Allan Clarke works with Maurice Gibb in the early 70th

[albatros]

After Clarke leave THE HOLLIES he worked with Maurice Gibb from the Bee Gees. At this time the Bee Gees also split up. They worked on an album. I read, that Allan Clarke loved to work with Maurice Gibb. But most from this songs were never released. The work from Allan and Maurice stopped, cause the BEE GEES were  reformed in the mid 70th. Would be great to have this songs with Allan and Maurice. Did anyone have this ones ??

[anthony]

had no idea they had worked together, another missed chance.

[thejanitor]

Maurice began recording an album called The Loner in 1969/70 (during the Bee Gees' brief split period), that a lot of the tracks were never officially released because of the brothers' reformation, but are available as bootlegs. Is this the project you're referring to, because none of the sites about this album I've looked on mention of Allan being involved. The only other predicament I can think of is that the two might have collaborated on something during Allan's early solo career in 1972/73 that never saw the light of day, but even by that point the Bee Gees were fully active again with the To Whom It May Concern and Life In A Tin Can albums.

Could I also ask, if you can remember, where you read this?

[Gralto]

Just copying what I wrote in another post on this board re: Gibb and Clarke:

When I interviewed Clarkey back in 2013, he mentioned he had done some recording with Maurice Gibb. What?? I pressed with questions as to when/where/why etc but he couldn't remember. Given the Bee Gees fell out with each other in 1969/70 and Maurice found himself a solo artist, perhaps it was around then. Gibb's one and only solo album 'The Loner' from 1970 remains (officially) unissued and though Clarke's name is not known to be attached to this project, who knows?

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I'm with you Janitor - Albatros, unless you read it on this site, where did you source this info? I've not come across any articles or Clarke interviews where anything is mentioned of the Clarke/Gibb collaboration (but that's not to say it wasn't reported). Be keen to know if this was mentioned in a German newspaper or magazine article back in the day.

[poco]

Maurice Gibb

Maurice Gibb — vocal, guitar, bass, mellotron
Alan Kendall — guitar
Geoff Bridgeford — drums
Gerry Shury &mdash piano
engineer: ?
producer: Maurice Gibb
November and December 1971, IBC Studios, London

ANYMORE
Maurice Gibb (1971)
8 November 1971
stereo, lead vocal possibly Maurice Gibb
unreleased

SATURDAY MORNING, SATURDAY NIGHT
Maurice Gibb (1971)
8 November 1971
stereo, lead vocal possibly Maurice Gibb
unreleased

Maurice made a few more solo recordings late in 1971, none of which was released. Nothing is known of these two.

[gee]

A Maurice Gibb solo track 'Country Woman' recorded on 6 April 1971  during the 'Trafalgar' sessions was used as the non album 'B' side to 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart' single

plus 'On Time'  recorded on 21 October 1971  was used as the 'B' side of 'My World' 

Also 'Railroad' written by Maurice and Billy Lawrie (Lulu's brother) was another solo Maurice track that was later included on a budget Contour records compilation ('I've Gotta Get A Message To You')

originally 'Railroad' was the 'A' side of an unsuccessful  UK single c/w 'I've Come Back' issued on 17 April 1971 - tho' this reached the charts in Malaysia making no.6 and Singapore reaching no.9 and featured the late Les Harvey (brother of Alex) of Stone The Crows on guitar 

these seem to be main four solo Maurice Gibb tracks of that era to be released tho' he also took a rare lead vocal on 'You Know it's For You' on 'To Whom it May Concern' in 1972

Maurice was also in The Bloomfields with Billy Lawrie and Johnny Harris who released one single a version of 'The Loner' but then folded  and Maurice then of course rejoined his brothers

can't find any mention of Allan Clarke however Johnny Harris of The Bloomfields was earlier in a band named The Shubdubs (!) with keyboardist Roger Coulam later of Blue Mink...who played piano for The Hollies on 'Hey Willy' in 1971 so there could be a musical friends link there maybe...?

[albatros]

Hi Simon! I've read the info about Clarke's collaboration with Maurice Gibb on the netz. Unfortunately, I can not say what I have read. All I know is that Allan Clarke was very excited about working with Maurice Gibb. He was amazed that it did not come out. The songs had in his opinion hit potential.