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Spicks and Specks (1966) is the Bee Gees’ second studio album, recorded at St. Clair Studios in Hurstville, Australia. Those familiar with the Bee Gees’ 70s hits may be surprised to hear these earlier [ … MORE]

Spirits Having Flown (1979) was the album that closed out the 70s for the Bee Gees, a decade during which they dominated the airwaves and the charts. The first three [ … MORE]

Children of the World (1976) dominated the airwaves with its smash hit single, “You Should be Dancing.” Critic Joe McEwen of Rolling Stone called the song “an impossibly propulsive track, [ … MORE]

A must-have for any Bee Gees fan, Main Course is a perfect slice of 70s pop and R&B. The album was recorded in Miami, Florida, a suggestion made to the [ … MORE]

Mr. Natural (1974) brings a new sound for the Bee Gees, and stands as their first collaboration with producer Arif Mardin. Many of the tracks skew towards R&B and rock, [ … MORE]

Life in a Tin Can (1972) saw the Bee Gees move from recording in England to sunny Los Angeles. This is one of the group’s shorter albums, at just eight songs. [ … MORE]

To Whom It May Concern (1972) is a graceful follow-up to the previous year’s Trafalgar and an accompanying American tour. Critic Bill Eder of All Music called the album one [ … MORE]

Trafalgar (1971) included The Bee Gees’ often-covered hit single “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” The song also earned the group a Grammys nomination for Best Pop Performance by a [ … MORE]

Cucumber Castle (1970) is the only Bee Gees record to not feature Robin Gibb, who, at the time, was working on a solo album. The name “Cucumber Castle” should be [ … MORE]

2 Years On (1970) reunited the three brothers and added drummer Geoff Bridgford. This album features the single “Lonely Days,” which made it to no. 3 on the Billboard Hot [ … MORE]

‘Idea’ was the second album the Bee Gees would release in 1968, the crisp autumn response to winter’s darker ‘Horizontal.’ Robin Gibb’s unique vocals shine in “In the Summer of [ … MORE]

The Bee Gees followed up the psychedelic stylings of ‘Bee Gees 1st’ with ‘Horizontal’ in 1968, a darker, heavier album that placed their songwriting skills at the forefront. The group [ … MORE]

The group takes a psychedelic turn, adding lush orchestral arrangements to the group’s tight harmonies and narrative lyrics. The album was recorded at the famed IBC Studios in London. Barry [ … MORE]

‘Odessa,’ released in March of 1969, was the Bee Gees’ first double album, recorded in both New York and London. Of all of the group’s ’60s-era releases, ‘Odessa’ is the [ … MORE]