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Zombies - Begin Here : Mono Remastered (Levitation Edition)

This is a Pre Order, Shipping for April 17, 2026 Release Date

LEVITATION EDITION Exclusive Vinyl Pressing 

Limited to 300 copies on 'Road Runner' hand-pressed color-in-color exclusive Vinyl 

  • Remastered in the original mono mix
  • Includes new liner notes by David Fricke
  • Housed in a single pocket jacket with poly-lined sleeves and an insert
Begin Here, the British debut album by the Zombies, was released by Decca Records on April 9th, 1965. The LP, issued only in mono, was 14 tracks of beat-boom R&B and dynamic songwriting by one of the hottest young groups in the country. The band reprised “Summertime” and “It’s Alright With Me” and cut a new Argent tune that was instant lightning. Released on July 24th, “She’s Not There,” the Zombies’ debut U.K. single – with White’s “You Make Me Feel Good” on the flip – was Top 20 by September. It did even better in America, peaking at Number Two in Billboard that December.

“She’s Not There” was unlike anything else fired over the Atlantic in that British Invasion year: driven by an elliptical drum figure in the verses; turning into a runaway frenzy in the choruses; and distinguished by Argent’s solo on a Hohner Pianet, an early, electric piano with the Baroque timbre of a harpsichord. “I had this idea of a melody on a blues scale,” explains Argent, who adapted the opening lyric (“Well, no one told me about her”) from the title of a John Lee Hooker song, “Nobody Told Me” on the 1963 LP The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker. “In my vocals, a little more control might have been a good idea,” Blunstone contends. “But I remember Rod and I talking about this: If you sing with all your heart and the right feeling, it can’t be wrong. Rod had faith in me. He has often said he learned to write songs by writing for my voice. And I learned to sing by singing his
songs.”

There is no greater example on Begin Here than “The Way I Feel Inside” – Blunstone, a natural, vocal marvel with no formal music education, singing acapella for nearly half the song. The Zombies were on their first U.K. tour, on a bill with the Searchers, Dionne Warwick and the Isley Brothers, when Argent had the idea for the tune. “We got off the bus for a coffee break,” he says. “I went into the loo, found a bit of paper and sketched the melody, the words and what I thought were the right chords.” Argent realized later the chords “made the melody sound mundane.” Jones had “the bright idea of Colin singing it alone until I join in [on organ] at the end. And Colin was bang in tune,” hitting and holding each note with immaculate pitch and tender, confessional force.

The Zombies spent two more years at Decca – a succession of exhilarating, innovative singles, all written by Argent and White, that struggled to be heard. The next time the Zombies made an album, Odessey & Oracle (re-released and remastered in mono for the first time last year) it was produced by the band for another label in a very different pop age. What happened in between is a story to be continued on the album that should have been: Continue Here.
– David Fricke


Tracklisting

SIDE A:
1. Road Runner (Mono Remastered)
2. Summertime (Mono Remastered)
3. I Can’t Make Up My Mind (Mono Remastered)
4. The Way I Feel Inside (Mono Remastered)
5. Work ‘n’ Play (Mono Remastered)
6. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me/Bring It on
Home to Me (Mono Remastered)
7. She’s Not There (Mono Remastered)
8. It’s Alright with Me (Mono Remastered)
9. Sometimes (Mono Remastered)

SIDE B:
1. Sticks and Stones (Mono Remastered)
2. Can’t Nobody Love You (Mono Remastered)
3. Woman (Mono Remastered)
4. I Don’t Want to Know (Mono Remastered)
5. I Remember When I Loved Her
(Mono Remastered)
6. What More Can I Do (Mono Remastered)
7. I Got My Mojo Working (Mono Remastered)
8. Tell Her No (Mono Remastered)



    Please note:

    Due to the nature of making a vinyl record, each record is one of a kind. The vinyl you receive may look different from our photo. Colored vinyl is more prone to surface noise and imperfections.

    Pre-order fulfillment can be affected by label manufacturing issues. On the rare occasion we do not receive the stock we have ordered and cannot fulfill an order, you will be refunded for the item. 

