Fleetwood Mac Never Going Back Again 216 Version
| Fleetwood Mac | ||||
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| Studio anthology past Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| Released | 24 February 1968 (1968-02-24) | |||
| Recorded | 19 April, November–December 1967 | |||
| Studio | CBS Studios and Decca Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 35:10 | |||
| Label | Blue Horizon | |||
| Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
| Fleetwood Mac chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |  [1] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (Positive)[3] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Fleetwood Mac , also known every bit Peter Dark-green'southward Fleetwood Mac , is the debut studio album past British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 24 February 1968. The album is a mixture of dejection covers and originals penned by guitarists Peter Dark-green and Jeremy Spencer, who also share the vocal duties. It is the but album by the band without any involvement of keyboardist/vocalist Christine McVie.
The release of the album brought the band overnight success; in the U.k., the album reached No. four and stayed on the charts 37 weeks, despite the lack of a hit single. The album barely fabricated the charts in the US, reaching No. 198. Even though the anthology has sold over a million copies in the UK, it has never received a certification there. As of June 2015, the album has sold over 150,000 copies in the US.[6]
An expanded version of this album was included in the box set The Complete Blue Horizon Sessions.
Background [edit]
On 19 April 1967, John Mayall, the frontman of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, gave his bandmate Peter Greenish free studio time at Decca Studios in Due west Hampstead, London, to use as he wished. Four songs came out of the recording sessions, i of them being an instrumental called "Fleetwood Mac", named after the rhythm section, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. The other 3 songs recorded that day were "Starting time Train Home", "Looking for Somebody" and "No Identify to Go".[vii] [eight] [ix] After the session, Dark-green approached Fleetwood and McVie with the thought of forming a new band.[7] While Fleetwood, who had been fired from The Bluesbreakers,[10] was willing to bring together immediately, McVie was hesitant. Green advertised in Melody Maker for a temporary bassist in the hope that McVie would eventually join as a full-time member. Bob Brunning answered the ad and was told the ring would play at the Windsor Jazz & Dejection Festival in a calendar month.[seven]
Green was adamant about recruiting a 2nd guitarist in Fleetwood Mac to divert some of the spotlight abroad from him. Fleetwood Mac's producer, Mike Vernon, told Greenish of an "amazing slide guitarist" while searching for new bands to add to the label'south roster.[7] The guitarist was Jeremy Spencer, who had formed his own band called the Levi Set Dejection Ring in the mid-1960s. Vernon played Green a demo tape of the band to show Spencer's guitar playing. Greenish afterwards stopped by a Levi Gear up'south gig in Lichfield and informed Spencer that he was a fellow member of Fleetwood Mac.[seven]
By the time of the Windsor Festival, Light-green had already gained recognition for replacing guitarist Eric Clapton in John Mayall'southward Bluesbreakers, which helped heave the band's contour.[11] Shortly after Fleetwood Mac'due south live debut, McVie left the Bluesbreakers following Mayall's decision to add together a horn department to the lineup. McVie later joined Fleetwood Mac, replacing Brunning.[7]
Reception and legacy [edit]
The album sold well in the UK, reaching number four on the British charts.[12] Upon release, Barry Gifford (writing for Rolling Stone) praised the album, and described it every bit "strong enough to brand the Southward Side of Chicago accept notice".
Mod attitudes to the album are as well largely positive, and many critics argue the anthology is i of the highlights of the British blues bloom. TeamRock describes it every bit a "marvellous debut that established the group as the best British blues band of the 24-hour interval".[13] Writing for Ultimate Classic Stone, Nick DeRiso described the anthology as a "stellar debut" and "perchance the best album from the British dejection blast". He also ranked it equally the 4th greatest Fleetwood Mac anthology.[fourteen] The Telegraph has described the album every bit a "classic sixties London 12-bar dejection rock debut", while too calling it "raw, physical, high spirited and blessed with the infrequent playing of Peter Light-green".[15] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music describes the album as "seminal".[xvi]
Accolades [edit]
"ThoughtCo." described the anthology as an " inspired mix of blues covers", and placed it in the top 10 "The All-time Blues-Stone Albums of the 1960s".[ane] "Guitarist" (UK mag) placed the album in "101 Essential Guitar Albums", and John Tobler considered the anthology to be one of the "100 Nifty Albums of the 60s".[17]
It was voted number 435 in Colin Larkin'southward All Time Peak 1000 Albums.[18]
Track listing [edit]
| No. | Championship | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| ane. | "My Centre Beat Like a Hammer" | Jeremy Spencer | two:55 |
| 2. | "Merry Go Circular" | Peter Green | iv:05 |
| three. | "Long Grey Mare" | Light-green | ii:fifteen |
