Often when I put these Midnight Special albums together, I draw in material from other episodes. But for this one, everything comes from the episode that aired on June 22, 1973. The Bee Gees mostly performed their hits, but they also performed an unexpected cover of "Alexander's Ragtime Band," a song written by Irving Berlin all the way back in 1911. They never officially released a version of this, and it was one of the very few times they performed it, it seems. The only other instance I could find of them performing it dates back to 1963, when they were just starting out.
There's also an excellent version of the Beatles classic "Hey Jude," done in an interesting duet between Wilson Pickett and mostly Barry Gibb. This is another song the Bee Gees never officially released in any form. However, Pickett had a hit with it in 1968 that turned it into a soul song. This version closely followed that version.
As for Pickett, his career was on the decline in 1973. He'd had a long run of hits from 1963 to 1972. But then he made the mistake of changing record companies, and his new company, RCA, gave him poorer material. One of the two songs he did on his own here, "Mr. Magic Man," was the first single for this new record company. It was a decent hit on the R&B singles chart, but tanked on the regular singles chart. However, as can be seen and heard in this episode, Pickett was still a very talented and charismatic singer who deserved better songs to sing.
In case you're curious, here are the other musical acts on this episode: the Steve Miller Band, John Kay, Jimmie Spheeris, Maxine Weldon, and the Muledeer and Moondoog Medicine Show. (The last one being a comedy act.)
This album is 32 minutes long.
01 talk by Wolfman Jack (Bee Gees)
02 I Gotta Get a Message to You (Bee Gees)
03 talk (Bee Gees)
04 In the Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
05 Alexander's Ragtime Band (Bee Gees)
06 talk (Bee Gees & Wilson Pickett)
07 Hey Jude (Bee Gees & Wilson Pickett)
08 Run to Me (Bee Gees)
09 Mr. Magic Man (Wilson Pickett)
10 Morning of My Life (Bee Gees)
11 Holiday (Bee Gees)
12 Let There Be Love (Bee Gees)
13 My World (Bee Gees)
14 Wouldn't I Be Someone (Bee Gees)
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The cover image is a screenshot taken from a video of this exact concert. From right to left: Wilson Pickett, Maurice Gibb, and Barry Gibb.
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