Dude, if I thought that record was lost I would've had it in the book. Everybody needs to now assure me that they already own Odessey and Oracle, now.

Sorry, David, from my limited surveys, it appears to be only in the collections of Serious Music Geeks. I just figured that there's be a lotta overlap between People Who Own Odessey & Oracle (I forgot about the misspelling in the title) and People Who Will Buy Lost In The Grooves, or I would have pitched it.

That said, the albums I'm most sorry I didn't pitch are Eric Matthews and Richard Davies solo albums.

Congratulations Stephanie, and good luck Dana.

I skipped the testicle bondage posts.

Dude. It's a little unsettling to be skimming and see one's name along with "testicle bondage." Yikes!

It's more than a little unsettling just to see those two words together at all.

And I am a very bad, Odessey and Oracle-less Zombies fan.

If you were a Zombies fan, then you would own it. It's a tautology.

Everybody needs to now assure me that they already own Odessey and Oracle, now.

::adds CD to latest Amazon order while Hec isn't looking::

Hec is one of the major reasons I'm soon gonna hafta buy a 60 Gig iPod....

That said, the albums I'm most sorry I didn't pitch are Eric Matthews and Richard Davies solo albums.

Well, we did do Cardinal.

If you were a Zombies fan, then you would own it. It's a tautology.

You're right, I'm not so much a fan as a mildly entertained acquaintence.

Well, we did do Cardinal.

Sure, but I feel bad for not pitching "It's Heavy In Here" or "Barbarians".

From AMG, song reviews from O&O:

"Care of Cell 44" - The leadoff song to the Zombies' 1967 classic Odessey & Oracle was a true quantum leap for the group and the songwriter, Rod Argent. In one song, Argent distills all of his latent Brian Wilson/ Paul McCartney influences, while remaining wholly original at the same time. A breezy, infectious pop melody (buttressed by some melodic bass playing by Chris White) is broken up by a series of choral harmony breaks. The overall effect is that the writer was clearly thinking arrangement during the songwriting process. The dichotomy of the lyrics — about a woman returning from jail — only adds to the song's charm. - Matthew Greenwald

"Brief Candles" - A true piece of songwriting genius. Chris White's ability as a writer had been steadily improving over the Zombies' career, and this can be seen as a sort of culmination. The verses are another cameo of melancholy, describing feelings of a couple falling out of love. After these minor-key excursions, the song bursts into a major-key chorus filled with joy, hope, and a sense of resolve. The song also has (for the Zombies) an extended, slightly psychedelic instrumental/choral section, which takes the listener happily into the ozone. - Matthew Greenwald

The song also has (for the Zombies) an extended, slightly psychedelic instrumental/choral section, which takes the listener happily into the ozone.

Unless the listener is in Antartica.