Time of the Zombies

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 The Zombies
Released	1973 (UK) 1974 (US)
Recorded	June 1964 - December 1968
Label	Epic
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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"She's Not There"	Rod Argent	Begin Here	2:23
2.	"Tell Her No"	Argent	1964 non-album single	2:04
3.	"Whenever You're Ready"	Argent	1965 non-album single	2:41
4.	"Is This The Dream"	Argent	1965 non-album single	2:43
5.	"Summertime"	DuBose Hayward, George & Ira Gershwin	Begin Here	2:16
6.	"I Love You"	Chris White	B-side of "Whenever You're Ready"	3:21
7.	"You Make Me Feel Good"	White	B-side of "She's Not There"	2:39
8.	"She's Coming Home"	Argent	1965 non-album single	2:38

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
9.	"She Loves The Way They Love Her"	White, Argent	previously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.	3:02
10.	"Imagine The Swan"	White, Argent	1969 non-album single, intended for R.I.P.	3:10
11.	"Smokey Day"	White, Argent	previously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.	2:25
12.	"If It Don't Work Out"	Argent	1969 non-album single, intended for R.I.P.	2:27
13.	"I Know She Will"	White	previously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.	2:35
14.	"Don't Cry for Me"	White	B-side of "If It Don't Work Out", intended for R.I.P.	2:14
15.	"Walking in the Sun"	Argent	previously unreleased, intended for R.I.P.	2:38
16.	"I'll Call You Mine"	White	B-side of "Time of the Season", intended for R.I.P.	2:54

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Care of Cell 44"	Argent	Odessey & Oracle	3:54
2.	"A Rose for Emily"	Argent	Odessey & Oracle	2:17
3.	"Maybe After He's Gone"	White	Odessey & Oracle	2:43
4.	"Beechwood Park"	White	Odessey & Oracle	2:27
5.	"Brief Candles"	White	Odessey & Oracle	3:10
6.	"Hung Up On a Dream"	Argent	Odessey & Oracle	3:01

Side four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
7.	"Changes"	White	Odessey & Oracle	3:02
8.	"I Want Her She Wants Me"	Argent	Odessey & Oracle	2:48
9.	"This Will Be Our Year"	White	Odessey & Oracle	2:06
10.	"Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)"	White	Odessey & Oracle	2:47
11.	"Friends of Mine"	White	Odessey & Oracle	2:15
12.	"Time of the Season"	Argent	Odessey & Oracle	3:30

References

1. Unterberger, Richie. "Time of the Zombies". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
2. 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.