Pre-Rumours MacNuggets

vivfox · #1 03-20-2010, 02:21 AM

Fleetwood Mac Poster From Fillmore West On 11 Feb 71: 21 3/16 X 28 3/16
Posted by admin on 20th March 2010 in Uncategorized
Fleetwood Mac Poster from Fillmore West on 11 Feb 71: 21 3/16 x 28 3/16 Jake Pierres Medieval vision advertised Fleetwood Mac Steppenwolf and Its A Beautiful Day in three separate concerts sharing the Fillmore West and Winterland. Pierre was not a frequent poster artist and took the opportunity to sign his name front and center an unusual touch on Graham posters.

Price :$585
http://cavemusic09.dnsalias.org/2010...-16-x-28-3-16/

PenguinHead · #2 03-21-2010, 08:04 PM

Wow! I have a Filmore West poster that I bought about 18 years ago. The bill lists:

Jr. Walker and the All Stars
Fleetwood Mac
Lee Michaels
Tony Joe White

August 5, 6, 7, 1969

I know I paid less than 70 dollars for it -- in mint condition! I bought it at a record convention, where I also got an original, very rare 1967 Monterey Pop Festival poster for $300. I had both professionally framed and they hang in my living room.

I recently saw a Monterey poster listed for $15oo! I'm not into fine art, or art as an investment, but I think I made a very smart purchase!

vivfox · #3 03-22-2010, 10:28 PM

What's Buzzing In My Ears - Fleetwood Mac
Posted about 14 hours ago
Artist: PLAY Fleetwood MacAlbum:PLAY Mystery to MeTrack: PLAY Hypnotized

I know a crappy video(Hypnotized). This is one of my favorite FM songs, I guess coz it has some meaning to it for me. I heard & bought this record in 1973 while my ship was staying in Majorca, Spain for 2 weeks. My memeory is really fuzzy, but there is a nightclub/disco there, that is built in some caves overlooking the Med.
I spent a lot of my time there, talking to the DJ, dancing, drinking, even saw a bull fight, etc., anyway I first heard this song in Spain. On my ship, we had a little radio station (the size of a closet) that just broadcast on the ship only. I use to do the midnight to whenever I got tired shift coz no one else wanted it. So basically I was just spinning tunes to a couple of insomniacs drinking coffee & reading paperbacks in the mess room, but, hey I was happy. Even though the Navy provided records, I brought & bought a lot of my own albums to play. I think that is one way I kept my sanity for those 4 years. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the song as much as I do.

Release notes from Best Buy: Fleetwood Mac: Bob Welch (guitar, vocals); Bob Weston (guitar, slide guitar); Christine McVie (keyboards, vocals); John McVie (bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums).Additional personnel: Martin Birch (acoustic guitar).
Released in 1973 and now regarded as an important transitional album in Fleetwood Mac's long march towards superstardom, MYSTERY TO ME featured the lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, singer/guitarist Bob Welch and guitarist Bob Weston. The hiring of Welch had angered original guitarist Danny Kirwan and after a 1972 gig, the volatile Kirwan went berserk backstage and was fired.
On MYSTERY TO ME, the follow-up to PENGUIN (1973) and the band's strongest album in years, the luminous elements of the future Fleetwood Mac were falling in place; Bob Welch's rambling, mystical reverie "Hypnotized" became (and remains to this day) a rock radio standard.The Welch-Weston-John McVie-penned "Forever" grooves with an atypical African gloss, and the bluesy growl of Welch's "The City" lashes out at New York, contradicting Lindsey Buckingham's giddy city ode "Empire State" on 1982's MIRAGE.
Yet it is Christine McVie's thoughtful, majestic "Why," which unfolds from a backcountry fingerpick to a soaring poem of regret and passage, that marks the transition from early Mac (which officially ended with 1974's HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND) to one of the most influential Anglo-American bands of all time.

http://mog.com/DashboardDJ856/blog/1849446

vivfox · #4 03-22-2010, 10:34 PM

Monday, March 22, 2010
EARLY YEARS OF FLEETWOOD MAC (RK FAVORITES)

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in 1967 in London.

