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The initial Barry/Maurice songwriting duo produced a couple of standout tracks that were ultimately left off Cucumber Castle, the impassioned, bluesy Tomorrow, Tomorrow (a UK #23 hit and a top 10 in at least 10 different countries that was written for Joe Cocker but not recorded by him) and the stunning acoustic ballad Sun In My Morning.īut even without material as strong as this, Cucumber Castle shines with a not entirely unsurprising North American glow when you understand much of the direction of the best of Barry’s music that immediately precedes it. With Robin having quit acrimoniously following Odessa and drummer Colin Peterson ousted not long after, in a matter of months the Bee Gees had gone from a five-piece (including guitarist Vince Melouney), to a four-piece, to a three-piece, to finally, just Barry and Maurice.
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A shame, because alongside the classic 1969 double-LP Odessa, Cucumber Castle should lay claim to being one of the two best pre-disco-era Bee Gees albums, even if it only featured two-thirds of the group.
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The semi-soundtrack to a silly TV special nobody saw, likewise became an album that few people bought. To mark the anniversary of this largely forgotten album, I’ve done a deep dive to figure out how something this good managed to slip through the cracks… 50-years ago this month, Cucumber Castle by the Bee Gees was released.