Mike Campbell Has A Solo Album In The Can
Per the Warren Zanes biography of Tom Petty (which I highly recommend), Mike Campbell recorded a solo album but at Petty's request never released it (Petty felt Campbell sounded too similar to Petty himself and feared it would confuse their audience).
So, subject to Campbell's willingness to cannibalize his unreleased solo album, the current Fleetwood Mac lineup will have an album's worth of original Mike Campbell material from they can draw for their own album, if they make one. |
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They do sound a bit alike. Really noticeable when Mike sings 'Oh Well' during the shows. I guess the confusion argument is understandable, but that's gotta be one hell of a relationship they had if Mike has held onto that album this whole time.
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Mike's priority was always the Heartbreakers. He was co-leader of the band, and respected Tom's judgement and authority unequivocally. It could be misinformation, but someone on a Petty message board said that Tom paid him a million dollars a year.
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He also has a Dirty Knobs album in the can.
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Might be the same album.
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Yes, that's what I meant. He was on salary as a member of the band. I imagine he may have earned producer and publishing royalties too, but not artist royalties as those all went to Tom, who had the band members on salary.
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Benmont Tench played last night at the Largo Coronet in Los Angeles. He was joined by a Very Special Guest.
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Correction: It's Demos, Not An Album
An album's worth of demos, written and sung by Mike, per pages 288-91 of the Warren Zanes book.
The point of confusion is that while the author refers to the recordings as demos, the interview subject (Heartbreakers crew chief Alan "Bugs" Weidel) says, "Mike had made an album." The full context points to the recordings being demos. |
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