of it. I didn't write down anything of what he said, as I was half-awake at the time.
I got to Googling this morning.
List of recordings made at Abbey Road Studios, 1960-1969
There it was. The misspelling makes it a little tougher than usual to find.
Odessey and Oracle
Released: 19 April 1968
Recorded: 1 June 7 November 1967
Studio: Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, London, England
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band the Zombies. It was originally released in the UK in April 1968 by CBS Records.
The album was recorded over a period of three months between June and August 1967. The sessions took place at Abbey Road Studios and Olympic Studios in London. It was received indifferently on release. A single from the album "Time of the Season" later became a surprise hit in the United States in early 1969.
The album gradually achieved fame and has since become one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1960s. It was ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was voted number 637 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
Released: 19 April 1968
Recorded: 1 June 7 November 1967
Studio: Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, London, England
Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band the Zombies. It was originally released in the UK in April 1968 by CBS Records.
The album was recorded over a period of three months between June and August 1967. The sessions took place at Abbey Road Studios and Olympic Studios in London. It was received indifferently on release. A single from the album "Time of the Season" later became a surprise hit in the United States in early 1969.
The album gradually achieved fame and has since become one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1960s. It was ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It was voted number 637 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.
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Release history
Odessey and Oracle was released in the UK on 19 April 1968. Clive Davis, the head of CBS in the US, initially decided not to release the album. However, the US Columbia label had released the single "Care Of Cell 44" on 21 November 1967 to complete indifference.
CBS staff producer Al Kooper had picked up a copy of the album during a trip to London, and when he returned to America and played the album he loved it. He believed it contained three hit singles. At the urging of Kooper the US division of CBS was eventually persuaded to release the album on the little known Date Records subsidiary label in June.
Date released "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" as a single in the US, feeling that the song's anti-war theme would resonate with record-buyers due to the Vietnam War. The next single, "Time of the Season," slowly gained popularity before finally hitting big on the US charts in 1969. After the song became a hit Date re-released the album with severely cropped artwork. By this time Rod Argent and Chris White were busy with their new band, Argent.
Odessey and Oracle was released in the UK on 19 April 1968. Clive Davis, the head of CBS in the US, initially decided not to release the album. However, the US Columbia label had released the single "Care Of Cell 44" on 21 November 1967 to complete indifference.
CBS staff producer Al Kooper had picked up a copy of the album during a trip to London, and when he returned to America and played the album he loved it. He believed it contained three hit singles. At the urging of Kooper the US division of CBS was eventually persuaded to release the album on the little known Date Records subsidiary label in June.
Date released "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)" as a single in the US, feeling that the song's anti-war theme would resonate with record-buyers due to the Vietnam War. The next single, "Time of the Season," slowly gained popularity before finally hitting big on the US charts in 1969. After the song became a hit Date re-released the album with severely cropped artwork. By this time Rod Argent and Chris White were busy with their new band, Argent.
Here's the song:
The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year
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goldenscreen
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From Odessey And Oracle, 1968.
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the zombies a butcher's tale
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the zombies a butcher's tale
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On April 19, 1968, Odessey and Oracle, by the Zombies, was released in the UK. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Apr 2020
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I would put it up against anything that was released around the same time, including Pepper.
pepperbear
Apr 2020
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TexasTowelie
(112,168 posts)1. I'm familiar with the album.
It definitely is recommended listening, particularly Butcher's Tale with the pedal organ played by Rod Argent.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,446 posts)2. I'll edit the 0P to include information about that. Thanks. NT
pepperbear
(5,648 posts)3. I would put it up against anything that was released around the same time, including Pepper.
It's brilliant.
The Polack MSgt
(13,188 posts)4. Lovely - both songs are new to me
Thanks again for the tips and info.
Always appreciated.