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Old 12-19-2014, 07:34 AM
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Default Lindsey's Fleetwood Mac castoff songs - and The Chain box set

Lindsey, in comparison to Christine and Stevie, has a lot more non-album b-sides and one-off songs. Lately I've been listening to them and enjoying them;appreciating them more over time. These are somewhat overlooked and obscure gems:

Down Endless Street
Cool Water
You and I -part one
Goodbye Angel
Make Me a Mask
Teen Beat
Book of Miracles
Go Insane (Dance)

Several of these are featured on The Chain box set, which seems ancient and forgotten now. I love the set, but thought it could be better. It's a rather bleakly designed, with an odd song arrangement, no liner notes to provide context for the material, and inexplicably, missing or inaccurate information about alternate mixes. It seems like it's long overdue to have a more up-to-date box set, after their new album, since this is such a "profound" chapter in their history.

In my dreams, a new box set (working title:The Links?) or double disks wouldn't be glutted with all the typical hits/familiar songs - the world doesn't need that. It would gather all the stray songs like the ones above, EP songs, and highlight others like Fireflies, Not Make Believe, Don't Let Me Down, Farmer's Daughter, One More Night, Paper Doll, Love Shines, Heart of Stone etc..

Also closely related material like the first duet version of Twisted, and Roll With Me Henry (which is practicably a Fleetwood Mac song since it features Christine with Mick, Billy (and Rick and John?). Of course alternate and new live versions of songs from,albums could flesh out the set.

What am I missing? This is my insomniac thread; it's four in the morning and I still can't go to sleep. It's going to be a rough day.
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