The only member present in the band from the very beginning is its namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood. Despite band founder Peter Green naming the group by combining his two former bandmates' surnames (Fleetwood, McVie) (from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers—it was actually the title Green had given to a demo recording they had recorded while in Mayall's band), bassist John McVie did not play on their first single nor at their first concerts.

Keyboardist Christine McVie has, to date, appeared on all but two albums, either as a member or as a session musician. Christine also supplied the artwork for the album Kiln House.

The two most successful periods for the band were during the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green, (my favorite time) and from 1975 to 1987, with more pop-orientation, featuring Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Nothing against the more successful lineup featuring Nicks and Buckingham but the original Fleetwood Mac was an entirely different band. Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, and John and Christine McVie's created a clasic sound that is unforgettable.

http://www.retrokimmer.com/2010/03/e...od-mac-rk.html

vivfox · #5 03-23-2010, 09:28 PM

Plinth – Albatross
Posted On: March 23, 2010

The last week has been one of those unusual weeks of transition. Winter is finally tailing off, and slowly but surely we are being teased with brighter days and warmer temperatures.

We are however subjected to subtle reminders of what is being left behind as a cold breeze or a sudden shower interferes with our shift in focus. Therefore, it’s appropriate in many ways that I had the opportunity to review this interesting recording from UK composer Michael Tanner, or Plinth, during this period.

“Albatross” is a collection of 5 interpretations of the Fleetwood Mac track of the same name and like the changes we are witnessing in the world around us, it provides the listener with a variation of audible delights suitable for the adapting seasons.

Despite being a bird, in literary circles the Albatross itself is largely considered to hold metaphorical value. Sometimes defined as a wearisome burden, this is in an allusion to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.

The original composition from Fleetwood Mac was in many ways an early example of ambient guitar music focusing on just two chord patterns, balanced lightly with cymbals. It’s a dreamy composition and Plinth certainly pays homage in this respect with each track successfully conveying a relaxed, gentle approach to music.

To expand upon the original’s approach Tanner calls upon the services of Aine O’Dwyer (harp), Richard Moult (piano) and Nick Palmer (piano on one track). While these accompaniments are subtle, they add both depth and richness to the recordings they feature on.

The tracks themselves vary in scope ranging from the relatively short “Albatross Four” (clocking in at just under four minutes) to the expansive and drawn out “Albatross Three” (which comes in at over twenty five minutes). Despite these differences in duration, the tracks stay true to their source each conveying images of slow tides, starry nights, gentle breezes and all to different degrees.

Over the last week I have enjoyed these sounds whilst waking up earlier in the morning thanks to the brighter dawn. I’ve had the luxury of sitting on a park bench absorbing these sounds through my headphones on a lunch break, accompanied by the ambience of a bustling city as it awakes from it hibernation. I’ve also battled rainstorms and bitter winds as the change in climate reluctantly sheds its skin. Yet despite this, and in spite of any metaphorical connotations the Albatross holds, Plinth has done away with any encumbrance and delivered a harmonious collection of sounds appropriate for all conditions.

- Review by Josh Atkin for Fluid Radio

Track List:Click on link below to hear these track samples

Albatross One (excerpt)

Albatross Two (excerpt)

Albatross Three (excerpt)

Albatross Four (full track)

Albatross Five (excerpt)

The influence of Alcohol and cold weather led me to believe I could cover the entirety of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Albatross’ by myself with an out-of-tune Telecaster and a loop pedal. I could not. In the art of failing miserably, something new was created. Also featuring Aine O’Dwyer on harp, Richard Moult and Nick Palmer (Directorsound) on piano alongside various bowed strings and harmonium. Guitars recorded in Hastings on New Years Eve 2007 and New years Day 2008 (except track 5 which was recorded some time earlier at home) - Michael Tanner

