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AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS

THE

EARLY DAYS—1958 to 1966

COMPILED BY MICHAEL DE LOOPER

© BIG THREE PUBLICATIONS, OCTOBER 2014

1 THE BEE GEES AUSTRALIAN DISCOGRAPHY

ALL RELEASE DATES ARE APPROXIMATE.

45’S LEEDON LK 346 THE BATTLE OF THE BLUE AND GREY/THREE KISSES OF LOVE 3.63 LEEDON LK 412 TIMBER!/TAKE HOLD OF THAT STAR 6.63 LEEDON LK 534 PEACE OF MIND/DON’T SAY GOODBYE 3.64 LEEDON LK 696 CLAUSTROPHOBIA/COULD IT BE 8.64

LEEDON LK 745 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME/ THEME FROM JAIMIE MC PHEETERS 10.64 LEEDON LK 829 HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS/AND I’LL BE HAPPY (TREVOR GORDON & THE BEE GEES) 1.65 LEEDON LK 920 EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY/YOU WOULDN’T KNOW 3.65 LEEDON LK 1070 / 9.65 LEEDON LK 1150 I WAS A LOVER, A LEADER OF MEN/AND THE CHILDREN LAUGHING 10.65 LEEDON LK 1282 CHERRY RED/ 3.66 SPIN EK 1345 MONDAY’S RAIN/PLAYDOWN 5.66 SPIN EK 1384 MONDAY’S RAIN/ALL OF MY LIFE 6.66

SPIN EK 1474 SPICKS AND SPECKS/ 9.66 SPIN EK 1634 BORN A MAN/BIG CHANCE 1.67 SPIN EK 1798 NEW YORK MINING DISASTER, 1941/I CAN’T SEE NOBODY 7.67 SPIN EK 1891 TO LOVE SOMEBODY/ 8.67 SPIN EK 1958 MASSACHUSETTS ( THE LIGHTS WENT OU T IN)/BARKER OF THE UFO 9.67 SPIN EK 2020 HOLIDAY/EVERY CHRISTIAN LION-HEARTED MAN WILL SHOW YOU 10.67

SPIN EK 2092 WORLD/SIR GEOFFREY SAVED THE WORLD 12.67 SPIN EK 2181 WORDS/SINKING SHIPS 3.68 SPIN EK 2291 JUMBO/THE SINGER SANG HIS SONG 4.68 SPIN EK 2482 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU/ 9.68 SPIN EK 2725 /KILBURN TOWERS 1.69 SPIN EK 2820 FIRST OF MAY/ 3.69 SPIN EK 3060 SUN IN THE MORNING/TOMORROW TOMORROW 8.69 SPIN EK 3236 DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER/THE LORD 8.69 SPIN EK 3579 I.O.I.O./SWEETHEART 4.70

SPIN EK 4051 /MAN FOR ALL SEASONS 1.71 SPIN EK 4253 HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART/ 5.71 SPIN EK 4533 MY WORLD/ON TIME 1.72 SPIN EK 4735 RUN TO ME/ROAD TO ALASKA 7.72 SPIN EK 4895 ALIVE/PAPER MACHE, CABBAGES AND KINGS 10.72 SPIN EK 5086 SAW A NEW MORNING/MY LIFE HAS BEEN A SONG 3.73

SPIN EK 5221 WOULDN’T I BE SOMEONE/I HELD A PARTY 8.73 SPIN EK 5492 MR NATURAL/IT DOESN’T MATTER MUCH TO ME 4.74 INTERFUSION K 5980 JIVE TALKIN’/WIND OF CHANGE 7.75 INTERFUSION K 6133 /EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE 10.75 INTERFUSION K 6251 FANNY/COUNTRY LANES 12.75 INTERFUSION K 6506 /SUBWAY 7.76 RSO 2090 227 / 4.77 RSO 2090 252 /LOVER 7.77 RSO 2090 255 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE/WORDS 9.77

