Reissues of Mirage, Tango?

[mylittledemon]

As I'm sitting here listening to the remastered TUSK thru headphones, and its giving me chills, I'm wondering about Mirage and Tango.

Do you think they will ever re-issue Fleetwood Mac Live, Mirage and Tango in the Night as 2-discers? I know Mirage had quite a bit of extra tracks. Don't know about Tango since Lindsey did most of the work on that one. What do you think?

[littlelies7]

I would think they wouldn't skip them. It would seem inane, don't you think?

[MacMan]

I think for sure Mirage would follow eventually. It's probably a forgotten album by a lot of people, other then us, but I think there is probably enough material floating around that they could come up with a double disc set. And.. I'm sure it was slapped together just the same way Tusk and Rumours were when they first were put out on disc.

Bring it on....

[Ali]

They *have* to do Tango. It's not a question. I cannot say how much that would rock my world. I'm such a bad FM fan, I haven't gotten the current reissues yet. I hate being a poor college student.

[DownOnRodeo]

They have to do TITN eventually. From what I understand it is the second higest grossing studio album apart from Rumours. Although maybe MyLittleDemon is right in suggesting that there's simply little-to-no outtakes, band demos and other rarities because for most of the recording time there wasn't a studio to capture every moment, the demos were probably done individually and away from the band (eg the WTTRS and Everywhere demos) and there was such poor relations within the group that there simply wasn't any jamming/noodling etc. By all accounts it was the least creative studio environment of any of FM's many records. Also, most of the TITN hits have appeared ad nauseum on remastered CDs. Everywhere/Little Lies/Big Love on the Greatest Hits, Family Man on VBOFM, Isn't it Midnight (alt) on The Chain Box Set.

Mirage, even though I prefer TITN, would make a much better deluxe edition in the vein of the current three, I think.

[DracoMalfoy]

I was just about to post a thread regarding this very same topic.

I hope they do reissues for all three, Live, Mirage and TITN. (Also, reissues of the pre-Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac would be awesome. Then there are the early Nicks, McVie and Buckingham solo cds that could be remastered. Not to mention the Buckingham/Nicks record......)

I can just picture a two disc Live album with tons more live tracks. One wonders why there are only 3 songs from Tusk on that cd, even though they were on tour for that album.

Does anyone know why Fireflies, Sorcerer, Smile at You, Nomad, and The Dealer weren't on either reissue of Rumours or Tusk? Or did those songs come later on, in the Mirage era?

I'd really like a studio or demo version of Fireflies. I don't have DSL and it takes forever to d/l songs with dial up.

[Ali]

I think Tango would be possible if they at least put all the various B-sides and alternate mixes on (Ricky, Book of Miracles, You and I Part One).

And I would guess that the Live album would depend on whether or not they got good recordings of the other songs on the setlist.

[whitesoxx]

I am SO hoping they'll do reissues of "Bella Donna" and "The Wild Heart" as well. The cd's that are out now sound crappy and they are such great albums!!!

Rick

[macfan 57]

Supposedly, there will be re-issues for everything on the Warner/Reprise label, from Then Play On up to I assume maybe Behind The Mask. There are lots of demos/outtakes/B sides from Mirage & Tango if they want to use them, by the way.

I think I read earlier that they had used just about everything left in the vault for the Fleetwood Mac, Rumours & Tusk re-issues. Either that isn't true or they had ALOT stolen from them. I have quite a few tracks myself that aren't on the bonus discs.

[CarneVaca]

How many copies did Tango sell? It's probably the band's second biggest seller. Johnny, where are you?

No doubt they'll reissue that one. It it will be a while, though, I'm sure.

That album got a lot of airplay. I remember hearing Big Love, Seven Wonders, Everywhere, Mystified, Family Man and Isn't It Midnight on the radio. Not too bad.

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
From what I understand it is the second higest grossing studio album apart from Rumours.

But... most of the TITN hits have appeared ad nauseum on remastered CDs. Everywhere/Little Lies/Big Love on the Greatest Hits, Family Man on VBOFM, Isn't it Midnight (alt) on The Chain Box Set, etc. Although I guess it would still be good to have the album tracks remastered and have it all in one deluxe volume.

Depends on sales of the current three? Or maybe macfan is right and they'll eventually work through every release.

[dissention]

Originally posted by Ali
I think Tango would be possible if they at least put all the various B-sides and alternate mixes on (Ricky, Book of Miracles, You and I Part One).

And I would guess that the Live album would depend on whether or not they got good recordings of the other songs on the setlist.

Plus, they have some early Big Love demos, a couple Joan of Arc demos, What Has Rock 'n Roll..., alternate Seven Wonders, and I'm sure plenty of others.

[bucklind17]

I would love to see a reissue of Mirage. I feel like they probably have some good stuff from that period, and maybe they could stick in some live versions from the tour for that album.

I'm not the hugest fan of Tango in the Night, but it still could be interesting what they'd pull out for a reissue of it. I'm sensing demos of stuff like "Caroline" or maybe some toned down (or up!) version of "Tango in the Night". Stuff like that would get me to buy it!

[chiliD]

Jeez, doesn't anyone have PATIENCE!


As macfan 57 posted, it has already been announced (at least a year or so ago) that the ENTIRE FLEETWOOD MAC WB/REPRISE CATALOGUE (from Then Play On forward) is getting the remaster treatment!!!!

Warner Special Products (nee "Rhino") is probably working on them as we speak.

They just weren't going to release them all in one fell swoop, they just did these three albums first, the rest will follow periodically over the next couple of years, I would think.

I don't think it is going to matter how well these three sell whether they keep going with the remaster project...they did the entire Elvis Costello catalogue and I doubt his entire re-issued catalogue sold as much as these three will sell just this week.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
Plus, they have some early Big Love demos, a couple Joan of Arc demos, What Has Rock 'n Roll..., alternate Seven Wonders, and I'm sure plenty of others.

The very early WISYA where Stevie sings Whassamaddababay as a soprano.

- Jake