ub by ▁Check er ' s ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁the ▁Gib b ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁ 1 7 1 ▁Bun ner ong ▁Road , ▁Mar ou bra , ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁Just ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁Robin ▁Gib b ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁" S yd ney ," ▁about ▁the ▁brothers ' ▁experience ▁of ▁living ▁in ▁that ▁city . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁his ▁post hum ous ▁album ▁ 5 0 ▁St . ▁Catherine ' s ▁Drive . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁minor ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁" W ine ▁and ▁Women ", ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁group ' s ▁first ▁LP , ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁Sing ▁and ▁Play ▁ 1 4 ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁Songs . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Festival ▁was , ▁however , ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁dro pping ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁Le ed on ▁ro ster ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁perce ived ▁lack ▁of ▁commercial ▁success . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁the ▁American - born ▁song writer , ▁producer ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Nat ▁K ip ner , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁been ▁appointed ▁A & R ▁manager ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁independent ▁label , ▁Sp in ▁Records . ▁K ip ner ▁briefly ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁group ' s ▁manager ▁and ▁successfully ▁negoti ated ▁their ▁transfer ▁to ▁Sp in ▁in ▁exchange ▁for