About the artist:

Michael Tanner is a composer, writer and musician from the south of England occasionally recording under the pseudonym ‘Plinth’. Tanner first came to attention on the the Geographic Records compilation, “You Don’t Need Darkness To Do What You Think Is Right” in 2001. Other releases include “Wintersongs” and “Plays Victorian Machine Music” on Dorset Paeans and Rusted Rail, respectively – Both are now sold out. After a brief hiatus, Plinth returned with a split CD with Piano Magic’s Glen Johnson. ‘The Rest I leave to the Poor,’ by Plinth/Textile Ranch was released on Make Mine Music in late 2008.

Tanner is a member of the bands Directorsound, Tyneham House, United Bible Studies, The Rural Tradition and plays live with English folk-musician Sharron Kraus. Engineering and Recording credits include Sharron Kraus’ acclaimed The Foxes Wedding, forthcoming albums by Agitated Radio Pilot and United Bible Studies, whilst he’s also contributed songs and remixes to Andria Degen’s Pantaleimon. Other musical outlets include acoustic duo, The A Lords with Nicholas Palmer and Vangelis-styled synth project Cat Lady with Matthew Shaw.

Albatross is released through Dead Slack String Records and can be purchased from the label’s web site here

www.myspace.com/michaeltanner
www.deadslackstring.com

http://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2010/03/plinth-albatross/

slipkid · #6 03-24-2010, 12:39 AM

There's a song from David Gilmour's "On an Island", penned "Then I Closed My Eyes". I'm sorry Vivfox, but this song is the true tribute to Peter Green's "Albatross".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed3zYu5BHCs

This is the Youtube link to David Gilmour's version of "Albatross" with Jools Holland:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t98nc4FazxM

I miss Peter Green, and Danny Kirwan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8scHKFwr0og

vivfox · #7 03-25-2010, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivfox

Fleetwood Mac Poster From Fillmore West On 11 Feb 71: 21 3/16 X 28 3/16
Posted by admin on 20th March 2010 in Uncategorized
Fleetwood Mac Poster from Fillmore West on 11 Feb 71: 21 3/16 x 28 3/16 Jake Pierres Medieval vision advertised Fleetwood Mac Steppenwolf and Its A Beautiful Day in three separate concerts sharing the Fillmore West and Winterland. Pierre was not a frequent poster artist and took the opportunity to sign his name front and center an unusual touch on Graham posters.

Price :$585
http://cavemusic09.dnsalias.org/2010...-16-x-28-3-16/

Fleetwood Mac 1970s Ticket from Fillmore West on 11 Feb 71: Complete Set Jake Pierres Medieval vision advertised Fleetwood Mac Steppenwolf and Its A Beautiful Day in three separate concerts sharing the Fillmore West and Winterland. Pierre was not a frequent poster artist and took the opportunity to sign his name front and center an unusual touch on Graham posters.

Price :$390

http://longjumpmusic09.selfip.org/20...-Complete-Set/

vivfox · #8 03-25-2010, 10:01 AM

I don't know if a link is provided

lundi 22 mars 2010
Red Hot Jam

VA – BLUES JAM IN CHICAGO - EPIC EPC 88591 (The Netherlands)

Previously Released As ‘BLUES JAM AT CHESS’ On The BLUE HORIZON label.
Fleetwood Mac : Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer
With Walter ‘Shakey’ Horton, Guitar Buddy, Honey Boy Edwards, Willie Dixon, J.T. Brown, Otis Spann, S.P. Leary.

Disc 1

1. Watch Out (4:16)
2. Ooh Baby (4:05)
3. South Indiana - Take 1 (3:21)
4. South Indiana - Take 2 (3:46)
5. Last Night (5:01)
6. Red Hot Jam (5:55)
7. I'm Worried (3:46)
8. I Held My Baby Last Night (5:16)
9. Madison Blues (4:55)
10. I Can't Hold Out (4:49)
11. I Need Your Love (4:31)
12. I Got The Blues (4:55)

Disc 2

1. World's In A Tangle (5:25)
2. Talk With You (3:28)
3. Like It This Way (4:24)
4. Someday Soon Baby (7:36)
5. Hungry Country Girl (5:46)
6. Black Jack Blues (5:08)
7. Everyday I Have The Blues (4:54)
8. Rockin' Boogie (3:58)
9. Sugar Mama (6:08)
10. Homework (3:20)

http://unclegil.blogspot.com/2010/03/red-hot-jam.html

vivfox · #9 03-28-2010, 08:52 PM

Fleetwood Mac 1971-1975: ‘California Leaning’Categories: Featured, Rock and Roll
Written By: Tim T.

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a huge fan of the Rumors era line-up but digging deeper into the Mac’s catalog is highly recommended. Two forgotten stalwarts of Fleetwood Mac’s early 70’s lineups include the dandy Bob Welch and guitar virtuoso Bob Weston. If you like Christie McVie’s legendary contributions during the late ’70’s and early ’80’s you’ll love some of her gems on albums like Penguin, Heroes are Hard to Find and Mystery to Me.

Fleetwood Mac Live in 1973

McVie, sorely missed on the two most recent Fleetwood Mac reunion tours, is now retired in the English countryside but her legacy looms large over the long and storied career of the band. She has, to date, appeared on all but two albums, either as a member or as a session musician. Any questions about the soul and depth of McVie’s compositions and writing skills should be answered with a listen to Mystery To Me’s final track, Why. Hmmm, I’m getting carried away about McVie and I set off to shine some light on Welch and Bob Weston.

Here’s a 1976 version of Why with Lindsey Buckingham adding some tasteful guitar stylings.

Bob Welch was a pure bred Californian who helped to convince Mick Fleetwood and John McVie to move the band from England to California back in 1971. Welch, who later had big success as a solo artist after bowing out of Fleetwood Mac in late 1974, is best known for his nimble guitar work, fine songwriting and a somewhat geeky persona with large oversized glasses and a tendency to wear a fedora.

It can be argued that Welch’s contributions to Fleetwood Mac were pretty profound, he was instrumental in moving the band toward a more pop-based California sound, laying the groundwork for Buckingham and Nicks who would essentially replace him in 1975.

Welch was mysteriously snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Fleetwood Mac when the band was inducted in 1998. Welch had this to say about the affair:

“I’m really disappointed about being overlooked by Fleetwood Mac. It basically comes down to the fact that they don’t like me anymore. “I guess they can do what they want. I could understand it if I had been a sideman for a year. But I was an integral part of that band for five years. I put more of myself into that band than anything else I’ve ever done.”

Full props to Bob Welch who wrote several standout tracks for the band including Sentimental Lady, Hypnotized and Bermuda Triangle.

Bob Weston had a short lived stint with the band but helped stabilize the band’s sound after the departure of previous guitar god Danny Kirwin. He would famously be fired for having an affair with Mick Fleetwood’s first wife during the band’s 1973 tour.

Never a dull moment for Fleetwood Mac, whatever the incarnation of the band may be..

http://www.subrosacafe.com/fleetwood...ornia-leaning/

vivfox · #10 03-30-2010, 05:10 PM

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Day After The Sabbath 14 compilation

TDATS 14, another primordial concoction from the lost land of the rock dinosaurs. This one kicks off with the purplish hard prog of I Drive, a mainly english band who played and recorded in Germany. Bubble Puppy enters the frey with with some of the hardest riffing 60s psych there was, Riders Of The Mark is even older than that and while not heavy in the same sense, it has that oninous foreboding feeling that metal would use later on. Colosseum displays infectious groove that would be sampled by Fatboy Slim years later and Paris features ex-Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch, rocking hard like you'd imagine Mac would have continued to do so if Peter Green had remained. Track 12 is the customary cover, this time sludge-punks Killdozer's 1989 cover of a James Gang classic. Canadian Neil Merryweather (also a founder of Mama Lion, on TDATS XI) finishes up with the entertaining mix of glam, metal, space rock and prog that he would make his own on his 'Space Ranger' and 'Kryptonite' albums.

