# Colin Blunstone recalls recording the Zombies’ best-known hit as the band split

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/my-death-was-reported-in-rolling-stone-how-the-zombies-made-time-of-the-season/
- Published: 2026-10-26T14:35:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T15:18:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/26/how-the-zombies-made-time-of-the-season
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, Horror, World

## Key points

- The Zombies recorded the song on a £1,000 budget.
- “Time of the Season” was the last song written for the album.
- The band had split before the album’s release.

## Summary

Colin Blunstone recalls how the Zombies recorded “Time of the Season” for their 1967 album *Odessey and Oracle*, working quickly on a £1,000 budget at EMI’s London studios. The song later became their best-known hit, even though the band had split by the time the album was released.

Blunstone says he was still learning the vocal as they recorded, while producer Rod Argent pushed him to get the phrasing right; the pair argued during the sessions. The article also describes the song’s lyrics as reflecting the era’s mood and the recording techniques that shaped its distinctive sound, including the bass and tom-tom combination and a clap before the beat.

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