▁tracks ▁and ▁dem os . ▁ ▁Od essa , ▁C uc umber ▁Castle ▁and ▁break up ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Robin ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁that ▁St ig wood ▁had ▁been ▁favour ing ▁Barry ▁as ▁the ▁front man . ▁ ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ' ▁performances ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Top ▁of ▁the ▁P ops ▁and ▁The ▁Tom ▁Jones ▁Show ▁performing ▁" I ▁Start ed ▁a ▁Jo ke " ▁and ▁" First ▁of ▁May " ▁as ▁a ▁med ley ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁live ▁performances ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁with ▁Robin . ▁ ▁Their ▁next ▁album , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁concept ▁album ▁called ▁Master pe ace , ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁double - album ▁Od essa . ▁Most ▁rock ▁critics ▁felt ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁with ▁its ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁feel ▁on ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁the ▁country - f lav oured ▁" Mar ley ▁P urt ▁Drive " ▁and ▁" G ive ▁Your ▁Best ", ▁and ▁ball ads ▁such ▁as ▁" M el ody ▁Fair " ▁and ▁" First ▁of ▁May " ▁( the ▁last ▁of ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁a ▁UK ▁# ▁ 6 ▁hit ). ▁Fe eling ▁the ▁f li ps ide , ▁" L am pl ight ," ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁A - side , ▁Robin ▁quit ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁launched