Hello guys, this is a request to pass on the news of the release of 50 St. Catherine's Drive to everyone and anyone you know or who is a fan. The PR needs this boost. So I thought who better than the loyal fans to get behind my father's final work to try and give it the recognition it deserves. Saturday Night Fever had no advertisement and it was only word of mouth that shot it to blockbuster status, if you want to help in the same vein then start spreading the news. Also I have an extensive amount of my own music to publish and of work myself and my father created together so if there are any agents, good PR officers and pluggers, then now is the time to rear your head,
I would love to hear from you,
Best wishes
RJ
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
coversong by Michel Azaïs of Belgium BG tribute band Massachusetts
Michel Azaïs , leader of the Belgium Bee Gees tribute band Massachusetts sings in the Morning.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
release recording of Broken Bottles by Dionne Warwick
The recording of Broken Bottles by Dionne Warwick is scheduled for inclusion on an expanded edition of her "Finder of Lost Loves" album in November.
Amazon UK listing: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMUCLBQ/
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Amazon UK listing: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NMUCLBQ/
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| Disc: 1 |
|---|
| 1. No One In The World |
| 2. Without Your Love |
| 3. Run To Me |
| 4. Finder Of Lost Loves |
| 5. Love Doesn t Live Here Anymore |
| 6. Its You |
| 7. Its Love |
| 8. Bedroom Eyes |
| 9. Weakness |
| 10. You Made Me Want To Love Again |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Broken Bottles (unreleased) |
| 2. Dangerous (Unreleased Demo) |
| 3. Finder of Lost Loves (Duet Version with Luther Vandross (Unreleased) |
| 4. Finder of Lost Loves (Dionne Solo Version with Luther Vandross Background Vocals - Unreleased) |
| 5. No One in the World (Alternate Version - Unreleased) |
| 6. Without Your Love (7 inch version) |
| 7. Run To Me (7 inch version) |
| 8. Its Love (7 inch version) |
| 9. Bedroom Eyes (Alternate Version - Unreleased) |
| 10. No One in the World (Instrumental - Unreleased) |
| 11. Run To Me (Instrumental - Unreleased) |
| 12. Its Love (Instrumental - Unreleased) http://beegeesfanfever.blogspot.nl/ |
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Bee Gees Album: Bee Gees’ 1st Year
Artist: Bee Gees
Album: Bee Gees’ 1st
Year: 1967
by Joe Jamnitzky November 2012
Anytime the Bee Gees are brought up, the first thing that comes to the mind of the general public is disco. Considering their arguably greatest dose of superstardom came as a result of one of the most hated music genres in recent history, people tend to cringe just at hearing their name.
This is a bit unfortunate, though, because what a lot of people tend to forget is that he Bee Gees had been around since the mid-60’s, had a number of hits during that time period, and were actually a full band that focused on rock, pop, soul, and psychedelia. “Bee Gees’ 1st” (actually their 3rd album, but the first one to be released internationally) demonstrates that perfectly.
For one thing, the group was an actual band at this time. While the brothers still did all the singing (their harmonies here are one of the few things that make it obvious who they are), they also did quite a bit of the guitar, bass, organ, harpsichord and mellotron playing. Along with them were Colin Petersen on drums and Vince Melouney on guitar. These two were not just sidemen, but were actual members of the group, making the band a 5 piece. The other thing is the music itself. This is definitely 60’s music, no two ways about it, which means you get differing styles of music rubbing shoulders with each other through the album’s 14 tracks.
This allows the blue-eyed soul of “To Love Somebody” (one of their earliest and best known hits) to occupy the same album as the rather bizarre “Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You”, and the brooding, minimal sounds of “Holiday” to sit comfortably alongside the extremely Beatles-esque “In My Own Time” (and I do mean extremely; listen to the song on youtube).
Even the album’s cover is pure 60’s. While I normally wouldn’t draw attention to an album cover unless it was an obvious standout, this is a bit of an exception. The cover, simply depicting the band standing behind a bunch of psychedelic grass and flowers (albeit with eyeballs in the ground), with the album title in the center, was actually designed by Klaus Voormann, who previously was responsible for The Beatles’ “Revolver” cover, as well as their later “Anthology” series (he also would go on to be the bass player in John Lennon’s “Plastic Ono Band”)
. When all of this is put together, we get an album that is a definite standout from the 60’s, and one which any artist would be proud of. I’ll admit to being in shock when I first heard it; I only knew one or two songs, and like many others who are more familiar with their later 70’s music, I was shocked by how different this album was. I can safely say this became one of my favorite albums, and if you like 60’s music, you’ll probably enjoy this just as much as I do.
http://beegeesfanfever.blogspot.nl/
Anytime the Bee Gees are brought up, the first thing that comes to the mind of the general public is disco. Considering their arguably greatest dose of superstardom came as a result of one of the most hated music genres in recent history, people tend to cringe just at hearing their name.
