''Time of the Zombies'' was a U.S.-only 1974 two-LP compilation album of music by the British band,

The Zombies The Zombies are an English Rock music, rock band formed in the early 1960s in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group had a British and American chart-topper, hit in 1964 with "She's Not ...

. It contained hits, non-album singles, previously unreleased tracks intended for a planned posthumous album named '' R.I.P.'' which was not released until 2000,Time Of The Season: The Zombies Collector's Guide by Greg Russo (Crossfire 1999) and the whole of their April 1968 album (recorded in 1967), ''

Odessey and Oracle ''Odessey and Oracle'' is the second studio album by English rock band the Zombies. It was originally released in the UK in April 1968 by CBS Records. The album was recorded primarily between June and August 1967. The sessions took place at ...

''. It was released on Epic Records (cat. no.: REG 32861) in 1974, several years after the group had disbanded.

Paul Weller Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul mu ...

stated in an interview with

BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...

in December 2012 that this compilation was how he first heard ''Odessey and Oracle'', his favourite album of all time.

Track listing

References

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