BEE GEES - Odessa (Atco SD 2-702) Made in USA Velvet Sleeve gatefold 1st pressing 2LP-set (Pop) | vinyl: NM  (mint-) | cover: VG+ (aged) deletion mark in cover / gatefold | 2xLP in red velvet cover

Odessa is the sixth studio album (fourth worldwide), released first in the US by ATCO in January 1969 (stereo only) and later in the UK by Polydor in March 1969 (both mono & stereo).
The cover of the original issue is fuzzy red flocking with the title, group name, and label symbol stamped in gold on the front and nothing but the flocking on the back. The gatefold has a large dotted image of people leaving a ship in a lifeboat. There are no photographs of the group and they are not named except as to all songs being written by B R & M Gibb.
The mono version is not as different as the mono version of the previous albums. The song "Odessa" in mono has less echo on the intro vocals (‘baa baa black sheep'), and the guitars are louder, especially in verse 1. On "Edison" the harmony backing vocal is easier to hear. "Lamplight" has the vocal and rhythm guitar louder to clarify the sound. The mono mix for "I Laugh In Your Face" plays a little faster. "First of May" does not fade at the end.