THE ZOMBIES ~ 1965 ‘SHE’S COMING HOME' 45 US PARROT ~ GREAT RARE PICTURE SLEEVE

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THE ZOMBIES ~ 1965 ‘SHE’S COMING HOME” ORIGINAL CLEAN 45 ON PARROT ~ GREAT EARLY PICTURE SLEEVE
ARTIST:
THE ZOMBIES
TITLE:
‘SHE'S COMING HOME' b/w 'I MUST MOVE'
FORMAT:  7"  45 RPM  ORIGINAL FIRST U.S. RELEASE w/ GREAT PICTURE SLEEVE
LABEL: PARROT
45~PAR~9747 1965
GRADING:
VG++/EX- Very Clean vinyl and very clean labels. Excellent early picture sleeve.
STYLE:
BRITISH INVASION ROCK POP 60s
NOTES: Beautiful Clean record and rare early picture sleeve. Fantastic.
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This is a great little British Invasion 45 by the great UK band The Zombies. Fantastic condition for both the record and the sleeve.
The record is in beautiful pristine condition. No obvious defects or issues. No obvious scuffs, scratches, marks or writing. Dead wax is mirror-like.
The picture sleeve for this single is fantastic. It features a great early picture of the band and has a bold look. Blood red color, with the band’s name in a big, bold, odd font. Very cool. The band is dressed in their British invasion suits and beatle-esque haircuts, looking very proper, as was the trend then. The sleeve is identical on both sides. It is in fabulous condition. Usually the red is worn or faded, but this one looks great. Sharp corners, no splits, no ring wear which was common.
Parrot records was a division of London, which was the American label that released most of the UK Decca material here in the States.
The labels are the very early Parrot ones with the dancing green parrot on a black background. The labels are very clean, which is rare. Parrot records had an inner raised ring under the label and that, combined with the black color, often caused significant ring wear and scuffing on the label. These labels are still very nice. There is a small pressing bubble near the bottom of the A-side. Overall, a great record and sleeve still in excellent condition.
A great early 60s British Invasion record to add to your collection.
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THE ZOMBIES STORY
The Zombies were an English rock band. The original band formed in late 1962 and consisted of Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Paul Arnold, Paul Atkinson, and Hugh Grundy. They got their roots singing and playing together at school and in church choirs. They were originally called The Mustangs, but soon picked the cooler and unusual name The Zombies.
They won a band competition sponsored by the London Evening News, and were signed to Decca. Shortly afterwards, they made their first, and arguably best, song "She's Not There". It was released in mid-1964 and sold well in the UK but even better in the States, reaching #2 on the charts.
The Zombies, like many other UK bands, went to America and joined the British Invasion. "Tell Her No" became their next hit in 1965. Next up was this single, released in 1965. ‘She’s Coming Home’ b/w ‘I Must Move.’
The Zombies' first album, ‘Begin Here’ was released in 1965. It had some great R&B covers and interesting studio effects for the time, such as the sounds of footsteps, odd drum sounds and a coin dropping. Almost a spooky, zombie like feel to it.
The Zombies continued recording original songs through 1965 and 1966, trying to re-capture the glory of their first 2 hits. Record sales were fair and the live gigs were popular, but the band was dropped by Decca. The band was all set to split and go their separate ways when CBS records offered them one last shot.
The record company set them up in EMI’s great, state of the art, Abbey Road Studios, where they recorded the classic album ‘Odessey and Oracle’ famously misspelled by Terry Quirk, a local artist who designed the cover.
The story goes that CBS’s budget for the sessions was so low, it didn’t allow for hiring outside musicians, so Argent and his bandmates fooled around with the studio instruments themselves. According to Argent, they used John Lennon's Mellotron, which had been left in the studio after the Beatles' sessions for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That gave the album a very modern, trippy, psychedelic sound. Also, the band wisely paid out of their own pockets, to have the album mixed in Stereo. The results were aurally mind blowing for the time, early 1968. It was a very different album in many ways and a totally new direction for the band. When it was released, it didn’t sell well, but it slowly gained momentum with the hip London swingers and eventually became the pop/psych masterpiece it is today.
The band, almost dissolved before recording the album, finally fell apart by the fall of 1967. The album was released in the UK in the spring of 1968, after the band had broken up, and got very little promotion or attention. Musician Al Kooper, working for CBS at the time, had to personally insist it be released in America; he thought it was terrific.
In America, the track "Time of the Season", written by Argent, was released as a single in 1968 and wasn’t immediately successful, but, it had that special something. In stereo, those little percussive details and those vocal ‘sighs’ became an Ear Worm and by 1969, almost a year after its release, it became a major hit, reaching #3 on the charts. Now, it’s a timeless classic.
The great album ‘Odessey and Oracle’ from 1968 has become a psychedelic pop classic and was ranked number 100 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The Zombies were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
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The record is in terrific condition. Clean, no obvious flaws or damage. Both the vinyl and labels look great. See the enclosed high resolution photos for the best sense of condition. You can use EBay’s Zoom feature to see the fantastic condition of this record.
Add this classic, timeless slice of the 60s to your collection today.
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