Odessa: Deluxe Edition

構成数 : 3枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
The Bee Gees: Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Maurice Gibb (vocals, piano, organ, bass); Robin Gibb (vocals). Recorded at IBC Studios, London, England. ODESSA is widely regarded as the Bee Gees' finest pre-SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER moment, an elaborate (the original LP had a red velveteen cover), baroque-pop masterpiece on the order of the Zombies' ODESSEY AND ORACLE or even the Beatles' SGT. PEPPER. The ambitious arrangements and elegant-but accessible songcraft of tunes like "Melody Fair," "Lamplight," and "First of May" certainly bears out this estimation. Accordingly, ODESSA has been given a deluxe treatment here, with two full discs of bonus material appended to the original album. While there are a couple of never-before-heard songs amid the bonus tracks, most of discs two and three are occupied by mono mixes and alternate versions of the album's classic tunes, offering fresh glimpses of a cult classic. Personnel: Maurice Gibb (vocals, guitar, piano); Barry Gibb (vocals, guitar); Robin Gibb (vocals, keyboards); Vince Melouney (guitar); Paul Buckmaster (cello); Colin Petersen (drums). Audio Remasterers: Daniel Hersch; Andrew Sandoval. Liner Note Author: Andrew Sandoval. Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, NY (07/1968-12/1968); IBC Studios, London, England (07/1968-12/1968); Trident Studios, London, England (07/1968-12/1968). Photographer: Bubi Heilemann. ODESSA stands as one of the great British pop albums of the '60s, right up alongside such tours de force as SGT. PEPPER, ODYSSEY AND ORACLE, and S.F. SORROW. In fact, while it's full of elegant baroque pop gems, ODESSA's range even extends beyond its aforementioned peers, delving over the course of its double-length into everything from Gospel to country. Songs like "Melody Fair" employ all the pop smarts the Gibbs earned early in their career and apply them to a much more sophisticated scope of song structure. The seven minute-plus title song is a centerpiece here, an epic account of a ship gone astray, full of changes in texture, tempo and dynamics, veering dangerously close to artsong, but (as is part of the Bee Gees' magic) always staying on the right side of infectiousness.
エディション : Deluxe Edition
録音 : モノラル (Studio)