Times and Seasons: The Rise and Fall and Rise of The Zombies by Robin Platt is a new study of the band that tells their whole story in detail, from the mid-1960s Decca Records hits and misses through their break-up, the solo years, and their unexpected revival in the 21st century.
Revival? Yes, six decades after they stormed the British and American charts in 1964, The Zombies are possibly more popular than ever. Their biggest hits, ‘She’s Not There’, ‘Tell Her No’ and ‘Time of the Season’ have been played more than 14 million times on US radio alone. Praised by critics, discovered by a new generation of fans and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Zombies returned in the 2000s to establish themselves as a top-class touring act still driven to create new music.
Times and Seasons recounts the unlikely tale of an inexperienced quintet of English schoolboys who made the hit parade in 1964 only to watch their fortunes dwindle, splitting just weeks after completing their 1968 masterpiece Odessey and Oracle. The book covers the unexpected posthumous success of ‘Time of the Season’ in 1969 and how the band’s refusal to reunite led to a plague of phony bands touring under The Zombies’ name.
The book also looks at the 1970s solo success of Colin Blunstone and the band Argent, the chance encounter that led to a hugely successful Zombies revival, and all points in between.
With a foreword by Susanna Hoffs
HoZac Books, 356pp 21cm x 16cm, illustrated paperback, first edition, 2025
