First post on the Ledge for me. This thread seems like a great place to start for a longtime lurker - and fan of all FM eras - who thinks the pre-1975 Mac is criminally underrated.
My favourite pre-75 album is definitely Future Games. It has such a wonderful atmosphere and some sublime songwriting. It may not be the best album from the period, but it's the one that has always meant the most to me.
Then Play On, Bare Trees and Heroes would all be a close second place. In fact almost all of them could be really. (Though a special mention goes to Bare Trees for having the greatest cover artwork in my opinion.)
Actually, reading some of the other posts in this thread just goes to show just how great (and consistently great) FM were in this period. There are so many different replies and almost every album is someone's favourite. It still amazes me that many commentators simply brush over pre-1975 FM (or at least the 1970-74 period) as if it's not worth bothering about.
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