| four. | "Hellhound on My Trail" | Robert Johnson | 2:00 |
| 5. | "Milk shake Your Moneymaker" | Elmore James | 2:55 |
| half-dozen. | "Looking for Somebody" | Green | 2:fifty |
| No. | Title | Writer(south) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Place to Go" | Chester Burnett | 3:20 |
| 2. | "My Baby's Expert to Me" | Spencer | 2:fifty |
| 3. | "I Loved Another Woman" | Light-green | 2:55 |
| four. | "Cold Black Night" | Spencer | three:15 |
| 5. | "The World Keep on Turning" | Light-green | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Got to Motility" | James, Marshall Sehorn | iii:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(south) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Heart Beat Like a Hammer" (Take 2 – master version with studio talk*) | Spencer | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Merry Go Circular" (Take 2 – master version with studio talk/remix*) | Green | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Long Grayness Mare" | Light-green | 2:12 |
| iv. | "Hellhound on My Trail" (Have 1 – consummate master version/remix*) | Johnson | ii:04 |
| five. | "Milk shake Your Moneymaker" (Principal version with studio talk*) | James | three:xi |
| half dozen. | "Looking for Somebody" | Green | 2:49 |
| vii. | "No Place to Get" | Burnett | 3:20 |
| 8. | "My Infant's Good to Me" | Spencer | 2:49 |
| 9. | "I Loved Another Woman" | Green | 2:54 |
| x. | "Cold Black Night" | Spencer | iii:15 |
| 11. | "The Earth Continue on Turning" | Green | two:27 |
| 12. | "Got to Move" | James, Sehorn | 3:18 |
| 13. | "My Heart Beat out Similar a Hammer" (Have 1*) | Spencer | 3:43 |
| xiv. | "Merry Go Round" (Take i – incomplete*) | Green | 0:54 |
| 15. | "I Loved Another Woman" (Take ane – incomplete*, take 2*, have 3 – false offset* and accept 4 – incomplete*) | Green | 6:08 |
| 16. | "I Loved Some other Woman" (Take 5 – complete master version/remix* and take 6 – incomplete*) | Green | 5:08 |
| 17. | "Cold Black Night" (Takes 1–five with faux starts, take 6 – consummate master version/remix*) | Spencer | 5:28 |
| eighteen. | "You're So Evil" (*) | Spencer | 3:05 |
| nineteen. | "I'm Coming Home to Stay" (*) | Spencer | two:27 |
Note
- Asterisk (*) denotes a bonus track
Personnel [edit]
Fleetwood Mac
- Mick Fleetwood – Drums
- Peter Green – Lead vocals ("Merry Get Round", "Long Grey Mare", "Looking for Somebody", "No Place to Go", "I Loved Another Woman", "The World Keep On Turning"), electric guitar, harmonica
- Jeremy Spencer – lead vocals ("My Heart Beat Like a Hammer", "Hellhound on my Trail", "Milkshake Your Moneymaker", "My Infant'south Good to Me", "Common cold Black Nighttime", "Got to Move"), slide guitar, piano
- John McVie – Bass guitar on all tracks except "Long Grey Mare", "Hellhound on My Trail" and "The World Keep on Turning"
- Bob Brunning – Bass guitar on "Long Grey Mare"
Charts [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Keith, Reverend. "The Best Dejection-Rock Bands of the 1960s". Thoughtco.com . Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Fleetwood Mac at AllMusic
- ^ Gifford, Barry (x August 1968). "Records". Rolling Rock . Retrieved two October 2013.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. ISBN9780743201698 . Retrieved ii July 2017.
- ^ Colin Larkin (30 September 2013). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. p. 89. ISBN9781448132744 . Retrieved two July 2017.
- ^ "THE Embankment BOYS, BEE GEES and FLEETWOOD MAC......USA album sales". Greasy Lake Community.
- ^ a b c d eastward f Evans, Mike (2011). Fleetwood Mac: The Definitive History. New York: Sterling. pp. 24, 27–33. ISBN978-one-4027-8630-iii.
- ^ [1] Archived vii January 2017 at the Wayback Car
- ^ Lewry, Pete (1999). Fleetwood Mac The Complete Recordings 1967/1997. Blandford. p. 128. ISBN0-7137-2724-1.
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Volume of Number 1 Hits (5th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 466. ISBN0-8230-7677-half-dozen.
- ^ Black, Johnny. "Fleetwood Mac: "Green's the all-time dejection guitarist the UK's produced"". Squad Rock . Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac: Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "The Superlative 30 British Dejection Rock Albums of All Time". TeamRock.com. 23 March 2007. Retrieved two July 2017.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Albums Ranked Worst to Best". Ultimateclassicrock.com. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac's albums: from worst to best". The Telegraph. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (30 September 2013). The Virgin Encyclopedia of The Blues. Random House. ISBN9781448132744 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Peter Light-green's Fleetwood Mac". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved ii July 2017.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Fourth dimension Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 159. ISBN0-7535-0493-half dozen.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac > Artists > Official Charts". United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Albums Nautical chart. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Fleetwood Mac Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links [edit]
- "British Hit Albums" Paul Gambaccini, Tim Rice, Jonathan Rice (Guinness Publishing, fifth edition, 1992)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac_(1968_album)
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