[Evan Morris]

I agree that Mick would have chosen Peter over Buckingham-Nicks, if Peter was up to it at the time. Mick has said more than once that he only wanted Buckingham to begin with, and that L.B.would not join the band without Nicks.
As long as Peter was playing well and "writing" too, it would have been a no brainer.

I've heard a few unusual theories about the Boston Tea Party tapes being sup-pressed. The most common view seems to be that Peter somehow used his influence to have the pressing held back until after he had left the band. It always seemed strange to me that a record label like Reprise would have intentionally missed out on any opportunity to profit from these tapes, not to mention Mick's desire for fortune.

Perhaps the weirdest theory I've heard is that Peter wanted the tapes held back until after Santana's version of Black Magic Woman was released. Supposedly, Peter didn't want his version from the BTP release to compete with the Santana single, and that he didn't want to be associated with any success that it might have. Of course, the vast majority of information regarding Peter Green is typically inaccurate, I'm sure this is no different, just another wild theory.