RSO 2090 259 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE/CAN’T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN .77 RSO 2090 267 STAYIN’ ALIVE/IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU .78 RSO 2090 272 /DOWN THE ROAD .78 INTERFUSION K 7137 SPICKS AND SPECKS/STORM 5.78 RSO 2090 290 MORE THAN A WOMAN/CHILDREN OF THE WORLD 6.78 RSO 2090 317 OH DARLING/SHE’S LEAVING HOME (A SIDE BY ) 9.78

RSO 2090 331 / 11.78 RSO 2090 340 TRAGEDY/UNTIL 2.79 2 RSO 2090 349 /I’M SATISFIED 5.79 RSO 2090 568 HE’S A LIAR/(INST.) 9.81 RSO 2090 571 LIVING EYES/I STILL LOVE YOU 11.81

POLYDOR 813 173-7 /STAYIN’ ALIVE 7.83 POLYDOR 815 235-7 SOMEONE BELONGING TO SOMEONE/I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH (INSTR.) 1.84 WEA 7-28351 YOU WIN AGAIN/BACKTAFUNK 9.87 WEA 7-28138 E.S.P./OVERNIGHT 12.87 WEA 7-27957 ANGELA/YOU WIN AGAIN 4.88 WEA 7-27523 /WING AND A PRAYER 4.89

WEA 7-22916 ONE/FLESH AND BLOOD 7.89 WEA 7-22782 TOKYO NIGHTS/WILL YOU EVER LET ME? (ALSO CASSINGLE) 10.89 WEA 7-19997 BODYGUARD/WILL YOU EVER LET ME (ALSO CASSINGLE) 3.90 WB 5439 19399-7 SECRET LOVE/ TRUE CONFESSIONS (ALSO CASSINGLE) 3.91 WB 5439 19369-7 WHEN HE’S GONE/TRUE CONFESSIONS (ALSO CASSINGLE) 6.91

CD SINGLES WEA 9-211752 ORDINARY LIVES 4.89 WEA 9-212462 ONE 7.89

WEA 9-213452 TOKYO NIGHTS 10.89 WB 9362 40014-2 SECRET LOVE 3.91

EP’S LEEDON LX 10,747 THE BEE GEES LEEDON LX 11,099 WINE AND WOMEN

SPIN EX 11,220 SPICKS AND SPECKS SPIN EX 11,329 NEW YORK MINING DISASTER, 1941 SPIN EX 11,335 TO LOVE SOMEBODY SPIN EX 11,413 MASSACHUSETTS SPIN EX 11,436 WORLD SPIN EX 11,473 WORDS SPIN EX 11,499 JUMBO/THE SINGER SANG HIS SONG FESTIVAL FX 11,539 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME SPIN EX 11,551 I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU

SPIN EX 11,593 I STARTED A JOKE FESTIVAL FX 11,602 FIRST OF MAY SPIN EX 11,641 TOMORROW TOMORROW SPIN EX 11,668 DON’T FORGET TO REMEMBER SPIN EX 11,765 LONELY DAYS/I.O.I.O. DISCONTINUED REC. DREP 007 THE BEE GEES .87

12” RSO 2141 053 TOO MUCH HEAVEN/REST YOUR LOVE ON ME 2.79 RSO 2141 061 TRAGEDY/UNTIL 2.79 RSO 2141 429 HE’S A LIAR/(INSTR.) 10.81 POLYDOR 813 800-1 THE WOMAN IN YOU/SATURDAY NIGHT MIX 8.83 WEA 0-20760 YOU WIN AGAIN/BACKTAFUNK 10.87 WEA 0-20820 E.S.P. (2 VERSIONS)/OVERNIGHT 12.87 WEA 0-21245 ONE (3 VERSIONS)/FLESH AND BLOOD 7.89

