News 07 Nov 2012

Bee Gees / Mythology 4CD reissue

By Paul Sinclair

Rhino have been doing a great job reissuing old box sets at budget prices. Releases so far have included Fleetwood Mac‘s 25 Years: The Chain and Rod Stewart‘s Storyteller, both dating from the early nineties.

For their next release it is a little surprising to see them tackle the Bee Gees‘ four-disc Mythology box, because it was only originally released two years ago and wasn’t particularly expensive in the first place.

As with the other releases, the packaging is transformed, in this case from a ‘bookset’ to four CDs in a ‘fat box’ with an outer slip case. Unlike the other issues, this sees a new cover treatment with photos of the four Gibb brothers on a red background replacing the elaborate Gibb crest from the previous box.

The music is of course the same, with this set originally promoted both as a 50th anniversary collection and the Gibb brothers’ family album. A disc is dedicated to each brother: Barry, Robin, Maurice and Andy. At the time this compilation was put together, Barry and Robin chose their own songs, with Maurice’s songs selected by his widow Yvonne and Andy’s songs selected by his daughter Peta.

This new version of Mythology is out in early December for most territories, although it is already available in Germany.

Track listing:

Disc: 1 (Barry)

1. Spirits [Having Flown]
2. You Win Again
3. Jive Talkin’
4. To Love Somebody
5. Tragedy
6. Too Much Heaven
7. First Of May
8. More Than A Woman
9. Love So Right
10. Night Fever
11. Words
12. Don’t Forget To Remember
13. If I Can’t Have You
14. Alone
15. Heartbreaker
16. How Deep Is Your Love
17. Love You Inside Out
18. Stayin’ Alive
19. Barker Of The Ufo
20. Swan Song
21. Spicks And Specks

Disc: 2 (Robin)

1. I Am The World
2. New York Mining Disaster 1941
3. I Can’t See Nobody
4. Holiday
5. Massachusetts
6. Sir Geoffrey Saved The World
7. And The Sun Will Shine
8. The Singer Sang His Song
9. I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
10. I Started A Joke
11. Odessa
12. Saved By The Bell
13. My World
14. Run To Me
15. Love Me
16. Juliet
17. The Longest Night
18. Fallen Angel
19. Rings Around The Moon
20. Embrace
21. Islands In The Stream

Disc: 3 (Maurice)

1. Man In The Middle
2. Closer Than Close
3. Dimensions
4. House Of Shame
5. Suddenly
6. Railroad
7. Overnight
8. It’s Just The Way
9. Lay It On Me
10. Trafalgar
11. Omega Man
12. Walking On Air
13. Country Woman
14. Angel Of Mercy
15. Above And Beyond
16. Hold Her In Your Hand
17. You Know It’s For You
18. Wildflower
19. On Time
20. The Bridge

Disc: 4 (Andy)

1. Shadow Dancing – Andy Gibb
2. I Just Want To Be Your Everything – Andy Gibb
3. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb
4. An Everlasting Love – Andy Gibb
5. Desire – Andy Gibb
6. (Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away – Andy Gibb
7. Flowing Rivers – Andy Gibb
8. Words And Music – Andy Gibb
9. I Can’t Help It – Andy Gibb With Olivia Newton John
10. Time Is Time – Andy Gibb
11. Me (Without You) – Andy Gibb
12. After Dark – Andy Gibb
13. Warm Ride – Andy Gibb
14. Too Many Looks In Your Eyes – Andy Gibb
15. Man On Fire – Andy Gibb
16. Arrow Through The Heart – Andy Gibb
17. Starlight – Andy Gibb
18. Dance To The Light Of The Morning – Andy Gibb
19. In The End – Andy Gibb

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