Fleetwood Mac was a British blues band, formed in London in 1967. It was founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their self-titled debut album. Danny Kirwan joined as a third guitarist in 1968. Keyboardist and vocalist Christine Perfect, who contributed as a session musician from the second album, married McVie and joined in 1970.
They scored a number of hits including a UK number one with “Albatross”; other hits included “Oh Well” and “Man of the World”. All three guitarists left in succession during the early 1970s, to be replaced by guitarists Bob Welch and Bob Weston and vocalist Dave Walker. Although John McVie and Mick Fleetwood remained, the band took a new direction into pop/rock with the change of personnel. But that’s another story…
This release compiles 11 tracks recorded by Fleetwood Mac for the BBC following the departure of Peter Green. Christine Perfect moved to centre stage, with the band successfully re-recording material from her Chicken Shack and solo LP. Also included are songs from Then Play On, Kiln House (Black And White Blues TV documentary) and Future Games albums. Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan feature extensively, as does Bob Welch on a specially recorded version of should-have-been-a-hit single Dragonfly. Sound Quality is excellent except for the Black And White Blues tracks which are still very listenable.
Tracklisting:
Side One
1. Crazy About You
2. Down At The Crown
3. Tell Me All The Things You Do
4. Station Man
5. Dragonfly
6. Start Again
7. Preachin’
Side Two
1. Purple Dancer
2. Down At The Crown
3. Get Like You Used To Be
4. Dragonfly
5. Station Man
6. One Sunny Day
7. When The Train Comes Back
8. I Believe My Time Ain’t Long
9. Teenage Darling
