Odessey and Oracle
The Zombies
2250 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 2652520 |
| Excel File Row | 273 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:06:33 |
| Pressing Year | 1968 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | CBS |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | S 63280 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | SBPG63280 A2 I 3 ("simboli presenti "()" ".i.") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | SBPG63280 B2 O 1 ("simboli presenti "()" ".i.") |
| Sleeve Condition | M |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | M |
| Genre | Experimental/Psychedelic Rock |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
This first pressing from 1968 encapsulates a bitter irony in the story of its genesis and release. The Zombies, having recorded the entire album at their own expense at EMI Studios – often utilising the nights and equipment left free by The Beatles – were so disheartened by the commercial prospects and growing financial difficulties that they made the drastic decision to disband even before "Odessey and Oracle" was actually released. The band therefore did not participate in the launch nor did they benefit from immediate success; the members had already gone their separate ways. The CBS label, initially hesitant, distributed it in the United Kingdom with almost no commercial impact. Only months later, thanks to the unexpected and overwhelming American success of the single "Time of the Season", the album finally gained the recognition it deserved, transforming a farewell into an enduring legacy, unbeknownst to its now-divided creators.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Care Of Cell 44
- A2 - A Rose For Emily
- A3 - Maybe After He's Gone
- A4 - Beechwood Park
- A5 - Brief Candles
- A6 - Hung Up On A Dream
- B1 - Changes
- B2 - I Want Her She Wants Me
- B3 - This Will Be Our Year
- B4 - Butchers Tale (Western Front 1914)
- B5 - Friends Of Mine
- B6 - Time Of The Season
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