Lindsey's Fleetwood Mac castoff songs - and The Chain box set

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Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Not sure whether its what you're aiming at but I'd suggest a whole load of 'Middle years' material including Purple Dancer, Sunny Side of Heaven, Sentimental Lady and Show Me a Smile. There was nowhere near enough of this on The Chain.

I whole hardheartedly support that. I'm in love with all of those middle years albums. Most the press focuses either on the Green years or Rumours era, so the middle, transitional period gets overlooked. There a some good compilations of their blues era, but not of the prolific, turbulent 1971-1974 era.It would be fantastic to have a box set that would highlight that forgotten but very interesting era. Surely they can dig up alternate takes and live performances to compliment album selections, along with extensively written account of events.

What I was initially aiming at is exactly what I stated; there is still a substantial amount of material from the band, in more recent decades, that isn't featured on formal albums, and thus, less available;easily forgotten songs that could be given better exposure an value if compiled together in a new collection. I didn't intend for my whimsical thought to seen as an negation of another period of the band. In fact, I think it's overdue for those albums - Kiln House, Future Games, Bare Trees, Penguin, Mystery to Me, and Heroes are Hard to Find - should be remastered and re-released, preferably with lots of bonus tracks-- alternate/single mixes, outtakes and live material.

I agree that The Chain gave only mere representation to their complete history. Its main purpose was on the most commercial era of the band, with a just nod to the past.