Zombies LPs to Be Revived As Double-Disc Sets

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)

1. Road Runner
2. Summertime
3. I Can’t Make Up My Mind
4. The Way I Feel Inside
5. Work ‘n’ Play
6. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
7. She’s Not There
8. Sticks and Stones
9. Can’t Nobody Love You
10. Woman
11. I Don’t Want to Know
12. I Remember When I Loved Her
13. What More Can I Do
14. I’ve Got My Mojo Working

Disc 2: Singles and EP tracks

1. You Make Me Feel Good
2. Leave Me Be
3. Kind of Girl
4. Sometimes
5. It’s Alright
6. Tell Her No
7. She’s Coming Home
8. I Must Move
9. I Want You Back Again
10. Whenever You’re Ready
11. I Love You
12. Is This the Dream
13. Don’t Go Away
14. Nothing’s Changed
15. Remember You (Soundtrack Version)
16. Remember You
17. Just Out of Reach
18. Indication
19. How We Were Before
20. Gotta Get a Hold of Myself
21. Goin’ Out of My Head
22. 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

1. Care of Cell 44
2. A Rose for Emily
3. Maybe After He’s Gone
4. Beechwood Park
5. Brief Candles
6. Hung Up on a Dream
7. Changes
8. I Want Her She Wants Me
9. This Will Be Our Year
10. Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914)
11. Friends of Mine
12. Time of the Season
13. 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.

1. Care of Cell 44
2. A Rose for Emily
3. Maybe After He’s Gone
4. Beechwood Park
5. Brief Candles
6. Hung Up on a Dream
7. Changes
8. I Want Her She Wants Me
9. This Will Be Our Year
10. Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914)
11. Friends of Mine
12. Time of the Season
13. A Rose for Emily (Alternative Mix)
14. She Loves the Way They Love Her
15. Imagine the Swan
16. Smokey Day
17. Girl Help Me
18. I Could Spend the Day
19. Conversation Off Floral Street
20. If It Don’t Work Out
21. I’ll Keep Trying
22. I Know She Will
23. Don’t Cry for Me
24. 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