Fleetwood Mac (Deluxe Edition) Box set

[jenniferuk]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

You've got a good memory!

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Is it a weird coincidence that a few of us are thinking
(hoping, wishing and praying) that a Buckingham Nicks
Deluxe Set comes our way? 45th anniversary no less.

It'd be wonderful if it could be done by Analogue Productions
and pressed at RTI. Or even better by the folks that are doing
the special pressings at MoFi. The Limited Edition UltraDisc One-
Step 45 rpm vinyl 2LP box sets. Very limited sets. Costly too at
$100 a pop.

Well, I received my Amazon UK parcel yesterday and it was indeed smashed to bits, but fortunately the album was in a box within a box within the shipping box and is intact. We regularly order items from the UK and this box was quite a sight (won't order music from them again).

Thrilled to bits with the music, which might bump BuckVie off the currently most played list.

[SisterNightroad]

Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac: Deluxe Edition (Reprise)

Fleetwood Mac wasn’t entirely unknown to American rock fans when their self-titled album appeared in 1975, but the impressions people had were confused. Fleetwood Mac began in the ’60s as a British blues-rock band fronted by a brilliant guitarist, Peter Green. With his departure began continual lineup shifts with a changing cast of musicians, vocalists and songwriters. By 1975 Mac was best known as the band that sang about UFOs and the Bermuda Triangle.

But that was about to change. For Fleetwood Mac, the band added a pair of Yanks, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, and embraced the sonic perfectionism of the Los Angeles studio sound. On the resulting album, melody and harmony were brought to a platinum polish with memorable hooks and lyrics on the vagaries of love. The hits kept coming: “Over My Head,” “Rhiannon,” “Say You Love Me,” “Landslide.”

The newly issued Fleetwood Mac slipcase package contains the album on remastered vinyl as well as CD. An additional disc of “early takes” isn’t revelatory but suggests how those songs might have sounded live, shorn of some of that studio sheen and sounding more like a band together in the moment.

https://shepherdexpress.com/music/al...ition-reprise/



ALBUM REVIEW: Reissue of a classic is a must for fans

This is a simply beautiful album from Fleetwood Mac. It looks beautiful and sounds just perfect. For fans, it is a must. The band’s original 1975 self-titled album was an overwhelming smash when it was first released. It topped the album chart and sold more than five million copies in the US, thanks to classic songs like ‘Landslide’, ‘Say You Love Me’, and ‘Rhiannon’. The line up was the band’s most successful incarnation to date, comprising of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Christine McVie. This re-release comes as the band continues its campaign to reissue its classic albums. The collection includes newly remastered audio, rare and unreleased studio and live recordings, and more. It is available on three different formats: Deluxe, Expanded and Remastered. The deluxe edition includes a third disc with extra unreleased live recordings, including performances of ‘Landslide’, ‘Oh Well’, ‘Station Man,’ and World Turning’ among others. It also comes with a DVD, LP version of the original album and in-depth liner notes and rare photos. Reviewed by Zoe Myall

Read more at: https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/what...fans-1-8373379

[Andy Man]

Just finished listening to the live album...

In one word: Refreshing.


Out of all the deluxe editions, this is the first one where I am truly experiencing "new" material. The live album has such a raw energy and excitement to it. I always thought that, if I could go back in time, the Tusk tour is the point in the band's history I would want to have witnessed; however, I now wish that I was alive and of age to have seen the "new" lineup in 1975. What amazes me about the live album is it gives such a clear idea as to the state FM during this moment: new songs, a sense of expanding the sonics of the band, the pride that the three Brits have in showing off the new talent from America, and a general lack of restraint (unlike the very polished performances that would only increase as the band became more popular). It is also touching to hear how Christine was really the band leader at this point. I would argue that the leader role was quickly taken over by Lindsey, most likely with no complaints from Christine. However, in 1975, Christine was the "face" of Fleetwood Mac and it was her material that really defined the sound of the band. This concert, to me, represents Christine "showing the way" for the talents of Stevie and Lindsey to be unleashed for the future. It is also so incredible to hear "Rhiannon," "Landslide, " Over My Head," "I'm So Afraid," and "World Turning" as new songs. This is without a doubt (no doubt at all) the best recorded version of "Rhiannon" we have; Stevie is really selling it and giving the audience no doubt that she belongs in this band. Lindsey's guitar playing is much more sporadic than in future tours; however, this concert hints at the true rock and roll performer and "guitarist supreme" he would become. John and Mick are incredibly tight on this recording. All of the live recordings with these deluxe editions have allowed for me to have a greater appreciation for John McVie's playing...the man is a master of his craft. And Christine...her piano and keyboard playing are stunning throughout this entire live set. As a piano player myself, I have always been drawn to Christine's work. This live recording has elevated my respect for her musicianship; the blues energy she gives in "Get Like You Used To Be," the rhythmic playing she provides in "Rhiannon," and the last minute of "Spare Me A Little Of Your Love" prove just how sophisticated and intelligent Christine McVie is as a keyboardist/pianist (not to mention her vocals throughout).

