Editing Cucumber Castle (section)

==Background==
On 19 March 1969, Robin Gibb announced his solo career, while the Bee Gees recorded three songs "[[Tomorrow Tomorrow (Bee Gees song)|Tomorrow Tomorrow]]", "Sun in My Morning" and "Ping Pong" (unreleased). Maurice recalls,

<blockquote>"Since Robin left, Barry and I are a lot closer, we're working much more together. We're having a ball, we can bring anyone we like into things. I did the majority of the backings anyway, even when Robin was with us, but there's more work for me now. I'm bringing me out more – I do six leads on the next album; before I think I only sang three all told. I write soft, and Barry keeps telling me to write harder music. I'm progressing more to the arranging side and Barry is getting more ideas-wise, he's freer with his words. At the moment, we'll go on as a three-piece [group], and if we find someone suitable to take Robin's place, we'll take him in, we've only seen two people. We're getting tapes from Wapping and Nottingham and Stoke and all over, but we want to get someone who can sing nice. We can take care of the hair and the clothes and all that. We're not looking for a copy of Robin though".<ref name="wrote"/></blockquote>