[Mr Scarrott]

Hmm.. my final revised attempt at a 3 CD (how quaint!) (near-enough) 50 year retrospective look at the breadth of the Mac's music. Each 80 minute CD has to include at least one track from each studio album and the EP. Sometimes a writer's work has been passed over from a particular album which may seem unfair, but time constraints, stylistic choices and a need to try to balance their contributions from other albums forced hard choices. So Mr Wonderful is all Peter, Kiln House is all Jeremy, no Bob Welch from Future Games or Penguin, no Chris from HAHTF or Mirage, no Lindsey from the White album, no Stevie from Tango and the EP. And no Dave Walker or Bob Brunning at all... shoehorning anything in other than the title track from Behind the Mask seems fraught. The Second Time, to my ears at least is not as bad as everyone makes out (cowers in the corner). Its chief virtue is its brevity, however. Still, four hours agreeably spent listening to it and the sequencing works, at least for me .

1.
The Green Manalishi (with the Two Prong Crown)
Sisters of the Moon
Coming Home (HAHTF)
Dragonfly
Warm Ways
Sometimes
That's Alright
Spare me a little of your love
One Together
Bleed to Love Her
You Make Loving Fun
Second Hand News
Everywhere
Dreamin' the Dream
Remember Me
Stop Messin' Around
Shake your Moneymaker
Coming Your Way
Tusk
The Way I Feel
The Second Time
It Takes Time

2.
The Chain
This is the Rock
Black Magic Woman
Rhiannon
Behind the Mask
Hypnotized
Although the sun is shining
Save me a place
Love that burns
Brown Eyes
Smile at you
Woman of 1000 years
Sentimental Lady
Little Lies
Go your own way
Nothing without you
Gypsy
Miss Fantasy
Caught in the rain
Safe Harbour
The World keep on turning

3.
Big Love
Show me a smile
Dust
Closing my Eyes
Sara
All over again
Man of the World
Landslide
Albatross
Did you ever love me
Say Goodbye
She's changing me
Say you love me
Eyes of the World
Lazy Poker Blues
Sad Angel
When the sun goes down
Mission Bell
Never going back again
I loved another woman
Why
Gold Dust Woman