The live album is worth the price of admission here. Though I love the work on Rumours and beyond, it is nice to listen to this band without the mainstays that have so dominated their shows since 1975. Hearing the band play pre-Buckingham/Nicks material has allowed for me to focus on the actual playing that this band is capable of. I will no doubt be returning to the live set quite often.

[jcalzaretta]

Do you always trust your first initial feeling?

So damn amazing.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Andy Man

Just finished listening to the live album...

In one word: Refreshing.


Out of all the deluxe editions, this is the first one where I am truly experiencing "new" material. The live album has such a raw energy and excitement to it. I always thought that, if I could go back in time, the Tusk tour is the point in the band's history I would want to have witnessed; however, I now wish that I was alive and of age to have seen the "new" lineup in 1975. What amazes me about the live album is it gives such a clear idea as to the state FM during this moment: new songs, a sense of expanding the sonics of the band, the pride that the three Brits have in showing off the new talent from America, and a general lack of restraint (unlike the very polished performances that would only increase as the band became more popular). It is also touching to hear how Christine was really the band leader at this point. I would argue that the leader role was quickly taken over by Lindsey, most likely with no complaints from Christine. However, in 1975, Christine was the "face" of Fleetwood Mac and it was her material that really defined the sound of the band. This concert, to me, represents Christine "showing the way" for the talents of Stevie and Lindsey to be unleashed for the future. It is also so incredible to hear "Rhiannon," "Landslide, " Over My Head," "I'm So Afraid," and "World Turning" as new songs. This is without a doubt (no doubt at all) the best recorded version of "Rhiannon" we have; Stevie is really selling it and giving the audience no doubt that she belongs in this band. Lindsey's guitar playing is much more sporadic than in future tours; however, this concert hints at the true rock and roll performer and "guitarist supreme" he would become. John and Mick are incredibly tight on this recording. All of the live recordings with these deluxe editions have allowed for me to have a greater appreciation for John McVie's playing...the man is a master of his craft. And Christine...her piano and keyboard playing are stunning throughout this entire live set. As a piano player myself, I have always been drawn to Christine's work. This live recording has elevated my respect for her musicianship; the blues energy she gives in "Get Like You Used To Be," the rhythmic playing she provides in "Rhiannon," and the last minute of "Spare Me A Little Of Your Love" prove just how sophisticated and intelligent Christine McVie is as a keyboardist/pianist (not to mention her vocals throughout).

The live album is worth the price of admission here. Though I love the work on Rumours and beyond, it is nice to listen to this band without the mainstays that have so dominated their shows since 1975. Hearing the band play pre-Buckingham/Nicks material has allowed for me to focus on the actual playing that this band is capable of. I will no doubt be returning to the live set quite often.

I'm still exploring this edition. It's just so good.

The other time I saw Christine step up so much was during the BTM tour. She stole the show on that tour.

But her organ and keys on that live disk are sublime and incredible. The pace of Get Like You Used to Be is insane... not just her solo.. but after her solo during LB's guitar solo... she's killing it..

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by jenniferuk

Well, I received my Amazon UK parcel yesterday and it was indeed smashed to bits, but fortunately the album was in a box within a box within the shipping box and is intact. We regularly order items from the UK and this box was quite a sight (won't order music from them again).

Haven't been posting much lately so I missed this.
Sorry to hear you had some similar problems as I
have had with them.

I have to admit even in the good ole' USA you can't
always depend on Amazon anymore. I would say
about half my packages aren't packaged well anymore.

The packaging material they used for my most recent
order matched what Melody Gardot's wearing on the
cover of her newest release. Nothing at all.

[lennonfan]

Well after waiting forever this box finally arrived.
So well worth the wait! My fave box thus far, likely not to be topped. The surround mix is all I hoped for, the extended World Turning is great and hearing Lindsey's guitar orchestrations is just so enlightening...what a master.

So nice to hear them live without the Rumours war horses. I love Why.
The pic on the booklet of John acting like a spoilt child reaching for the ball Mick keeps out of reach ..tooo funny....should have been the pic of an inner sleeve

[SisterNightroad]

Album Reviews: Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac (Deluxe Edition), Plus Andrew Sheppard, Sue Foley, Sam Lewis

I can’t listen to Fleetwood Mac’s eponymous 1975 album without thinking of a lunch meeting I had in New York City early in the year before its release. I had arranged an interview with a folk duo called Carlson and Gailmor, whose debut LP was about to come out, and a publicist at their record company had asked for a favor: Would I mind if another fledgling duo joined us for lunch? This couple, explained the publicist, were still working on their own first album for the label and would not be expecting an interview; they wanted to come along merely to get a sense of what it was like to deal with the media and what kinds of questions they might face from journalists if their careers ultimately did take off.
I said “sure,” and the couple met us for lunch. The details of our conversation have been lost to time, but I do remember that they seemed ambitious. At any rate, we shook hands after our meal and said goodbye. In the months that followed, Carlson and Gailmor’s album flopped. Meanwhile, the tag-along couple’s LP came out in September and arrived in my mailbox. It didn’t make much of an impression on me, and it didn’t sell any better than the Carlson and Gailmor album.

