THE BEAT GOES ON
The year is 1969, and somewhere in the heart of America the Archies and Zombies — two groups known to everyone — are triumphantly touring and making loads of money. The Archies? Well, we know they never existed, but for a time we were caught with our pants down by the Zombies, who had supposedly broken up back in 1968.
THE BEAT GOES ON
Colin Blunstone Bock From The Dead
The year is 1969, and somewhere in the heart of America the Archies and Zombies — two groups known to everyone — are triumphantly touring and making loads of money.
The Archies? Well, we know they never existed, but for a time we were caught with our pants down by the Zombies, who had supposedly broken up back in 1968.
The explanation. Seems some unscrupulous Michigan promoter put together a band, called it the Zombies and sent them on the road to cash in on the success of “Time Of The Season,” while Rod Argent, a former Zombie himself, was losing gobs of cash on his first American tour with Argent. The funny thing about the psuedo-Zombies was the Conspicuous absence of their featheryvoiced lead singer, Colin Blunstone.
“He died in a car crash, you know,” sighed the promoter in print, “but the boys just couldn’t bear to see the band go under and .. ..well... you know the rest.’*