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The Bee Gees' third album, Idea, is something of a departure, with more of a rocking sound and with the orchestra (apart from a few well-placed harp arpeggios) somewhat less prominent in the sound mix than on their first two LPs. The two hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke," are very much of a piece with their earlier work, but on "Kitty Can," "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry," and "Such a Shame" (the latter written by the group's then lead guitarist, Vince Melouney), among other cuts, they sound much more like a working band with a cohesive group sound, rather than a harmony vocal group with accompaniment. Their writing still has a tendency toward the dramatic and the melodramatic, which would manifest itself prominently again on their next album, Odessa, six months later, but here the group seemed to be trying for a somewhat less moody, dark-toned overall sound, and some less surreal lyrical conceits, though "Kilburn Towers" (despite some pop-jazz inflections) and "Swan Song," as well as "I Started a Joke," retain elements of fantasy and profundity. [The 2006 two-disc edition features 13 additional tracks (most of them previously unreleased) on the bonus CD.]IDEA followed in August '68 and the Bee Gees cracked the Top 10 on 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" and many more rarities and previously unreleased picks including two rare Coca-Cola commercials, "Another Cold And Windy Day," and "Sitting In The Meadow."
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
TRACK LISTINGS
Disc 1
1 Let There Be Love Stereo 3:36
2 Kitty Can Stereo 2:43
3 In the Summer of His Years Stereo 3:14
4 Indian Gin and Whisky Dry Stereo 2:05
5 Down to Earth Stereo 2:36
6 Such a Shame Stereo 2:29
7 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Stereo 3:01
8 Idea Stereo 2:57
9 When the Swallows Fly Stereo 2:36
10 I Have Decided to Join the Airforce Stereo 2:17
11 I Started a Joke Stereo 3:12
12 Kilburn Towers Stereo 2:22
13 Swan Song Stereo 3:03
14 Let There Be Love Version 3:32
15 Kitty Can Version 2:37
16 In the Summer of His Years Version 3:09
17 Indian Gin and Whisky Dry Version 2:00
18 Down to Earth Version 2:33
19 Such a Shame Version 2:31
20 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Version 2:56
21 Idea Version 2:57
22 When the Swallows Fly Version 2:28
23 I Have Decided to Join the Airforce Version 2:13
24 I Started a Joke Version 3:09
25 Kilburn Towers Version 2:20
26 Swan Song Version 2:55
Disc 2
1 Chocolate Symphony previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:46
2 I've Gotta Get a Message to You Bonus Track / Version 3:04
3 Jumbo Bonus Track 2:11
4 The Singer Sang His Song Bonus Track 3:21
5 Bridges Crossing Rivers previously unreleased / Bonus Track 2:10
6 Idea previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Mix 2:50
7 Completely Unoriginal previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:37
8 Kitty Can previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Mix 2:40
9 Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween previously unreleased / Bonus Track 3:32
10 Let There Be Love previously unreleased / Bonus Track / Mix 3:36
11 Gena's Theme Bonus Track 3:33
12 Another Cold and Windy Day previously unreleased / Bonus Track 0:57
13 Sitting in the Meadow previously unreleased / Bonus Track 1:00
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