This is a bit unfortunate, though, because what a lot of people tend to forget is that he Bee Gees had been around since the mid-60’s, had a number of hits during that time period, and were actually a full band that focused on rock, pop, soul, and psychedelia. “Bee Gees’ 1st” (actually their 3rd album, but the first one to be released internationally) demonstrates that perfectly.
For one thing, the group was an actual band at this time. While the brothers still did all the singing (their harmonies here are one of the few things that make it obvious who they are), they also did quite a bit of the guitar, bass, organ, harpsichord and mellotron playing. Along with them were Colin Petersen on drums and Vince Melouney on guitar. These two were not just sidemen, but were actual members of the group, making the band a 5 piece. The other thing is the music itself. This is definitely 60’s music, no two ways about it, which means you get differing styles of music rubbing shoulders with each other through the album’s 14 tracks.
This allows the blue-eyed soul of “To Love Somebody” (one of their earliest and best known hits) to occupy the same album as the rather bizarre “Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You”, and the brooding, minimal sounds of “Holiday” to sit comfortably alongside the extremely Beatles-esque “In My Own Time” (and I do mean extremely; listen to the song on youtube).
Even the album’s cover is pure 60’s. While I normally wouldn’t draw attention to an album cover unless it was an obvious standout, this is a bit of an exception. The cover, simply depicting the band standing behind a bunch of psychedelic grass and flowers (albeit with eyeballs in the ground), with the album title in the center, was actually designed by Klaus Voormann, who previously was responsible for The Beatles’ “Revolver” cover, as well as their later “Anthology” series (he also would go on to be the bass player in John Lennon’s “Plastic Ono Band”)
. When all of this is put together, we get an album that is a definite standout from the 60’s, and one which any artist would be proud of. I’ll admit to being in shock when I first heard it; I only knew one or two songs, and like many others who are more familiar with their later 70’s music, I was shocked by how different this album was. I can safely say this became one of my favorite albums, and if you like 60’s music, you’ll probably enjoy this just as much as I do.
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Friday, October 3, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
When Aston was Maurice's only friend
When Aston was Maurice's only friend
Disc and
Music Echo, 19. Juli 1969
Aston de Maurice de Beaudier is currently spending his summer holidays in Henley. He isn't punting up and down the river or eating strawberry teas.... He's being house-trained. And his owners, Maurice and Lulu Gibb, miss their Pyrenean mountain dog very much.
"It's sad," says Maurice, "but it's got to be done or he'd be a bind to live with. And there isn't really enough room for him in our house any more. It was all right when he was smaller and there was just me living there, but now it really is too small."
So when Maurice and Lulu went house-hunting for a bigger place for them to settle down in, Aston was one of the prime considerations. And in August 1st the Gibbs hope to move into a five-bedroomed house in Hampstead, with a huge garden. The present owner has even agreed to leave her dog kennel behind, although Maurice fears Aston will never fit into it.
Maurice bought Aston a year ago, after he'd seen Dave Dee's Pyrenean mountain dog. Then his brother, Barry, fell for Aston and bought one a few days later, Barnaby.
Maurice bought Aston as a companion. At the time he was so miserable the puppy was more than just a dog. He was a friend, sympathiser and comforter. "It was when I was broken up from Lu for a period of about six months. I was so much in love with her I didn't give a damn for myself. I didn't wash my hair for weeks. I drank rather too much, and Aston was the only friend I had. I used to sit and watch TV with him asleep on my lap. Then all of a sudden Lu came back and my affections turned to her. But I'll never forget those days, they were the best days of dog owning."
Now, says Maurice, Aston is more of a family dog "because Lu and I are planning a big family."
Aston got his name from Maurice's car at the time, but he's been through two more since then and has now got a Rolls-Royce.
When Aston was in residence at the Gibb's Knightsbridge Mews house, his welfare was organised from walks to getting someone to sit with him if Lulu and Maurice were out. Aston gets lonely you see. Maurice's personal assistant usually takes Aston for a walk in Hyde park, but on Sunday Maurice and Lulu take him out there.
