What song is missing in the box set?
 

In 1992 they released a 4 disc box set, 25 Years – The Chain. There are some songs from the Bob Welch years. And Disc 4 has many Green era songs. What other song, from the early years, should have been included in the box set?

Here are the included songs. I see Black Magic Woman, but I think I Loved Another Woman should have been there too.

Disc 3
"Hypnotized" (from Mystery to Me, 1973)
"Lay It All Down" (alternate version; from Future Games, 1971)

Disc 4
"I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (non-album single, 1967)
"Need Your Love So Bad" (non-album single, 1968)
"Rattlesnake Shake" (from Then Play On, 1969)
"Oh Well, Pt. 1" (original mono version; from Then Play On, 1969)
"Stop Messin' Round" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968)
"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (non-album single, 1970)
"Albatross" (non-album single, 1968)
"Man of the World" (non-album single, 1969)
"Love That Burns" (from Mr. Wonderful, 1968)
"Black Magic Woman" (non-album single, 1968)
"Watch Out" (from Blues Jam at Chess, 1969)
"String-A-Long" (from Jeremy Spencer, 1970)
"Station Man" (from Kiln House, 1970)
"Did You Ever Love Me" (from Penguin, 1973)
"Sentimental Lady" (from Bare Trees, 1972)
"Come a Little Bit Closer" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)
"Heroes Are Hard to Find" (from Heroes Are Hard to Find, 1974)
"Trinity" (previously unreleased from Bare Trees sessions, 1972)
"Why" (from Mystery to Me, 1973)

Lots
It was short on Bob Welch songs and maybe on purpose because we were only a few year away from the lawsuit.

Silver Heals
Bermuda Triangle
Future Games
Bad Loser
Prove Your Love

Could go on and on but those ones are essential

There could have been loads of others. Not much there from Danny.
Only You
Like it This Way
Jewel Eyed Judy (I had it in my head this was included….I guess not)
The Purple Dancer
Show Me a Smile

There was only one representative from Future Games on the box set, which was an alternate mix of "Lay It All Down". The title track, "Sands of Time", and/or "Show Me a Smile" would have been good additional choices.

Miles Away
Like it This Way
Believe Me (live 1974 Record Plant)
This is the Rock

Woman of a thousand years, Show me a Smile, Spare me a little of your love, Bermuda Triangle, Dust, Mission Bell and Dragonfly would have filled out the post-Peter era for me . Future Games might have taken up too much space, I suppose, but if it could have edged out Lay it all Down somehow that would have been good. Some of the later stuff would have had to be excised to make way for. them (I'm looking at you, Teen Beat, Not that Funny, In the back of my mind, Affairs of the heart, Oh Diane , Love is Dangerous and Stand Back: move along please...).

I loved another woman needs squeezing in as well somewhere, as the first album needs to be represented in some way.

Stand Back is the third song. It was placed really early on the first CD because you wont believe how many copies of this they sold with this being the only CD live version of Stand Back at the time. Stevie also got the lead off song. They were leaning very hard on girl even back then to sell those cookies.

It tells you everything you need to know about a vintage "best of" Fleetwood Mac collection when Stand Back is the third song on the first CD. Does anything else really matter?

While it says “I Believe My Time Ain’t Long”, it’s actually “Dust My Broom” from Mr. Wonderful.

I don’t believe that “Dragonfly” has ever been released on CD in the U.S. to this day.

Unbelievable.

It was included on the 1969-74 box on the Kiln House disc, along with “Purple Dancer”.

I was just about to add “Dragonfly” to the list of “should’ve included” songs. Steve is right: it is included in the 1969-1974 Rhino re-release (on the Kiln House disc—in mono). But it also should have been included on any number of reissue packages. It’s exquisite…

Geschaid'n twaaiknoalsgeluud
 

The Dutch/European release of the 2020 Rhino 8 CD box has "Dragonfly" in stereo.

AND IT HAS "THE PURPLE DANCER" (IN STEREO)!!!

GJK

I’ll have to check my disc again. I could swear it was in mono. But I might be confusing that with “Trinity” (included on the Bare Trees disc).

I read in wikipedia this song was written by Mick, Danny, and McVie (Christine?). Is this song, along with The Chain and These Strange Times, the only ones Mick was credited as co-author in a Fleetwood Mac album? I don't remember any other right now.

Fighting for Madge is credited to Mick, although it's hard to imagine that he created it. Perhaps it was a gift from Peter, to give Mick a royalty stream. Perhaps likewise, Searching for Madge was credited to John.

Fighting For Madge
Jeweled Eye Judy (co-credited to Mick, actually was Jenny)
The Purple Dancer (co-credited to Mick, actually was Jenny)
What A Shame (whole band)
The Chain (whole band)
Lizard People
These Strange Times

Well, I confess that being a purist would not make me a good businessman.

Well I admit at first I was happy to get that Stand Back live version on CD. A similar feeling to when I bought the single Save Me, just because it included live versions of Everywhere and Another Woman from the same show. And I still enjoy listening that Stand Back version.

But on second thoughts I agree the box set should not have included SB. It could have been in any other single.

Hi there! I always thought that there are lot of great songs from the "Pre Rumours Era" which were not included in one box set or another. Of course it goes more far away from a personal taste, as I think that some of them are a bit popular over here, and there...

- Earl Grey
- Woman Of 1000 Years
- Future Games
- Sands Of Time (complete)
- Sunny Side Of Heaven
- Bright Fire
- Caught In The Rain
- Coming Home
- Angel
- Born Enchanter

Of course, I repeat that some of them were included before, but not always