Originally broadcast on Songs To Learn And Sing on 103.2 Dublin City FM. This interview is from January 2009. Colin Blunstone chats about his career with The Zombies and his solo records. We talked about his Neil MacArthur recordings and his trio of early 70s solo records: One Year, Ennismore and Journey. Colin was a great interviewee and I must admit that I was absolutely thrilled to be talking to him about his records because I'm such a huge fan. He was really gracious with his time and was happy to chat about the recording of Odessey and Oracle, working with arranger Chris Dunning, his working relationship with Rod Argent and his (then) latest record The Ghost of You And Me.
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Songs to Learn and Sing

From the Archives - Colin Blunstone of The Zombies (2009)

The 21st Century Psychedelic Convex

Paul  Etheredge's Album

Genocide [original instrumental]

Ethnic Cleansing [original instrumental]

War Crimes [original instrumental]

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Will [original instrumental]

Surfin’ al-Qassam [original instrumental]

Riders on the Nigeria [original instrumental]

This Will Be Our Year

you said that it felt like dying

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⠀⠇⢆⢃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡏⢲⢤⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⠄⡚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠀⠀⠀
⢰⠈⢌⢎⢆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⣌⠆⡰⡁⠉⠉⠀⠉⠁⡱⡘⡼⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢬⠃⢠⠀⡆
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠀⠀⠀⡼⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣠⡤⠤⠄⢤⣄⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⡄⠀⠀⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠞⢳⡄⢀⡴⠚⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠴⠚⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠳⢬⣳⣄⣠⠤⠤⠶⠶⠒⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠲⢦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⢾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢢⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣹⠮⣄⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⣹⠜⠋⠉⠓⢄⡏⢸⠀⠀⢳⡏⢸⠹⢀⣉⢭⣻⡽⠿⠛⠓⠀⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠓⠀⡄⡇⠀⢸⢰⡇⢸⡄⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢳⡇⠀⠀⠀
⠀⣠⠞⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢙⠌⡇⠀⣿⠁⠀⡇⡗⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠁⠀⢸⣼⠀⠈⣇⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⢸⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠁⠀⠀⢸⢃⠘⡜⡵⡀⠈⢿⡱⢲⡤⠤⢀⣀⣀⡀⠉⠉⣀⡠⡴⠚⠉⣸⢸⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⢧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠤⠚⠚⣤⣵⡰⡑⡄⠀⢣⡈⠳⡀⠀⠀⠀⢨⡋⠙⣆⢸⠀⠀⣰⢻⡎⠀⠀⡎⡇⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠈⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⡸⢌⣳⣵⡈⢦⡀⠳⡀⠈⢦⡀⠀⠘⠏⠲⣌⠙⢒⠴⡧⣸⡇⠀⡸⢸⠇⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⢠⣿⠢⡀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠄⡖⠋⠀⠀⠙⢿⣳⡀⠑⢄⠹⣄⡀⠙⢄⡠⠤⠒⠚⡖⡇⠀⠘⣽⡇⢠⠃⢸⢀⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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