Background
On 3 January 1967, the Gibb brothers with their parents and Byrne set sail for England, aboard the ship Fairsky reaching Southampton on 6 February, while the brothers performed on a board in exchange for passage. Later, the Gibb brothers auditioned for Stigwood and they passed and signed to Robert Stigwood Organisation on 24 February. "New York Mining Disaster 1941" was the first song that was written in 1967.
The first recording session of the Bee Gees after returning to England was a second version of "Town of Tuxley Toymaker, Part 1", a song recorded by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, but was first recorded by Jon Blanchfield in Australia. Kramer's version was recorded on 4 March 1967 in IBC Studios, London, with the Gibb brothers on background vocals.
Also in March, Polydor Studio was just a room in the offices that had been converted in January that year to a small studio only for demo recordings. The first song recorded was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" in a four-track recording. The personnel consisted of Barry on vocals and guitar, Robin on vocals and organ, Maurice on bass, piano, guitar and vocals and Petersen on drums. But later, guitarist Vince Melouney joined the group. The session was engineered by Carlos Olms and produced by Robert Stigwood.
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