Friday, August 24, 2012 12:30 PM

Warner


On Monday Night (October 22) Prime TV is screening Fleetwood Mac: Behind The Music. The tale of the incestuous genius of the five members is uncomfortable watching, the emotional turmoil they went through in their various internal relationships is laid bare, as is the candidness of their physical abuse through drugs – you can understand why Mick Fleetwood later proclaimed at an awards ceremony “We’re all still here! And we’re healthy, and still playing!” It really is astounding. In 1992 a four disc best of was released to celebrate 25 years of Fleetwood Mac music.  With the announcement of them going on a world tour again a few weeks ago, the collection has been re-released globally, getting to number 9 on the UK charts recently.

All the hits are on here, and more. The set features several previously unreleased studio tracks, new (at the time) remixes, live recordings, and a different version of Tusk – this one has a brass section and more background noise – it sounds like it was recorded at a party! Inside with the CDs is a 65 page booklet with photos of the band from 1967 right up to the 1987 line up. It’s like looking through their family album, especially the candid pics from the 1970s.

The other night as I was driving and listening to the first disc. I hadn’t looked at the track listing and had no idea what was coming up. I got to about track five and I started thinking about a song of theirs that I used to like, that I hadn’t heard for a long time. Two seconds later it started playing. I couldn’t believe it! I cranked up the volume and relived a teenage summer in Whangamata. Then Everywhere came on and I started singing along. Loudly. Badly. What a great drive that was.

I like Fleetwood Mac. It surprises me that I don’t have more of their albums when I think about it. Unless you’re a passionate fan, this collection is really all you need – as you’ll see below.

Track listing:

CD 1
1. "Paper Doll" (Stevie Nicks, Rick Vito, John Herron) † – 3:56
2. "Love Shines" (Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela) † – 4:48
3. "Stand Back"* (live - Recorded at The Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, 12/12/1987) (Nicks) – 5:00
4. "Crystal" (Nicks) – 5:09
5. "Isn't It Midnight" (alternate mix) (C McVie, Quintela, Lindsey Buckingham) – 4:02
6. "Big Love" (Buckingham) – 3:39
7. "Everywhere" (C McVie) – 3:43
8. "Affairs of the Heart" (Nicks) – 4:20
9. "Heart of Stone" (C McVie, Quintela) † – 4:39
10. "Sara" (full-length version) (Nicks) – 6:26
11. "That's All for Everyone" (Buckingham) – 3:02
12. "Over My Head" (C McVie) – 3:34
13. "Little Lies" (C McVie, Quintela) – 3:38
14. "Eyes of the World" (Buckingham) – 3:42
15. "Oh Diane" (Buckingham, Richard Dashut) – 2:33
16. "In the Back of My Mind" (Billy Burnette, David Malloy) – 7:00
17. "Make Me a Mask" (Buckingham) † – 4:02
* Originally recorded by Nicks solo and released as the lead single from second studio album The Wild Heart

CD 2
1. "Save Me" (C McVie, Quintela) – 4:14
2. "Goodbye Angel" (Buckingham) [Mirage outtake] † – 3:06
3. "Silver Springs" (Nicks) – 4:29
4. "What Makes You Think You're the One" (Buckingham) – 3:30
5. "Think About Me" (C McVie) – 2:40
6. "Gypsy" (alternate unedited version) (Nicks) – 5:21
7. "You Make Loving Fun" (C McVie) – 3:30
8. "Second Hand News" (alternate mix) (Buckingham) – 2:50
9. "Love in Store" (alternate mix) (C McVie, Jim Recor) – 3:24
10. "The Chain" (alternate mix) (Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C McVie, John McVie, Nicks) – 4:20
11. "Teen Beat" (Buckingham, Dashut) [Mirage outtake] † – 2:43
12. "Dreams" (alternate mix) (Nicks) – 4:14
13. "Only Over You" (C McVie) – 4:05
14. "I'm So Afraid" (live) (Buckingham) – 7:27
15. "Love Is Dangerous" (Vito, Nicks) – 3:16
16. "Gold Dust Woman" (alternate mix) (Nicks) – 5:00
17. "Not That Funny" (live) (Buckingham) – 7:56

CD 3
1. "Warm Ways" (C McVie) – 3:50
2. "Say You Love Me" (single mix) (C McVie) – 3:45
3. "Don't Stop" (C McVie) – 3:11
4. "Rhiannon" (Nicks) – 4:09
5. "Walk a Thin Line" (Buckingham) – 3:44
6. "Storms" (Nicks) – 5:27
7. "Go Your Own Way" (Buckingham) – 3:39
8. "Sisters of the Moon" (Nicks) – 4:37
9. "Monday Morning" (live) (Buckingham) – 3:35
10. "Landslide" (Nicks) – 3:16
11. "Hypnotized" (Bob Welch) – 4:47
12. "Lay It All Down" (alternate mix) (Welch) – 4:34
13. "Angel" (alternate mix) (Nicks) – 4:52
14. "Beautiful Child" (alternate mix) (Nicks) – 5:18
15. "Brown Eyes" (alternate mix) (C McVie) – 4:56
16. "Save Me a Place" (Buckingham) – 2:39
17. "Tusk" (USC intro mix) (Buckingham) – 3:12
18. "Never Going Back Again" (Buckingham) – 2:02
19. "Songbird" (C McVie) – 3:17

CD 4
1. "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" (Jeremy Spencer) – 2:51
2. "Need Your Love So Bad" (Mertis John Jr.)[1] – 3:53
3. "Rattlesnake Shake" (Peter Green) – 3:29
4. "Oh Well, Pt. 1" (original mono version) (Green) – 3:29
5. "Stop Messin' Round" (Green, C.G. Adams) – 2:19
6. "The Green Manalishi" (Green) – 4:36
7. "Albatross" (Green) – 3:11
8. "Man of the World" (Green) – 2:51
9. "Love That Burns" (Green, Adams) – 5:00
10. "Black Magic Woman" (Green) – 2:54
11. "Watch Out" (Green) – 4:12
12. "String-A-Long" (Jimmy Duncan, Robert Doyle) * – 2:16
13. "Station Man" (Danny Kirwan, Spencer, J McVie) – 5:41
14. "Did You Ever Love Me" (C McVie, Welch) – 3:40
15. "Sentimental Lady" (Welch) – 4:32
16. "Come a Little Bit Closer" (C McVie) – 4:48
17. "Heroes are Hard to Find" (C McVie) – 3:34
18. "Trinity" (Kirwan) [Bare Trees outtake] † – 4:07
19. "Why" (C McVie) – 4:55


† Previously unreleased songs
* "String-A-Long" was a track from Jeremy Spencer's first solo album Jeremy Spencer, with backing from Fleetwood, Kirwan, Green and John McVie.