Excellent, I think disco forever ruined the Gibbs' reputation. Unfortunate, as your mix clearly points out. There is a lot of great music people miss out on, though personally I can pass on #20 here.

I agree with doowad on the disco thing but not on track 20. I still remember about 40 years ago in 9th grade being on a bus with the my basketball team and the cheerleader breaking out in a extended version of "I've Gotta Get A Message To You".

This is great! My favorites are 1, 4, 7-8, 10-12, 14, 20-21 and 25. I did one of these, too, several years ago (http://www.artofthemix.org/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=13909) and would really be interested in what you think. I'm actually happy that you skipped "I've Got to Get a Message to You," as I think it's one of their weaker early hits. I must say, though, that I *completely* disagree with your assessment of them as "original" in *any* way. As talented as they were (and I even enjoy some of the disco hits), they, to me, are the ultimate artistic scavengers, raiding whatever was "hip" at the time and adjusting their sound at will. In the '60s, it was clearly taking the baroque elements of the Beatles, Zombies, etc., to an extreme. In the early '70s, it was adopting the soft-rock sound of Elton John, Joni Mitchell, etc. And in the mid-'70s, obviously, it was Philly soul & disco. As I said, this doesn't mean I don't like them....

I can appreciate anyone who remembers the early years of the brothers Gibb with fondness. But I'm unfamiliar with many of the songs you list here (will have to dig some of them up).

I've always loved the 60s and early 70s Bee Gees and eagerly snatched up each album as it appeared. Just recently got the remastered expanded CDs of those first several albums. This is a first class collection. Loved "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" and like Terry have fond teenage memories of that particular song when it was filling the airwaves back in 68.

i know (and love, thanks hemizen) only the hits and miss the ones you ignored. i would have to hear the rest to chime in on the originality debate but without research my gut sides with rob.

Of the early Bee Gees tracks I've heard ( 11, 20 and 21 spring to mind ) I've liked immensely. I must check out the rest...

not a fan, but i commend your passion

Great, great, great!!! Their early stuff ranks up their near the Zombies, Kinks, Beatles, etc. for brilliant pop. And I love 20.

Yes! I'm with Lally. So much to love not least "Every Christian Lion..." and "New Year Mining Disaster 1941." Mind if I exclaim "yes" again?

The only track I know on here is 20, so I am hardly qualified to judge, but obviously a labor of love. I think I was at that age to require trendiness when the boys were doing their thing in the 60's, but I can honestly say I never held the Manx thing against them.

I only discovered the wonders of early Bee Gees about a year ago, when I found some old 45s of theirs in the used bins and, out of curiosity, gave them a listen. was pretty much blown away, and have since collected all their albums up to 1975 or so. then just yesterday I saw a Barry Gibb video album in the "new arrivals" rental shelf at the local video store. just looking at the mid-80s artwork on the cover scared the bee-geesus out of me.

I guess I'm the only one here who thinks their disco era was brilliant and everything before that was utter crap. Just kidding of course. Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You that the trio were in their prime during the 60s, recording songs superior to the crowd-pleasing songs of the dance-happy 70s.

Thought I knew more of their early work but only know a couple here ... must explore.

I like the psychedelic sound of 60's brothers Gibb stuff.

i love this title.