Neil MacArthur

In one of the odder episodes of late-'60s British pop/rock, ex-Zombies lead singer Colin Blunstone issued three singles under the pseudonym of Neil MacArthur. The 45s boasted grandiose orchestral production (by Mike Hurst) more bombastic than anything the Zombies had released. Yet they were similar to some of the Zombies' work in their delicately haunting, sophisticated pop/rock melodies and, of course, Blunstone/MacArthur's breathy vocals. One of them, a remake of the Zombies' "She's Not There," was even a Top 40 U.K. hit, though it wouldn't be long before Blunstone would opt...