    All pre-order sales are otherwise final

    2 Copy Limit Per Customer (orders subject to refunds)


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    Zombies - Begin Here : Mono Remastered (Levitation Edition)

    This is a Pre Order, Shipping for April 17, 2026 Release Date

    LEVITATION EDITION Exclusive Vinyl Pressing 

    Limited to 300 copies on 'Road Runner' hand-pressed color-in-color exclusive Vinyl 

    • Remastered in the original mono mix
    • Includes new liner notes by David Fricke
    • Housed in a single pocket jacket with poly-lined sleeves and an insert
    Begin Here, the British debut album by the Zombies, was released by Decca Records on April 9th, 1965. The LP, issued only in mono, was 14 tracks of beat-boom R&B and dynamic songwriting by one of the hottest young groups in the country. The band reprised “Summertime” and “It’s Alright With Me” and cut a new Argent tune that was instant lightning. Released on July 24th, “She’s Not There,” the Zombies’ debut U.K. single – with White’s “You Make Me Feel Good” on the flip – was Top 20 by September. It did even better in America, peaking at Number Two in Billboard that December.

    “She’s Not There” was unlike anything else fired over the Atlantic in that British Invasion year: driven by an elliptical drum figure in the verses; turning into a runaway frenzy in the choruses; and distinguished by Argent’s solo on a Hohner Pianet, an early, electric piano with the Baroque timbre of a harpsichord. “I had this idea of a melody on a blues scale,” explains Argent, who adapted the opening lyric (“Well, no one told me about her”) from the title of a John Lee Hooker song, “Nobody Told Me” on the 1963 LP The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker. “In my vocals, a little more control might have been a good idea,” Blunstone contends. “But I remember Rod and I talking about this: If you sing with all your heart and the right feeling, it can’t be wrong. Rod had faith in me. He has often said he learned to write songs by writing for my voice. And I learned to sing by singing his
    songs.”

    There is no greater example on Begin Here than “The Way I Feel Inside” – Blunstone, a natural, vocal marvel with no formal music education, singing acapella for nearly half the song. The Zombies were on their first U.K. tour, on a bill with the Searchers, Dionne Warwick and the Isley Brothers, when Argent had the idea for the tune. “We got off the bus for a coffee break,” he says. “I went into the loo, found a bit of paper and sketched the melody, the words and what I thought were the right chords.” Argent realized later the chords “made the melody sound mundane.” Jones had “the bright idea of Colin singing it alone until I join in [on organ] at the end. And Colin was bang in tune,” hitting and holding each note with immaculate pitch and tender, confessional force.

    The Zombies spent two more years at Decca – a succession of exhilarating, innovative singles, all written by Argent and White, that struggled to be heard. The next time the Zombies made an album, Odessey & Oracle (re-released and remastered in mono for the first time last year) it was produced by the band for another label in a very different pop age. What happened in between is a story to be continued on the album that should have been: Continue Here.
    – David Fricke


    Tracklisting

    SIDE A:
    1. Road Runner (Mono Remastered)
    2. Summertime (Mono Remastered)
    3. I Can’t Make Up My Mind (Mono Remastered)
    4. The Way I Feel Inside (Mono Remastered)
    5. Work ‘n’ Play (Mono Remastered)
    6. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me/Bring It on
    Home to Me (Mono Remastered)
    7. She’s Not There (Mono Remastered)
    8. It’s Alright with Me (Mono Remastered)
    9. Sometimes (Mono Remastered)

    SIDE B:
    1. Sticks and Stones (Mono Remastered)
    2. Can’t Nobody Love You (Mono Remastered)
    3. Woman (Mono Remastered)
    4. I Don’t Want to Know (Mono Remastered)
    5. I Remember When I Loved Her
    (Mono Remastered)
    6. What More Can I Do (Mono Remastered)
    7. I Got My Mojo Working (Mono Remastered)
    8. Tell Her No (Mono Remastered)



      Please note:

      Due to the nature of making a vinyl record, each record is one of a kind. The vinyl you receive may look different from our photo. Colored vinyl is more prone to surface noise and imperfections.

      Pre-order fulfillment can be affected by label manufacturing issues. On the rare occasion we do not receive the stock we have ordered and cannot fulfill an order, you will be refunded for the item. 

