Was Nights in Estoril an outtake from the 80s?

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Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott

I think Steve is correct re 1993. There were certainly plans for Fleetwood Mac to record in April 1993 based on this pre-Clinton inauguration interview in January. Who exactly was there though is a bit open to question- Chris, Mick and John, obviously. At some point Billy left- he wasn't really a lead guitarist so this would also explain why the sessionman Michael Thompson was largely credited for guitars on Christine's songs- he's credited for "additional guitars" on I do so maybe Billy contributed some guitar work later on as well -although Dave Mason could have done this, despite Christine's animus to him. I reckon Billy and Bekka overdubbed some backing vocals on some of Christine's songs in 1994/5 on, although they're not really terribly prominent on them. I could be wrong, though. Worrying about how Time was put together is a bit esoteric...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Lc7hE9TIr0&t=493s

Didn't Billy publish a book within the last five or so years? What did he have to say about the Time sessions?