3 45’S SPIN EK 3735 I’LL KISS YOUR MEMORY/THIS TIME 6.70

CBS BA 222766 GUILTY/LIFE STORY (A-SIDE ONLY, DUET WITH BARBARA STREISAND) 1.81 CBS BA 222793 /THE LOVE INSIDE (A-SIDE ONLY, DUET WITH BARBARA STREISAND) 2.81 POLYDOR 881 197-7 SHINE SHINE/SHE SAYS 9.84 POLYDOR 881 692-7 FINE LINE/ONE NIGHT (FOR LOVERS) 3.85 12” POLYDOR 881 197-1 SHINE SHINE/SHE SAYS 10.84

POLYDOR 881 692-1 FINE LINE (2 VERSIONS)/ONE NIGHT (FOR LOVERS) 3.85

ROBIN GIBB 45’S SPIN EK 3184 SAVED BY THE BELL/MOTHER AND JACK 7.69 SPIN EK 3435 WEEKEND/ 11.69 SPIN EK 3497 /GIVE ME A SMILE 1.70 RSO 2090 481 HELP ME!/(INSTR.) (DUET WITH MARCY LEVY) 11.80

POLYDOR 813 878-7 ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT IN NEW YORK/I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES 9.83 POLYDOR 821 765-7 BOYS (DO FALL IN LOVE)/DIAMONDS 6.84 POLYDOR 881 223-7 SECRET AGEN T/KING OF FOOLS 10.84 POLYDOR 883 431-7 LIKE A FOOL/POSSESSION 1.86 EP’S SPIN EX 11,674 SAVED BY THE BELL

12” POLYDOR 821 947-1 BOYS (DO FALL IN LOVE) (2 VERSIONS) 6.84 POLYDOR 881 223-1 SECRET AGEN T/KING OF FOOLS 10.84

MAURICE GIBB SPIN EK 3643 RAILROAD/I’VE COME BACK 4.70 RCA 104388 HOLD HER IN YOUR HAND/(INSTR.) 3.85

ANDY GIBB ATA K 5739 TO A GIRL/WALKING ALONG 12.74 ATA K 6077 WORDS AND MUSIC/WESTFIELD MANSIONS 9.75 ATA K 6498 CAN’T STOP DANCIN’/IN THE END 7.76 ATA K 6791 I JUST WANNA BE YOUR EVERYTHING/IN THE END 6.77

ATA K 6975 WORDS AND MUSIC/(LOVE IS) THICKER THAN WATER 10.77 ATA K 7091 SHADOW DANCING/TOO MANY LOOKS IN YOUR EYES 3.78 ATA K 7224 / 8.78 ATA K 7292 (OUR LOVE) DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY/ONE MORE LOOK AT THE NIGHT 12.78 ATA K 7803 DESIRE/WAITING FOR YOU 4.80 ATA K 7851 I CAN’T HELP IT/SOMETHING I AIN’T (A-SIDE WITH OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN) 5.80 ATA K 8163 /I GO FOR YOU 1.81 ATA K 8279 ME (WITHOUT YOU)/ 4.81 ATA K 8439 GOOD FEELING/ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM (B-SIDE WITH VICTORIA PRINCIPLE) 7.81

4 The Bee Gees day-by-day

1 Sep 1958 Arrive in Australia

1959 c. 05/59 Redcliffe Speedway, Brisbane ? Filmers Palace Hotel, Woody Point, Redcliffe

1960 03/60 Royal Easter Show, Brisbane ? 4KQ talent quests ? Scarborough Picture Theatre 23/04/60 Bonny View Hotel, Bald Hills 29/07/60 Railway Hotel, Stanley Street, Brisbane 08/60 a Woolloongabba Church Hall 12/08/60 Recording of ‘Strictly For Moderns’ with Desmond Tester at TCN-9 . First national TV appearance. Bee Gees sing ‘Time is passing by’ 03/09/60 Redland Bay Hotel, Brisbane 10/09/60 Redland Bay Hotel, Brisbane 01/10/60 Treasury Hotel, Brisbane 10/60 TV audition in Brisbane for MCA-TV and ATN-7 05/11/60 Redland Bay Hotel, Brisbane 12/11/60 Hotel Purcell, Brisbane 26/11/60 Treasury Hotel, Brisbane 17/12/60 Ship Inn Hotel, South Brisbane From 26/12/60 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, Rialto Theatre, Brisbane 2 shows daily

