Essen in Germany. I don’t know whether you’ve heard the droning of an engine? It’s a hypnotic thing. If you just go for a two-hour flight, you hear this tone. Sometimes you’d hear it in church bells; you can hear hidden melody. It was the same in an engine, and it was this melody. I think me and Barry that night in the hotel in Essen, we got back between 10 and 12, we finished up the lyrics and we had the song. What we were trying to put across with that record, it’s almost spiritual, yet it’s very self-analytical. I think it’s a very original piece of work because first of all it’s like a person saying, ‘I’ve got regrets, but I can only blame myself for something going wrong.’ But it’s not about someone setting themselves up as being a great person. It could almost mean that he stepped out of the picture and let people get on with their lives. A lot of people have their own interpretation of this song. I’m very proud of the song.”
Wednesday-Friday, June 26-28, 1968 In IBC Studio A, the group works with engineer John Pantry on mono mixing selections for their next album, Idea (including ‘Let There Be Love’, ‘When The Swallows Fly’, ‘Indian Gin And Whisky Dry’, ‘Kitty Can’, ‘Idea’, ‘I Started A Joke’, ‘I Have Decided To Join The Airforce’, ‘Down To Earth’, ‘Gena’s Theme’ and ‘Swan Song’). Also during these sessions, The Marbles’ debut single, ‘Only One Woman’, is mixed for release.
Saturday, June 29, 1968 The NME (who picture the group in session from earlier this week) states that The Bee Gees won’t begin shooting their feature length film until November. On television, the group is seen on Southern Television’s Time For Blackburn! (which also features Bobby Vee, Barry Ryan and Gulliver’s People).
Monday, July 1, 1968 At IBC studios, mono and stereo mixing is in progress for the Idea album.
Saturday, July 6, 1968 Billboard magazine reports that the group will kick off a United States concert tour on August 1st in Sacramento, California. Support acts are proposed to include Spanky & Our Gang, as well as Kenny Rogers & The First Edition. The band’s booking agents are hoping for guarantees as high as $25,000.00 with four west coast dates already booked (including Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego).
Friday, July 12, 1968 At IBC, the group tapes ‘I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You’ and a song ultimately held over for their fourth album, ‘I Laugh In Your Face’. Both songs are mixed to mono today for single release.
Saturday, July 20, 1968 Disc & Music Echo reports that the next Bee Gees single will be ‘I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You’ instead of the previously stated? ‘Idea’. However, the song ‘Idea’ will appear on their forthcoming album of the same name, scheduled for UK release on September 1st. In the meantime, The Bee Gees are filming some promos (with director Peter Goldmann) for television, since they plan to be in America when the single is issued. The NME says their tour of Japan has been pushed back to February ’69.
Tuesday, July 23, 1968 The Bee Gees work in the studio with young Lori Balmer, an Australian vocalist who recorded with the Gibbs in ’66. The
preacher and he wants to get a message to his girl or wife Robin Gibb
It’s about a person who is about to die. He’s going to his death because he’s committed murder. He is talking to a
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