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The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the Bee Gees" debut LP  (1967"s Bee Gees" 1st was the international  debut album), released under the artist title "Barry Gibb & the Bee Gee"s [sic]". It was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label.

It is basically a compilation of most of the Gibb brothers" singles that had been released over the previous three years (only in Australia), which accounts for the many different styles of music on it. Earlier tracks like "Peace of Mind" "Claustrophobia", and "Could It Be" are in the Merseybeat vein that was popular throughout 1964, while later singles like "Follow the Wind" and "And the Children Laughing" reflect the more folky sounds of the summer of 1965. Of the three new tracks that were recorded specifically for the album, "To Be or Not To Be" was probably the biggest departure, being a blues-based hard rocker.

This album has never been released in CD format, as reflected in the track listing below, and original vinyl copies of the LP are very hard to find. Despite this, not all of the songs on the album are rare, with many being found on various Bee Gees compilation records. Finally, all tracks were released on the official rarites compilation Brilliant from Birth, in 1998, which also includes outtakes from this period of the Bee Gees" career.





   1. "I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men" - 3:31
   2. "I Don"t Think It"s Funny" - 2:54
   3. "How Love Was True" - 2:17
   4. "To Be or Not to Be" - 2:14
   5. "Timber!" - 1:47
   6. "Claustrophobia" - 2:14
   7. "Could It Be" - 2:05
   8. "And the Children Laughing" - 3:21
   9. "Wine and Women" - 2:52
   10. "Don"t Say Goodbye" - 2:23
   11. "Peace of Mind" - 2:17
   12. "Take Hold of That Star" - 2:42
   13. "You Wouldn"t Know" - 2:12
   14. "Follow The Wind" - 2:10



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