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Originally Posted by dansven
English Rose is every bit UNlegitimate an album as those Beatles LPs.
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I , in the guise of a musician, will attempt to explain what happened in a record contract back then.
the artist(s) rarely had any input into the releases made by the record company that claimed to represent them. As such it was up to Mike Vernon and later Ciifford Davis ($%^$%$%^) who decided what was released and to whom.
In that spirit The band in question whether it be FM or the Beatles had no idea what was going to be put out in their name. Fleetwood Mac, the bar band, however knew exactly who they were and what they played in a show. You ask anyone who saw them back then and they were "the Live Act". not the record company's product.
as such Fleetwood Mac, Mr Wonderful. English Rose, Then Play On, Blues Jam in Chicago, and Pious Bird of Good Omen can stand on their own.
Kiln House is a different story. The Band Had control of the product[.
I am witness to the band playing on that tour and can tell you that they played the songs in that album pretty much as it was recorded. The era of complete record company control over the band was over (or at least different)
doodyhead