1961 07/01/61 Treasury Hotel, Brisbane To 21/01/61 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, Rialto Theatre, Brisbane 2 shows daily 21/01/61 Manhattan/Railway Hotels, Brisbane 15/03/61 Lands Office Hotel, Brisbane 18/03/61 Lands Office Hotel, Brisbane 05/61 season on the Gold Coast 19/05/61 National Hotel, Brisbane 20/05/61 National Hotel, Brisbane 27/05/61 Seaview Hotel, Sandgate 03/06/61 Manhattan Hotel, Brisbane 17/06/61 Manhattan Hotel, Brisbane 24/06/61 Capalba Hotel, Brisbane 29/07/61 Cleveland Sands Hotel, Brisbane 04/08/61 Lennons Hotel, Brisbane 05/08/61 Festival Hall, Brisbane 11/08/61 A.H.E.P.A. Hall, West End, Brisbane 12/08/61 Seaview Hotel, Sandgate 19/08/61 Railway Hotel, Woollongabba 02/09/61 Cleveland Sands Hotel, Brisbane 08/09/61 Bonny View Hotel, Bald Hills ? Oxley Hotel, Brisbane ? Garden Paradise Hotel, Brisbane 5 09/61 Barry quits school, family move to Surfer’s Paradise ? Hotel Grande Palm Lounge, Surfer’s Paradise ? Southport Hotel, Southport ? Beachcomber Hotel, Surfer’s Paradise (“18 month residency”) 25/11/61 Cleveland Sands Hotel, Brisbane 16/12/61 Bonny View Hotel, Bald Hills 23/12/61 Cleveland Sands Hotel, Brisbane

1962 mid 1962 Join Johnny O’Keefe show in Sydney 09/62 Barry auditions songs for & Kevin Jacobsen. Sign management contract with Kevin Jacobsen 06/10/62 Palace Hotel, Woody Point 13/10/62 Bonny View Hotel, Bald Hills 15/12/62 Bonny View Hotel, Bald Hills 22/12/62 Capalaba Hotel, Brisbane 24/12/62 Lands Office Hotel; Railway Hotel, Brisbane 26/12/62 Lands Office Hotel, Brisbane 27/12/62 Lands Office Hotel, Brisbane 28/12/62 Lands Office Hotel, Brisbane 29/12/62 Lands Office Hotel; Railway Hotel; Manhattan Hotel, Brisbane 31/12/62 Railway Hotel; Capalaba Hotel; Manhattan Hotel, Brisbane

1963 01/63 Move to Lakemba, Sydney 01/63 First recording contract 17/01/63 Festival Hall, Melbourne Chubby Checker support 18/01/63 Festival Hall, Brisbane (2 shows) Chubby Checker support 19/01/63 Sydney Stadium (2 shows) Chubby Checker support 22/03/63 The battle of the blue and gray 45 (Leedon LK 346) 04/63 Woollongong Oval Showgrounds 29/07/63 Timber! 45 (Leedon LK 412) 09/63 2UW show, Lane Cove National Park, Sydney 20/10/63 Albert Palais, Leichhardt, Sydney 23/11/63 Hotel Ainslie Rex, Canberra /63 Three Swallows Hotel, Bankstown, Sydney /63 Hi-Way Klub, Melbourne /63 Asquith Boys High School fete From 26/12/63 Spellsons nightclub, Sydney for 1 month

1964 To 24/01/64? Spellsons nightclub, Sydney ? Trocadero, Sydney 19/01/64 Lane Cove National Park, Sydney 2UW Stomp Spectacular 10/03/64 Peace of mind 45 (Leedon LK 534) 04/64 Own TV special 25/04/64 Hotel Ainslie Rex, Canberra 17/08/64 Claustrophobia 45 (Leedon LK 696) 12/10/64 Turn around, look at me 45 (Leedon LK 745) ? Hyde Park, Sydney 2SM Hootenanny Hoot 6

