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Originally Posted by PenguinHead
I couldn't wait to order it online and receive it in the mail, so I went searching for a place to buy it. Not many choices here in Massachusetts. Target didn't have it. Best Buy didn't have it. I called Newbury Comics and they said they had only one, and the held it for me. I figured "wow, it must have flown off the shelves!" When I went to to store to pick it up, I asked the clerk about it. He said at the moment they only had one in stock! The list price was $100, but I only paid $80.
What I like about it:
It's a graphically well designed package
The live CD is very enjoyable
The Recording Sessions CD has some interesting material that isn't on the previous 2 disc Rumours release
The commentary by Lindsey and Stevie is surprisingly insightful and well written
Some great photos
Christine managed emerge briefly from the shadows and provide some fresh comments. "Of all the Fleetwood Mac albums. I always had a bit of a penchant for Mystery To Me. I loved a lot of Bob Welch's songs and thought we blended well together, but I'm afraid it's a distant third place to Rumours, with the white Fleetwood Mac album sitting in second place, which I also thought was great."
What I don't like about it:
The loose sleeve on the back of the package which lists the contents. What do you do with that? It's too large to be contained in the box itself.
The live CD is a collection from several different shows. But it's not a full show. Most conspicuously absent are Second Hand News and You Make Loving Fun. Considering the high price point, I wish they would have given us a download option to digitally acquire all three recorded show in their entirety.
The Rosebud film is great, but the resolution is still a bit fuzzy. But I can forgive that because it was probably the best they had. I always wondered the exact context for the film, but now I know; it was produced to promote their European tour.
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Just received mine today and totally agree with you, that loose page on the back is annoying the hell out of me!
It has already ripped slightly near the bottom, why didn't they just put the tracklisting on the back of the box??
Not had time to listen to all of it but am loving the unreleased demos and have watched a bit of the Rosebud film which is great to own.
It's left me broke but just had to have it!