But early the next year, I read some news about this southern California duo, whose names were Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks: on New Year’s Eve, they’d joined a long-lived but struggling British blues/rock band called Fleetwood Mac. It seems that the group’s Mick Fleetwood had listened to Buckingham Nicks, the pair’s album, and heard what I and many other listeners had missed. Mick was floored by Buckingham’s work, and soon he and his bandmates John and Christine McVie and were just as blown away by Nicks—and by the magic that resulted when the duo collaborated with them.

The quintet’s first album together—recorded in January and February of 1975 and released that July—is called simply Fleetwood Mac. Self-titled albums are typically debuts (and, in fact, the group’s 1968 first LP also bore that title), but the moniker was appropriate. Fleetwood Mac had been around for the better part of a decade and had issued nine previous albums, but the addition of Buckingham and Nicks had resulted in what was essentially a new band.

And what a band they were. Their “debut” album—the group’s first chart-topper, though it took 15 months to crawl to No. 1—produced three hit singles, Christine McVie’s infectious “Say You Love Me” and sublime “Over My Head”; and Stevie Nicks’s “Rhiannon,” which instantly established her as a world-class vocalist. And every one of the other eight tracks is just about as good.

Buckingham and Nicks contribute mightily, but so do the other three members, who seem to garner fresh inspiration from the new lineup. Christine McVie particularly shines, both as songwriter and vocalist. Alternating between rhythmic power pop and sweet ballads, the album overflows with rhythm, shimmering harmonies, passion, and energy. The lyrics, virtually all about romantic relationships, are fine too. (Has there ever been a more cogent couplet about the conflicted feelings that a troubled new love affair can generate than Christine McVie’s “You can take me to paradise, and then again you can be cold as ice / I’m over my head, oh, but it sure feels nice”?)

The album was remastered and rereleased in 2004 with five bonus tracks, but that was nothing compared with the reissue at hand, which includes three CDs, an LP containing the remastered original album on 180g vinyl; and an audio DVD with a 5.1 surround mix and 24/96 stereo audio of the original album and 24/96 stereo audio of its singles. There’s also an LP-sized booklet that includes lyrics, credits, photos, and an extensive essay by journalist David Wild.

In addition to remastered versions of Fleetwood Mac’s 11 tracks, the first CD includes remasters of the album’s four singles, three of which feature alternate mixes. (The fourth, “Over My Head,” is a completely different take.) The 17 tracks on disc two offer early versions of all of the album’s songs, presented in the same sequence as the released LP, plus live readings of “Rhiannon,” “World Turning,” “I’m So Afraid,” an instrumental jam, and a fine Christine McVie vehicle called “Why” (a number that first surfaced on 1973’s Mystery to Me). The 14-track third CD delivers performances from the tour that followed the album’s release. It includes six songs that appear on Fleetwood Mac as well as such earlier high points as Christine’s “Spare Me a Little” (from 1972’s Bare Trees).

If you don’t have the original record, the decision to get this reissue should be a no-brainer; and even if you have it, you shouldn’t hesitate to upgrade: the remastering and live tracks are excellent; and while the early versions are generally not quite as good as the released ones, they’re nevertheless invariably excellent and interesting. Best of all is the DVD’s surround-sound version of Fleetwood Mac, which adds immeasurably to the listening experience.

If you’re on a tight budget, be advised that you can buy an edition of this reissue that includes only the first two CDs—no concert disc, no LP, and no DVD. You might save more than 50 bucks, but you might also wind up regretting your decision, especially if you later get to hear a friend’s copy of the DVD.


http://www.themortonreport.com/enter...ley-sam-lewis/

[secondhandchain]

Is it me or is "get like you used to be" VERY similar to Don't Stop? Especially live. And Station man live has a very similar feel to "Say You love me".

[AnthonyMI]

Originally Posted by secondhandchain

Is it me or is "get like you used to be" VERY similar to Don't Stop? Especially live. And Station man live has a very similar feel to "Say You love me".

Say You Love me is Similar to Think About Me is similar to Red Sun.

i think they are all the same key. Written by the same songwriter. They are all very similar in progression and even arrangement. Piano/keyboard driven, and the same people playing.

[jbrownsjr]

Big Love = Everybody Finds Out = Doing What I Can

Dreams = Sable On Blonde...

I'm So Afraid = Carnival Begin

Say You Love Me = Sugar Daddy

And the lists go on and on..

[secondhandchain]

If you listen to these two in particular live from the deluxe editionm the whole sound of the song is amazingly similar. Get like you used to be even has the drum shuffle, and the guitar lead (and tone) could have been lifted from Don't Stop.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Big Love = Everybody Finds Out = Doing What I Can

Dreams = Sable On Blonde...

I'm So Afraid = Carnival Begin

Say You Love Me = Sugar Daddy

And the lists go on and on..

Friend and You Make Loving Fun

It was interesting to learn in the Wild Heart deluxe release that Stevie purposely wanted Sable on Blonde to sound like Dreams. Originally Mick did not play drums but it was purposely arranged to sound like Dreams. Sometimes things are by accident or by muscle memory on the keyboard but Sable on Blonde was done on purpose.