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THE BEE GEES The Studio Albums 1967-1968 hails from 2007 and is a U.S. vinyl box set that features the first three Bee Gee albums (marked UPC).  Pressed on 180-Gram HQ Vinyl, THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1967 - 1968 is the definitive collection of work from the original five-piece Bee Gees line-up that rose to global fame in the late 1960s with the release of these three classic albums.

Singing siblings Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb (the first letters of each word in Bee Gees - B & G - stand for "Brothers Gibb"), and Australian instrumentalists Vince Melouney and Colin Petersen launched the group's extraordinary musical output with Bee Gees' 1st, Horizontal and Idea, each now newly remastered and expanded as a double LP with rare and previously unreleased material. In all, this collectible box boasts 40 bonus tracks.

The revisiting of this trio of seminal LPs marks the beginning of the first-ever restoration of the Bee Gees diverse catalog, which will ultimately be revitalized and upgraded from start to finish. It's also the first time the Bee Gees have opened their archives to mine rarities for such an ambitious endeavor. The first disc in each double-LP title features the original album; the second is packed with bonus material, much of it previously unissued.

One of the most successful groups in popular music, the Bee Gees career spanned five decades, seven GRAMMYs - including prestigious Lifetime Achievement and Legend Awards - eight platinum albums, 60 charting singles and worldwide sales exceeding 175 million albums. The Bee Gees phenomenal success throughout the 1970s often obscures the fact that by the time the blockbuster Saturday Night Fever soundtrack transcended disco and redefined R&B dance music, the group already had more than ten albums and a string of worldwide hits under their then-sequined belts.

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, including 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 treasures.

Horizontal, which debuted in early 1968, introduced the signature hit "Massachusetts," a chart-topper in Britain that went to #11 in the U.S., and the standouts "World" (a global hit), "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 medley "Silent Night/Hark The Herald Angels Sing," one of only two cuts in the box that doesn't feature a Gibb writing credit.

Idea followed in August 1968 and broke the Bee Gees into the top ten of the U.S. 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). Disc 2 includes alternate mixes of "Idea," "Kitty Can" and "Let There Be Love," the film songs "Chocolate Symphony" and "Gena's Theme" plus two previously unissued Coca Cola commercials.

These historic reissues look as good as they sound. Presented in deluxe packaging with three gatefold jackets, the LP's booklets feature many beautiful photos from the era and insightful liner notes by '60s sage Andrew Sandoval.

  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 
  15.    Turn Of The Century - (early version) 
  16.    One Minute Woman - (early version) 
  17.    Gilbert Green - (previously unreleased) 
  18.    New York Mining Disaster 1941 - (version one) 
  19.    House Of Lords - (previously unreleased) 
  20.    Cucumber Castle - (early version) 
  21.    Harry Braff - (early alternate version) 
  22.    I Close My Eyes - (early version) 
  23.    I've Got To Learn - (previously unreleased) 
  24.    I Can't See Nobody - (alternate take) 
  25.    All Around My Clock - (previously unreleased) 
  26.    Mr. Wallor's Wailing Wall - (previously unreleased) 
  27.    Chase Finton Kirk Royal Academy Of Arts - (alternate take) 
  28.    New York Mining Disaster 1941 - (version two) 
  29.    World 
  30.    And The Sun Will Shine 
  31.    Lemons Never Forget 
  32.    Really And Sincerely 
  33.    Birdie Told Me 
  34.    With The Sun In My Eyes 
  35.    Massachussetts 
  36.    Harry Braff 
  37.    Day Time Girl 
  38.    Earnest Of Being George, The 
  39.    Change Is Made, The 
  40.    Horizontal 
  41.    Out Of Line - (previously unreleased) 
  42.    Ring My Bell - (previously unreleased) 
  43.    Barker Of The U.F.O. - (single) 
  44.    Words - (single) 
  45.    Sir Geoffrey Saved The World - (single) 
  46.    Sinking Ships - (single) 
  47.    Really And Sincerely - (alternate take) 
  48.    Swan Song 
  49.    Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator - (previously unreleased) 
  50.    Deeply, Deeply Me - (previously unreleased) 
  51.    All My Christmases Came At Once - (previously unreleased) 
  52.    Thank You For Christmas - (previously unreleased) 
  53.    Silent Night / Hark The Herald Angels Sing - (previously unreleased) 
  54.    Let There Be Love 
  55.    Kitty Can 
  56.    In The Summer Of His Years 
  57.    Indian Gin And Whisky Dry 
  58.    Down To Earth 
  59.    Such A Shame 
  60.    I've Gotta Get A Message To You 
  61.    Idea 
  62.    When The Swallows Fly 
  63.    I Have Decided To Join The Airforce 
  64.    I Started A Joke 
  65.    Kilburn Towers 
  66.    Swan Song 
  67.    Chocolate Symphony - (previously unreleased) 
  68.    I've Gotta Get A Message To You 
  69.    Jumbo 
  70.    Singer Sang His Song, The 
  71.    Bridges Crossing Rivers - (previously unreleased) 
  72.    Idea - (Alternate mix) 
  73.    Completely Unoriginal - (previously unreleased) 
  74.    Kitty Can - (Alternate mix) 
  75.    Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween - (previously unreleased) 
  76.    Let There Be Love - (Alternate mix) 
  77.    Gena's Theme 
  78.    Another Cold And Windy Day - (Coke Spot #1) 
  79.    Sitting In The Meadow - (Coke Spot #2) 

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