01. I Drive - Down Down Down - 1972
02. Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke and Sassafras - 1969
03. Starz - Boys In Action - 1976
04. Riders Of The Mark - The Electronic Insides... - 1967
05. Colosseum - The Kettle - 1969
06. Neon Rose - Waiting For The Train - 1974
07. Asoka - Psykfoni For Ekogitarr Och Poporkester - 1971
08. Stud - Woman Like You - 1975
09. Hustler - Midnight Seducer - 1974
10. Solid Ground - Tell Me - 1976
11. Paris - Breathless - 1975
12. Killdozer - Funk #49 (James Gang cover) - 1989
13. Neil Merryweather - Sole Surviver - 1974

http://aftersabbath.blogspot.com/201...mpilation.html

DL link available on this site

vivfox · #11 04-07-2010, 08:47 PM

Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac “I’m Worried”
Posted by admin – April 7, 2010

Live performance of Fleetwood Mac (Jeremy Spencer guitar and vocals.)

25 Comments on Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac “I’m Worried”
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stjohntheconqueror says:
April 7, 2010 at 1:44 am
c’mon now, this annoying ass elmore crap has close to nothing to do with peter green

ttfozgreen says:
April 7, 2010 at 2:28 am
definitely cause its real, anyone with ears will tell you that, lot of people on this planet dont have ears tho, lol lol lol

Bluesblaster says:
April 7, 2010 at 2:52 am
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, lol

Bluesblaster says:
April 7, 2010 at 3:15 am
Probably because it’s just very real????

Tzaosirus7 says:
April 7, 2010 at 4:07 am
Jeremy is amazing here…. wow

michaeljayshaw says:
April 7, 2010 at 4:30 am
♫♪♫♫♪♫♫♪♫♫♪♫

theriffer says:
April 7, 2010 at 4:35 am
this is the REAL Fleetwood Mac!

HaggisPowah says:
April 7, 2010 at 5:09 am
Ask the Bonzo Dog DooDah Band

af4k says:
April 7, 2010 at 5:32 am
Is it me, or is McVie tripping his brains out on ths one? LOL

longneckshorty says:
April 7, 2010 at 6:18 am
Cool,he’s real cool is Jeremy Spencer

Vernuft says:
April 7, 2010 at 6:44 am
Jerry, the man who makes Elmore still alive and well.

BakdN8 says:
April 7, 2010 at 6:57 am
hahahahahaha touche

1955sex says:
April 7, 2010 at 7:31 am
Elmore James?????

scopu says:
April 7, 2010 at 7:58 am
Can the blue men sing the whites?

blueice0170 says:
April 7, 2010 at 8:07 am
I absolutely love Jeremy’s playing in this. I also like the video — it reminds me of the best examples of independent cinema–has a unique magnetic look, cool smeary colors PLUS fantastic sound.

evanfrmheaven says:
April 7, 2010 at 9:05 am
you are welcome.

Vernuft says:
April 7, 2010 at 9:21 am
Tku for posting, great cover of Elmore James’ best tune, I don’t care about the quality of footage, the music is what really matters

greenysfleetwoodmac says:
April 7, 2010 at 10:14 am
this is some good ****! i understand why you cant get the real vids! ****ing har to get hold on! **** of tommy

oemik says:
April 7, 2010 at 10:56 am
Thanks, lets agree that the music does not sound tired, but certainly serious. It’s alive and full of energy. The original copy on YouTube made me go and buy the Complete Blue Horizon 1967-1969. It’s incredible, I don’t know why that music after 40 years still make me listen and enjoy.

evanfrmheaven says:
April 7, 2010 at 11:22 am
Your welcome, Instead of looking tired, perhaps they look serious?

oemik says:
April 7, 2010 at 11:27 am
Thanks for posting this clip (an original copy was removed some time ago), I enjoy watching Peter Green and Danny Kirwan, accompanying Jeremy Spencer. They play with respect, but at the same time they look tired. Probably because af Jeremy’s ‘egotrips’ in the band, only playing his own numbers.

