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THE ZOMBIES - ODESSEY AND ORACLE - ORIGINAL 1969 DATE RECORDS STEREO LP TES-4013
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL GREEN DATE LABEL
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER AMERICAN STYLE
ORIGINAL COVER WITHOUT TIME OF A SEASON DISPLAYED ON COVER AND WITHOUT BLACK BORDER ON THE FRONT COVER.
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
MACHINE-STAMPED MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX OF THE RECORD
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -1C/-1C . ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX 1 DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING
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Odessey and 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 bandmembers. 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. 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. Indeed, the only complaint one might have about the original LP is its relatively short running time, barely over 30 minutes, but even that s refreshing in an era where most musicians took their time making their point
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One would be hard-pressed to find a more melodic, harmonious and gentler psychedelic album of the Sixties than this. This labor of love, Zombies proverbial swan song the band was literally falling apart at the seams as the sessions for this album unfolded and has disbanded by the time album was issued includes not only the biggest hit of their career the regal Time of the Season , but also one after another, many odes to lost, forlorn love in a setting I can only describe mesmerizing, infinitely melancholic and very moody and trippy. If you do not get transfixed and slightly blue as you are listening to this album, something s wrong with you. I am not crazy about the bands of the British Invasion, although I love some Kinks, Beatles, early Animals , but the Zombies take the cake. This album is how British Invasion went out - with a big,loud bang and with an album full of heavenly harmonies which - even today - resonate through our collective soul. A great, great album of the kind they don t make anymore. The album comes in its ORIGINAL , first version of the cover WITHOUT Time of the Season being mentioned on front cover , and is an awesome visual relic of the psychedelic era in its own right. Track listing: Care of cell 44 - 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
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CONDITION:
RECORD
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS NEAR MINT. Some VERY LIGHT AND SUPERFICIAL abrasions mostly sleeve scuffs - are barely visible, but are probably inaudible, and do not affect visual integrity or beauty of the vinyl. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new minor scuff running parallel to the grooves noted on one track Beechwood Park , not expected to be audible.
b The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.
c The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording
d Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
COVER THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, NO BORDER COVER :
THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD VG .
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover has some light ring wear nothing significant On the scale from 1 to 10 1 being the least, and 10 being the most severe , we assess the severity of ring wear as 3
- Back cover has circular tarnish grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record , probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.
- Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging
