Words@brothersgibb.com message digest 08/13/2021 15:01 (#2021-1751)

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1The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwickgarcia10303@gmail.com
2The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwickyasdaz17@fastmail.fm
3The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwicklkfwfl@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:24:06 -0400 From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com> Subject: Re: The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwick Pickwick Records. Pickwick Records, man. I grudgingly have to thank Pickwick Records for introducing me to the Australian Years of the Bee Gees, back when I didn’t know there was such a thing as the Australian Years of the Bee Gees. Pickwick brought it to my attention that, back in the day, the Gibbs wrote and recorded songs such as I Was a Lover A Leader of Men, I Don=99t Think It’s Funny, I Want Home, and dozens of other such songs before the Australian Years were replaced by The Stigwood Years. Yes. I should thank them. And I should also helpfully bring your attention to the following link: https://tinyurl.com/PrenatalMakeshiftConnected ...which leads to the Pickwick Records section of Bee Gees albums in discogs.com. Oh, the discogs summary is very thorough. All eight variations of Pickwick’s aptly titled “Bee Gees Bonanza” albums, with track listings for each and every song. I hope it helps you. So, there you have it. Pickwick Records, and Australian Bee Gees LPs from 1978. Yeah. So I should stop here. My therapist, if I had one, would say, that is all they need to know. But I flinch at the name Pickwick Records. I flinch like a pro wrestling referee flinches whenever he sees somebody pick up a folding chair. It’s too unbearable. In 1978, was finally exploring new Gibb songs, beyond the few Bee Gees singles I had bought as a youngster, and starting to familiarize myself with their larger catalog. Songs such as “I Can’t See Nobody,” “First of May,” and “Saw a New Morning.” And I found myself in Woolworths, and there they were: Pickwick Records pimping out tracks that they KNEW were not what the buyers wanted or expected. No mention that these were done back when the brothers were still kids appearing on local variety shows. No warning. I bought the albums, I played the tracks and cringed. I wanted those people at Pickwick arrested for impersonating a record company. I have learned to appreciate the Australian Years recordings over the decades. The internet helped. I learned to like some of the songs. It took awhile, but I did. But not in 1978. Similar things happened with a few other bands. I still have no appreciation for the early Beatles recording of “Besame Mucho,=80 for example. But this wound was deep. I thought it was healed. But then those two words: Pickwick Records. I still need more time to recover. . David Garcia, who, had there been a civil case against Pickwick Records, would have provided the court with a Victim Impact Statement in NYC . On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:22 PM wrote: > Hello everyone, i have run across this ⬆️ 2 record set. While each of the > albums is labeled appropriately they are actually two versions of Record 1 > side 1 and 2. Is this how it was published? I don’t find much about it on > line. Thanks > > Laurel > > Sent from my iPhone > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com > > Back to top
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:33:49 -0700 From: Yasmine Ghulamali <yasdaz17@fastmail.fm> Subject: Re: The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwick Oh no!  I am so sorry this has unleashed ptsd for you :(.  I can understand how ripped off you felt and how disappointed you were in the songs.  However...I do suggest, kindly, that you do get a therapist to help you work through these issues--you deserve mental health!  Sorry, could not resist, thanks for sharing, Yasmine On 2021-08-13 10:24 a.m., David Garcia wrote: > > Pickwick Records. > > > Pickwick Records, man. > > > I grudgingly have to thank Pickwick Records for introducing me to the > Australian Years of the Bee Gees, back when I didn’t know there was > such a thing as the Australian Years of the Bee Gees. > > > Pickwick brought it to my attention that, back in the day, the Gibbs > wrote and recorded songs such as I Was a Lover A Leader of Men, I > Don’t Think It’s Funny, I Want Home, and dozens of other such songs > before the Australian Years were replaced by The Stigwood Years. > > > Yes. I should thank them. And I should also helpfully bring your > attention to the following link: > > > https://tinyurl.com/PrenatalMakeshiftConnected > > > > ...which leads to the Pickwick Records section of Bee Gees albums in > discogs.com . > > > Oh, the discogs summary is very thorough. All eight variations of > Pickwick’s aptly titled “Bee Gees Bonanza” albums, with track listings > for each and every song. I hope it helps you. > > > So, there you have it. Pickwick Records, and Australian Bee Gees LPs > from 1978. > > > Yeah. So I should stop here. My therapist, if I had one, would say, > that is all they need to know. > > > But I flinch at the name Pickwick Records. > > > I flinch like a pro wrestling referee flinches whenever he sees > somebody pick up a folding chair. It’s too unbearable. > > > In 1978, was finally exploring new Gibb songs, beyond the few Bee Gees > singles I had bought as a youngster, and starting to