1965 01/65 House without windows 45 w/ Trevor Gordon (Leedon LK 829) 03/65 Everyday I have to cry 45 (Leedon LK 920) 07/03/65 Tamworth Services Club? Show 13/03/65 South Grafton District Ex-Servicemen’s Club? Jimmy Little Show 19/03/65 Lismore City Hall (2 shows) Jimmy Little ’65 Spectacular 11/04/65 Wollongong Leagues Club 01/05/65 Thirroul RSL Hall Mid-65 one week at Royal Easter Show, Sydney 07/07/65 Sydney Stadium Gala Night of Stars 07/65 Living at 19 Redmyre Rd, Strathfield, NSW 07/65 Goulburn 08/65 Join Jacobsen outfit Fri 03/09/65 The Bowl, Toowoomba Sat 04/09/65 JB’s Cabaret, Toowoomba 04/09/65 Begin tour of Queensland w/ the Col Joye Spectacular Tue 07/09/65 The Palace, Cairns Col Joye Spectacular Fri 10/09/65 Theatre Royal, Townsville Col Joye Spectacular Sat 11/09/65 Theatre Royal, Townsville Col Joye Spectacular Thur 16/09/65 Wintergarden, Rockhampton Brian Henderson’s Bandstand of Stars Sat 18/09/65 Bungalow Theatre, Maryborough Col Joye Spectacular 09/65 Wine and women 45 (Leedon LK 1070) 10/65 I was a lover, a leader of men 45 (Leedon LK 1150) 10/65 Move to Maroubra, NSW 23/10/65 Thirroul Leagues Club 11/65 The Bee Gees sing and play 14 Barry Gibb songs LP (Leedon LL 31801) 06/12/65 Newcastle Stadium

1966 01/66 Maroubra Surf Lifesaving Club, Sydney 03/66 Silver Spade Room, Chevron Hotel, Sydney? 03/66 Cherry red 45 (Leedon LK 1282) 03-05/66 Recording at Ossie Byrne’s Hurstville studio 25/03/66 Lyndale , Dandenong; Orama Ballroom, Footscray, Melbourne 26/03/66 Orama Ballroom, Footscray, Melbourne 27/03/66 Leggetts Palladium, Prahran, Melbourne 05/66 Monday’s rain 45 (Spin EK 1345) ? Wagga Wagga Police Citizens Boys Club 22/08/66 Barry marries Maureen Bates 09/66 Spicks and specks 45 (Spin EK 1474) 29/09/66 Sydney Stadium PJ Proby, Wayne Fontana, Eden Kane show 30/09/66 Festival Hall, Melbourne PJ Proby, Wayne Fontana, Eden Kane show 01/10/66 Festival Hall, Brisbane PJ Proby, Wayne Fontana, Eden Kane show 04/10/66 Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney 20/10/66 Hotel Charles, Chatswood, Sydney 11/66 Spicks and specks LP (Leedon EL 32031) 19/11/66 Cohuna, Victoria

7 1967 03/01/67 Depart for UK

8 Early newspaper and magazine articles

TV Week (Brisbane) 5-11 May 1960, p.58-59 Australian Women’s Weekly 29 June 1960, p.39S Brisbane Telegraph 21 December 1960, p.50 (ad)

TV Week (Brisbane) 23 Feb-1 Mar 1961, p.14-15 South Coast Bulletin (Qld) 10 May 1961, p.23 Brisbane Telegraph 5 August 1961, p.8

South Coast Bulletin (Qld) 25 May 1962, p.26

Australian Women’s Weekly 13 Mar 1963, p.79S Australian Women’s Weekly 15 May 1963, p.37S Australian Women’s Weekly 22 May 1963, p.49S Australian Women’s Weekly 7 Aug 1963, p.91S Music Maker November 1963, p.11 Daily Mirror (Syd) 30 December 1963, p.17 (ad)