"Lu loves Aston," says Maurice. "It would have been terrible if she'd hated him. But she does miss her dog. It was a little Yorkshire terrier called Dog, and she adored it. He went into kennels while she was in America, and he got killed. But nobody told her. For three weeks after she got back she kept wondering when Dog was coming out of kennels, and then someone told her. She was terribly upset. I keep saying I'll get her another terrier, but she says there could never be another Dog."
Perhaps the incident Lulu most regrets with dog-owning was when she suggested bathing Aston. She had just come in from the studios after one of her television series, and quite out of the blue said "let's bath Aston." Rather taken aback, Maurice agreed, and Aston was coaxed upstairs and plonked in the bath. The result was Lulu getting soaked from head to foot, drenching her dress she'd been wearing for the show.
"Aston's obedient if he feels like it. If you tell him to sit he runs under the table. The trouble is he still does it and forgets how big he's grown, so the table falls over. He's grown, but he's still mentally a puppy. I can never take him in the car because he slavers so, and he's usually sick. And his hair gets everywhere! Visitors keep sending us in dry cleaning bills."
For the record, Aston eats two fillet or T-bone steaks a day, or a little chicken. "But he's like Lu and I," admits Maurice. "He nibbles a lot. We eat big meals and then we nibble bits and pieces afterwards."
But despite his size and total disregard for dog obedience, Aston has a song dedicated to him on the next Bee Gees' album. A song written by Maurice called "My Thing".
Aston de Maurice de Beaudier is currently spending his summer holidays in Henley. He isn't punting up and down the river or eating strawberry teas.... He's being house-trained. And his owners, Maurice and Lulu Gibb, miss their Pyrenean mountain dog very much.
"It's sad," says Maurice, "but it's got to be done or he'd be a bind to live with. And there isn't really enough room for him in our house any more. It was all right when he was smaller and there was just me living there, but now it really is too small."
So when Maurice and Lulu went house-hunting for a bigger place for them to settle down in, Aston was one of the prime considerations. And in August 1st the Gibbs hope to move into a five-bedroomed house in Hampstead, with a huge garden. The present owner has even agreed to leave her dog kennel behind, although Maurice fears Aston will never fit into it.
Maurice bought Aston a year ago, after he'd seen Dave Dee's Pyrenean mountain dog. Then his brother, Barry, fell for Aston and bought one a few days later, Barnaby.
Maurice bought Aston as a companion. At the time he was so miserable the puppy was more than just a dog. He was a friend, sympathiser and comforter. "It was when I was broken up from Lu for a period of about six months. I was so much in love with her I didn't give a damn for myself. I didn't wash my hair for weeks. I drank rather too much, and Aston was the only friend I had. I used to sit and watch TV with him asleep on my lap. Then all of a sudden Lu came back and my affections turned to her. But I'll never forget those days, they were the best days of dog owning."
Now, says Maurice, Aston is more of a family dog "because Lu and I are planning a big family."
Aston got his name from Maurice's car at the time, but he's been through two more since then and has now got a Rolls-Royce.
When Aston was in residence at the Gibb's Knightsbridge Mews house, his welfare was organised from walks to getting someone to sit with him if Lulu and Maurice were out. Aston gets lonely you see. Maurice's personal assistant usually takes Aston for a walk in Hyde park, but on Sunday Maurice and Lulu take him out there.
"Lu loves Aston," says Maurice. "It would have been terrible if she'd hated him. But she does miss her dog. It was a little Yorkshire terrier called Dog, and she adored it. He went into kennels while she was in America, and he got killed. But nobody told her. For three weeks after she got back she kept wondering when Dog was coming out of kennels, and then someone told her. She was terribly upset. I keep saying I'll get her another terrier, but she says there could never be another Dog."
Perhaps the incident Lulu most regrets with dog-owning was when she suggested bathing Aston. She had just come in from the studios after one of her television series, and quite out of the blue said "let's bath Aston." Rather taken aback, Maurice agreed, and Aston was coaxed upstairs and plonked in the bath. The result was Lulu getting soaked from head to foot, drenching her dress she'd been wearing for the show.
"Aston's obedient if he feels like it. If you tell him to sit he runs under the table. The trouble is he still does it and forgets how big he's grown, so the table falls over. He's grown, but he's still mentally a puppy. I can never take him in the car because he slavers so, and he's usually sick. And his hair gets everywhere! Visitors keep sending us in dry cleaning bills."
For the record, Aston eats two fillet or T-bone steaks a day, or a little chicken. "But he's like Lu and I," admits Maurice. "He nibbles a lot. We eat big meals and then we nibble bits and pieces afterwards."
But despite his size and total disregard for dog obedience, Aston has a song dedicated to him on the next Bee Gees' album. A song written by Maurice called "My Thing".
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