http://www.blender.com/reviews/review_1771.html
Jenny at burnish.net posted this article, a Blender review of the reissues. It's worthwhile reading for the little hints it gives about the demos/outtakes/rarities, as well as the overall commendation the remastering recieves at the article's end.
Here I've posted the paragraphs that include references to the rarirites, and the end paragraph about the great new sound definition we can expect from these cds.
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Though Buckingham and Nicks became the stars, Fleetwood and John McVie formed the support system: No matter how extravagant the vocal harmonies, the basic propulsion never wavered. That rhythm section shines on two previously unreleased free-form pieces, “For Duster (The Blues)” and a 10-minute odyssey featuring Bob Welch, “Jam B (Early Bits).”
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The unreleased gems are much wilder than those on Rumours — “The Ledge,” in its early incarnation, was a less churning song called “Can’t Walk Out of Here”, while Nicks’s first “Sisters of the Moon” caught a more ruminative brand of feminist sorcery.
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The real news about this reissue (is) the careful remastering, which should have been done a long time ago. All three works suffered when initially transferred to disc, no doubt in a rush to capitalize on the CD craze — the edges were blunted, the crisp attack of Buckingham’s guitars got buried, the voices blurred together ever so slightly. Those who grew up on these early CDs should brace themselves, because these renderings reveal amazing little surprises, newly uncovered details that practically force you to hear this frantic five-year burst of greatness in a whole new way.
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