familiarize > myself with their larger catalog. Songs such as “I Can’t See Nobody,” > “First of May,” and “Saw a New Morning.” > > > And I found myself in Woolworths, and there they were: Pickwick > Records pimping out tracks that they KNEW were not what the buyers > wanted or expected. No mention that these were done back when the > brothers were still kids appearing on local variety shows. > > > No warning. I bought the albums, I played the tracks and cringed. > > > I wanted those people at Pickwick arrested for impersonating a record > company. > > > I have learned to appreciate the Australian Years recordings over the > decades. The internet helped. I learned to like some of the songs. It > took awhile, but I did. > > > But not in 1978. > > > Similar things happened with a few other bands. I still have no > appreciation for the early Beatles recording of “Besame Mucho,” for > example. > > > But this wound was deep. I thought it was healed. But then those two > words: Pickwick Records. > > > I still need more time to recover. > > > . > > David Garcia, who, had there been a civil case against Pickwick > Records, would have provided the court with a Victim Impact Statement > in NYC > > . > > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:22 PM > wrote: > > Hello everyone, i have run across this ⬆️ 2 record set. While each > of the albums is labeled appropriately they are actually two > versions of Record 1 side 1 and 2.  Is this how it was published? > I don’t find much about it on line.  Thanks > > Laurel > > Sent from my iPhone > > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) > http://www.brothersgibb.com > > To unsubscribe, send a message to > Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com > > Back to top
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:38:03 -0400 From: lkfwfl@gmail.com Subject: Re: The Bee Gees Bonanza 1978 Pickwick David: I do very much understand and appreciate your comments. It is as if, in some cases, you are listening over a phone line to someone playing neglected vinyl. I did happen upon the Discogs page. I didn’t see anything about errors (assuming what I de So i have to assume from your comments that regardless of the situation or condition there is no value beyond my own masochism to the said vinyl. Laurel Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2021, at 1:28 PM, David Garcia wrote: > >  > Pickwick Records. > > Pickwick Records, man. > > I grudgingly have to thank Pickwick Records for introducing me to the Australian Years of the Bee Gees, back when I didn’t know there was such a thing as the Australian Years of the Bee Gees. > > Pickwick brought it to my attention that, back in the day, the Gibbs wrote and recorded songs such as I Was a Lover A Leader of Men, I Don’t Think It’s Funny, I Want Home, and dozens of other such songs before the Australian Years were replaced > > Yes. I should thank them. And I should also helpfully bring your attention to the following link: > > https://tinyurl.com/PrenatalMakeshiftConnected > > ...which leads to the Pickwick Records section of Bee Gees albums in discogs.com. > > Oh, the discogs summary is very thorough. All eight variations of Pickwick’s aptly titled “Bee Gees Bonanza” albums, with track listings for each and every song. I hope it helps you. > > So, there you have it. Pickwick Records, and Australian Bee Gees LPs from 1978. > > Yeah. So I should stop here. My therapist, if I had one, would say, that is all they need to know. > > But I flinch at the name Pickwick Records. > > I flinch like a pro wrestling referee flinches whenever he sees somebody pick up a folding chair. It’s too unbearable. > > In 1978, was finally exploring new Gibb songs, beyond the few Bee Gees singles I had bought as a youngster, and starting to familiarize myself with their larger catalog. Songs such as “I Can’t See Nobody,=80 “First of May,” and “Saw a Ne > > And I found myself in Woolworths, and there they were: Pickwick Records pimping out tracks that they KNEW were not what the buyers wanted or expected. No mention that these were done back when the brothers were still kids appearing on local variety show > > No warning. I bought the albums, I played the tracks and cringed. > > I wanted those people at Pickwick arrested for impersonating a record company. > > I have learned to appreciate the Australian Years recordings over the decades. The internet helped. I learned to like some of the songs. It took awhile, but I did. > > But not in 1978. > > Similar things happened with a few other bands. I still have no appreciation for the early Beatles recording of “Besame Mucho,” for example. > > But this wound was deep. I thought it was healed. But then those two words: Pickwick Records. > > I still need more time to recover. > > . > David Garcia, who, had there been a civil case against Pickwick Records, would have provided the court with a Victim Impact Statement in NYC > . > >> On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 2:22 PM wrote: >> Hello everyone, i have run across this ⬆️ 2 record set. While each of the albums is labeled appropriately they are actually two versions of Record 1 side 1 and 2. Is this how it was published? I don’t find much about it on line. Thanks >> >> Laurel >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees ) >> http://www.brothersgibb.com >> >> To unsubscribe, send a message to Words-unsubscribe@brothersgibb.com >> Back to top
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