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Old 04-08-2013, 10:53 AM
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The performance(s) were filmed by a French television crew for broadcast on a program entitled “La Nouvelle Vague De La Pop Music”, and as THD mentioned, some of the video and audio was utilized by the producers of the 2009 BBC documentary, “Blues Britannia: Can Blue Men Sing the Whites?”
It was shot when Fleetwood Mac was headlining (along with The Move) on the second day of the two day “Bank Holiday Bluesology Festival” at the Chateau Impney in Droitwich, Worcestershire, September 02, 1968.
On first viewing, it would appear that the video documents a complete performance by Fleetwood Mac, but closer inspection reveals that while the bulk of the footage shows them playing ‘Shake Your Moneymaker’, that footage has been edited with shots of them performing different songs and it is the near continuous audio once the performance begins that fools the viewer into accepting the illusion.
While I highly recommend seeking out the BBC documentary, it should be noted that there is actually little concerning Fleetwood Mac, and of the footage used, there remain no shots of Danny Kirwan, and even more unfortunate, his name is never mentioned.
If anyone has any information about the French TV show this was originally shot for, “La Nouvelle Vague De La Pop Music”, I for one would be very interested in hearing about it. I could find nothing on the web.
While we can only hope, the chances are, the film crew shot most of the footage without sound, but there is still a possibility that there was audio recorded of the entire set.
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