Time of the Zombies was a two-LP compilation album of music by the British band The Zombies, released in 1973 in the UK and 1974 in the US.[1] Side 1 features tracks preceding their April 1968 album Odessey and Oracle, side 2 features new tracks recorded by a modified lineup of the group in late 1968 as well as outtakes from 1964-66 also overdubbed in late 1968 for a planned last album named R.I.P., which was not released until 2000 (some of these were unreleased at the time, while some had previously appeared as 1969 US-only single A or B-sides),[2] and sides 3 and 4 are the whole of Odessey and Oracle.[3] It was released on Epic Records[4] several years after the group had disbanded.[2]

Time of the Zombies
Compilation album by
Released1973 (UK)
1974 (US)
RecordedJune 1964 - December 1968
LabelEpic
The Zombies chronology
The Beginning
(1973)
Time of the Zombies
(1973)
Rock Roots
(1976)

Paul Weller stated in an interview with BBC Radio 4 in December 2012 that this compilation was how he first heard Odessey and Oracle, his favourite album of all time.[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."She's Not There"Rod ArgentBegin Here2:23
2."Tell Her No"Argent1964 non-album single2:04
3."Whenever You're Ready"Argent1965 non-album single2:41
4."Is This The Dream"Argent1965 non-album single2:43
5."Summertime"DuBose Hayward, George & Ira GershwinBegin Here2:16
6."I Love You"Chris WhiteB-side of "Whenever You're Ready"3:21
7."You Make Me Feel Good"WhiteB-side of "She's Not There"2:39
8."She's Coming Home"Argent1965 non-album single2:38
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
9."She Loves The Way They Love Her"White, Argentpreviously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.3:02
10."Imagine The Swan"White, Argent1969 non-album single, intended for R.I.P.3:10
11."Smokey Day"White, Argentpreviously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.2:25
12."If It Don't Work Out"Argent1969 non-album single, intended for R.I.P.2:27
13."I Know She Will"Whitepreviously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.2:35
14."Don't Cry for Me"WhiteB-side of "If It Don't Work Out", intended for R.I.P.2:14
15."Walking in the Sun"Argentpreviously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.2:38
16."I'll Call You Mine"WhiteB-side of "Time of the Season", intended for R.I.P.2:54
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."Care of Cell 44"ArgentOdessey & Oracle3:54
2."A Rose for Emily"ArgentOdessey & Oracle2:17
3."Maybe After He's Gone"WhiteOdessey & Oracle2:43
4."Beechwood Park"WhiteOdessey & Oracle2:27
5."Brief Candles"WhiteOdessey & Oracle3:10
6."Hung Up On a Dream"ArgentOdessey & Oracle3:01
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
7."Changes"WhiteOdessey & Oracle3:02
8."I Want Her She Wants Me"ArgentOdessey & Oracle2:48
9."This Will Be Our Year"WhiteOdessey & Oracle2:06
10."Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)"WhiteOdessey & Oracle2:47
11."Friends of Mine"WhiteOdessey & Oracle2:15
12."Time of the Season"ArgentOdessey & Oracle3:30

References

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  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Time of the Zombies". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b Time Of The Season: The Zombies Collector's Guide by Greg Russo (Crossfire 1999)
  3. ^ "Music News: Latest and Breaking Music News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  4. ^ "The Zombies Biography". Rolling Stone. 4 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Mastertapes, Series 1, The Zombies (the B-Side), Paul Weller: "Everyone should hear Odessey and Oracle"". Bbc.co.uk. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.