Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie, taken in 2009.
Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and John McVie, taken in 2009.
The original Fleetwood Mac was a British blues band, which operated between 1967 and 1974 when Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and his new wife, keyboardist Christine, found themselves without a lead vocalist and lead guitarist, and scouting LA for replacements.
Cue Lindsay Buckingham, who insisted his singer and partner StevieNicks were conditions of his joining Fleetwood Mac. Musically this also drew a line in the sand to their role as blues campaigners.
So, 40 years on we're celebrating what was the new-look Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album, second only to the mega selling Rumours, reaching over 40 million in sales, and securing a top 10 position in overall album sales.
This special edition version of Fleetwood Mac contains favourites like Oh Daddy, Say you love me, Rhiannon, Landslide and Over my Head. Better still the CD/LP that accompanies the original album catches early versions of some of the songs, as well as live versions. In other words, it's a treasure trove of a band that's on its way to super-stardom.
While, with sales of just 40 million, it's overshadowed by Rumours, Fleetwood Mac is one of those releases that sounds as fresh today as it did in 1975, and with then bonus album it's pretty much essential for any record collection.
