The Bee Gees' 1969 double album "Odessa" has been expanded for a 40th anniversary reissue, due Jan. 13 via Reprise. The three-disc set includes stereo and mono mixes of the project plus 22 ...

Bee Gees Sprawling "Odessa" marked Bee Gees' apex. When I saw that Rhino had reissued great discs like the "Bee Gees' 1st," "Horizontal" and "Idea," I took notice, but I didn't dive in.

BEE GEES > Odessa. By. Hal Horowitz. Updated: February 8, 2013 2:18 pm. This often ignored 1969 double vinyl album from the brothers Gibb was as lush, plush and sumptuous as its eye catching faux ...

With its opulent cover –“Bee Gees Odessa” stamped in gold into its fuzzy velour – the Australian-bred pop quartet’s fourth announced itself as one of the last major statements of ’60s ...

Like any late Sixtiess band worth its salt, the Bee Gees needed a majestic concept album. Originally conceived as Masterpeace, the 1969 double album Odessa wasn’t the commercial success of the ...

He also played on the Bee Gees' ambitious 1969 double LP, Odessa, before the band split up later that year. When they reunited in 1970 to embark on a new phase of their career, Petersen was out.

Enough news outlets have referred to the Bee Gees as a disco outfit for me to feel the need to refer you, dear reader, to their entire career. This list is a career overview with a few obscurities ...

After becoming the first non-family member to join the Bee Gees when the Gibb brothers relocated to London in 1966. Petersen played drums on the albums Bee Gees’ 1st , Horizontal , Idea , Odessa ...

Few Bee Gees songs showcase just how well its members could belt out vocals like this one. Barry Gibb sounds particularly lovely on this 1969 track, ... It’s a standout track on Odessa.

Colin Petersen Facebook / Best of the Bee Gees. Petersen was born on March 24, 1946, in Queensland, Australia. He got his nickname from starring in the 1956 film “Smiley.” At age 20, Petersen ...

Odessa (1969) also sold well internationally, and that year’s compilation album Best of Bee Gees hit the Top 10 in America and Britain, featuring the global hit single “Words.”Peterson is ...

Colin Petersen, the original drummer for the Bee Gees who also found fame as a child actor in the film "Smiley," died Monday. He was 78.