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| Odessa | ||||
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| Studio album by Bee Gees | ||||
| Released | March 1969 13 January 2009 (reissue) |
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| Recorded | July 12 - December 1968 IBC Studios and Atlantic Studios, New York |
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| Genre | Psychedelic pop, folk, acoustic, oldies, new romantic | |||
| Label | Polydor Atco Records (US/Canada) |
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| Producer | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robert Stigwood | |||
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| Source | Rating |
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| Glorious Noise | (recommended)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10)[3] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees, released in 1969. It was the group's fourth album released internationally, and their only studio double LP. Odessa is noted in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[5]
Odessa would be the final album for the band's original incarnation. Guitarist Vince Melouney would pursue other interests, and Robin Gibb would leave the band over personal and artistic differences with brother Barry Gibb. Barry and Maurice would continue to record with drummer Colin Petersen as the Bee Gees, but disintegrated when Petersen was fired.
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After the recording of side one of the album, guitarist Vince Melouney left the group amicably, wanting to pursue a more bluesy direction. Prior to release there were disagreements over which song was to be released as a single (the Robin led "Lamplight" lost out to "First of May" a Barry solo vocal). This led to Robin Gibb leaving the group in late 1968,[6] though he would rejoin the group in 1970.
Odessa was initially released on Atco Records in a red flocked cover with a gold lettering to the group's name and label symbol stamped in gold on the front and nothing but the flocking on the back, The gatefold has a large dotted image of people leaving a ship in a lifeboat, There are no photographs of the group and they are not named except as to all songs being written by B, R & M Gibb. Due to the high cost of production, as well as allergic reactions among workers during assembly, this design was discontinued.[5] It was later reissued in 1976 as an edited single-disc album with a plain red cover on RSO Records.
Rhino Records had previously planned on an August 2008 release of the album containing three discs, which would contain mono and stereo versions along with selected rarities.[7] The release of the re-issue had been delayed until January 13, 2009. This edition restored the red flocking originally found on the LP.
All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
The 1976 single LP reissue deleted tracks 3, 5, 7-9, 12, and 17. Some early CD and cassette editions also omitted the track "With All Nations (International Anthem)".
On January 13, 2009, Reprise Records released a 3-CD set of Odessa, complete with remastered stereo and mono version of all 17 tracks, plus a bonus third disc with demos, alternate version, and three unreleased tracks. To date, Odessa was the last non-compilation album to be released, and the status of the re-release program is unknown.
Disc 1: stereo/Disc 2: mono
Disc 3: "Sketches for Odessa" [all tracks previously unissued]
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