Stevie Guitar Demos and a Rare Picture

[Scarlett DuBois]

Hey all. I've got a couple questions that I hope somebody could answer.

I'm aware there are a lot of demos floating around now of Mac Members working on their songs, partly thanks to bootlegging (and youtube for making the stuff so available and convenient) and partly due to the deluxe reissues with bonus material coming out 5 or 6 years back.

Now, Lindsey's brilliance as an arranger and guitarist and Chris's impressive piano playing are no secrets, but demos are pretty much the only place where we ever get to hear exactly how Stevie handles an instrument.

Now, piano demos are ubiquitous, but I feel like Stevie wrote some of her best material for guitar (at least I think), and as far as I'm concerned, the 75-79 period is the most interesting.

I wonder if anyone knows just which demos Stevie is heard on. For example, on the early demo of Gold Dust woman at the end of the rumours reissue, the guitar playing sounds VERY simple - frankly, a bit beneath Lindsey, even in demo mode. Is that Stevie playing? I don't see why Lindsey would impulsively lead it into "If you ever did believe".

Speaking of "If you ever did believe", are there any demos circulating of Nicks playing this on the guitar? I did believe she wrote this as well as Gold Dust Woman and naturally Landslide on guitar.

Also, are there any demos circulating where Stevie plays keys with the band? There's a version of "Storms" with a lot of organ, available as a bonus track on the Tusk reissue. Does anyone know if that's Stevie or Chris playing? I think there is a working tape where she plays keys and Lindsey plays guitar. It's very cool to hear the two of them jamming like that. Also, is it true that Stevie's piano was left on the final version of Sara? If so, I think that would be the only mac track where Stevie plays anything.

So, yeah, anyone who could give me any clarification, I'd appreciate it. I'm very curious about hearing demos of Fleetwood Mac/Rumours/Tusk era songs.

Also, on a side note, does anybody seem to know if a piano demo exists or ever has existed for the songs "Dreams" and "angel"? These seem to be the only songs for which nobody has ever dug up a solo demo!

As for a final thing, I SWEAR I've seen a picture of Stevie playing electric guitar. I think it's from the Bella Donna or wild heart sessions. As I recall she was actually dressed fairly normally (!) for once, and it was just adorable. Does anybody know what picture I'm talking about?

Any and all responses about the convoluted history of Stevie demos andt his rare picture are appreciated!