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My bet would be that Stevie and likely the McVies would be in favor of whatever the record company thought would sell best, ie single album (short-term thinking).

Mick, despite all his flaws, would have been the one to see that giving LB that creative space etc would be best in terms of the long-term continuation of the band (and not just the money from the Tusk album, whether that turned out to be either a single or a double album, but any future albums and tours as well. The others would have been thinking short-term ie just the sales of Tusk and its associated tour). If that meant backing LB's desire for a double album, then Mick would support that (which he did). Or if that meant letting LB bang on Kleenex boxes instead of drums...

Mick talked about in his first book and in interviews that he sat with LB on LB's front lawn and hashed out LB's unhappinesses/frustrations etc and creative vision. I recall at one point he reported he told LB, "Well maybe you just don't want to be in a band." But he also reported thinking about how to keep the band together longer term and if that meant the double album, supporting that.

Of course, Mick had more power than Stevie at that point in the band's history and she could be outvoted if he got John and/or Chris on his side. Oh how the tables have turned.