H e put his band together, secured a few gigs and began a sojourn expected to last about five or six years.
Events did not proceed as planned however.
Australia did not agree that Andy needed such extensive seasoning.
In less than a year Andy was in great demand and his occasional small concerts gave way to regular appearances in large halls.
Then his first single, `Words And Music`/ `Westfield Mansions`, produced by long time Gibb family friend Col Joye, made the top 5 in the nations` capital city.
It was in July of 1976 when Robert Stigwood heard some of Andy`s demos and arranged for Andy to fly to Miami to record some tapes.
Andy at that time lived in Seven Hills, an outer Sydney suburb where he married his girlfriend Kim at the Wayside Chapel on July 11th, 18 months after they had met. `Kim breeds Staffordshire bull terriers and my sister does too` he once said.
`We met at a dog show when my sister Lesley introduced us`.
Wedding picture of Andy and Kim, Australia July 1976
Andy interrupted his honeymoon in Bermuda ( where he and Kim stayed at the house of Robert Stigwood) and headed for Miami where he and Barry, who flew over from his home in Douglas, formulated plans for a debut album at Criteria Studios in Miami North. The recordings were finished after a few days and Andy returned to Australia.
The tapes were submitted to RSO Records.
Shortly after Andy returned home, he received th