Search - Zombies :: The Singles Collection: A's & B's, 1964-1969

The casual listener should buy "Absolutely the Best" instead

Lowell Peterson | Marina del Rey, California USA | 12/09/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"It's hard to choose between "The Singles Collection" and the one disc "Absolutely the Best." TSC may be more than than a casual listener wants of this group. If you need all the forgettable B-sides here, you're a candidate for the "Zombies Heaven" box that has everything they ever did. On ATB you get three of the very best Zombies songs that are NOT on TSC: I Want You Back Again, If It Don't Work Out and Nothing's Changed. (That is, the best songs before their great "Odessey & Oracle" album - get the 30th Anniversary Edition!)"

A Strange Combination

Jennifer Rothman | New York | 04/05/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I feel that this update of the See For Miles version of "The Singles A's & B's" is a bit flawed. The sound is amazing in mono (where the original was issued in stereo) but the material can already be found in the 4 CD Box Set "Zombie Heaven." PLUS, the omission of the US Only Single "I Want Her Back Again/I Remember When I Loved Her" really hurts the difinitive-ness of this set. If you want the complete set of mono mixes stick with the box set...it's not as streamlined as this CD but it gives you everything you want from the Zombies. Big Beat has done a great job so far with upgrading the Zombies' catalog for the digital age and what I'd really like to see next is a singles set featuring newly remastered stereo mixes (including the US Only single)."

So good so good

sibling | New York, NY USA | 05/24/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD not knowing exactly what to expect - my best Zombies knowledge came from what I heard on the radio stations - only their biggest hits. This however, is a great compilation - there are no boring lulls or dull moments, i.e. no need to fast-forward to a good track, unless of course, you have a favorite! Also, I think the choice to present the songs in mono was a great one - I feel like I'm experiencing the recordings the way they were meant to be heard. Aside from their bigger hits, some of the choicest songs are "Woman", "Care of Cell 44", and "She's Coming Home" This record is actually persuading me to dish out for the box set... it's looking more and more promising. To have been alive when this British Invasion band, the most underrated of them all, was around!"