Master Reels
 

Alright guys, I've been in a master reels kinda mood lately, so I've been listening to tons of them and thought I'd share what I've got with you guys!

I was thinking about doing one reel a day? Or maybe two?
What do you guys think? Is this a silly thing to do or are there actually some people out there that don't have most of them?

I can provide the track listing with a little description, and then sometimes I'll put some funny things that Stevie says. Thoughts?

http://www.buckinghamnicks.net/sn/im...NicksMedia.JPG

Idk what a master reel is... anyone wanna help me out? haha

Dooooooooooo it Alexa!

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=38521

Yeah... well I kind of fail at life and stopped. Maybe I'll start again lol.

I don't really have a technical definition for master reels, but just know that they're awesome! :lol:

They are Stevie in the studio working on songs (doing partial takes, full takes, false starts, etc), talking about silly things, etc.
They're also really good, clear audio quality. :nod:

Since you got in trouble for your AWESOME ink, I will! You've gotta find a way to pass your prison time, right? Ha.

Haha, I can start where you left off! Well, I'm gonna start at #29, I think.

Master Reel #29
 

Master Reel #29

Sanctuary – Demo, cut at end
Sanctuary – False Start
Starshine – Session #1, cuts in
Starshine – Session #2

*This reel is dated 4/4/80

Master Reel #30
 

Master Reel #30

Sleeping Angel – False Start #1
Sleeping Angel – False Start #2 (“Oh, Jesus. I am losing my… that was a good introduction too. F***in’ A.” Hahaha.)
Sleeping Angel – Complete Take (really pretty)
Sleeping Angel – Scaled Down (this is just False Start #2 and Complete Take put together)
Beauty and the Beast – Alternate Take (not the blues one)

Master Reel #37
 

Master Reel #37

Julia Day 1 / “Stevie Demo” (This is about 19 minutes long with Stevie working through “Julia” on piano. “I live two lives, did you know that?” This was recorded the night after it was written, and Shelly’s arguing with her because it’s 3 o’clock in the morning.)

Ooooh thanks, I didn't have 29! :D If you have any gaps shoot me a PM and I'll see if I can help you out. :wavey:

Master Reel #49
 

Master Reel #49

Bella Donna – Take #18 (Alternate lyric)

*This reel is dated 3/17/81

Master Reel #67
 

Master Reel #67

The Highwayman – False Start
The Highwayman – False Start and Discussion (“I thought I had the beat.”)
The Highwayman – Complete Take
The Highwayman – Talking & Complete Take (“I’m almost thirty three years old. I gotta start thinking sometime… not now.”)

*This reel is dated 3/3/80

Awesome! Sounds good. Thanks! :)

(Forget what I said about one a day hahaha.)

Just let me know if anyone has any link problems!

Master Reel #74
 

Master Reel #74

Gypsy – Take #3, cuts in
Gypsy – Take #4 intro (“Hola, hola”)
Gypsy – Take #4
Gypsy – Talking/studio play
Gypsy – Take #5, great vamping at end (“You know, I don’t know if these earphones… I’m not a complainer, you know that.”)
Gypsy – Closing dialogue

*This reel is dated 4/3/80. With Tom Petty.

Master Reel #76
 

Master Reel #76

Keep Me Hanging On – Snippet (“We play the hits!”)
Gold & Braid – Take #1
Gold & Braid – Takes #2 and #3
Keep Me Hanging On – Snippet scaled down
Gold & Braid – Take #1 scaled down
Gold & Braid – Take #2 scaled down
Gold & Braid – Take #3 scaled down

Master Reel #85
 

Master Reel #85

All the King’s Horses – Smokin’ (“Were we smoking a joint here? It would be great to smoke a joint.”)
All the King’s Horses – False Start
All the King’s Horses – Complete take w/electric guitar
All the King’s Horses – Vocal Clip #1
All the King’s Horses – Vocal Clip #2

*This reel is dated 5/8/79

Master Reel #87
 

Master Reel #87

How Still My Love – Take #2
How Still My Love – Take #3, partial (“Shut up, Jimmy! The only reason I’m doing this album is because I am a terrific vocal producer and I’m proving it now.”)
How Still My Love – Take #4, partial
How Still My Love – Take #13
How Still My Love – Take #14, false start
How Still My Love – Take #15, false start
How Still My Love – Take #16, partial
Goofing Off
How Still My Love – Take #17, false start
How Still My Love – Take #18

*This reel is dated 10/11/80

Master Reel #104
 

Master Reel #104

If You Were My Love – False Start
If You Were My Love – Complete Take
If You Were My Love – Incomplete Take #1
Stevie complaining about the headphones
If You Were My Love – Incomplete Take #2
If You Were My Love – Acapella
Castaway – Take 1
Castaway – Take 2

*IFWML takes are dated 3/10/81

This is a really great one if you love IFWML!!!

Master Reel #121
 

Master Reel #121

Blue Lamp – Stevie and Sara talking and rehearsing



--Okay, that's enough for now. I'm gonna let you guys catch up! I'll be back with more later. :)

:shrug:

There's quite a bit of "behind the scenes glimpses" that have been captured besides master reels... have you seen a lot of the stuff that's been going around for years?

Of course it violates privacy, but nothing more than a limo conversation or any candid pics.

Do others feel this way too? By all means, delete this whole dealio if it's too insensitive to people.

THANKS for posting all these great goodies! I have many master reels myself so I really have to check if any you've posted are missing in my personal collection.
Regarding the sensitive or insensitive kind of posting master reels....well, I don't mind to see them posted on the web or on any websites or message boards. When we are VERY honest and would take a look at the stuff that are posted on several private websites about Stevie or are related to Stevie then ALL websites should be closed. BECAUSE...for example the lyrics: they are written by Stevie and she ownes the copyrights (I guess), so if you're very strictly you wouldn't have the right to post them on your private website because it's NOT authorized by Stevie herself. So we could go on with ALOT of other stuff as her drawings, YouTube videos etc. Nothing of this stuff is authorized by Stevie! So..WHERE want you start with what is allowed to post and what not?? I think it's quite difficult to find the right balance. This is my opinion about all this. Thanks for listening.

Alexa, I don't have a computer where I can download this stuff to right now. BUT when I do, I'm going to want you to repost all of these! They all look like they would sound awesome. I wish I could listen to them now :(

Thank you so much for these Alexa :)

I agree that this is a sensitive issue but I don't think any of us take it lightly and I do feel guilty about it. I guess we all have our own definitions of how it should be distributed. All I know is that I'm really grateful that you're all willing to share things like this. I really appreciate it and truly treasure it and I am completely aware of how special these behind the scenes things are. :)

At least they're getting shared amongst fans of Stevie and Fleetwood Mac, therefore we can appreciate the hard-work and effort that when into making these. Of course it's probably a raw issue to Stevie, but I think all of us consider this to be a privilege and understand the importance of these reels.

Thank you Alexa, you always have the best stuff to share! :xoxo:

Didn't someone purchase these 'master reels' from Modern?? But Stevie or her management didn't purchase them either???----please someone correct me if I'm wrong....I think there interesting to hear etc. Cause Stevie wouldn't ever release them.....which is sad.....but thats IMO.....to each his /her own.....:shrug:

They were contacted and offered the tapes, and they passed on them. The sellers were told by her managemennt that she has her own copies.

I can sleep at night and feel not even a slight amount of guilt about listening/having the unreleased stuff. Just like all the live bootlegs, the master reels share a similar classification. For some hardcore fans they hold a particular value, but for most others, they are just sh*t! As long as no one is profiting from them, I see no reason why there should be any feelings of guilt. I understand that some artists may feel frustrated over their lack of control of things they never intended to release (sometimes very unflattering moments), but's not like Stevie is losing profits from unreleased material.

