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Bee Gees’ 1st
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Bee Gees’ 1st · Bee Gees’ 1st is the group's third studio album, but the first to be released internationally, after two records that came out only in Australia and New Zealand. It was released on 14 July 1967 in the United Kingdom. Recording began on 7 March, shortly after the Gibb brothers' return to England, at IBC Studios. Drummer Colin Petersen and guitarist Vince Melouney, both Australians, were brought in to make them into a proper band. The sleeve is by Klaus Voormann, who also designed the Beatles' Revolver.
It is psychedelic rock and pop. To Love Somebody, New York Mining Disaster 1941 and Holiday were hits and give the record a melancholy tone. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You opens with Gregorian-style chanting and mellotron. According to the critic Bruce Eder, it was more of a rock album than the group had been given credit for. By the end of 1967 it was in the top ten in three countries.
Listening
Track list
- 1Turn of the Century2:27Apple Music ↗
- 2Holiday2:56Apple Music ↗
- 3Red Chair Fade Away2:20Apple Music ↗
- 4One Minute Woman2:19Apple Music ↗
- 5In My Own Time2:16Apple Music ↗
- 6Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You3:40Apple Music ↗
- 7Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts2:21Apple Music ↗
- 8New York Mining Disaster 19412:12Apple Music ↗
- 9Cucumber Castle2:06Apple Music ↗
- 10To Love Somebody3:02Apple Music ↗
- 11I Close My Eyes2:25Apple Music ↗
- 12I Can't See Nobody3:47Apple Music ↗
- 13Please Read Me2:18Apple Music ↗
- 14Close Another Door3:29Apple Music ↗
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