Record #0841: Time of the Season / I’ll Call You Mine – THE ZOMBIES

CBS 3380 (original) the Philippines, 1968
Words & Music by:  Side A – Rod Argent; Side B – Chris White
Musicians: Colin Blunstone (lead and backing vocals), Rod Argent (keyboards and backing vocals), Chris White (bass and backing vocals), Paul Atkinson (guitar and backing vocals), Hugh Grundy (drums and backing vocals)
Recording sessions: Produced by Rod Argent and Chris White at the EMI (Abbey Road) Studios, London, UK, on 14. September 1967
Highest chart positions: Side A – US #3, US Cash Box #1, Canada #1, Australia #43, Netherlands #14; Side B – none (I have no idea how this single did in the Philippines, talaga)

Surprisingly, the song was not a hit in the UK during the 1960s, despite becoming a major success across the Atlantic.

I was also surprised to see that this copy was made in the Philippines as I bough this in the States.
I’ll always remember Mike Yost for his Dymo sticker on the label. 😊

List price: This pressing seems to be quite rare, and the estimated market value would start from $35. Less with a Dymo sticker.

 

Record #0840: Cheap Sunglasses / Tube Snake Boogie – ZZ TOP

Warner Bros. 7-21969 (re-issue) USA, 1987
Words & Music by:  Side A – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard; Side B – Gibbons, Hill, Beard
Musicians: Billy Gibbons (lead vocals, guitars), Dusty Hill (backing vocals, bass), Frank Beard (drums, percussion)
Recording sessions: Produced by Bill Ham at Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN, Side A – early 1979; Side B - early 1981
Highest chart positions: The re-issue didn’t chart; original: Side A – US 89; Side B – US #103, US Mainstream #4

This is a re-issue of the A-sides of two earlier singles; “Cheap Sunglasses” / “Esther Be the One” (WBS 49220) from 1979 album “Degüello” and “Tube Snake Boogie” / “Heaven, Hell or Houston” (WBS 49865) from 1981 album “El Loco”.

Frank Lee Beard (11. June 1949 – 17. August 2026), Rest In Peace.

List price: Estimated market value is around €2-€4.

 

Record #0839: Doubleback / Planet of Women – ZZ TOP

Warner Bros. 7-19812 (original) USA, May 1990
Words & Music by:  Side A – Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard; Side B – Gibbons, Hill, Beard
Musicians: Billy Gibbons (lead vocals, guitars), Dusty Hill (backing vocals, bass), Frank Beard (drums)
Recording sessions: Produced by Bill Ham at Memphis Sound Production Studios, Memphis, TN, Side A – late 1989 or early 1990; Side B - March – July 1985
Highest chart positions: Side A – US #50, US Mainstream #1, Canada #14, UK #29, Australia #41, New Zealand #28, Germany #33, Sweden #9, Finland #1 (for 2 weeks in June 1990) ; Side B - none

“Doubleback” was written for the movie “Back To theFuture Part III”. It was also included on ZZ Top’s 1990 album “Recycler”, which sold Platinum in the US, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and Finland.

The band had a small cameo role in the movie as a country & western band. There’s also a C&W instrumental version of “Doubleback”, which is included on the movie soundtrack album.

The flipside is from their 1985 album “Afterburner”.

List price: VG+ $1,50, NM $3; picture sleeves VG+ $3, NM $6