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The Zombies formed in 1959 in St Albans, England and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club in that town. The group was formed whilst the members attended St Albans School and St Albans Boys’ Grammar School.
The Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, “She’s Not There” after winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News. “She’s Not There” was released in mid-1964 and peaked at number 12 in the UK, where it would be their only Top 40 hit. It was first aired in the United States in early August 1964 on New York City rock station WINS by Stan Z. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime “Hot Spot” segment during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early fall and eventually climbed to #2.
In early 1965, “Tell Her No” became another big seller in the United States but had failed to make the Top 40 in the band’s native UK. Subsequent recordings such as “I Love You” (which became a hit for People! in 1968), “Indication”, “Whenever You’re Ready”, and “Is This the Dream” failed to achieve the success of the previous two singles.
Their first LP, Begin Here (1965), was a collection of early singles, half a dozen original songs combined with several R&B covers.
The Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, “She’s Not There” after winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News. “She’s Not There” was released in mid-1964 and peaked at number 12 in the UK, where it would be their only Top 40 hit. It was first aired in the United States in early August 1964 on New York City rock station WINS by Stan Z. Burns, who debuted the song on his daily noontime “Hot Spot” segment during which new songs were played. The tune began to catch on in early fall and eventually climbed to #2.
In early 1965, “Tell Her No” became another big seller in the United States but had failed to make the Top 40 in the band’s native UK. Subsequent recordings such as “I Love You” (which became a hit for People! in 1968), “Indication”, “Whenever You’re Ready”, and “Is This the Dream” failed to achieve the success of the previous two singles.
Their first LP, Begin Here (1965), was a collection of early singles, half a dozen original songs combined with several R&B covers.
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Lucifer-Sam wrote:
I think "Begin here" is better than "Odessey & Oracle" but maybe that's just me
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meister333 wrote:
>simply put, beatles = generic, zombies = creative and original..... WTF am I reading?
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himynameisallen wrote:
whats the point of comparing them to the beatles? They don't sound anything like the beatles.
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xn0153x wrote:
beatles bashing is sooo useless... zombies are awesome, too bad they didn't put out as many records as the beatles did...
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SNAKE_ADRIAN wrote:
mmmm...
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TokyoBallerina wrote:
The Zombies are unbelievably brilliant. They sound so modern, especially the vocals. The Zombies were definitely ahead of their time.
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blutausbeherit wrote:
the zombies don't trump the beatles. the zombies own the beatles. simply put, beatles = generic, zombies = creative and original. not saying the beatles weren't creative, they were just boring as all hell.
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Watts13 wrote:
Oh my god, I never thought I'd find other people who thought The Zombies trump The Beatles.
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sarahdoolittle wrote:
the zombies songs are way more beautiful than the beatles
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gnirrednow wrote:
here's a novel idea: they're both good
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jordan10la wrote:
Odessy and Oracle is far better than Pet Sounds.
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n0_m0re_st0ries wrote:
Odessey and Oracle is amazing. It's just as good as The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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apunktniemand wrote:
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spacefaceinfurs wrote:
thought they were just another beatles clone, till i heard "odessey and oracle". these guys are pretty sweet ^^
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trm989 wrote:
Their lp "RIP" is an underrated gem.
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marthXII wrote:
Personally Better than the beatles... xP Why did they just dissapear!?
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aimesfrancis wrote:
colin has the only male voice id have sex with
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trm989 wrote:
"this is amazing. why on earth did it take me so long to discover this band?!?!?!" because you didn't try hard enough.
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sarahdoolittle wrote:
not gonna lie, odessey and oracle puts some beatles albums to shame.
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hildurm wrote:
this is amazing. why on earth did it take me so long to discover this band?!?!?!
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