The Zombies, Zombies - The Zombies - Greatest Hits

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Free Music Review: 5 stars for sound - 4 stars for content
Hit: 5 Stars

The most obvious advantage of this CD is its astounding sound quality. Steve Hoffman has proved again what can be done with old and sometimes problematic tapes. Here, the voices sound crystal clear, the instruments full and the air and ambience of those recordings is still present. No noise reduction, no apparent digital manipulation has been done. It sounds like 1964/1965, but as if you listened to it live in the studio during the recording. Whenever there was a choice for one of the songs, the stereo mix was used for this compilation.

The track selection is not without fault. While the big hits are all presented here (She's Not There, Tell Her No, Leave Me Be, Time Of the Season), some of their minor single successes (She's Coming Home, Whenever You're Ready, Is This The Dream) are not included. Also, only one song from their masterpiece "Odessey & Oracle" means that the "British Invasion" aspect of their earlier songs is emphasized, while their later "psychedelic" era is left out. But let us simply hope that a second Zombies CD/SACD from Audio Fidelity will solve this problem.

It should be noted that this disc does NOT require SACD compability. A regular CD player is sufficient in order to play the CD layer.

Resumee:
Recommended both for new fans (who will get the big hits plus some B-sides and album tracks) and for experienced collectors (who will get upgraded sound quality).

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