BEE GEES: BEE GEES' 1ST
The title Bee Gees' 1st is a bit of a misnomer given the band had already released two studio albums - The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (1965) and Spicks and Specks (1966) - while in Australia. 1st is, therefore, more of an evolution than it is a pure debut. But given Barry hadn't yet turned twenty-one, and Robin and Maurice were still teenagers when it was released, makes its vision and execution as a whole impressive. 1st is a mosaic of compelling musical moments; some are confection, some are sparkling, and others are just wonderfully strange. The album's pendulum swings satisfyingly in different directions on the balance of the tracks, and it's especially fun to hear the Bee Gees be fearlessly weird—a sensibility with which they, unfortunately, parted as their catalog evolved beyond the late 1960s and early 1970s. Bee Gees' 1st is essential listening for anyone who cares about modern pop music and a window to the beginning of the Bee Gees' overlooked legacy that shaped generations of singers, songwriters, and producers that followed them.
Tracklist:
1.Turn Of The Century 2.Holiday 3.Red Chair Fade Away 4.One Minute Woman 5.In My Own Time 6.Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You 7.Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts 8.New York Mining Disaster 1941 9.Cucumber Castle 10.To Love Somebody 11.I Close My Eyes 12.I Can't See Nobody 13.Please Read Me 14.Close Another Door
Lineup:
Barry Gibb - lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, Robin Gibb - lead, harmony and backing vocals, Hammond organ, pump organ, Maurice Gibb - harmony and backing vocals, bass and rhythm guitars, piano, Mellotron, Hammond organ, harpsichord, Vince Melouney - lead guitar, Colin Petersen - drums. Additional musicians: Phil Dennys - orchestral arrangement on "New York Mining Disaster 1941", "Red Chair Fade Away", "I Close My Eyes", and "One Minute Woman", Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement