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Before The Beginning? Before taking over the sound waves with its most popular combination (with the presence of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie) Fleetwood Mac already existed in 1968. Risen from the ashes of the Bluesbreakers, this version of the band, created by the brilliant Peter Green (with two other guitarists, Jeremy Spencer and a very young Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on the bass), took inspiration from the Delta blues by covering some of its legendary icons: Robert Johnson, Elmore James, T-Bone Walker… In three discs, Sony has uncovered thirty live rarely heard versions from 1968 to 1970 -- including four demos. These tracks are phenomenal, unlabelled and therefore entirely appraised and approved by their creators, who present a vision of contrasts over the course of the record. It begins in 1968 with lively but consistent guitars, before a more wandering feeling to the music in 1970, with Green’s signature extended instrumental sections, like the vibrant 13-minute-long Rattlesnake Shake, the fierce Oh Well or the languid tones of the famous Albatross, all in more rough-around-the-edges versions. Sadly, Spencer would go on to join the Children of God, Kirwan would be thrown out due to his alcohol dependency and Peter Green’s genius slowly evolved into madness. This is a real piece of British musical history. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
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Mike Vernon, Producer - ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from Maxwood Music Limited
Danny Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Vernon, Producer - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive licence from Maxwood Music Limited
B.B. King, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Bihari, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - B.B. King, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Marshall Sehorn, Composer, Lyricist - ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Patrick Adams, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Billy Myles, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Clifford Adams, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Mike Vernon, Producer - Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jeremy Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Enotris Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Blackwell, Composer, Lyricist - Richard Penniman, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Johnny Otis, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mertis John, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jeremy Spencer, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer - David Arkwright, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Bergin, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Danny Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Danny Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist - Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daniel Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daniel Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
E. James, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Peter Green, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Danny Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Albert Perkins, Composer, Lyricist - Otis Rush, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Clark, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
James Williamson, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
ELMORE JAMES, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
WILLIE DIXON, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer - Daniel Kirwan, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Jimmy Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
T. Bone Walker, Composer, Lyricist - Fleetwood Mac, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Grint, Re-Mastering Engineer
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Before The Beginning? Before taking over the sound waves with its most popular combination (with the presence of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie) Fleetwood Mac already existed in 1968. Risen from the ashes of the Bluesbreakers, this version of the band, created by the brilliant Peter Green (with two other guitarists, Jeremy Spencer and a very young Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on the bass), took inspiration from the Delta blues by covering some of its legendary icons: Robert Johnson, Elmore James, T-Bone Walker… In three discs, Sony has uncovered thirty live rarely heard versions from 1968 to 1970 -- including four demos. These tracks are phenomenal, unlabelled and therefore entirely appraised and approved by their creators, who present a vision of contrasts over the course of the record. It begins in 1968 with lively but consistent guitars, before a more wandering feeling to the music in 1970, with Green’s signature extended instrumental sections, like the vibrant 13-minute-long Rattlesnake Shake, the fierce Oh Well or the languid tones of the famous Albatross, all in more rough-around-the-edges versions. Sadly, Spencer would go on to join the Children of God, Kirwan would be thrown out due to his alcohol dependency and Peter Green’s genius slowly evolved into madness. This is a real piece of British musical history. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 03:33:31
- Main artists: Fleetwood Mac
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music CG
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 2019 Maxwood Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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