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THE ZOMBIES - THE DECCA STEREO ANTHOLOGY (Big Beat) Available November 2002 Reissue producer: Alec Palao Big Beat’s Zombies division returns after a couple of years’ absence to remind you that we are the true, band-approved home of textbook Zombies reissues -- accept no substitute! The Decca Stereo Anthology is just that, a loaded, 48-track, 2-CD set that presents the band’s entire recorded output during their tenure at Decca 1964-66, outtakes and all, presented in fresh, crisp stereo mixes. For those that are unaware, during their (recording) lifetime, the Zombies and their producer, Ken Jones, never mixed any of their Decca sides in stereo. After the band’s demise, a staff producer did some hasty, half-baked remixes of their hits plus a few album/single tracks: these are the stereo versions that have subsequently circulated on various reissues over the years. Several tracks from the Decca period have never ever appeared in stereo before at all. With our acclaimed box set, Zombie Heaven, we presented everything in the correct mono as originally issued, but the demand from Zombieheads the world over for a stereo collection has ultimately led to this package. Rather than merely reproduce those inferior mixes from the 1970s, we have gone back to the original session tapes and remixed everything in a more sympathetic fashion, replicating the original mono reverbs and EQ, and reinstating edits and overdubs wherever possible. However, even with today’s computer trickery at our disposal, there was one overdub from the mono that could not be faked - the additional drum part on The Zombies’ astounding debut record, She's Not There. So the Zoms’ incomparable drummer, Hugh Grundy, cheerfully agreed to pop into Rod Argent’s studio and superimpose drums onto the 4-track session tape to match his original part, using his original Ludwig snare - the forty-year-late overdub! The remixes were mastered to 24-bit and sound incredible, putting you right there in the control room at Decca Studio No. 2, West Hampstead: yet unlike the previous stereos, these new versions remain true to the intent of the band. Plus there is the bonus of four previously unheard, work-in-progress backing tracks, and liberal snippets of fascinating and often hilarious studio chat. All in all, The Decca Stereo Anthology is not only a treat for fans and collectors, but a great Zombies compilation in itself, and a timely reminder of their sheer brilliance. Track Listing: Disc One 1 It's Alright With Me 2 She's Not There 3 You Make Me Feel Good 4 Summertime 5 Woman 6 Leave Me Be 7 Kind Of Girl 8 Sometimes 9 I'm Goin' Home 10 Road Runner 11 Sticks & Stones 12 Walking In The Sun 13 I Don't Want To Know 14 Tell Her No 15 What More Can I Do 16 I Remember When I Loved Her 17 I Want You Back Again 18 Can't Nobody Love You 19 The Way I Feel Inside 20 I Got My Mojo Working 21 You Really Got A Hold On Me-Bring It On Home To Me 22 I Can't Make Up My Mind 23 Work N' Play 24 I Want You Back Again (single version) Disc Two 1 She's Coming Home 2 I Must Move 3 Just Out Of Reach 4 Remember You (soundtrack version) 5 Nothing's Changed 6 I'll Keep Trying 7 Don't Go Away 8 Whenever You're Ready 9 How We Were Before 10 I Love You 11 If It Don't Work Out 12 I Know She Will 13 Don't Cry For Me 14 Remember You (single version) 15 Is This The Dream 16 Indication 17 I'll Call You Mine 18 Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself 19 She Does Everything For Me 20 Goin' Out Of My Head 21 Leave Me Be (backing track take 1) 22 Work N'Play (takes 2 & 3) 23 Just Out Of Reach (backing track take 4) 24 Whenever You're Ready (backing track take 1) |