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Colin Blunstone |
Biography |
Colin Blunstone was born on June 24, 1945 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
Like many musicians, Colin would start by playing in a garage band. However, it would be a band that would become a household name. Colin said, "The Zombies were a school band, even though the guys in the band came from two different schools in St. Albans, which is next door to Hatfield."
In 1964, The Zombies released their first album in the US on the Parrot record label, and the album would launch them into the Top 10 in America. "She's Not There" peaked at number two on Billboard (and number one in Cashbox), while "Tell Her No" climbed to number six. 1965 would lead them to record the soundtrack for the movie "Bunny Lake Is Missing". "Odessey and Oracle" (with the hit "Time Of The Season") would be released in 1968, and mark the end of The Zombies.
After The Zombies, Colin worked briefly in insurance before deciding to re-enter the music industry. In 1971 Colin returned by releasing the album "One Year". Other albums would follow, including: "Ennismore" (1972), "Journey" (1974), and "Planes" (1976).
In the late seventies, Colin also began to make appearances on other artist’s records, including Mae McKenna's "Walk On Water" (1977), Mike Batt's "Tarot Suite" (1978), and The Alan Parsons Project "Pyramid" (1977). He would record with Alan Parsons a number of times, including the classic track "Old and Wise".
In 1984 Colin and other members of The Project joined together to form the band Keats. They only released the one self-titled album, which including the song (and video) "Turn Your Heart Around".
In the 1990s, Colin has done everything from making music for commercials, to releasing new solo albums (including "Echo Bridge"), and performing on Steve Hackett's "Watcher of The Skies: Genesis Revisited" album.
More recently Colin has released his latest solo album: "Out of the Shadows". He has also been busy touring – sometimes with his old Zombies’ bandmate Rod Argent.
For more about Colin Blunstone, see Issues Twelve and Thirteen of The Avenue.
COLIN BLUNSTONE
Selected Discography
| With The Zombies | |
|---|---|
| YEAR | ALBUM |
| 1964 | The Zombies |
| 1965 | Begin Here |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing [Original Soundtrack] |
| 1968 | Odessey & Oracle |
| Colin Blunstone Solo Albums | |
|---|---|
| YEAR | ALBUM |
| 1971 | One Year |
| 1972 | Ennismore |
| 1974 | Journey |
| 1976 | Planes |
| 1978 | Never Even Thought |
| 1979 | Late Nights in Soho |
| 1982 | I Don’t Believe in Miracles |
| 1995 | Echo Bridge |
| 1996 | Live at the BBC |
| 1998 | Light Inside |
| 2002 | Out of the Shadows |
| Work With Other Artists | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | ARTIST | ALBUM | |
| 1977 | Mae McKenna | Walk on Water | Vocals |
| 1978 | The Alan Parsons Project | Pyramid | Vocals |
| 1979 | Mike Batt | Tarot Suite | Vocals |
| 1982 | The Alan Parsons Project | Eye in the Sky | Vocals |
| 1983 | Exile | Exile | Vocals |
| 1984 | The Alan Parsons Project | Ammonia Avenue | Vocals |
| 1984 | Keats | Keats | Vocals |
| 1985 | The Alan Parsons Project | Vulture Culture | Vocals |
| 1988 | Karel Fialka | Human Animal | Vocals |
| 1997 | Steve Hackett | Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited | Vocals |
| 1999 | Alan Parsons | Time Machine | Vocals |
| 2000 | Martin Darvill & Friends | Greatest Show on Earth | Vocals |
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