Odessey and Oracle is a psychedelic rock, baroque pop album released in 1968. The famous misspelling of "odyssey" in the title was the result of a mistake by the designer of the LP cover. The band tried to cover this up at the time of release by claiming the misspelling was intentional. Read more on Last.fm.
The Zombies is an English rock band formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone.
The group scored British and American hits in 1964 with "She's Not There". In the US, two further singles—"Tell Her No" in 1965 and "Time of the Season" in 1968—were also successful. Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle is 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. Read more on Last.fm
This is the first recording at Abbey Road that was not done by EMI.
Every aspect of this record is amazing. To me, the songwriting, musicianship (especially the vocal harmonies), and performance elevate the Zombies from the pop group they were before this point to serious storytellers.