Zombies - Odessey & Oracle (Psychedelic Swirl Vinyl, RSD Essential)

UK 1960s psych-pop scarcely gets more seminal than this. The Zombies' '68 swan song is their crowning achievement, a Day-Glo, baroque-tinged masterpiece on a par with PET SOUNDS or SGT. PEPPER'S. Like the Beatles, the Zombies had left their Merseybeat sound far behind by the late '60s, pursuing instead a moodier, more sophisticated sound. Tracks include Rose for Emily, Friends of Mine and Changes , among others.