Odessey and Oracle (30th Anniversary Edition)

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Annotation

Tracks 1–12, 25–27 are stereo.
Tracks 13–24 are mono.

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-03 20:11 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Care of Cell 44
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
Care of Cell 44 (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
53:57
2A Rose for Emily
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-01, on 1967-07-10)
recording of:
A Rose for Emily (from 1967-06-01 until 1967-07-10)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
42:19
3Maybe After He’s Gone
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
membranophone:
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
recording of:
Maybe After He's Gone (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:34
4Beechwood Park
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
recording of:
Beechwood Park (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
lyricist and composer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
42:44
5Brief Candles
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17), Colin Blunstone (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
recording of:
Brief Candles (from 1967-08-16 until 1967-08-17)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:30
6Hung Up on a Dream
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
recording of:
Hung Up on a Dream (from 1967-07-10 until 1967-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:02
7Changes
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (on 1967-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (in 1967)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (on 1967-11-07)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (on 1967-11-07)
vocals:
Paul Atkinson (on 1967-11-07), Colin Blunstone (on 1967-11-07) and Hugh Grundy (on 1967-11-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-11-07)
recording of:
Changes (on 1967-11-07)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:20
8I Want Her She Wants Me
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
mellotron, organ and piano and lead vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
background vocals:
Colin Blunstone (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
vocals:
Rod Argent (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
recording of:
I Want Her She Wants Me (from 1967-07 until 1967-08)
writer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:52
9This Will Be Our Year
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (in 1967) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (in 1967)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recording of:
This Will Be Our Year
lyricist and composer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
42:08
10Butcher’s Tale
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (in 1967)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (in 1967)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (in 1967)
vocals:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967)
recording of:
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) (in 1967)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:47
11Friends of Mine
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (on 1967-06-01)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (on 1967-06-01)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (on 1967-06-01)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (on 1967-06-01)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (on 1967-06-01) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (on 1967-06-01)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (on 1967-06-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1967-06-01)
recording of:
Friends of Mine (on 1967-06-01)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:18
12Time of the Season
engineer:
Geoff Emerick (British recording engineer) and Peter Vince (engineer, producer)
producer:
Rod Argent and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
bass guitar:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (in 1967-08)
drums (drum set):
Hugh Grundy (in 1967-08)
guitar:
Paul Atkinson (in 1967-08)
mellotron, organ and piano:
Rod Argent (in 1967-08)
background vocals:
Rod Argent (in 1967-08) and Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies) (in 1967-08)
vocals:
Colin Blunstone (in 1967-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-08)
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 349)
recording of:
Time of the Season (in 1967-08)
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Melodie der Welt J. Michel KG Musikverlag, Verulam Music Co. Ltd. and Mainstay Music, Inc. (in 1968)
4.453:34
13Care of Cell 44 (mono)
recording of:
Care of Cell 44
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:56
14A Rose for Emily (mono)
recording of:
A Rose for Emily
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:20
15Maybe After He’s Gone (mono)
recording of:
Maybe After He's Gone
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:35
16Beechwood Park (mono)
recording of:
Beechwood Park
lyricist and composer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:43
17Brief Candles (mono)
recording of:
Brief Candles
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:26
18Hung Up on a Dream (mono)
recording of:
Hung Up on a Dream
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:02
19Changes (mono)
recording of:
Changes
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
3:15
20I Want Her She Wants Me (mono)
recording of:
I Want Her She Wants Me
writer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:53
21This Will Be Our Year (mono)
recording of:
This Will Be Our Year
lyricist and composer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:09
22Butcher’s Tale (mono)
recording of:
Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:50
23Friends of Mine (mono)
recording of:
Friends of Mine
writer:
Chris White (UK bassist for The Zombies)
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:18
24Time of the Season (mono)
recording of:
Time of the Season
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Melodie der Welt J. Michel KG Musikverlag, Verulam Music Co. Ltd. and Mainstay Music, Inc. (in 1968)
3:32
25A Rose for Emily (alternate version 2)
recording of:
A Rose for Emily
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
2:18
26Time of the Season (alternate mix)
recording of:
Time of the Season
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Melodie der Welt J. Michel KG Musikverlag, Verulam Music Co. Ltd. and Mainstay Music, Inc. (in 1968)
3:33
27Prison Song aka Care of Cell 44 (backing track)
recording of:
Care of Cell 44
lyricist and composer:
Rod Argent
publisher:
Global Musikverlag (Global Musik GmbH & Co. KG) and Verulam Music Co. Ltd.
4:02

Credits

Release

manufactured in:United Kingdom
liner notes:Alec Palao
Rod Argent (in 1968)
Al Kooper (in 1968)
mastering:Nick Robbins (engineer)
compiler:Alec Palao
illustration:Terry Quirk
design:Philip Lloyd-Smee
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.) (in 1998)
licensed to:Ace Records Ltd (Do not use as label, use only for copyright and distribution credits.)
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ASIN:US: B000005YZM [info]
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