Bee Gees – Life In A Tin Can
(RSO Records 1970 2394102)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
EJ Day Die Cut Embossed Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– small tear to die-cut and some rubbing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group’s line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
Life in a Tin Can is the Bee Gees’ eleventh studio album (ninth worldwide), released in January 1973. The Bee Gees moved their base of operations from England to Los Angeles to record Life in a Tin Can. However, it was unable to prevent a commercial decline with the album criticised for a lack of innovation. Despite its low sales and poor chart performance, Life in a Tin Can was awarded “Album of the Year” by Record World magazine. It was the first Bee Gees album to bear the RSO label in the US.
Track listing
- All tracks written and composed by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | “Saw a New Morning” | Barry and Robin | 4:24 |
| 2. | “I Don’t Wanna Be The One” (Barry Gibb) | Robin and Barry | 4:05 |
| 3. | “South Dakota Morning” (Barry Gibb) | Barry | 2:25 |
| 4. | “Living in Chicago” | Barry and Robin | 5:39 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
| 1. | “While I Play” (Barry Gibb) | Barry | 4:29 |
| 2. | “My Life Has Been a Song” | Robin and Barry | 4:21 |
| 3. | “Come Home Johnny Bridie” (Barry Gibb) | Barry | 3:50 |
| 4. | “Method to My Madness” | Barry and Robin | 3:10 |
Personnel
- Bee Gees
- Barry Gibb – lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
- Robin Gibb – lead, harmony and backing vocals
- Maurice Gibb – harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards
- Guest musicians
- Alan Kendall – lead guitar
- Sneaky Pete Kleinow – lap steel guitar on “South Dakota Morning” and “Come Home Johnny Bridie”
- Tommy Morgan – harmonica on “South Dakota Morning” and “My Life Has Been a Song”
- Jerome Richardson – flute on “Living in Chicago”
- Rick Grech – violin and bass guitar on “While I Play”
- Jane Getz – piano on “Come Home Johnny Bridie”
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Johnny Pate – orchestral arrangement
- Production
- Mike Stone – engineer
- Chuck Leary – engineer
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