ign . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 4 : ▁Re formation ▁ ▁In ▁mid ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁according ▁to ▁Barry , ▁" Rob in ▁rang ▁me ▁in ▁Spain ▁where ▁I ▁was ▁on ▁hol iday ▁[ say ing ] ▁' let ' s ▁do ▁it ▁again ' ". ▁By ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁reun ited , ▁Barry ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁" are ▁there ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁never , ▁ever ▁part ▁again ". ▁Maurice ▁said , ▁" We ▁just ▁discussed ▁it ▁and ▁re - formed . ▁We ▁want ▁to ▁apolog ise ▁public ly ▁to ▁Robin ▁for ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁said ." ▁Ear lier , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Robin ▁and ▁Maurice ▁recorded ▁a ▁dozen ▁songs ▁before ▁Barry ▁joined ▁and ▁included ▁two ▁songs ▁that ▁were ▁on ▁their ▁re union ▁album . ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Barry ▁and ▁Robin ▁were ▁about ▁to ▁publish ▁the ▁book ▁On ▁the ▁Other ▁Hand . ▁They ▁also ▁rec ru ited ▁Geoff ▁Br id g ford ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁official ▁drum mer . ▁Br id g ford ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Gro ove ▁and ▁T in ▁T in ▁and ▁played ▁drums ▁on ▁Maurice ' s ▁un re leased ▁first ▁solo ▁album . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁ 2 ▁Years ▁On ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁November ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁The ▁lead ▁single ▁" L