Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Celebrating 50 Years of Fleetwood Mac Recordings.
PART 9: 1973. The history continues tomorrow.
This Caffé Latté special tribute spans the decades since the release of the group’s debut album in 1968, stopping off at 100 of the best tracks from its 50 years of recorded output as a band and as soloists in chronological order.

FLEETWOOD MAC
100 GREAT SONGS OVER 50 YEARS

The group’s history defies the odds. There’s been several line-up changes; shifts in musical directions and internal relations that rival those in soap operas. Throughout it all, 2 members have remained its core: Mick Fleetwood and John McVie.
The latter 2 founded Fleetwood Mac with fellow former member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Peter Green, in 1967. That same year, Jeremy Spencer joined the fledgling group’s line-up.
In 1968, Fleetwood Mac released its debut album. That same year, the group issued 2 new singles: “Black Magic Woman” and the UK #1 “Albatross”. By now, Danny Kirwan was in the line-up. Fleetwood Mac released a series of singles and early albums.
By 1971, Green and Spencer had been replaced by latest recruits Christine McVie (John’s wife) and Bob Welch. ‘Bare Trees’ followed in 1972, the last album to feature Kirwan. He passed away on 8 June 2018. Two new guitarists joined Fleetwood Mac for 1973’s ‘Penguin’: Bob Weston and Dave Walker. The former was ditched before the completion of the ‘Mystery To Me’ LP later that year.
MYSTERY TO ME
USA: #67
 Mystery to Me cover.jpg
15THE WAY I FEEL
Writer: Christine McVie

16EMERALD EYES
Writer: Bob Welch

17HYPNOTIZED
Writer: Bob Welch

18WHY
Writer: Christine McVie

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