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| THE ZOMBIES-I Want You Back Again/I Remember When I Loved Her US Parrot 45 PAR 9769 1965 |
It still always perplexes me that The Zombies were one hit wonders in the U.K.and way bigger here in the States. "She's Not There", a #2 hit in the US was #12 in the UK and "Tell Her No", a #6 in the US was a miserable #42 at home in Great Britain! "I Want You Back Again" was the band's fourth American single and strangely did not get a U.K. release, it sadly limped in at #92 here in the States while it's predecessor ""She's Coming Home" faltered at #48! Unfortunately this spelled the end of the band's brief run of hits in the United States until their 1969 hat trick with "Time Of The Season" but that says nothing of the music they were putting out.
"I Want You Back Again" is an amazing A-side. Hugh Grundy's jazzy drumming really makes it swing and throw in Argent's brilliant electric piano (that seems to anticipate Ray Manzarek and The Doors) and Colin Blunstone's vocals, though at times are out of his register, sound perfect for the track.
The flip, "I Remember When I Loved Her" was culled from the band's 1965 UK LP "Begin Here". It's not one of my favorites by them but it still beats their dreadful r&b covers! The best part for me is the spooky sci-fi organ augmented by Paul Atkinson's Spanish guitar.
Both tracks are available on a zillion Zombies collections that Ace/Big Beat has flooded the market with over the past two decades.
Hear "I Want You Back Again":
https://youtu.be/wGKarf4aAQw
Hear "I Remember When I Loved Her":
https://youtu.be/Az4sjIJE5u8
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This coupling was also in Australia at the time on Decca. I was pleased to find one here in Sydney a few years ago. It compliments my collection of the Zombies UK Decca singles nicely!
It seems as a rule Australia relied more closely on US release schedules for UK artists than it did for those released in their native country.
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