"What if..." -- alternate versions
 

As a collective group of what I presumably consider the biggest Fleetwood Mac fans around, I'm sure we've all considered the following questions. I want to know your responses! If you could magically unleash new, high quality recordings, tell me about what you'd choose as an alternative version of a released or unreleased song?

For example, I want an a capella version of "Crystal" with nothing but Lindsey and Stevie's voices together.

Also, I would have loved if "Smile At You" on Say You Will more closely resembled the angry version. And finally, I would KILL for a high quality version of the piano demo of "Silver Springs" that I requested a while ago.

I'd like soundboard quality shows to magically appear and fall into my lap of every show Fleetwood Mac ever played.

(or atleast for the entire Mirage tour)

LOL not like that will ever happen.

Hmmm great idea but I'll change that a little. I'd like a soundboard recording for every live performance of "Rhiannon", "Sisters of the Moon", and "I'm So Afraid", "Gold Dust Woman" and "Angel." Can't be too picky :)

Woah...that would be amazing.

Um...I would like the infamous 16 minute version of Sara...but produced exactly like the album version...NOT just the demo.

A nice, high quality version of If You Were My Love, ala Mirage Sessions, but taken to the next level, would be amazing.

I'd also request higher quality versions of Down Endless Street and You & I Part 1...but I guess they were B-Sides, correct? My 12-inch single is a misprint though...I have Part 2 instead. The versions I have are from the Tango Sessions, and I just feel like the quality could be better.

Two others I just thought of...

You Make Loving Fun with both the "it's all I wanna do" and "beginning to wonder why/feeling it's time to try" lines at the end.

Edge of Seventeen with "I know what it sounds like...when the doves cry" at the end, as an homage to Prince. Yes, I know, she hated Purple Rain and now they don't speak. I just always thought it would be the appropriate ending to that line. I sometimes sing it that way, and I always think...it must've crossed her mind...at least once.

Ooo...this is fun!

Ugh I TOTALLY want that version of "Sara".

I also want like a 15 minute long soundboard recording of a super emotional, coked out Rhiannon live. Like, 2 minutes of the verses and 13 minutes of "dreams unwind...", getting taken by the sky, listening to Stevie wail like a lunatic and finish the song crying....

Omg I'd give both of my kidneys for that.

With "Is this what you want?"...better than Mobile, AL 8-11-80

I'd keep at least one kidney, but still

Nail, do you have all the soundboards from 1982 that are circulating at least?

Here's what I know about from the sound mix board:

tour rehearsal 8-16-82
tour rehearsal 8-19-82 (with "Straight Back")
tour rehearsal ("Sisters of the Moon")
US Festival 9-05-82
East Rutherford 9-14-82 ("Sara")
Memphis 10-12-82
Baton Rouge 10-13-82 ("Sara," "Hold Me")
Baton Rouge 10-13-82 (entire show)
Denver 10-15-82
Oakland 10-20-82

I was going to mention Mobile, but Lala beat me to it.

It isn't 13 minutes, but it's almost 10 minutes.

As far as what I'd want, probably Jimmy Come On Back

I would love to have all the Live concerts from the Tusk Tour that I currently don't have. There's about six of 'em.
I'd also love to have a DVD copy of the FM show from the first night of the Unleashed Tour. I know it exists. It was promised to me, but never delivered.

You don't by chance need the one from St. Louis, MO, do you? I believe it's from September 1979. I just uploaded it on Mediafire and could easily post it for you if that's one of your missing ones.
It's a great show!!

You know what, I don't think I've ever heard this whole show. I know the Tusk Doc we have been talkin' about in another thread took it's performances from this/these? show(s). Me, the expert on the Tusk Tour and I can't remember if there was 1 or 2 St. Louis shows?
Yeah I'd love to have it. Any possiblity you can post it as a zip file or Mp3's? I can't do torrents. If it's to much of a hassle don't worry about it.

One show I can think of offhand from the Tusk Tour I don't have and would like is from Wichita, Kansas in August 1980.

I wish I had a version of Smile At You (angry version) that was better in quality than the one I have.

If you are trying to inform me about an epic Rhiannon performance then no, I have not heard this version.

LINK ME!

Sad fact... I have no complete show from the Tusk tour. This is extra sad considering it was my favorite FM era.

:(