Idea

idea

 

LançadoSeptember 1968
GravadoIBC Studios, 8 January – 12 July 1968 (except “Swan Song”, 13 December 1967)
GenêroRock, psychedelic rock,psychedelic pop, baroque pop,ballad, acoustic rock
Duração36:11 (Stereo LP)
35:22 (Mono LP)
36:06 (CD issue)
107:06 (2006 CD reissue)
(CD 1 71:42/CD 2 35:24)

 

Nome da musicaEscritorVocalDuraçãoGravado na IBC Studios em Londres
A1Let There Be LoveBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb (Maurice Gibb)3:32June 1968
A2Kitty CanBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Maurice Gibb2:39June 1968
A3In The Summer Of His YearsBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb3:10February 1968
A4Indian Gin And Whisky DryBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb2:01June 13 1968
A5Down To EarthBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb (Maurice Gibb)2:32January 8,9 1968
A6Such A ShameVince MelouneyLead Vocal Vince (Maurice Gibb)2:28June 14 1968
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To YouBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb2:56July 12 1968
B1IdeaBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb (Maurice Gibb)2:51June 1968
B2When The Swallows FlyBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Barry Gibb2:32June 18 1968
B3I Have Decided To Join The AirforceBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb (Barry and Maurice Gibb)2:11February 1968
B4I Started A JokeBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Robin Gibb3:08June 25 1968
B5Kilburn TowersBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Barry Gibb2:19June 14 1968
B6Swan SongBarry, Robin, Maurice GibbLead vocal Barry Gibb2:58December, 13 1967

 

Álbuns Vendidos

Idea
(1968)
Germany – 350 000
UK – 300 000
USA – 450 000
1 400 000

Informações sobre o álbum:

In the USA, South Africa and Canada the LP had “I’ve gotta…” instead of “Such a shame”
The CD issue has both songs.
In South Africa the LP didn’t feature the song “Idea”
In Japan the LP had 14 tracks, with Jumbo and both Such A Shame and I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
In Germany it was also issued under the title All over The World. It didn’t feature the song Idea (and included both Such a shame and I’ve gotta get…).The song “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” did not appear in the UK edition and was only released as a single. In the US, the song replaced “Such a Shame” in the LP.

 

Studio Albuns 2006:

The expanded and remastered Reprise/Rhino issue (2006/2007) has stereo and mono versions of all 13 songs and includes a bonus disc with these tracks:
Chocolate Symphony[B,R,M]
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You (mono single)
Jumbo[B,R,M]
The Singer Sang His Song[B,R,M]
Bridges Crossing Rivers[B,R]
Idea (alternate mix)
Completely Unoriginal
Kitty Can (alternate mix)
Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween[B,R,M]
Let There Be Love (alternate mix)
Gena’s Theme[B,R,M]
Another Cold And Windy Day (Coke Spot 1)[B,R,M]
Sitting In The Meadow (Coke Spot 2)[B,R,M]

Outros Lançamentos:

Jumbo (January 10 1968) Single.Also released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
The Singer Sang His Song (January 1968) B side of JumboAlso released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)

Outtakes:

Chocolate symphony (January 1968)Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Gena’s theme (January 1968)Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
The Band Will Meet Mr Justice (June 13 1968)
Completely unoriginal (June 1968)Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Maypole Mews (June 25 1968)Released by David Garrick in 1969
Bridges Crossing Rivers.Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween?Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)

Créditos:

Vocals, guitarBarry Gibb
VocalsRobin Gibb
Vocals, bass, organ, piano, mellotronMaurice Gibb
DrumsColin Petersen
Guitar, vocalsVince Melouney
ArrangementsBill Shepherd
ProductionRobert Stigwood, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, John Pantry (engineer)
EngineerJohn Pantry, Mike Claydon, Damon Lyon Shaw
Photography ByWolfgang Hailemann
Desing ByHolger Matthies
VocalsBarry* (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3, B5, B6),Maurice* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6, B1, B3),Robin* (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1, B4)

LP – Idea

Argentina1968Polydor 1184 169
1977Polydor 20355
Australia1968Spin SEL 932 986
Belgium1968Polydor 184 169
Brazil1968Polydor 624007
1980RSO 2394 284
Canada1968Atco SD-33-253
France1968Polydor 658 091
1974RSO 2394 198
Germany1968Polydor 184 169
1975RSO 2394 198
Italy1968Polydor 184 169
Japan1968Polydor SMP-1414
1974RSO MW2100
1978RSO MWF1050
Netherlands1968Polydor 582 036
Norway1968Polydor 184 169
South Africa1968Polydor LPHM 84 169
Switzerland1968Polydor 184 169
UK1968Polydor 582 036 (mono)
1968Polydor 583 036 (stereo)
Uruguay1977RSO 20355
USA1968Atco SD-33-253

LP-All Over The World

Germany1968Polydor H-881/5

Reel to reel

USA1968Atco ATX-253

 

CD

StandardPolydor 833 660-2
Japan1992Polydor POCP2227
2004Polydor/Universal UICY-3806
“Idea expanded and remastered” (2 CDs)2007Reprise/Rhino

