The first issue in Germany was in August 1969, and had the song " Please Read Me" on the disc by mistake where " I Can't See Nobody" belongs. All future compilations have a more balanced stereo mix. The album is noted by fans for its bad stereo mix of the song " Words", which increased the vocals so much that the percussion was lost in the background. The original 1969 vinyl release included the Bee Gees' 1966 Australian top ten hit " Spicks and Specks", but due to licensing issues with Festival Records in Australia, the group's 1969 hit " Tomorrow Tomorrow" was substituted on the Polydor CD release. The back cover is from the winter of 1968-1969. The cover of the album features only the four members and was taken in early 1967 before Melouney joined the band. Guitarist Vince Melouney, although playing guitar on most of the tracks, is not pictured on the front or back cover as he had departed the group a year earlier. With the release of this compilation, Robin Gibb had left the group after the previous release, Odessa, and this compilation was released while the remaining Bee Gees worked on their next album, Cucumber Castle. Many fans consider the songs from Bee Gees' 1st to sound better here than on the original album. This was the first LP appearance of " Words" and first LP appearance outside North America of " I've Gotta Get a Message to You." Both songs were presented in stereo on the Atco version and in mono elsewhere. The compilation includes the US singles " Holiday" and " I Started a Joke." However, the 1968 song " Jumbo" that was also released as a single was not included. The following songs in this compilation from 1966-1969 were very popular worldwide and were picked up by many casual fans who owned no other Bee Gees album.
It featured their singles from 1966-1969 with the exception of the band's 1968 single " Jumbo". It was their first international greatest hits album. Best of Bee Gees is a 1969 compilation album by the English-Australian rock band Bee Gees.
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