Rare South African LP released in 1968 on Polydor Records. Cat: LPHM 84169. This album is in MONO.
The Bee Gees' third album 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," 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.
Tracks : Let there be love/ Kitty can/ In the summer of his years/ Indian gin & whiskey dry/ Down to earth/ I've got to get a message to you/ Idea/ When the swallow fly/ I've decided to join the airforce/ I started a joke/ Kilburn towers/ Swan song.
There are a few very light spindle marks labels. There is a sticker on B-side label. Record has some scuff marks and light scratches that cause some crackles in parts and is in VG+ condition.Gloss cover has a small sticker on back top right corner, a sticker stain on front top left corner, some small tears along spine and some cella galze lifting around edges and is in VG condition.
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