Singles

I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can1968ArgentinaPolydor 25224
1968AustraliaSpin EK-2482
1968CanadaAtco 45-6603
1968FrancePolydor 421 401
1968GermanyPolydor 59 216
1968JapanPolydor DP-1590
1968South AfricaPolydor PD 9406
1968SpainPolydor 60 032
1968SwitzerlandPolydor 59 216
1968TurkeyPolydor 59 192
1968UKPolydor 56273
1968USAAtco 45-6603
1968YugoslaviaRTB S53526
I started a joke / Kilburn towers
1968AustraliaSpin EK-2725
1969BrazilPolydor 126007
1968CanadaAtco 45-6639
1969FrancePolydor 59 253
1968GermanyPolydor 59 253
1968GreecePolydor 274
1968ItalyPolydor 59 253
1968JapanPolydor DP-1620
1968NorwayPolydor 59 253
1968SpainPolydor 60 045
1968SwitzerlandPolydor 59 253
1968USAAtco 45-6639
I started a joke / Swan song1969FrancePolydor 421 423
I started a joke / When the swallows fly1968South AfricaPolydor PS1
Let there be love / Really and sincerely1970BelgiumPolydor 2058 003
1970NetherlandsPolydor 2058 003

 

EPs

I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Jumbo / The singer sang his song1968BelgiumPolydor 60063
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Harry Braff / The earnest of being George1968PortugalPolydor 60 580
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Really and sincerely / With the sun in my eyes1968IsraelPolydor EP IP 1026
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / I started a joke1968MalaysiaJaguar
I’ve gotta get a message to you/ Kitty can / Down to earth / Such a shame1968AustraliaSpin EX 11551
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can/To love somebody / Close another door1968South AfricaPolydor
I started a joke / Kilburn towers / In the summer of his years / Such a shame1968AustraliaSpin EX 11593

Pocket discs

I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You / Kitty Cat1968USAAmericom M-210
I started a joke / Kilburn towers1968USAATCO 6657
Americom M-267

 

LET THERE BE LOVE
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada provavelmente em 18 ou 21 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
3:32 mono
LP Idea
Gravada 9 Julho 1969, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal P P Arnold
stereo não lançado
KITTY CAN
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada provavelmente em 18 ou 21 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Maurice Gibb
2:39 mono
single I’ve gotta get a message to you LP Idea
2:39 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
INDIAN GIN AND WHISKY DRY
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 17 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb
2:01 mono
LP Idea
2:01 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
DOWN TO EARTH
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 8 Janeiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb
2:32 mono
LP Idea
2:32 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
IDEA
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 20, 25 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb
2:51 mono (partly different vocal)
LP Idea
2:51 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
WHEN THE SWALLOWS FLY
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 18 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Barry Gibb
2:32 mono
LP Idea
2:32 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
I STARTED A JOKE
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 25 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb
3:06 mono
single I started a joke
LP Idea
3:06 stereo
LP Idea / Best of Bee Gees
CD Idea / Best of Bee Gees / Tales box
KILBURN TOWERS
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 14 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Barry Gibb
2:19 mono
single I started a joke
LP Idea
2:19 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
IN THE SUMMER OF HIS YEARS
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 14, 21 Fevereiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb
3:10 mono
LP Idea
3:10 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 12 Julho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb
2:59 (3:01) mono (fast)
single I’ve gotta get a message to you
LP Best of Bee Gees (Polydor)
2:55 (2:50) stereo (slow)
LP Idea (Atco) / Best of Bee Gees (Atco)
CD Idea / Best of Bee Gees
3:05 stereo
CD Tales box
2:50 stereo
CD The Record
I’VE DECIDED TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
Gravada em 15, 21 Fevereiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres
Lead vocal Robin Gibb
2:11 mono
LP Idea
2:11 stereo
LP Idea
CD Idea
SWAN SONG
Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1967)
Gravada em 13 December 1967, IBC Studios, Londres
mono 2:55, lead vocal Barry Gibb
Idea, 1968
stereo 2:56, lead vocal Barry Gibb
Idea, 1968

Outras: (não foram para o álbum)

CHOCOLATE SYMPHONY
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
undated, 8 January 1968
mono, lead vocal Barry Gibb
unreleased
stereo (mixed in 2006) 2:42, lead vocal Barry Gibb
The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006
THE SINGER SANG HIS SONG
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
undated 1968
mono 3:07, lead vocal Robin Gibb
B side, March 1968
stereo (mixed in 1990) 3:19, lead vocal Robin Gibb
Tales from the Brothers Gibb, 1990
I CAN LIFT A MOUNTAIN
probably Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
undated 1968
mono (demo), lead vocal Robin Gibb
unreleased
GENA’S THEME
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
10 January, 25 June 1968
mono 3:19, instrumental
The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006
mono 1:30, instrumental
Eine Runde Polydor, 1968
JUMBO
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
10 January 1968
mono 2:07, lead vocal Barry Gibb
A side, March 1968
stereo (mixed in 1990) 2:08, lead vocal Barry Gibb
Tales from the Brothers Gibb, 1990
BRIDGES CROSSING RIVERS
Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
10 January 1968
mono, lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
stereo (mixed in 2006) 2:07, lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006
SHE IS RUSSIA
probably Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968)
15 January 1968
mono, lead vocal not recorded
unreleased
 Source: GibbSongs Brennan

 

Billboard and Chart:

TítuloPais e PosiçãoAno
World I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM )NL # 3 ( 13 weeks ), UK # 1and US # 8Pickwick 24-8-1968
The Singer Sang His Song – Bee GeesMassachusetts ( BRM )NL # 2 ( 11 weeks ), US # 57 and UK # 25Polydor 27-04-1968
Jumbo Bee Gees I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM )NL # 2 ( 11 weeks )Pickwick 27-04-1968
Idea (álbum)UK #4 / US#17 / DE#3 / AU#8 / IT#7 /FR#4 / CA#10

 

Polydor UK 1968

 

CD

 

ATCO 1968 USA

 

Australian Cassete Tape (1979)

 

Idea US ATCO 1968 8-track

 

 

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