Odessey And Oracle
Artist The Zombies
Genre Rock
Style Psychedelic Rock

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 primarily between June and August 1967. The sessions took place at EMI (now Abbey Road Studios) and Olympic Studios in London. The Zombies, having been dropped from Decca Records, financed these sessions independently. After signing with CBS, two singles and later the album itself were released to critical and commercial indifference, and the band quietly dissolved. A third single from the album, “Time of the Season”, became a surprise hit in the United States in early 1969 after CBS staff producer Al Kooper recommended it be released on Date Records. The album gradually achieved critical praise and a cult following, and has since become one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1960s. It was ranked 100th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. When Rolling Stone revised their list in 2020, the album ranked 243rd.

Tracklisting

  1. Care Of Cell 44
  2. A Rose For Emily
  3. Maybe After He’s Gone
  4. Beechwood Park
  5. Brief Candles
  6. Hung Up On A Dream
  7. Changes
  8. I Want Her She Wants Me
  9. This Will Be Our Year
  10. Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914)
  11. Friends Of Mine
  12. Time Of The Season

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Wikipedia URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessey_and_Oracle
Format Vinyl LP Album Reissue Stereo
Label Big Beat Records
Catalog Number WIKD 181
Notes 30th Anniversary Edition “Be not afraid; The isle is full of noises Sound, and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twanging instruments Will hum about mine ears; and sometimes voices” (Shakespeare) Lacquers cut directly from original analogue tapes at Whitfield Street. “We have used the mono version of ‘This Will Be Our Year’ for this anniversary edition, rather than using the fake stereo that was used on the original Stereo LP CBS LP S63280. All the other recordings were made in stereo.” ℗ 1968 except [B3] ℗ 1997 Marquis Enterprises (on sleeve) ℗ 1968 Marquis Music Enterprises (on A-side label) ℗ 1968 except [B3] ℗ 1997 Marquis Music Enterprises (on B-side label)
Discogs URL The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle