Best of Bee Gees
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October 1969 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor | |||
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LP |
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pop |
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12 |
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Best of Bee Gees is a compilation album of the Bee Gees , together with titles from 1966 to 1969th
production
"Best of Bee Gees" was the first compilation of international Bee Gees titles. Starting with the 1966 hit "Spicks and Specks", still from the band's time in Australia, up to "First of May" from the album " Odessa " from the spring of 1969. For the first time on an LP appeared alongside "Spicks and Specks" ( in the electronically produced stereo mix) also "Words" and "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", all only released as single in Germany and therefore also included in the mono mix (in the USA a stereo mix was created for Words ). In contrast, the single "Jumbo" was missing.
Various circumstances could indicate that this compilation was originally only intended for the US market and was only released in Europe because, due to the breakup of the band and the delays in the release of the long-finished album Cucumber Castle before Christmas 1969, suddenly there was no new effect. Gees production was on the market. For one, the album was released in the US in June 1969, unusually long before it was released in Europe. In addition, the track listing shows "Holiday" and "I Started A Joke" two singles that have been released exclusively in the USA.
The cover shows the band without Vince Melouney , who left the band in late 1968 (but can be heard on all songs), but with Robin Gibb , who announced a solo career in March 1969.
Contributors
- Arranger , conductor : Bill Shepherd , Phil Dennys
- Guitar : Vince Melouney
- Drums : Colin Petersen
Track list
| Track | title | Composer (s) | length | Initial release |
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| A1 | Holiday | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:52 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st , 1967 |
| A2 | I've gotta get a message to you | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:56 | Single, 1968, mono |
| A3 | I can't see nobody | Barry & Robin Gibb | 3:43 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| A4 | Words | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:13 | Single, 1968, mono |
| A5 | I started a joke | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:04 | Album: Idea , 1968 |
| A6 | Spicks and Bacons | Barry Gibb | 2:52 | Single, 1967 |
| B1 | First of May | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:48 | Single, 1969 |
| B2 | World | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:12 | Album: Horizontal , 1968 |
| B3 | Massachusetts | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:06 | Single, 1967 |
| B4 | To love somebody | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:58 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| B5 | Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:32 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| B6 | New York Mining Disaster 1941 | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:09 | Single, 1967 |
Track list CD
| Track | title | Composer (s) | length | Initial release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:52 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| 2 | I've gotta get a message to you | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:55 | Single, 1968 |
| 3 | I can't see nobody | Barry & Robin Gibb | 3:43 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| 4th | Words | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:13 | Single, 1968 |
| 5 | I started a joke | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:04 | Album: Idea, 1968 |
| 6th | Tomorrow Tomorrow | Barry & Maurice Gibb | 4:05 | Single, 1969, mono |
| 7th | First of May | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:48 | Single, 1969 |
| 8th | World | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:12 | Album: Horizontal, 1968 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 2:06 | Single, 1967 |
| 10 | To love somebody | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:58 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| 11 | Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | 3:32 | Album: Bee Gees' 1st, 1967 |
| 12 | New York Mining Disaster 1941 | Barry & Robin Gibb | 2:09 | Single, 1967 |
expenditure
The album was released in 1969 by Polydor , but in the USA on Atco , a sub-label of Atlantic Records . In 1985 the album was released for the first time on compact disc , with the title "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" in a single mono mix, instead of "Spicks and Specks". It wasn't until 2008, when Reprise Records was reissued , that all mono mixes were exchanged for stereo mixes. Since then, the compilation has also been available digitally.
- 1969: Polydor 184 297 (LP)
- 1973: RSO 2394 113 (LP)
- 1985: Polydor / RSO 831 594-2 (CD)
- 2008: Reprise 79885 (CD)
reception
While the Bee Gees' previously released studio albums were nowhere sold as many as in Germany, Best of Bee Gees has now made it into the top 10 in England and America and achieved gold status. In Germany it reached number 26 at the beginning of 1970.
Trivia
During the production of the first edition of the album in Germany, the title “Please Read Me” was accidentally pressed onto the record instead of “I Can't See Nobody”. A few hundred records came on the market before the error was noticed and corrected.
bibliography
- The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84195-985-6 .
Web links
- Best of Bee Gees at Allmusic (English)
- Best of Bee Gees at Discogs
- The album in the Spicks & Specks archive
- Gibb Songs 1969
Individual evidence