Fate really takes character when looking at these images. Knowing what happened a few years later and what happened to the musicians and Fleetwood Mac later.

evanfrmheaven says:
April 7, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Dear Mr. tommy of Low stature, I am sorry that I assumed you could read. Thanks for the feed back.

tommyau2006 says:
April 7, 2010 at 12:17 pm
go sit on a trailer hitch and swivel dude. Go buy some decent video stuff and do the job properly

evanfrmheaven says:
April 7, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Your welcome, Uncle Tony.

mcleanartists says:
April 7, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Thanks for posting this, ignore the ignoramus.

http://teamairplay.com/blog/http:/te.../archives/4741

michelej1 · #12 04-08-2010, 10:10 PM

Nashville's the Place. Excerpt with a mention of Bob Welch moving there in article about Nashville.
Music Dish Network
http://www.musicdish.com/mag/?id=12639

"Nashville has also become home to other famous musicians who are looking to get away from the New York and LA scenes, such as Jonathan Cain, a member of the group Journey who now lives here. There are members of 80's & 90's bands who have moved here - Gunnar Nelson and Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger. Bob Welch, an original member of Fleetwood Mac just moved here."

chiliD · #13 04-09-2010, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivfox

Bob Welch was a pure bred Californian who helped to convince Mick Fleetwood and John McVie to move the band from England to California back in 1971.

Uhhhh....no. That's wrong.

It wasn't until the whole Mystery To Me tour, "bogus band" fiasco in '73/74 that Welch suggested they emigrate to the US (SoCal in particular) to be physically closer to their record company's headquarters. From the time he joined the band until they moved to California, Welch, I think, was living at the Fleetwood Mac "commune" Benifolds. (Right, Bob? If you happen to read this.)

aleuzzi · #14 04-09-2010, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiliD

Uhhhh....no. That's wrong.

It wasn't until the whole Mystery To Me tour, "bogus band" fiasco in '73/74 that Welch suggested they emigrate to the US (SoCal in particular) to be physically closer to their record company's headquarters. From the time he joined the band until they moved to California, Welch, I think, was living at the Fleetwood Mac "commune" Benifolds. (Right, Bob? If you happen to read this.)

By all accounts (Mick's, Bob's, Clifford Davis's) Bob was the reason they relocated to the US. What I don't know is if the relocation happened at the end of 73 or the beginning of 74.

Anyone know?

vivfox · #15 04-13-2010, 02:29 PM

News - Breaking News
Tuesday, Apr. 13, 2010
Tickets for the Rock & Pop Masters, an all-star band, go on sale Saturday
By SANDRA OKAMOTO - sokamoto@ledger-enquirer.com

The Rock & Pop Masters, an all-star band featuring members of bands like Fleetwood Mac and Grand Funk Railroad, is scheduled to perform at 8 p.m. June 25 in the Columbus Civic Center, 400 Fourth St.

Members of the Rock & Pop Masters include Joe Brochard, Blue Oyster Cult; Larry Hoppen, Orleans; Mark Farner, Grand Funk Railroad; Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac; John Cafferty, Beaver Brown Band and Pat Travers, Pat Travvers Band.

Tickets for the Rock & Pop Masters, an all-star band, go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

If you are buying tickets at the local Ticketmaster outlets, be sure to take cash.

Call the Civic Center at 706-653-4460 or Ticketmaster at 706-494-8330 to charge tickets.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/...p-masters.html