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Before Fleetwood Mac turned into the Pop band of the late 70's it was at heart a blues band that was driven by the genius of Peter Green. This box set is not for the weak minded. Buy this album if: You like the blues, you like 15 minute plus jams, you like hearing never before heard material from a classic band, and you want to show off your collection to your buds while sipping the port and smoking a good cigar.If this aint you, don't bother. What you have here are the original Fleetwood Mac albums, some of which never made it to the US, and several Jam sessions and outakes of songs that made it into those initial albums. If your looking for the genisis of Rumors your going to be dissappointed. This is White Boy Blues at it's finest.
The individual reviews have allowed me to be as informational as possible with regard to each release (hope they help)."The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions 1967 - 1969" by FLEETWOOD MAC is a six-star package for all the right reasons - great extras, top-notch remastered sound and visually superb presentation. "Mr. "Blues Jam In Chicago, Vol.2"(4 and 5 are essentially their 4th release, the UK and US double album "Blues Jam At Chess" broken into two separate volumes - using the prettier US artwork too; Side 1 and 2 is Volume 1 and Sides 3 and 4 are on Volume 2)6. "The Pious Bird Of Good Omen" (3rd UK album, a collection of 7" singles, collaborations and rarities)4.
Now here's a peach - a 6CD Box Set with 99 primo remastered tracks (33 of which are previously unreleased), a hugely detailed 32-page booklet penned by original producer and label boss MIKE VERNON and even aesthetically pleasing hard-card repro sleeves allocated to each album.droolsome.However, in order to do this sensational Fleetwood Mac box set justice, and mostly because there's so much alteration with the albums as originally issued, I've posted detailed reviews of each of the six albums contained within it - separately. I've had it since its release and it's like dipping into a treasure trove every single time. "The Original Fleetwood Mac" (5th and final, originally released in November 1971 in the UK on CBS, this contained Blue Horizon studio outtakes recorded between 1967 and 1968 which were previously un-issued in the UK at the time of release)Each of the above was released as a stand-alone title in 2004 with the same altered track runs as the box versions - in other words they include all the unreleased stuff, false starts, studio chatter, etc. See detailed reviews for the following: 1.
"Blues Jam In Chicago, Vol.1"5. Find out why Peter Green's great British blues band was held in such esteem.and shake your moneymakers people - credit-crunch or no. "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" (1st UK and US album)2. Wonderful" (2nd UK album; the US LP was called "English Rose" and had a radically different track list)3.
Well my friends, I'm glad to report that this is one killer deal for $35. If you happen to fall into both categories, this will become a treasured part of your collection.Fleetwood Mac had many incarnations, the most famous being the one with Buckingham and Nicks, but this is my favorite Mac.
What a dream team: the old guard playing with Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green was a blues junkie, and his writing and guitar playing earned him the respect of even the old masters of the genre, and two of the included discs are performed with just those men.
When I bought this, I was a little concerned about the low price; six discs for $35. They were recorded excellently and remastered superbly, so any blues enthusiast or audiophile will not be disappointed.
Music for the ages. Something's wrong.
These are spectacular blues performances recorded live in the studio.
ESTA COLECCION DE DISCOS NO PUEDE PASAR DESAPERCIBIDA POR NADIE.LA GUITARRA DE GREEN ENVUELVE LA PENUNBRA DEL BLUES PARA DEPOSITARLA BRILLANTE EN CUALQUIER ACORDE.MONUMENTAL COLECCION DE TEMAS, POR MOMENTOS EXCESIVA, EXAGERADA, GENIAL, ESTIMULANTE, HIRIENTE, AGRESIVA.SI CLAPTON ERA DIOS, PETER GREEN ERA EL DIABLO. VIRTUOSISMO, DEJADEZ, FIEREZA, INSPIRACION.
A first few years of fantastic British blues combo Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horrizon label: All songs from that period are here on 6 discs in big long yellow box - all discs are in their slipcases : First two albums (on separate discs with rare and unissued versions and studio chats), first oficial compilation of singles, two CD's with sessions in Chess studios and rare tracks and alternative versions on last disc.Peter Green is fantastic here, sound is pretty fine on this remasters - I was confused only with track order on each discs: order is same on CD's and on general booklet inside box, but not the same on each CD booklets because label try to keep original artwork of CD's.
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