      All pre-order sales are otherwise final

      2 Copy Limit Per Customer (orders subject to refunds)


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      This is a Pre Order, Shipping for April 17, 2026 Release Date

      LEVITATION EDITION Exclusive Vinyl Pressing 

      Limited to 300 copies on 'Road Runner' hand-pressed color-in-color exclusive Vinyl 

      • Remastered in the original mono mix
      • Includes new liner notes by David Fricke
      • Housed in a single pocket jacket with poly-lined sleeves and an insert
      Begin Here, the British debut album by the Zombies, was released by Decca Records on April 9th, 1965. The LP, issued only in mono, was 14 tracks of beat-boom R&B and dynamic songwriting by one of the hottest young groups in the country. The band reprised “Summertime” and “It’s Alright With Me” and cut a new Argent tune that was instant lightning. Released on July 24th, “She’s Not There,” the Zombies’ debut U.K. single – with White’s “You Make Me Feel Good” on the flip – was Top 20 by September. It did even better in America, peaking at Number Two in Billboard that December.

      “She’s Not There” was unlike anything else fired over the Atlantic in that British Invasion year: driven by an elliptical drum figure in the verses; turning into a runaway frenzy in the choruses; and distinguished by Argent’s solo on a Hohner Pianet, an early, electric piano with the Baroque timbre of a harpsichord. “I had this idea of a melody on a blues scale,” explains Argent, who adapted the opening lyric (“Well, no one told me about her”) from the title of a John Lee Hooker song, “Nobody Told Me” on the 1963 LP The Big Soul of John Lee Hooker. “In my vocals, a little more control might have been a good idea,” Blunstone contends. “But I remember Rod and I talking about this: If you sing with all your heart and the right feeling, it can’t be wrong. Rod had faith in me. He has often said he learned to write songs by writing for my voice. And I learned to sing by singing his
      songs.”

      There is no greater example on Begin Here than “The Way I Feel Inside” – Blunstone, a natural, vocal marvel with no formal music education, singing acapella for nearly half the song. The Zombies were on their first U.K. tour, on a bill with the Searchers, Dionne Warwick and the Isley Brothers, when Argent had the idea for the tune. “We got off the bus for a coffee break,” he says. “I went into the loo, found a bit of paper and sketched the melody, the words and what I thought were the right chords.” Argent realized later the chords “made the melody sound mundane.” Jones had “the bright idea of Colin singing it alone until I join in [on organ] at the end. And Colin was bang in tune,” hitting and holding each note with immaculate pitch and tender, confessional force.

      The Zombies spent two more years at Decca – a succession of exhilarating, innovative singles, all written by Argent and White, that struggled to be heard. The next time the Zombies made an album, Odessey & Oracle (re-released and remastered in mono for the first time last year) it was produced by the band for another label in a very different pop age. What happened in between is a story to be continued on the album that should have been: Continue Here.
      – David Fricke


      Tracklisting

      SIDE A:
      1. Road Runner (Mono Remastered)
      2. Summertime (Mono Remastered)
      3. I Can’t Make Up My Mind (Mono Remastered)
      4. The Way I Feel Inside (Mono Remastered)
      5. Work ‘n’ Play (Mono Remastered)
      6. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me/Bring It on
      Home to Me (Mono Remastered)
      7. She’s Not There (Mono Remastered)
      8. It’s Alright with Me (Mono Remastered)
      9. Sometimes (Mono Remastered)

      SIDE B:
      1. Sticks and Stones (Mono Remastered)
      2. Can’t Nobody Love You (Mono Remastered)
      3. Woman (Mono Remastered)
      4. I Don’t Want to Know (Mono Remastered)
      5. I Remember When I Loved Her
      (Mono Remastered)
      6. What More Can I Do (Mono Remastered)
      7. I Got My Mojo Working (Mono Remastered)
      8. Tell Her No (Mono Remastered)



        Please note:

        Due to the nature of making a vinyl record, each record is one of a kind. The vinyl you receive may look different from our photo. Colored vinyl is more prone to surface noise and imperfections.

        Pre-order fulfillment can be affected by label manufacturing issues. On the rare occasion we do not receive the stock we have ordered and cannot fulfill an order, you will be refunded for the item. 

        All pre-order sales are otherwise final

        2 Copy Limit Per Customer (orders subject to refunds)


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