Australian Women’s Weekly 29 Jan 1964, p.48S (pinup) Australian Women’s Weekly 26 Feb 1964, p.47S Everybodys 23 September 1964, p.18 Australian Women’s Weekly 23 Dec 1964, p.36S

Everybodys 27 January 1965, p.19 Everybodys 13 October 1965, p.18 TV Times 3 November 1965, p.15

TV Times 13 April 1966, p.5 Everybodys 25 May 1966, p.17 Everybodys 8 June 1966, p.23 Everybodys 20 July 1966, p.17 Everybody’s 27 July 1966, p.22 Everybodys 19 October 1966, p.13 Go-Set 26 October 1966, p.3 Go-Set 11 November 1966, p.6 Everybodys 23 November 1966, p.17 Everybodys 14 December 1966, p.22-23

Unknown 1959 ‘Three boys rock the song world’, Redcliffe + picture 1961 Hotel Grande Palm Lounge, Qld, nightly (ad) 1961/62 ‘Best artists engaged for Beachcomber’ (ad) ? ‘Girls…girls…girls for BG’s’

9 Early TV appearances

(Also Saturday Date, In Melbourne Tonight, Seven-Teeners, Sunnyside Show - to October 1965) All dates are airing dates, unless stated

03/60 Anything Goes, ABQ-2 Brisbane Before 05/60 In Brisbane Tonight, QTQ-9 Brisbane From before 05/60 Cottee’s Happy Hour, BTQ-7 Brisbane (Regulars, 21 appearances to Dec 1960) ? Opportunity Knocks, Brisbane ? Swinging School, Brisbane ? The BG’s Half Hour, Brisbane (Friday nights) ? Teen Beat, Brisbane 12/08/60 Strictly For Moderns, TCN-9, Sydney (recording date. ‘Time is passing by’) 21–22/10/60 QTQ-9 Brisbane Charity Telethon

02/08/61 Brian Joyce’s Brisbane Tonight, QTQ-9 Brisbane

13/02/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Alexander’s ragtime band, My old man’s a dustman) 24/04/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (The battle of the blue and gray, Three kisses of love) 08/06/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Little band of gold, Please please me) 19/08/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Blowin’ in the wind, Take hold of that star) 07/09/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Hilly billy ding dong choo choo, I want you to want me) 19/10/63 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Da doo ron ron, Sweets for my sweet)

26/02/64 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney 01/03/64 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney 04/64 Own TV special, Brisbane 03/05/64 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney 06/64 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney (‘From me to you’, ‘Can’t you see that she’s mine’, ‘Yesterday’s gone’, ‘Just one look’, ‘Abilene’) 06/09/64 Thank your lucky stars, ATN-7 Sydney 08/11/64 Thank your lucky stars, ATN-7 Sydney 18/12/64 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney

12/02/65 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney 01/03/65 Thank your lucky stars, Channel 7 Melbourne 09/04/65 Sing Sing Sing, ATN-7 Sydney 03/07/65 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (historical, sing ‘My old man’s a dustman’) 27/11/65 Saturday Date, TCN-9 Sydney 18/12/65 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Wine and women, I was a lover a leader of men

18/01/66 Ten On The Town, 0-10 Sydney 22/01/66 Saturday Date, TCN-9 Sydney 28/03/66 Go!! Show, 0-10 Melbourne, at 7pm ??/04/66 Kommotion, ATV-0 Melbourne 12/06/66 It’s all happening, ATN-7 Sydney, at 5pm 12/10/66 Be Our Guest, ABC Canberra, at 5.30pm 10 17/10/66 Go!! Show, 0-10 Melbourne, at 7pm 06/11/66 It’s all happening, ATN-7 Sydney, at 5pm 19/11/66 Bandstand, TCN-9 Sydney (Spicks and specks) 11/12/66 It’s all happening, ATN-7 Sydney, at 5pm

Date unknown Don’t say goodbye

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