Artist: The Bee Gees | Album: Brilliant From Birth | Released: 1963-1966/1998 | Genre: Pop | Country: Australia
At last, a comprehensive collection of everything the group recorded in their “Australian years,” from 1963 to 1966, before their move to England and rapid ascent to international stardom. These two CDs — an entirely different package from the similarly titled, but much shorter, compilation 1963-1966: Birth of Brilliance — include 63 songs, some of which are quite familiar to Bee Gees fans via numerous reissues, but some of which were hard to find outside of Australia, or indeed anywhere. Actually, this turns out to be a mixed blessing, since the rarer tracks are usually way less interesting than the numerous fine Beatlesque ones (such as “Peace of Mind,” “Wine and Women,” “I Want Home,” “All of My Life”) that have been pretty easy to acquire on U.S. repackages. There are, for instance, a bunch of fairly horrible MOR pop and country covers, presumably dating from circa 1963. Although it has sometimes been claimed that the Bee Gees sounded like the Beatles by coincidence because they grew up in Manchester, on the basis of this evidence, it seems unquestionable that they deliberately revamped their sound into a Fab Four vein after the Beatles became huge. There are some cool rarities like the moody, folk-rockish “Lonely Winter” and good quality TV broadcasts of Beatles, Lovin’ Spoonful, and Dave Clark Five covers (their take on the DC5’s “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” is surprisingly good). It’s also good to have comprehensive (and typo-filled) liner notes covering the Australian period, but the utter lack of specific recording/release dates and sources for any of the tracks is exasperating.
Tracklisting:
CD1
01. The Battle Of The Blue And The Grey (2:06)
02. The Three Kisses Of Love (1:49)
03. Timber (1:47)
04. Take Hold Of That Star (2:40)
05. Peace Of Mind (2:22)
06. Don’t Say Goodbye (2:22)
07. Claustrophobia (2:15)
08. Could It Be (2:07)
09. Turn Around, Look At Me (2:20)
10. Theme From Jamie Mcpheeters (1:52)
11. Every Day I Have To Cry (2:09)
12. You Wouldn’t Know (2:00)
13. Wine And Women (2:53)
14. Follow The Wind (2:10)
15. I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men (3:33)
16. And The Children Laughing (3:21)
17. I Don’t Think It’s Funny (2:55)
18. How Love Was True (2:19)
19. To Be Or Not To Be (2:11)
20. Cherry Red (3:07)
21. I Want Home (2:25)
22. The End (2:55)
23. Hallelujah I Love Her So (2:15)
24. I Love You Because (2:30)
25. Somewhere (3:05)
26. The Twelfth Of Never (2:42)
27. You’re The Reason (2:23)
28. You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You (1:57)
29. All By Myself (2:26)
30. Butterfly (3:14)
31. Can’t You See That She’s Mine (2:18)
32. From Me To You (1:54)
Duration: 01:18:20
CD2
01. Monday’s Rain (3:01)
02. All Of My Life (2:40)
03. Where Are You (2:14)
04. Playdown (2:56)
05. Big Chance (1:43)
06. Glass House (1:58)
07. How Many Birds (2:00)
08. Second Hand People (2:07)
09. I Don’t Know Why I Bother With Myself (2:47)
10. Jingle Jangle (2:13)
11. Tint Of Blue (2:07)
12. Born A Man (3:12)
13. Spicks & Specks (2:57)
14. I Am The World (2:35)
15. Daydream (2:24)
16. Forever (2:48)
17. Coalman (2:53)
18. Exit Stage Right (2:30)
19. Paperback Writer (2:12)
20. I’ll Know What To Do (2:19)
21. In The Morning (Original) (2:53)
