Bee Gees - The Studio Albums 1967-1968 (6-Audio CD's - Nov 7, 2006) - [Collectible]

One of the best-selling and influential groups in popular music, The Bee Gees' career spanned five decades, five GRAMMYs and eight platinum albums - but until now, the group's extraordinary catalog has never been upgraded. Reprise begins its complete restoration of their repertoire with 2-CD expanded remasters of their first three internationally released albums. THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1967-1968 is the definitive overview of the 5-piece Bee Gees line-up that shot to stardom in the late '60s: harmonizing brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, and Australian musicians Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen. The revitalization of these three early masterpieces marks the first time the group has opened their extensive tape vaults for archival mining, allowing a full disc of rarities and previously unreleased tracks to be added on to each album. On Bees Gees' 1st, Horizontal and Idea, the musical genius of the Bee Gees now sounds better than ever. Bee Gees 1st, originally released in 1967, reached #7 on Billboard's Pop Album chart and delivered a trio of top 20 smashes: "To Love Somebody," "New York Mining Disaster 1941" and "Holiday." Disc 2 features 14 previously unreleased tracks, include alternate versions of most of the album cuts plus the recorded debut of "Gilbert Green," "House Of Lords," "All Around The Clock" and other ultra-rare recordings. Horizontal, which debuted in early 1968, boasted adventurous arrangements and production and introduced the signature hit "Massachusetts," a chart-topper in Britain that went to #11 in the U.S., as well as the standouts "World" (a global hit), "Words", "And The Sun Will Shine," "Harry Braff," and the psychedelic title track. Disc 2 features thirteen rarities including nine previously unreleased tracks, among them "Out Of Line," "All My Christmases Came At Once," plus the season medley "Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing" (one of only two songs in this box that doesn't feature a Gibb songwriting credit). Idea followed in August 1968 and broke the Bee Gees into the U.S. Top 10 Billboard singles chart for the first time with the classics "I've Got To Get A Message To You" (#8) and "I Started A Joke" (#6).
Condition:NEW.

TRACK LISTINGS

Disc 1
1 Turn of the Century Stereo 2:30
2 Holiday Stereo 2:58
3 Red Chair, Fade Away Stereo 2:21
4 One Minute Woman Stereo 2:21
5 In My Own Time Stereo 2:18
6 Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You Stereo 3:41
7 Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts Stereo 2:20
8 New York Mining Disaster 1941 Stereo 2:14
9 Cucumber Castle Stereo 2:08
10 To Love Somebody Stereo 3:04
11 I Close My Eyes Stereo 2:27
12 I Can't See Nobody Stereo 3:48
13 Please Read Me Stereo 2:19
14 Close Another Door Stereo 3:34
15 Turn of the Century Mono Version 2:30
16 Holiday Mono Version 2:58
17 Red Chair, Fade Away Mono Version 2:21
18 One Minute Woman Mono Version 2:20
19 In My Own Time Mono Version 2:18
20 Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You Mono Version 3:41
21 Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts Mono Version 2:22
22 New York Mining Disaster 1941 Mono Version 2:13
23 Cucumber Castle Mono Version 2:06
24 To Love Somebody Mono Version 3:04
25 I Close My Eyes Mono Version 2:26
26 I Can't See Nobody Mono Version 3:48
27 Please Read Me Mono Version 2:18
28 Close Another Door Mono Version 3:25

Disc 2 1 Turn of the Century previously unreleased / Early Version 2:23
2 One Minute Woman previously unreleased / Early Version 2:20
3 Gilbert Green previously unreleased 3:08
4 New York Mining Disaster 1941 previously unreleased / Version One 2:03
5 House of Lords previously unreleased 2:50
6 Cucumber Castle previously unreleased / Early Version 2:03
7 Harry Braff previously unreleased / Early Alternate Version 3:10
8 I Close My Eyes previously unreleased / Early Version 2:28
9 I've Got to Learn previously unreleased 2:50
10 I Can't See Nobody previously unreleased / Alternate Take 3:51
11 All Around My Clock previously unreleased 2:00
12 Mr. Wallor's Wailing Wall previously unreleased 2:38
13 Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts previously unreleased / Alternate Take 2:17
14 New York Mining Disaster 1941 previously unreleased / Version Two 2:39

