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Originally Posted by SteveMacD
I don't think Welch, Green, Spencer, or Kirwan are ever thrown into the equation in terms of frustration with the band. In fact, I'd almost say that it's the way the Green/Spencer years have been covered actually leads a lot of us to be frustrated with the "Rumours" band. "The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions," all three "Vaudville Years" compilations, the BBC recordings, the Boston Tea Party set, stuff with Brunning, and other live recordings have graced record stores in the last decade or so. This has given fans, most of whom weren't there when it was going on, a complete picture of that era of Fleetwood Mac, which is simply not the case with the "Rumours" band.
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I'm glad you posted this. I was going to try to do a list of pre-Rumours vs. Rumours-present releases, but the list was so long I became frustrated and stopped (especially on stupid Amazon.com). For those interested, go to CDUniverse and take a look. The Mac list is about 60% pre-Rumours (maybe even 70%).
There were many pre-Rumours albums, but that's not what we're talking about - I counted at least 5 live albums, a couple of boxed sets, and special releases galore including video. And not to belittle that era of the band, but if there's a viable market for that stuff I'd wager the market for the latter era is even greater. It just doesn't make sense to me, and that's what makes it so frustrating.