Rare, Precious and Beautiful

Rare, Precious and Beautiful is the compilation released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on Polydor Records; in Germany, the compilation was released on Karussell and Forum Records.^[1] All of the songs on this album were originally released on the group's 1966 album Spicks and Specks.^[2] It was also issued in 1968 by Atco Records as catalogue number SD 33-264 in electronically rechanneled simulated stereo.^[3]

Rare, Precious and Beautiful
Compilation album by The Bee Gees
Released	1968
Recorded	April–May, June–July 1966 Sydney, Australia
Genre	Beat, pop
Label	Polydor Atco (USA) Karussell, Forum (Germany)
Producer	Nat Kipner
The Bee Gees chronology
Turn Around, Look at Us (1967) Rare, Precious and Beautiful (1968) Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Volume 2 (1968)

The release was followed by a Volume 2 and Volume 3.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocal(s)	Length
1.	"Where Are You"	Maurice Gibb	Maurice	2:10
2.	"Spicks and Specks"		Barry	2:52
3.	"Playdown"		Barry, Robin, Maurice	2:54
4.	"Big Chance"		Robin, Barry	1:40
5.	"Glass House"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Robin	2:25
6.	"How Many Birds"		Barry	1:57

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb except where noted.

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocal(s)	Length
1.	"Second Hand People"		Barry, Robin, Maurice	2:10
2.	"I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself"	Robin Gibb	Robin	2:43
3.	"Monday's Rain"		Robin, Barry	2:58
4.	"Tint of Blue"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Barry, Robin	2:05
5.	"Jingle Jangle"		Robin	2:10
6.	"Born a Man"		Barry	3:10