40 Years Ago: Fleetwood Mac Finally Have Their Break Through With ‘Fleetwood Mac’

**SisterNightroad** · #1 07-11-2016, 07:41 AM

Another year has just passed. I'm starting to feel old.

**jbrownsjr** · #2 07-11-2016, 09:18 AM

Great article!

**SisterNightroad** · #3 07-11-2016, 10:03 AM

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Great article!

Yes. And I just found that the source articles from 1976 are here in the archive of The Ledge:
1) Numerology Chart Told Mick It Would Work
2) 1976 Interview Melody Maker

**jbrownsjr** · #4 07-11-2016, 11:11 AM

I didn't know Warm Ways was released as a single.

**SisterNightroad** · #5 07-11-2017, 02:19 PM

Today in rock history; Def Leppard invades MTV, Springsteen turns down a record deal, and Nicks-Buckingham goes Mac

Today in rock history: on this date in 1975, British band Fleetwood Mac released its tenth album. The self-titled album is significant in that, after many years as a blues-based outfit and lineup changes, this is the first release to feature the lineup that would lead the band to the greatest success it would ever experience. At the request of drummer Mick Fleetwood, a brand new lead guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham was added to the lineup along with his then girlfriend, Stevie Nicks. Both were accomplished singers and songwriters as well and their addition to the band would prove vital to the it's popularity. The album climbed to the very top of the charts and spawned three massive hit singles "Over My Head," "Say You Love Me" and "Rhiannon." This was the first in the new era of Fleetwood Mac and it would set the stage for its next release in 1977, the record-breaking smash, Rumors.

http://www.cltampa.com/music/music-n...ngham-goes-mac

lennonfan · #6 07-15-2017, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

Today in rock history; Def Leppard invades MTV, Springsteen turns down a record deal, and Nicks-Buckingham goes Mac

Today in rock history: on this date in 1975, British band Fleetwood Mac released its tenth album. The self-titled album is significant in that, after many years as a blues-based outfit and lineup changes, this is the first release to feature the lineup that would lead the band to the greatest success it would ever experience. At the request of drummer Mick Fleetwood, a brand new lead guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham was added to the lineup along with his then girlfriend, Stevie Nicks. Both were accomplished singers and songwriters as well and their addition to the band would prove vital to the it's popularity. The album climbed to the very top of the charts and spawned three massive hit singles "Over My Head," "Say You Love Me" and "Rhiannon." This was the first in the new era of Fleetwood Mac and it would set the stage for its next release in 1977, the record-breaking smash, Rumors.

http://www.cltampa.com/music/music-n...ngham-goes-mac

10th album has the same title as the 1st album

the one where I really fell in love with them, Rumours seemed like part 2 of this when it came out, to me anyway...
I adore all three classic eras.

sue · #7 07-15-2017, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SisterNightroad

Another year has just passed. I'm starting to feel old.

"I'm getting older, too".......and after a day walking , I feel it (too)...

**SisterNightroad** · #8 07-13-2018, 02:46 PM

Listen to Live Recordings from Fleetwood Mac’s Glistening Self-Titled Album, Released Today in 1975

Modern music audiences might assume that the self-titled Fleetwood Mac was the band’s debut. It’s an honest mistake, founded in some sense of false truth: this is the Fleetwood Mac we all know. 43 years ago today, Fleetwood Mac cemented the band’s new sound, as two Americans— Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks— transformed the once-British blues band with their dulcet harmonies and acoustic arrangements.

Together, theirs was an irresistible folk-pop, rocketing among the masses from Fleetwood Mac’s onset until today. The 1975 record saw the birth of classics like “Landslide,” “Rhiannon,” and “Dreams,”— all captivating tracks where Christine McVie and Nicks luxuriate in their gorgeous vocal runs and lyrics, with Buckingham’s slick guitar grooving underway.

In honor of Fleetwood Mac’s birthday, you can listen here to original concert takes of some of these iconic tracks, recorded only months after their release. In this October, 1975 performance at Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, we hear the freshly-formed Fleetwood Mac performing together for one of the very first times. Hear the historic moment for yourself, below.

LISTEN HERE: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articl...macs-glis.html