Bee Gees
Greatest (1979)
FLAC LOSSLESS 24bit-96kHz
PBTHAL Vinyl Rip
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In its original form, this double-LP compilation was a very generous repackaging of four years' worth of hits and notable album tracks, plus the Andy Gibb-authored "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away." It was a perfect distillation of the sound that had put the Bee Gees on top of the pop music world from 1975 onward. At the time, it did elicit some unspoken resentment from older fans who knew their hits from the 1960s, but as a collection of first-rate '70s dance music it was unimpeachable. It's also a statement of just how successful the Bee Gees were at the time that this was a double LP, representing just those four years, and how generous the group and RSO Records could afford to be -- indeed, anything less would have seemed like exploitation of the fans, but extending it out past the obvious hits (including the Saturday Night Fever material) made this collection an event of sorts, and a release that could stand alongside their albums from Mr. Natural (where their '70s sound really begins) through Spirits Having Flown. Gathering all of this material together was, in some ways, also a sign that the era was drawing to a close. And listening to it today, one does feel the definite pull of nostalgia, for a time when life seemed much simpler -- without a war in Iraq (or the necessity of a War on Terror), before AIDS and other STDs -- and the world seemed a little more manageable, at least potentially. On that basis alone, beyond the appeal of the songs (which is massive), this collection still exerts a strong pull. In fact, just about the only better way to recall the era is to listen to the Bee Gees' original albums of the same period.
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.70 dB -18.05 dB 3:46 01-Jive Talkin'
DR14 -1.23 dB -18.07 dB 3:33 02-Night Fever
DR13 -2.49 dB -17.84 dB 5:04 03-Tragedy
DR15 -2.18 dB -19.31 dB 4:17 04-You Should Be Dancing
DR14 -2.21 dB -18.36 dB 4:48 05-Stayin' Alive
DR12 -1.38 dB -15.76 dB 4:06 06-How Deep Is Your Love
DR13 -0.79 dB -17.22 dB 3:36 07-Love So Right
DR12 -2.17 dB -17.05 dB 4:57 08-Too Much Heaven
DR14 -1.47 dB -18.66 dB 4:07 09-(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away
DR12 -0.70 dB -15.31 dB 4:05 10-Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
DR13 -1.51 dB -16.69 dB 3:22 11-If I Can't Have You
DR14 -2.37 dB -17.99 dB 3:28 12-You Stepped Into My Life
DR14 -0.70 dB -18.04 dB 4:01 13-Love Me
DR12 -0.89 dB -16.52 dB 3:17 14-More Than A Woman
DR13 -1.90 dB -18.13 dB 4:24 15-Rest Your Love On Me
DR11 -2.12 dB -16.15 dB 4:35 16-Nights On Broadway
DR13 -1.64 dB -17.73 dB 5:13 17-Spirits (Having Flown)
DR13 -1.35 dB -17.78 dB 4:11 18-Love You Inside Out
DR13 -1.61 dB -16.90 dB 4:55 19-Wind Of Change
DR14 -3.97 dB -20.83 dB 3:09 20-Children Of The World
Number of tracks: 20
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2658 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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