22. Like Nobody Else (2:36)
23. Lonely Winter (2:33)
24. Lum-Dee-Loo (2:06)
25. Storm (2:31)
26. Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby (2:51)
27. Yesterday’s Gone (2:29)
28. You Won’t See Me (3:15)
29. Top Hat (2:17)
30. Just One Look (1:58)
31. Ticket To Ride (3:16)
Duration: 01:18:20
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The Bee Gees – Although it has sometimes been claimed that the Bee Gees sounded like the Beatles by coincidence because they grew up in Manchester, on the basis of this evidence, it seems unquestionable that they deliberately revamped their sound into a Fab Four vein after the Beatles became huge. There are some cool rarities like the moody, folk-rockish “Lonely Winter” and good quality TV broadcasts of Beatles, Lovin’ Spoonful, and Dave Clark Five covers their take on the DC5’s “Can’t You See That She’s Mine” is surprisingly good 
The Bee Gees – The Battle Of The Blue And The Grey 2:06
The Bee Gees – The Three Kisses Of Love 1:49
The Bee Gees – Timber 1:47
The Bee Gees – Take Hold Of That Star 2:40
The Bee Gees – Peace Of Mind 2:22
The Bee Gees – Don’t Say Goodbye 2:22
The Bee Gees – Claustrophobia 2:15
The Bee Gees – Could It Be 2:07
The Bee Gees – Turn Around, Look At Me 2:20
The Bee Gees – Theme From Jamie Mcpheeters 1:52
The Bee Gees – Every Day I Have To Cry 2:09
The Bee Gees – You Wouldn’t Know 2:00
The Bee Gees – Wine And Women 2:53
The Bee Gees – Follow The Wind 2:10
The Bee Gees – I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men 3:33
The Bee Gees – And The Children Laughing 3:21
The Bee Gees – I Don’t Think It’s Funny 2:55
The Bee Gees – How Love Was True 2:19
The Bee Gees – To Be Or Not To Be 2:11
The Bee Gees – Cherry Red 3:07
The Bee Gees – I Want Home 2:25
The Bee Gees – The End 2:55
The Bee Gees – Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:15
The Bee Gees – I Love You Because 2:30
The Bee Gees – Somewhere 3:05
The Bee Gees – The Twelfth Of Never 2:42
The Bee Gees – You’re The Reason 2:23
The Bee Gees – You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Loves You 1:57
The Bee Gees – All By Myself 2:26
The Bee Gees – Butterfly 3:14
The Bee Gees – Can’t You See That She’s Mine 2:18
The Bee Gees – From Me To You 1:54
The Bee Gees – Monday’s Rain 3:01
The Bee Gees – All Of My Life 2:40
The Bee Gees – Where Are You 2:14
The Bee Gees – Playdown 2:56
The Bee Gees – Big Chance 1:43
The Bee Gees – Glass House 1:58
The Bee Gees – How Many Birds 2:00
The Bee Gees – Second Hand People 2:07
The Bee Gees – I Don’t Know Why I Bother With Myself 2:47
The Bee Gees – Jingle Jangle 2:13
The Bee Gees – Tint Of Blue 2:07
The Bee Gees – Born A Man 3:12
The Bee Gees – Spicks & Specks 2:57
The Bee Gees – I Am The World 2:35
The Bee Gees – Daydream 2:24
The Bee Gees – Forever 2:48
The Bee Gees – Coalman 2:53
The Bee Gees – Exit Stage Right 2:30
The Bee Gees – Paperback Writer 2:12
The Bee Gees – I’ll Know What To Do 2:19
The Bee Gees – In The Morning Original
The Bee Gees – Like Nobody Else 2:36
The Bee Gees – Lonely Winter 2:33
The Bee Gees – Lum-Dee-Loo 2:06
The Bee Gees – Storm 2:31
The Bee Gees – Terrible Way To Treat Your Baby 2:51
The Bee Gees – Yesterday’s Gone 2:29
The Bee Gees – You Won’t See Me 3:15
The Bee Gees – Top Hat 2:17
The Bee Gees – Just One Look 1:58
The Bee Gees – Ticket To Ride 3:16
Category:Pop
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