Zombies band photo location

June 20, 2017 9:07 PM

Where was this photo of the Zombies taken? The caption says "Zombies On The Wall".
posted by dilaudid to Society & Culture (4 answers total)

I asked the Zombies Twitter account. Here's the link.

Related: The band was on a recent Rock Solid podcast episode. They were super nice and fun and interesting.
posted by The Deej at 10:41 PM on June 20, 2017

Best answer: That looks like the London Hilton on Park Lane.
posted by srednivashtar at 4:43 AM on June 21, 2017 [3 favorites]

I hope this isn't too far afield, but any time the Zombies come up I remember their fascinating history in the US.

The tl;dr is that the original band broke up before "Time of the Season" was a hit in the US, so an unscrupulous American promoter hired a replacement band -- and in fact hired TWO such bands -- to tour and capitalize on that buzz.

The faux-Zombies originally based in Texas included Frank Beard and Dusty Hill, who later got famous as 2/3 of ZZ Top. It's a totally bananapants story.
posted by uberchet at 7:11 AM on June 21, 2017 [1 favorite]

Looks like Srednivashtar nailed it.

I can't find that brick wall, it's probably gone, but you can see the spot here. Probably right where those two construction workers are sitting.
posted by JoeZydeco at 8:32 AM on June 21, 2017