The Original Fleetwood Mac [Extra tracks]

Track Listings

1. Drifting

2. Leaving Town Blues

3. Watch Out

4. Fool No More

5. Mean Old Fireman

6. Can't Afford to Do It

7. Fleetwood Mac

8. Worried Dream

9. Love That Woman

10. Allow Me One More Show

11. First Train Home

12. Rambling Pony No. 2

13. Mighty Cold [*]

14. Jumping at Shadows [Live][*]

15. Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked in Tonite) [*]

16. Man of Action

Tracks:

Black Magic Woman
I've Lost My Baby
One Sunny Day
Without You
Coming Home
Albatross
Stop Messin' Round
Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
Doctor Brown
Love That Burns
My Heart Beat Like a Hammer
Merry-Go-Round
Hellhound on My Trail
World Keep on Turning
If I Loved Another Woman
Cold Black Night
Shake Your Moneymaker
No Place to Go

Album Description

Aussie compilation featuring 18 tracks, 'Black Magic Woman', 'I've Lost My Baby', 'One Sunny Day', 'Without You', 'Coming Home', 'Albatross', 'Stop Messin' 'Round', 'Jigsaw Puzzle Blues', 'Doctor Brown', 'Love That Burns', 'My Heart Beat Like A Hammer', 'Merry Go Round', 'Hellhound On My Trail', 'The World Keep On Turning', 'If I Loved Another Woman', 'Cold Black Night', 'Shake Your Moneymaker' & 'No Place To Go'.

Customer Reviews:

Best of the original...maybe exaggerated...but great anyway.......2005-09-30

Basically, what this is is ALL of the "English Rose" album (tracks that made up side 2 presented first), plus the (arguably) best cuts from their first album (known in most FMac circles as "Dog & Dustbin").

If one is into the blues or just someone who wants a good starting point into the early days of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, this is it.

A nice primer for the original Fleetwood Mac.......2001-07-21

While this isn't really the best of the original band, it gives a good overview of its early cuts. I say it's not really the best because it doesn't include "Man of the World" or "Green Manalishi," nor does it include "Oh Well" or anything else from the LP "Then Play On" (at least nothing from the American version--it has two cuts from the original UK version that were left off the US version because they were included on the US-only compilation "English Rose"). This CD, however, is a great collection of cuts from the original band's earliest albums (which were chopped and reformed in different ways for UK and USA audiences after their first LP, typical for the time). It includes Mac's first couple of bona fide hits ("Black Magic Woman" and "Albatross") and some b-sides that are really hard to find. Especially nice are the songs from their first album, which prove that the original Fleetwood Mac were just about the best English blues-rock band that year (Cream was in the process of dissolving) and the next. This CD does really pull the best songs from their first three (or two in the US) albums. You should get it now!

The early legend deserves more recognition.......2000-07-06

If you love Rumours and later Fleetwood Mac, this release may come as something of a shock. This is died-in-the-wool British Blues, and it is GREAT. Although I do not own this actual album, I do have an earlier (vinyl) anthology with most of the same songs on it from Mac's early blues days featuring guitar great Peter Green. Some of it is raw, a bit of garage-like echo, but the power is evident on both the blues covers and the original material. Lots of humorous stuff, too, like "Rattlesnake Shake" and "Got To Move". If you enjoy material like John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, early Cream, Paul Butterfield and other British and Chicago-styled blues artists, you will not be disappointed!

Average customer rating:

early 70's fleetwood mac
5 stars for Greenie
Much Better Than I Expected! Peter Does The Blues!
Where's Fleetwood Mac?
Highs, lows, tortured blues

Alone with the Blues
Peter Green & The Original Fleetwood Mac
Manufacturer: Metro Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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Then Play On

ASIN: B00004RIMP
Release Date: 2000-05-23

Tracks:

Walkin' The Road
Trying So Hard To Forget
Coming, I'm Coming
Kind Hearted Woman
Jumping At Shadows
Sandy Mary
Same Old Blues
Born Under A Bad Sign
Tribal Dance
Time For Me To Go
A Fool No More
Loser Two Times
Fallin' Apart
Just For You
Last Train To San Antone
Give Me Back My Freedom

Album Description

After acknowledging Eric Clapton and George Harrison in the audience at a concert at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1969, B.B. King was heard to have said 'But I've got to say that I'm sorry, Peter Green is best'. With this budget-priced 16 track compilation featuring over 30 years of great recordings by one of the world's best blues guitarists, you and your customers will probably be of the same opinion! From recent solo work through classic early Fleetwood Mac tracks and even earlier John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers cuts, this is an essential overview of the development of one of rock's most intriguing, talented and misunderstood enigmas. Contains 'Kind Hearted Woman', 'Born Under A Bad Sign' and 'A Fool No More'. 2000 release standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

early 70's fleetwood mac.......2007-01-10

What can I say. I haven't like fleetwood mac since peter green left

5 stars for Greenie.......2003-12-03

Why five? Because you loved the man's touch and feel on the strings; because he sounded so good with soulful down-hearted blues on "Trying So Hard to Forget" and "Coming, I'm Coming"? Dig that slide he's teasing. Or kick it back on the porch with a "Kind Hearted Woman" by way of Mr. Robert Johnson.

And tell me how woeful and hurtin' Peter cries on "Jumping At Shadows"--who's in more pain, his song or his guitar? Listen to those peals of sorrow--the voice AND the tortured notes he's pulling off that Les Paul. You didn't feel the knife cut you that deep until you heard the end of his solo, did ya?

If grief could be made into work, he could sing the nails out of the wall, and don't forget the squeals and squawks he'd grind out on lead guitar. I heard "Same Old Blues" by Bonnie Bramlett; Peter would make the perfect duet. And lookee-here, Albert King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" is as menacing as the original. Those are Albert's signature licks, aren't they?

