Reissue of 25 Years: The Chain 4CD

[Almost Simon]

I only own the 2cd version of this so intrigued as to whether the 4cd version has any rarities not available elsewhere??? Not a bad price in the UK, £11.97 for 4cd's.

Fleetwood Mac will re-release the four CD box set 25 Years – The Chain on June 11th on Reprise.

25 Years – The Chain was originally released in 20 years ago and compiles seventy-two tracks spanning the band’s history from their formation in 1967 to 1992. In addition to a number of their defining songs – Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Tusk, Little Lies, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop and Everywhere – the release also compiles a number of alternate mixes, outtakes and live performances.

Like the Rod Stewart Storyteller reissue from late last year, 25 Years – The Chain will be available at a bargain price (less than £12 on amazon) and comes in new packaging – a double ‘fat box’ CD with a sixty-eight page booklet and outer slip-case.

Pre-order here.

Full track listing below:


CD1
1. Paper Doll
2. Love Shines
3. Stand Back (live)
4. Crystal
5. Isn’t It Midnight
6. Big Love
7. Everywhere
8. Affairs of the Heart
9. Heart Of Stone
10. Sara
11. That’s All For Everyone
12. Over My Head
13. Little Lies
14. Eyes of the World
15. Oh Diana
16. In The Back Of My Mind
17. Make Me A Mask

CD2
1. Save Me
2. Goodbye Angel
3. Silver Springs
4. What Makes You Think You’re The One
5. Think About Me
6. Gypsy
7. You Make Loving Fun
8. Second Hand News
9. Love In Store
10. The Chain
11. Teen Beat
12. Dreams
13. Only Over You
14. I’m So Afraid
15. Love Is Dangerous
16. Gold Dust Woman
17. Not That Funny

CD3
1. Warm Ways
2. Say You Love Me
3. Don’t Stop
4. Rhiannon
5. Walk a Thin Line
6. Storms
7. Go Your Own Way
8. Sisters of the Moon
9. Monday Morning
10. Landslide
11. Hypnotized
12. Lay It All Down
13. Angel
14. Beautiful Child
15. Brown Eyes
16. Save Me a Place
17. Tusk
18. Never Going Back Again
19. Songbird


CD4
1. I Believe My Time Ain’t Long
2. Need Your Love So Bad
3. Rattlesnake Shake
4. Oh Well, Pt. 1
5. Stop Messin’ Round
6. The Green Manalishi
7. Albatross
8. Man Of The World
9. Love That Burns
10. Black Magic Woman
11. Watch Out
12. String-A-Long
13. Station Man
14. Did You Ever Love Me
15. Sentimental Lady
16. Come A Little Bit Closer
17. Heroes Are Hard To Find
18. Trinity
19. Why

[MacShadowsBall]

Oh snap is this for real?!? I have a used edition of this, but Disk 2 was missing. Is this available in the U.S.?

[Almost Simon]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Oh snap is this for real?!? I have a used edition of this, but Disk 2 was missing. Is this available in the U.S.?

I think its a UK only release but you can order from Amazon UK and the VAT charge should be removed. Not sure how much the shipping would be, worth checking the amazon uk site.

[wetcamelfood]

Hmm, so they have the 4CD version at £11.97 and the 2 CD version at £41.99 (I mean I know the 3rd party sellers there are probably lower but still...)?

John

[vivfox]

The only problem with this package(and you will discover this yourself) is some songs that it says are remixed are not and others are that are not indicated as such. I always figured Mick put this together when he was stoned.

[Rod~A~Little]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I always figured Mick put this together when he was stoned.

LMAO!!!

[Murrow]

The original 4CD box has been re-released here in the UK at £13 per copy.

Is this a post-BW knee-jerk tribute or had it been planned for some time?

As I already have all the unique tracks from the 2CD, are there any sleevenotes unique to the 4CD?

[Street_Dreamer]

I wonder if the listing for Make Me A Mask was corrected in the book notes which mistakenly listed it as a Mirage outtake.

Matt

[Almost Simon]

Originally Posted by Murrow

The original 4CD box has been re-released here in the UK at £13 per copy.

Is this a post-BW knee-jerk tribute or had it been planned for some time?

As I already have all the unique tracks from the 2CD, are there any sleevenotes unique to the 4CD?

Not a reaction to Bob's passing. Simply the record company cashing in on it being Fathers Day this weekend. There's quite a few other similar style releases over here this week, a Thin Lizzy 6cd boxset, The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV Series) 3cd set with live recordings from the 70's/80's.

The record companies have got smart to this being a big week for releasing cd's for the Fathers Day market. A few years ago they re-released the Travelling Wilburys set on the same day and it was top of the charts for a while.

The main high street music retailer, HMV, has The Chain 4cd reissue up on a big "presents for Fathers Day" display as soon as you enter the store. £13 being a great price for a 4cd boxset, even if it is 20years old.

I ordered mine online, should be hear any day now.

[Murrow]

Originally Posted by Almost Simon

Not a reaction to Bob's passing. Simply the record company cashing in on it being Fathers Day this weekend. There's quite a few other similar style releases over here this week, a Thin Lizzy 6cd boxset, The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC TV Series) 3cd set with live recordings from the 70's/80's.

The record companies have got smart to this being a big week for releasing cd's for the Fathers Day market. A few years ago they re-released the Travelling Wilburys set on the same day and it was top of the charts for a while.

The main high street music retailer, HMV, has The Chain 4cd reissue up on a big "presents for Fathers Day" display as soon as you enter the store. £13 being a great price for a 4cd boxset, even if it is 20years old.

I ordered mine online, should be hear any day now.

Thanks for clarifying. I just wondered since in both its versions it's the only Mac compilation to feature any stuff from the BW era.

Does it have more in its sleevenotes than the 2CD version? I seem to recall it had a signature from John as well as the other four who had theirs featured in the 2CD but wasn't sure if there were others.

BTW should be HERE any day now. Sorry, you can tell I'm bracing to become a literacy teacher.

[wetcamelfood]

I see the Old Grey Whistle Test box has FM's GYOW on it, anyone know if this was this a lip synch or live performance?

John

[Murrow]

Originally Posted by wetcamelfood

I see the Old Grey Whistle Test box has FM's GYOW on it, anyone know if this was this a lip synch or live performance?

John

I think more often than not when there's an OGWT collection it's just the original studio recording of a song done on the show.

[Rod]

I didn't know about this reissue 'till I saw this thread. I have wanted this set on CD for ages but was put off by the price. Now it's only £9.97 for the 4 CD version. Fantastic!

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by Rod

I didn't know about this reissue 'till I saw this thread. I have wanted this set on CD for ages but was put off by the price. Now it's only £9.97 for the 4 CD version. Fantastic!

I recommend this for every Fleetwood Mac fan. $20 for U.S. Ledgies ain't bad at all. Plus you get songs that aren't available elseware, i.e the extended cut of Gypsy, and Christine's Love Shines and Heart of Stone. Also Mirage outtake from Lindsey Goodbye Angel.

Plus several must-haves from the Peter/Jeremy/Danny era (Oh Well, Need You Love So Bad, Station Man) and Christine/Welch albums (Sentimental Lady, Why, Hypnotized).

...and 4 good songs from Behind the Mask.

Curious thing though is that Hold Me and Seven Wonders where left off this set?

[Neal]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Curious thing though is that Hold Me and Seven Wonders where left off this set?

I always thought that was weird too. If anything, they should have included the alternate/extended version of "Seven Wonders".