Bee Gees' 1st
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Publication |
July 24, 1967 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor | |||
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LP |
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pop |
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Title (number) |
14th |
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Robert Stigwood , Ossie Byrne |
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Studio (s) |
IBC Studios, London |
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Bee Gees' 1st , or simply 1st , is the third, internationally first music album by the Bee Gees .
production
The Bee Gees' international debut was recorded at IBC Studios in London in March and April 1967, two months after the band had arrived in England. In April the pre-released single " New York Mining Disaster 1941 " was released, which made it to number 10 in the German single charts. Producer Robert Stigwood hired Bill Shepherd , who had already worked with the Bee Gees in Australia , as arranger and completed the band with guitarist Vince Melouney and drummer Colin Petersen , both also Australians.
The album was released in July 1967, one month after the second single, "To Love Somebody" (Germany No. 19), was released as a single. The album itself reached number 4 in the German album charts.
With the exception of “I Can't See Nobody”, which was composed in Australia in 1966, all compositions date from 1967.
The cover artwork was designed by Klaus Voormann .
Track list
- A1. Turn of the Century (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A2. Holiday (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A3. Red Chair Fade Away (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A4. One Minute Woman (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A5. In My Own Time (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A6. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A7. Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B1. New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B2. Cucumber Castle (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B3. To Love Somebody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B4. I Close My Eyes (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B5. I Can't See Nobody (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B6. Please Read Me (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- B7. Close Another Door (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
Bonus Tracks (2006)
- Turn Of The Century (early version) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- One Minute Woman (early version) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Gilbert Green (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- New York Mining Disaster 1941 (version 1) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- House Of Lords (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Cucumber Castle (early version) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Harry Braff (early alternative version) (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- I Close My Eyes (early version) (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- I've Got To Learn (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- I Can't See Nobody (alternative take) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- All Around My Clock (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- Mr. Wallor's Wailing Wall (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts (alternative take) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- New York Mining Disaster 1941 (version 2) (Barry & Robin Gibb)
expenditure
The album was released worldwide in 1967 by Polydor , but in the USA on Atco, a sub-label of Atlantic Records . In 1975 it was re-released by RSO Records . The album was first released on compact disc in 1983 .
In 2006, "Bee Gees' 1st" was part of the box set "The Studio Albums 1967-1968".
- 1967 Polydor 184 089 (LP, stereo)
- 1975 RSO 2479 133 (LP, stereo)
- 1983 RSO 825 220-2 (CD, stereo)
- 2004 Polydor 825 220-2 (CD, stereo)
- 2006 Rhino / Reprise 74117-2 (3x2CD, Mono / Stereo The Studio Albums 1967-1968 )
- 2007 Rhino / Reprise RHI1 74872 (3x2LP, Stereo The Studio Albums 1967-1968 )
- 2007 Rhino / Reprise 74766-2 (2CD, Mono / Stereo)
While the album was only released in Germany in 1967 in a stereo mix, mono mixes were also produced and released for the English and American markets . In 2006 these were part of the CD box set "The Studio Albums 1967-1968".
reception
To this day, this album remains the one with the most classics . More than half of the songs were recorded innumerable times by musicians of all genres, above all “To Love Somebody”, which was originally composed for Otis Redding , but could no longer be recorded by him. In 1969 Nina Simone released the song on her album of the same name, together with "I Can't See Nobody". As early as 1968, her live repertoire included “Please Read Me” and “In The Morning”, a Barry Gibb composition from 1966. The best-known contemporary versions are by Janis Joplin , Eric Burdon & The Animals , Gary Puckett & The Union Gap , PP Arnold , Lulu , The Chambers Brothers, and James Carr. Later musicians like Hank Williams, Jr. , Narvel Felts , Bill Fredericks, Roberta Flack , Jimmy Somerville , Michael Bolton , Michael Bublé and Gallon Trunk joined them.
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" was recorded by Ashton, Gardner & Dyke for their debut album in 1969 , and in the same year British rock band Velvett Fogg recorded a version of the song.
"Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts" was already a small hit in England in 1967 for the Australian singer Johnny Young , who also recorded "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You", as did the punk rockers Alice Donut in 1996 or 2005 the US Band Goon Moon around Chris Goss . In addition, the song was in the live repertoire of the Flaming Lips for many years .
In addition to Nina Simone, there were versions of Virginia Vee, Mitch Ryder, and Joe Simon of I Can't See Nobody , and Chris Price and the Fastbacks of Please Read Me.
bibliography
The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84195-985-6 .