Bee Gees' 1st

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Bee Gees' 1st

Bee Gees’ 1st is the third studio album by English-Australian band Bee Gees, and their first international full-length recording after two albums distributed only in Australia and New Zealand. Bee Gees’ 1st was the group’s debut album for the UK Polydor label, and for the US Atco label. Bee Gees 1st was released on 14 July 1967 in the UK. On 9 August it entered the UK charts, on that same day, the album was released in the US, and it entered the US charts on 26 August.
 
Reflecting the group’s early style, Bee Gees’ 1st was a psychedelic pop album. The album cover was designed by Klaus Voormann, who had previously done the cover for Revolver by The Beatles. Bee Gees 1st peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Pop Albums chart and at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart. In 2006, Reprise Records (sister label to Atco under Warner Music Group) reissued the album with both stereo and mono mixes on one disc and a bonus disc of unreleased songs and alternate takes. (This 2-CD set on Reprise corrected the fluttering on the lead-off stereo track “Turn of the Century”. The mono version never had this problem.) -Wikipedia

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  • AV Club

    If there's a case to be made for brilliant craftsmanship compensating for a lack of originality in pop music, 1st is Exhibit A. Just as they would brazenly lift from soul, funk, and disco artists to create some of the most commercially successful pop music of the '70s. 

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  • Subjective Sound

    Overall, Bee Gees' 1st is an exceptional album that is a must own for every Bee Gees fan, especially those interested in the psychedelic 60s. It’s just a shame a reissue hasn’t been delivered to fans in over a decade and the last reissue is now out-of-print.  

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  • 50 Third and 3rd

    Bee Gees 1st could serve to add a little diversity to your hard rock record collection, but don’t expect a whole lot more.  

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  • The Rising Storm

    On first listen, Bee Gees 1st plays like a wonderful, lost baroque-pop album, which isn’t far from the truth. 1st is full of tunes that will make you smile, whether out of pure joy or bittersweet introspection.  

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