FM's original "four song demo"
File under: wondering out loud -
I'd like to throw this one out to the group, see if anyone has any thoughts on it -
In the interview that opens the booklet for the "Complete Blue Horizons Sessions 1967 - 1969" Mike Vernon mentions a four song demo recorded for consideration at Decca -
My interpretation of the conversation between him and Green that follows is that the four songs were recorded, rejected, and then Spencer was brought on board -
Of the ten songs recorded at the end of 1967 that are listed in the booklet as "exact recording date not known" - only four have the three man line-up of Green, McVie and Fleetwood:
"Rambling Pony No. 2"
"Looking For Somebody"
"No Place To Go"
"Drifting"
I would propose that these were the four tracks submitted to Decca - (fully acknowledging that I have no possible way knowing)
Anybody care to venture a guess? Even better, if you have information from some other source that would prove or disprove this theory, I'd be grateful if you'd share -
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