Review by Nicholas James

This is a brand new remastered edition of the classic greatest hits package from the late 1970s, including several bonus tracks.

Before going any further with this review I must point out to those who are not familiar with this album that it is not a definitive greatest hits package of Bee Gees songs. (This role is still best played by Their Greatest Hits: The Record). This album was never intended to be a full greatest hits package; it was a collection of their biggest hits from the late 1970s disco era, when they sang in falsetto voices and completely ruled the world.

All the big, iconic falsetto hits are here. This time they are all presented in crisp sound quality, which is good because this is an era when the sound quality of the original recordings was high (in later years, when recording albums at their own Miami studios, the sound quality of Bee Gees songs declined).

There are other reasons to buy this album. Perhaps the biggest is that, for the first time ever, their recording of 'Warm Ride' is included. This was, of course, eventually recorded by Andy Gibb on his album After Dark. Warm Ride is a pleasant, gentle song and is a very welcome release.

The remainder of the bonus tracks are all remixes of songs featured elsewhere on the album. They have little to distinguish them, but do make the album more of an event.

However, as the definitive record of the Bee Gees most successful period, this album deserves the five star rating I have given it.

Why Buy Greatest: Special Edition?

Crisp sound, one previously unreleased recording, and several remixes.