{"id":138606,"date":"2025-08-12T03:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138606\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T03:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:14:12","slug":"the-zombies-acclaimed-1968-album-odessey-and-oracle-to-be-reissued-with-newly-remastered-mono-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/138606\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zombies\u2019 Acclaimed 1968 Album \u2018Odessey and Oracle\u2019 to Be Reissued with Newly Remastered Mono Mix"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Zombies<\/a> have unveiled plans to reissue their classic and influential 1968 album Odessey & Oracle on September 26<\/a>. The new edition of Odessey & Oracle will boast a newly remastered version of the landmark album\u2019s original mono mix.<\/p>\n

The Odessey & Oracle reissue can be pre-ordered now<\/a>. The album will be available on CD, as a vinyl LP, and via digital formats. A limited-edition blue-vinyl LP, signed by The Zombies\u2019 four surviving original members\u2014lead singer Colin Blunstone, keyboardist Rod Argent, bassist Chris White, and drummer Hugh Grundy\u2014can be purchased at the band\u2019s official online store.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Veeps to Stream Screening Event Featuring New Zombies Documentary, Q&A and Performance by Frontman Colin Blunstone]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The mono mix of the group\u2019s enduring pop ballad \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d has been released as an advance track<\/a> from the reissue. The mono version of the song features a horn part that wasn\u2019t included in the original stereo mix.<\/p>\n

More About Odessey and Oracle<\/p>\n

Odessey and Oracle was The Zombies\u2019 second studio effort, and the final studio album recorded by the band\u2019s original lineup. By the time Odessey and Oracle was released, the group had split up. The sole hit from the album, the classic \u201cTime of the Season,\u201d didn\u2019t enjoy commercial success until 1969, when it slowly built up airplay on U.S. radio stations. In March 1969, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Cash Box singles tally.<\/p>\n

The Zombies mainly recorded Odessey and Oracle at the famous Abbey Road (then EMI) Studios in London. The band made the album on a tight budget. Argent and White served as the album\u2019s producers, and they initially mixed it in mono. When they submitted the recording to their label, they were told a stereo mix was required, so they quickly had to put one together.<\/p>\n

The horn parts recorded for \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d had to be left off of the stereo mix because they\u2019d been recorded directly onto the mono version and couldn\u2019t be rechanneled for the stereo version.<\/p>\n

Odessey and Oracle is widely considered a baroque-pop masterpiece, and one of the finest albums of the 1960s. In his liner notes for the mono reissue, respected rock journalist David Fricke points out that he once described the album as \u201cthe closest Mother England ever came to its own Pet Sounds,\u201d referring to The Beach Boys\u2019 acclaimed 1966 album.<\/p>\n

In 2025, Odessey and Oracle was chosen for induction in the Grammy Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

More Zombies News<\/p>\n

The release of the Odessey and Oracle reissue follows the recent debut of the 2023 Zombies documentary Hung Up on a Dream on streaming and digital video services<\/a>. Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary can now be rented and\/or downloaded globally via Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Altavod.<\/p>\n

The reissue of Odessey and Oracle marks the launch of a new release campaign that will eventually feature the reissue of four albums by the band. The albums will be issued on The Zombies\u2019 new label imprint, Beechwood Park Records.<\/p>\n

Odessey and Oracle Track List:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cCare of Cell 44\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cA Rose for Emily\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cMaybe After He\u2019s Gone\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cBeechwood Park\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cBrief Candles\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cHung Up on a Dream\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cChanges\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cI Want Her She Wants Me\u201d<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cThis Will Be Our Year\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cButcher\u2019s Tale (Western Front 1914)\u201d<\/li>\n
  11. \u201cFriends of Mine\u201d<\/li>\n
  12. \u201cTime of the Season\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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