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The Zombies - Zombie Heaven [Anthology]
From Allmusic:
Review by Bruce Eder
Sometimes boxed sets are just handy to have around, just to get all of the tracks that count [or all of a group's recordings] together in one place. Other times, however, they're a scintillating musical and educational experience even for longtime fans, and that's the case with Zombie Heaven. The group is mostly known here for their three major hits, although reissues showcasing different aspects of their history have been available for years. But even for this longtime fan, hearing their Brit-beat R&B stylings all in one place was a near-revelation, showcasing performing talent that was a good match for anyone in the Beatles' line-up and composers, in Rod Argent and, to a lesser degree, Chris White [who sounds like he's slipping into a Dylan thing on "I Don't Want To Know"], that could generate the occasional classic. They were far more than a three-song band, as just about every second of the 280 minutes of this box keeps reminding us. The set is broken down into four distinct parts, the first disc profiling the group's singles and B-sides, and their one Decca-release album, Begin Here, all in the best sound they've ever had or likely ever will have; Disc Two comprises their Odessey & Oracle album [sounding much better here than it does on the Rhino CD], and the surviving tracks of various post-Zombies and Zombies-in-name-only projects put together in the wake of "Time of the Season's" success, and one lost group classic, Rod Argent's "If It Don't Work Out," which became much better known in the hands of Dusty Springfield; Disc Three is made up of various outtakes, work-in-progress, and alternate versions of their songs and demos, some of them sounding really raw and hard, as well as one radio promo for the movie Bunny Lake Is Missing, in which the group was featured in a small part [blink and you may miss them]; and Disc Four, maybe the most rewarding of all, featuring their complete BBC appearances, parts of which [but not the 29 tracks here] turned up on a Rhino LP some 17 years ago. Some tracks are better than others--their cover of "You Really Got A Hold On Me/Bring It On Home To Me" is one of the better British homages to Motown, lagging behind the Beatles' version on emotional wattage but winning points for subtlety--but except for a few of the late '60s outtakes, there's not a seconde-rate song here, and the sound puts all prior versions of this material to shame. And the notes will keep fans busy reading for weeks.
DISC 1: BEGIN HERE & SINGLES:
1. Shes Not There
2. You Make Me Feel Good
3. Leave Me Be
4. Woman
5. Tell Her No
6. What More Can I Do
7. Road Runner
8. Summertime
9. I Cant Make Up My Mind
10. Way I Feel Inside, The
11. Work 'N' Play
12. You ve Really Got A Hold On Me / Bring It On Home To Me
13. Sticks And Stones
14. Cant Nobody Love You
15. I Dont Want To Know
16. I Remember When I Loved Her
17. I Got My Mojo Working
18. Shes Coming Home
19. I Must Move
20. I Want You Back Again
21. Whenever You're Ready
22. I Love You
23. Is This The Dream
24. Dont Go Away
25. Remember You
26. Just Out Of Reach
27. Indication
28. How We Were Before
29. Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself
30. Goin' Out Of My Head
31. She Does Everything For Me
DISC 2: ODESSEY & ORACLE AND THE LOST ALBUM:
1. Care Of Cell 44
2. Rose For Emily, A
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 - [mono]
10. Butcher's Tale [Western Front 1914]
11. Friends Of Mine
12. Time Of The Season
13. I'll Call You Mine - [Single version]
14. Imagine The Swan
15. Conversation Off Floral Street
16. If It Don't Work Out - [overdubbed]
17. Don't Cry For Me - [overdubbed]
18. I Know She Will - [overdubbed]
19. Walking In the Sun - [overdubbed]
20. I'll Keep Trying - [overdubbed]
21. I'll Call You Mine - [overdubbed]
22. Smokey Day
23. She Loves The Way They Love Her
24. Girl Help Me
25. I Could Spend The Day
26. Rose For Emily, A - [Alternative version]
27. This Will Be Our Year - [stereo]
28. Time Of The Season - [US radio spot]
DISC 3: IN THE STUDIO:
1. Summertime - [demo]
2. Woman - [demo]
3. Kind Of Girl - [demo]
4. Leave Me Be - [demo]
5. I'm Going Home - [takes 1 & 2]
6. I'm Going Home
7. Sometimes - [takes 1, intro, 2, 4, 5, 6]
8. Sometimes
9. It's Alright With Me
10. Kind Of Girl
11. Walking In the Sun - [undubbed]
12. Studio Chat-The Way I Feel Inside - [false start]
13. Way I Feel Inside, The - [rehearsal]
14. I Want You Back Again - [alternate take]
15. Nothing's Changed - [backing track]
16. Nothing's Changed
17. Remember You - [soundtrack version]
18. Come On Time
19. I'll Keep Trying - [undubbed]
20. Whenever You're Ready - [demo]
21. You'll Go From Me Aka Don't Go Away - [demo]
22. I Know She Will - [undubbed]
23. Don't Cry For Me - [undubbed]
24. If It Don't Work Out - [undubbed]
25. One Day I'll Say Goodbye - [home demo]
26. I Don't Want To Worry - [home demo]
27. Love That Never Was, A - [demo]
28. Call Of The Night Aka Girl Help Me - [demo]
29. Out Of The Day - [demo]
30. This Will Be Our Year - [demo]
31. Bunny Lake Is Missing - [promo spot]
DISC 4: LIVE ON THE BBC:
1. Road Runner - [previously unreleased]
2. You Make Me Feel Good - [previously unreleased]
3. Early One Morning - [previously unreleased]
4. She's Not There - [previously unreleased]
5. Tell Her No
6. What More Can I Do
7. I'm Going Home
8. For You My Love
9. Tell Her No - [acoustic piano version]
10. Soulville
11. Rip It Up
12. Can't Nobody Love You
13. You Must Believe Me
14. She's Coming Home - [previously unreleased]
15. I Must Move - [previously unreleased]
16. Just Out Of Reach
17. If It Don't Work Out
18. Whenever You're Ready
19. It's All Right
20. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - [previously unreleased]
21. When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes
22. Just A Little Bit - [previously unreleased]
23. Sitting In The Park - [previously unreleased]
24. Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself
25. Goin' Out Of My Head
26. This Old Heart Of Mine
27. Friends Of Mine - [previously unreleased]
28. Look Of Love, The - [previously unreleased]
29. Kenny Everett Show Jingle Medley: Time Of The Season / A Rose For Emily / Jingle / /This Will Be Our Year
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