^I agree with that, PenguinHead.

Glad those of you who are downloading are enjoying them!!

I've got some more for you guys that I'll get up here when I'm not completely swamped. :)

These have always been my favorites. I wish I knew exactly who was participating in these sessions. I can throw possible names around, but I have no proof.

Master Reel #88
 

Master Reel #88

Castaway – Drum machine demo
Bella Donna – Vocal/Piano
Think About It – Take #6
Think About It – Take #4
Think About It – Take #3

*The TAI reel is dated 4/9/81

Master Reel #90
 

Master Reel #90

Gold & Braid – Live Vocal (3/19/81)
Gold & Braid – Recorded Vocal (1/11/81)
Gold & Braid – Recorded Vocal (2/13/81)
Gold & Braid – All recorded vocals
Gold & Braid – All recorded vocals scaled down

Master Reel #91
 

Master Reel #91

Outside the Rain – Take #1, cuts in (This is about 12 minutes long. They’re kind of working out the song – Sharon’s there. Plus, Stevie sings a little bit of “Dreams” at the very end.)
Outside the Rain – Take #2
Outside the Rain – Take #3, tape runs out (“We can make this into an Italian song.”)
*This reel is dated 4/3/80

Master Reel #93
 

Master Reel #93

Outside the Rain – False Start with some chatter (“I space right out into 25 minutes without even realizing it.”)
Outside the Rain – Extended ending

*This reel is dated 4/3/80

Master Reel #157
 

Master Reel #157

How Still My Love – Instrumental and a partial take -- Jimmy yaking
How Still My Love – Complete Take #1
How Still My Love – Complete Take #2

*This reel is dated 4/10/81 and it’s cool to hear how they’ve steadily progressed to getting closer to the final version of the song.

Possible Request?
 

Would anyone be willing to do a request for the following reels? (24/79/102) I'll be more than happy to upload some in return. :)

Dark Angel, I know I've got #79 and #102. I'll dig around for #24. Give me a few minutes...

Master Reel #24
Dial the Number (with Kenny G) -- Seven takes of "Dial the Number"

*This reel is dated 4/18/88 and 1/10/89


Master Reel #79
Outside The Rain - Take #9
Outside The Rain - Take #10
Outside The Rain - Take #22
Gypsy - Drum Machine Demo

*The OTR reel is dated 1/27/80


Master Reel #102 / "Rough Mix Composite Reel 1" (Alternates/outtakes from the Bella Donna sessions.)
Leather & Lace - with Don Henley - 3/30/81
Blue Lamp - extended mix - 2/28/81

EDIT: Mediafire isn't cooperating with me, so I randomly found these links. Thanks to whoever supplied them! :)

Here's 24 in a .zip file :D

http://www.mediafire.com/?jmdzldfyzx2

And Dark Angel, I abosolutely LOVE your site! Are you still trading?

Thank you, and Alexa! :) Ironically, when I started converting some CDs to MP3 tonight I found #24 in a Zip file...somewhere Iwould never thought it would've been. lol
Thanks for the compliment on my much-in-need of updating site! I've actually been trying to finish some cassette to CD transfers/editing for a trader/friend, so I've been out of the trading scene for awhile. I'm hoping after I get all this done, I can get organized, update the trade portion of my site...and hopefully the other portions, and start trading again sometime in the new year.

Here are reels 43 & 44 for now. I'll upload some more tomorrow. :)

Reel #43

43) Stevie Nicks 24 track reel, no date
2) Forsaken Love, Stevie and piano
3) Forsaken Love, Stevie, Sharon, piano
4) Forsaken Love, Acapella Full Background vocals
5) Forsaken Love, Full version
6) Forsaken Love Take 2
7) Beautiful Child (snippet)

Reel 44

44) Stevie Nicks Music Film Score (1/4 in. reel)
Blue Water
Rhiannon Piano “Birds Rising Demo”
Forsaken Love
Forsaken Love