Repertoire Records is releasing double-disc editions of the original two albums by The Zombies.
The British group, acclaimed for such singles as "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season," only cut two albums in the late '60s - Begin Here for Decca and Odessy and Oracle for CBS - before splitting up. But there was plenty of material to be had; there were quite a few non-LP singles and a host of material for a third, never-released album. This work has been anthologized before - perhaps most notably in the 1997 box set Zombie Heaven on the Big Beat label in the U.K. - but these discs feature new remasters by John Astley and original artwork in a digipak case.
Both sets can be ordered from Repertoire's site here and here (they're expected to ship on January 21). Hit the jump for track info.
The Zombies, Begin Here: The Complete Decca Mono Recordings 1964-1967 (Repertoire REP5179, 2011)
Disc 1: Original LP (originally released as Decca LK 4679 (U.K.), 1965)
- Road Runner
- Summertime
- I Can't Make Up My Mind
- The Way I Feel Inside
- Work 'n' Play
- You've Really Got a Hold on Me
- She's Not There
- Sticks and Stones
- Can't Nobody Love You
- Woman
- I Don't Want to Know
- I Remember When I Loved Her
- What More Can I Do
- I've Got My Mojo Working
Disc 2: Singles and EP tracks
- You Make Me Feel Good
- Leave Me Be
- Kind of Girl
- Sometimes
- It's Alright
- Tell Her No
- She's Coming Home
- I Must Move
- I Want You Back Again
- Whenever You're Ready
- I Love You
- Is This the Dream
- Don't Go Away
- Nothing's Changed
- Remember You (Soundtrack Version)
- Remember You
- Just Out of Reach
- Indication
- How We Were Before
- Gotta Get a Hold of Myself
- Goin' Out of My Head
- She Does Everything for Me
Disc 2, Track 1 was the B-side to "She's Not There" - Decca F-11940 (U.K.), 1964
Disc 2, Track 2 was a single A-side - Decca F-12004 (U.K.), 1964
Disc 2, Tracks 3-5 from Decca EP DFE 8598 (U.K.), 1964
Disc 2, Track 6 was a single A-side - Decca F-12072 (U.K.), 1965
Disc 2, Tracks 7-8 released as Decca single F-12125 (U.K.), 1965
Disc 2, Track 9 was a single A-side - Parrot 45-PAR 9769 (U.S.), 1965
Disc 2, Tracks 10-11 released as Decca single F-12225 (U.K.), 1965
Disc 2, Tracks 12-13 released as Decca single F-12296 (U.K.), 1965
Disc 2, Tracks 14-15 from Bunny Lake is Missing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOC 1115 (U.S.), 1965)
Disc 2, Tracks 16-17 released as Decca single F-12322 (U.K.), 1966
Disc 2, Tracks 18-19 released as Decca single F-12426 (U.K.), 1966
Disc 2, Track 20 was a single A-side - Decca F-12495 (U.K.), 1966
Disc 2, Tracks 21-22 released as Decca single F-12584 (U.K.), 1967
The Zombies, Odessey and Oracle: The CBS Years 1967-1969 (Repertoire REP5182, 2011)
Disc 1: Mono LP and bonus track
- 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
- I'll Call You Mine
Disc 1, Tracks 1-12 released as CBS LP 63280, 1968
Disc 1, Track 13 was the B-side to "Time of the Season" - CBS 3380, 1967
Disc 2: Stereo LP and R.I.P.
- 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
- A Rose for Emily (Alternative Mix)
- She Loves the Way They Love Her
- Imagine the Swan
- Smokey Day
- Girl Help Me
- I Could Spend the Day
- Conversation Off Floral Street
- If It Don't Work Out
- I'll Keep Trying
- I Know She Will
- Don't Cry for Me
- Walking in the Sun
Disc 2, Tracks 1-12 from CBS LP S-63280 (U.K.), 1968
Disc 2, Tracks 13, 17-18 and 21 from Zombie Heaven (Big Beat ZOMBOX 7 (U.K.), 1997)
Disc 2, Tracks 14, 16, 20 and 22-24 released on Time of The Zombies (Epic 32861 (U.K.), 1974)
Disc 2, Tracks 15 and 19 released as CBS single 4242 (Europe), 1967
Mylene says
Repertoire's the shonkiest label ever. Save your money and buy Zombie Heaven. You get everything here (except the mono O&O) a whole disc of BBC sessions and half a disc of outtakes not on here and a huge book that'll tell you everything you want to know. If you're DESPERATE to spend more money on the Zombies get the Big Beat reissues of the albums for the mono O&O and a couple of non essential backing tracks, the Decca Stereo Anthology 2 CD set and the Into the Afterlife which collects the best solo stuff and a couple of r&b covers.
Phil Cohen says
Absolutely, I agree with you. Repertoire's Zombies product is pointless. Buy the Ace/Big Beat label UK product.