Disc 3
1 World Stereo 3:14
2 And the Sun Will Shine Stereo 3:38
3 Lemons Never Forget Stereo 3:05
4 Really and Sincerely Stereo 3:31
5 Birdie Told Me Stereo 2:26
6 With the Sun in My Eyes Stereo 2:42
7 Massachusetts Stereo 2:28
8 Harry Braff Stereo 3:20
9 Day Time Girl Stereo 2:36
10 The Earnest of Being George Stereo 2:45
11 The Change Is Made Stereo 3:37
12 Horizontal Stereo 3:38
13 World Mono Version 3:19
14 And the Sun Will Shine Mono Version 3:30
15 Lemons Never Forget Mono Version 3:02
16 Really and Sincerely Mono Version 3:20
17 Birdie Told Me Mono Version 2:23
18 With the Sun in My Eyes Mono Version 2:39
19 Massachusetts Mono Version 2:23
20 Harry Braff Mono Version 3:16
21 Day Time Girl Mono Version 2:34
22 The Earnest of Being George Mono Version 2:40
23 The Change Is Made Mono Version 3:32
24 Horizontal Mono Version 3:30

Disc 4
1 Out of Line previously unreleased 3:02
2 Ring My Bell previously unreleased 2:16
3 Barker of the U.F.O. 1:53
4 Words 3:20
5 Sir Geoffrey Saved the World 2:18
6 Sinking Ships 2:23
7 Really and Sincerely previously unreleased / Alternate Version 3:31
8 Swan Song previously unreleased / Alternate Version 3:05
9 Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator previously unreleased 2:17
10 Deeply, Deeply Me previously unreleased 3:10
11 All My Christmases Came at Once previously unreleased 3:01
12 Thank You for Christmas previously unreleased 1:54
13 Medley: Silent Night/Hark the Herald Angels Sing previously unreleased 2:44

Disc 5
1 Let There Be Love Stereo 3:36
2 Kitty Can Stereo 2:43
3 In the Summer of His Years Stereo 3:14
4 Indian Gin and Whisky Dry Stereo 2:05
5 Down to Earth Stereo 2:36
6 Such a Shame Stereo 2:29
7 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Stereo 3:01
8 Idea Stereo 2:57
9 When the Swallows Fly Stereo 2:36
10 I Have Decided to Join the Airforce Stereo 2:17
11 I Started a Joke Stereo 3:12
12 Kilburn Towers Stereo 2:22
13 Swan Song Stereo 3:03
14 Let There Be Love Mono Version 3:32
15 Kitty Can Mono Version 2:37
16 In the Summer of His Years Mono Version 3:09
17 Indian Gin and Whisky Dry Mono Version 2:00
18 Down to Earth Mono Version 2:33
19 Such a Shame Mono Version 2:31
20 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Mono Version 2:56
21 Idea Mono Version 2:57
22 When the Swallows Fly Mono Version 2:28
23 I Have Decided to Join the Airforce Mono Version 2:13
24 I Started a Joke Mono Version 3:09
25 Kilburn Towers Mono Version 2:20
26 Swan Song Mono Version 2:55

Disc 6
1 Chocolate Symphony previously unreleased 2:46
2 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Mono Single Version 3:04
3 Jumbo 2:11
4 The Singer Sang His Song 3:21
5 Bridges Crossing Rivers previously unreleased 2:10
6 Idea previously unreleased / Alternate Mix 2:50
7 Completely Unoriginal previously unreleased 3:37
8 Kitty Can previously unreleased / Alternate Mix 2:40
9 Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween previously unreleased 3:32
10 Let There Be Love previously unreleased / Alternate Mix 3:36
11 Gena's Theme 3:33
12 Another Cold and Windy Day (Coke Spot #1) previously unreleased 0:57
13 Sitting in the Meadow (Coke Spot #2) previously unreleased 1:00