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The Bee Gees: The Odessa Files

Jeff Apter, 'Tragedy: The Ballad of the Bee Gees' (Jawbone), Spring 2016

In 1968, the Bee Gees set out to make their very own Sgt Pepper, an album they hoped would prove they were much more than pop stars with golden voices. But the ensuing album, Odessa, as the following extract from Jeff Apter's Tragedy: The Ballad of the Bee Gees goes to prove, almost destroyed the family band forever.

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