Bee Gees Album: “Bee Gees' 1st [Japan Version]”

Note: This is a re-issue until Rhino Records releases the Remastered Expanded version.

The Brothers Gibb first international album is a masterpiece of songwriting, singing and production. Squeezed in the time zone of British Pop Groups ala the Beatles, they had small chance of doing well, considering they had the same vocal harmonies that the Beatles had (although they started them earlier than the Beatles in Manchester, England). Other than that, this set contains classic, everlasting songs that continue to be covered by other artists. Nearly EVERY song has been sung by another artist and "To Love Somebody" has been covered more than 250 times, according to Rolling Stone. Not a small achievement, by any mean, by three teenagers! Hats off to the three teen brothers who took the current technology of the time and survived, despite the georgeous Beatles, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" of 1967. What a start!

Footnote: 1980's Bee Gees technical engineer, Scott Glasel mentioned to me that whenever he feels a need for inspiration, he puts on Bee Gees First.

The same track list of US version of 1997. Include OBI strip.

This reissue includes 16 albums of Bee Gees, including "Here At Last...Bee Gees live", a long out of print in US.

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