   odessey and oracle is the second studio album by english rock band the zombies. mainly recorded between june and august 1967 at abbey road and olympic studios, it was released on 19 april 1968 by cbs records. "time of the season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. the album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. it ranked #100 on rolling stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.the rs 500 greatest albums of all time : rolling stone. ==recording history== odessey and oracle was recorded in 1967 after the zombies signed to the cbs label. they began work on the album in june 1967. nine of the twelve songs were recorded at emi's abbey road studios. in august, when abbey road was unavailable, the zombies temporarily shifted base to olympic studios where they recorded "beechwood park", "maybe after he's gone" and "i want her she wants me". they returned to abbey road studios in september. the sessions ended in november and the final track to be recorded was "changes". because the album was recorded to a tight budget and deadline, the zombies worked quickly in the studio, having rehearsed rigorously beforehand. this meant that there would be no outtakes or unused songs recorded during the sessions. cello and mellotron parts were added to "a rose for emily" but discarded at the final mixing stage. colin blunstone and paul atkinson felt disillusioned and tempers flared during the recording of "time of the season". blunstone
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