Airbrushed out!

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Did Christine ever officially join the band? I've speculated about this before, but according to the early press releases, she was just a guest, helping fill out the set. Then Jeremy left. In all that craziness, did they ever actually say "well, Christine, you're now officially a member of Fleetwood Mac" or did it just sort of happen or were those press releases just plain wrong?

To be sure, I'm not questioning whether or not she was a member of the band. I'm just asking if she ever formally joined the band. My hunch is it that her membership in Fleetwood Mac just sort of happened.

It's not clear from those early press releases whether she was just joining the band to help out their live show or to 100% join the band. However, I have several interviews from just after their initial tour ended(around Oct./Nov. 1970). And, Chris & Jeremy both talked about Chris writing songs for their new album. There was also the problem of her record label. She had been signed with Blue Horizon while FM was with Warner Brothers. That may have had something to do why those early press releases were so murky.