[2017-03-17] The Zombies "Odessey And Oracle (50th Anniversary Edition)" (Varese)

Linda · **Posted:** Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:12 pm

Description
This CD celebrates the 50th anniversary of Odessey and Oracle, recorded between June and August of 1967. Remastered from the best sources possible, the package includes 7 bonus tracks (alternate versions and outtakes from the original recording sessions), never seen photos and new notes. Odessey and Oracle ranks #100 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All-Time. The Zombies will be playing the entire album on their North American 50th anniversary tour.

Tracklist
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
Bonus Tracks:
13. I'll Call You Mine (Mono Mix)
14. Care Of Cell 44 (Takes 1 & 2 Backing Track)
15. Care Of Cell 44 (Alternate Mix)
16. A Rose For Emily (With Cello)
17. I Want Her She Wants Me (Mono - With Backing Vocals)
18. This Will Be Our Year (Stereo - Without Overdubs)
19. Time Of The Season (Remix)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N4PL5ML/?tag=imwan-20

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

This may be the most reissued album ever.

Kym · 11 Nov 2006

Let's see what Renny says.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

Can anything "unheard" be left to reissue? Guessing "no".

Charles · 19 Dec 2007

Jay wrote:

This may be the most reissued album ever.

It's either this, Roger The Engineer, or Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.

Jay · 12 Jul 2006

Charles wrote:

Jay wrote:

This may be the most reissued album ever.

It's either this, Roger The Engineer, or Ogden's Nut Gone Flake.

All good calls.

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:39 pm

Bump: Added the cover image, description and tracklist to the first post.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

Quote:

Bonus Tracks:
13. I'll Call You Mine (Mono Mix)
14. Care Of Cell 44 (Takes 1 & 2 Backing Track)
15. Care Of Cell 44 (Alternate Mix)
16. A Rose For Emily (With Cello)
17. I Want Her She Wants Me (Mono - With Backing Vocals)
18. This Will Be Our Year (Stereo - Without Overdubs)
19. Time Of The Season (Remix)

Fellow fans, what's "new" here? I don't recognize tracks #15 and #19, and maybe #17 (unless that's just the regular mono mix?).

I think we've already gotten #13, #14, #16, and #18, albeit sometimes under slightly different names.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

My copy arrived today. Beautiful package. Sounds good on first listen, but I haven't had a chance to compare it to other versions (the 30th Anniversary Big Beat and the Rhino, I think). I'll do that and report back.

richman666 · 15 Nov 2006

Looking forward to finally seeing this album performed live on Monday night. Very curious to find out how this version of the CD compares to previous versions.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 17, 2017 7:44 pm

Greg Carrier wrote:

My copy arrived today. Beautiful package. Sounds good on first listen, but I haven't had a chance to compare it to other versions (the 30th Anniversary Big Beat and the Rhino, I think). I'll do that and report back.

Greg, what is the breakdown of mono versus stereo tracks on this new Varese edition? It's unclear from the tracklist.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Linda wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

My copy arrived today. Beautiful package. Sounds good on first listen, but I haven't had a chance to compare it to other versions (the 30th Anniversary Big Beat and the Rhino, I think). I'll do that and report back.

Greg, what is the breakdown of mono versus stereo tracks on this new Varese edition? It's unclear from the tracklist.

Sounds to me like everything from the original album is stereo except This Will Be Our Year, which is mono. The bonus tracks are also stereo except I'll Call You Mine (track 13) and the remix of Time Of The Season (track 19).

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:46 pm

Thank you!

Charles · 19 Dec 2007

If you're seeing the Zombies on the (last ever original members) US Odyssey & Oracle tour (which started tonight in Philadelphia - I went), they're selling the 50th anniversary CD autographed by Rod, Colin, Chris, and Hugh.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

I compared this to the other CD versions I have, Big Beat and Rhino. The Big Beat still sounds best to me. It has a full, round, pleasantly warm sound. The Rhino was second, similar to the Big Beat, but a little thinner sound. Unfortunately, this new disc came in third. The sound was thin and crisp compared to the other two, and to my ears even a bit shrill at times. It may have more detail. I wouldn't say it sounds bad, just not as good as the other two on my system. I do tend to prefer warm and smooth sound to more detail, so keep that in mind.

Also, I want to mention that this version includes a blurb from Al Kooper, who championed this album before it had an American release after picking up a copy in England and was apparently instrumental in getting it released here. The blurb is printed on the left inside of the digipak, and it's formatted with DOUBLE SPACES BETWEEN SENTENCES. As a graphic design professional, I have a big problem with that. Those spaces are huge and ugly. I cannot endorse such an egregious breach of design decorum.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Btw....The Zombies are featured on the Moody Blues cruise this January. But the ship is sold out already. Talk about a chance to meet the band!

My copy arrived this morning.

JohnG · 03 Aug 2006

Greg Carrier wrote:

I compared this to the other CD versions I have, Big Beat and Rhino. The Big Beat still sounds best to me. It has a full, round, pleasantly warm sound. The Rhino was second, similar to the Big Beat, but a little thinner sound. Unfortunately, this new disc came in third. The sound was thin and crisp compared to the other two, and to my ears even a bit shrill at times. It may have more detail. I wouldn't say it sounds bad, just not as good as the other two on my system. I do tend to prefer warm and smooth sound to more detail, so keep that in mind.

Also, I want to mention that this version includes a blurb from Al Kooper, who championed this album before it had an American release after picking up a copy in England and was apparently instrumental in getting it released here. The blurb is printed on the left inside of the digipak, and it's formatted with DOUBLE SPACES BETWEEN SENTENCES. As a graphic design professional, I have a big problem with that. Those spaces are huge and ugly. I cannot endorse such an egregious breach of design decorum.

Thanks Greg for the review, I also ordered the Big Beat UK version and will compare when I get it next week.

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

JohnG wrote:

Greg Carrier wrote:

I compared this to the other CD versions I have, Big Beat and Rhino. The Big Beat still sounds best to me. It has a full, round, pleasantly warm sound. The Rhino was second, similar to the Big Beat, but a little thinner sound. Unfortunately, this new disc came in third. The sound was thin and crisp compared to the other two, and to my ears even a bit shrill at times. It may have more detail. I wouldn't say it sounds bad, just not as good as the other two on my system. I do tend to prefer warm and smooth sound to more detail, so keep that in mind.

Also, I want to mention that this version includes a blurb from Al Kooper, who championed this album before it had an American release after picking up a copy in England and was apparently instrumental in getting it released here. The blurb is printed on the left inside of the digipak, and it's formatted with DOUBLE SPACES BETWEEN SENTENCES. As a graphic design professional, I have a big problem with that. Those spaces are huge and ugly. I cannot endorse such an egregious breach of design decorum.

Thanks Greg for the review, I also ordered the Big Beat UK version and will compare when I get it next week.

The Big Beat has both the mono and stereo versions on it, another plus.

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