THE BEE GEES - THE STUDIO ALBUMS: 1967 - 1968 (LIMITED EDITION OF 5000 180g 6 x LP BOX SET)

The Bee Gees The Studio Albums 1967-1968 on 180g Limited Edition 6LP Box Set

Restorative Set Limited to 5000 Copies Worldwide

Features Expanded 2LP Reissues of Band's First Three Studio Albums In Stereo And Previously Unreleased Tracks

One of the most popular and influential groups in popular music, The Bee Gees’ career spanned five decades, five GRAMMY Awards, and eight platinum albums. But until now, the group’s extraordinary catalog has never been upgraded. Reprise begins its complete restoration of the group's repertoire with 2LP expanded editions of its 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 albums marks the first time the group has opened its extensive tape vaults for archival mining. On Bees Gees’ 1st, Horizontal and Idea, the musical genius of the Bee Gees now sounds better than ever.

Each reissue features the original album in stereo, plus a second disc of rare and unreleased tracks pulled for the first time ever from the Bee Gees’ tape vaults. In-depth liner notes feature brand-new interviews from Barry and Robin Gibb, and a 36-page book includes rare and previously unseen photos. The deluxe packaging houses three gatefold jackets, containing 180-gram HQ vinyl pressed at RTI.

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, 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,” “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 Nnight/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). 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.

The Bee Gees The Studio Albums: 1967 - 1968 Limited Edition Box Set Track Listing:

  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)