PART 10: 1974. 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been replaced by latest recruits Christine McVie (John’s wife) and Bob Welch.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. After conflict with Welch, he was dumped. Two new guitarists joined: Bob Weston and Dave Walker. The former
was ditched before the completion of the ‘Mystery To Me’ LP later that year.
Weston, who was sleeping with Fleetwood’s wife Jenny Boyd, was sacked prior to
the group’s next album, ‘Heroes Are Hard To Find’ during 1974.
This was the group's last LP with Welch who quit to pursue his
solo aspirations. Fleetwood Mac was in search of a new guitarist…
HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND
USA: #34
19SHE’S CHANGING ME
Writer:
Bob Welch
20COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
Writer:
Christine McVie
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