Shake it, shake it, with "Tribal Dance." It's spacy and it moves. And could that be a hint of a David Gilmore-like influence on "Time for Me To Go"?

Get this because you loved the early Fleetwood Mac. Buy it because you have a friend who loves to learn new guitar ideas from an old source. Keep it because you need it in your collection.

Much Better Than I Expected! Peter Does The Blues!.......2002-01-02

I bought this not knowing exactly what it was. I had hoped it would not be Peter doing the weird stuff that I had heard plagued some of his post-Fleetwood Mac solo records. I was not disappointed! This is a really great collection if you are just looking to recapture some of the old Bluesbreakers/Fleetwood Mac sound. Much of what is here would have sat comfortably next to any of the Fleetwood Mac era tracks.

In response to one of the other reviewers, if you had read the back cover notes you would not have been misled into thinking it's all from the Fleetwood Mac days - in any case I knew this couldn't all be from the Mac era since I didn't recognise most of the songs, and I know all of them from the box set. Actually, only Sandy Mary and Jumping at Shadows are definitely from the Fleetwood Mac lineup (from the Boston Tea Party concerts).

It is not clear exactly where some of the rest of the songs originate - the liner notes are no help at all although it is claimed that at least one track is from the Bluesbreakers era (but, no indication as to which one!).

Walkin' Down The Road opens the disc with a classic blues cut that I had never heard - great stuff! Worth the price of admission alone just for that song! The next three songs are probably from a live show and the sound quality suffers, but actually this adds to rather than detracts from the music - gives it a certain vibe! In any case, the performances on those live tracks are really great! Especially "Kind Hearted Woman" which you should compare to the later version that Peter did recently. I think I like this one better!

The rest of the tracks (including the first song) are in fine sound quality and I would guess are from the post-Mac era(?). Good stuff, and every song is blues-based - no weird experimental stuff.

I highly recommend this disc if you want a sample of the post-Mac Peter Green filtered to give you just the real blues stuff, you will not be disppointed!

Where's Fleetwood Mac?.......2000-09-05

I thought I was getting an album of Original Fleetwood Mac, but only two of the 16 cuts feature Mac. Eleven are solo Peter Green from after he left the band. I've been a fan of Peter Green since I first heard Albatross in 1967, so I still enjoyed the music, but it is grossly mislabeled.

Highs, lows, tortured blues.......2000-06-19

A broad collection of blues covers and originals that spans the curiously blue life of Peter Green. The vocals are every bit as revealing as the fine guitar work (from gritty to smooth, harnessed to wild). I would have loved to hear Peter and Albert together on Born under a Bad Sign, but I guess I'll settle for Peter's short, but reverential cover of this fine blues anthem. An earlier issue of this disc included Black Magic Woman and Green Manilishi, but I think their absence does not detract from this cd. I think inclusion of The Supernatural would have been an important cut, but Oh Well!

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if you play guitar...
Great Live Album, but little disappointed
ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED! PART 1 OF 3
Superb
The Mac at it's improv. best...

Live In Boston, Vol. 1
Fleetwood Mac
Manufacturer: Original Masters UK
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ASIN: B000007P3N
Release Date: 1998-09-08

Tracks:

Black Magic Woman
Jumping At Shadows
Like It This Way
Only You
Rattlesnake Shake
I Can't Hold Out
Got To Move
The Green Manalishi

Customer Reviews:

if you play guitar..........2007-05-07

You'll love this. How old was Danny Kirwan when this was recorded? 20? Man he could shake those strings. Peter Green isn't bad either that tone! Those blues riffs he just tosses out--how did he do it? And his scary lyrics..Oh, and Jeremy Spencer's wicked slide playing. Three great guitarists. And the rhythm section, uh ,oh yeah Mick Fleetwood and John MacVeigh. One of the only "jam bands" that doesn't bore me to tears. Cheers!
Almost forgot...as Jeremy asks, if you believe in prayer, please pray that Danny comes back to us, or at least finds peace one day.

Great Live Album, but little disappointed.......2006-10-14

In Feb. 1970 the original Fleetwood Mac line up with Peter Green recorded three nights at the legendary Boston Tea Party. Vol. 1 serves up a generous 69 minutes of live music with a couple of extended jams (Rattlesnake Shake at 25 mins. and Green Manalishi at 12 mins.). I'm a huge fan of the blues and early Fleetwood Mac, but I have to say I was a little disappointed with the CD. While I think it is a great show, the recording catches the band at a point of tradition. Peter Green was starting to turn away from traditional blues and becoming more experimental pushing the Blues format in a new direction. That's fine and the music is great, but for folks looking for a live version of their original work this is not it. I much preferred English Rose and the album they did with Otis Spann. If I was to rate this as a prue blues album it would be only 3 stars. As a music fan that appreciates live music I give it 4 stars.

ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED! PART 1 OF 3.......2006-05-18

I will be doing three reviews on the legendary three part masterpiece albums by Fleetwood Mac: Live At The Boston Tea Party Parts one, two and three released in 1998. The distributor of these three part albums is Snapper Music Inc. I will also be editing these three reviews from time to time so you the consumer will get the best accurate review possible. This review focuses on Live At The Boston Tea Party Part one. These live recordings is quite simply, Peter Green at his absolute BEST! Part one along with parts two and three of Live At the Boston Tea Party should definitely be voted as one of the GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED. If you REALLY want to hear three skillful guitarists harmonize beautifully together and REALLY ROCK OUT, then these are definitely the albums for you. Many rock fans are unaware that the legendary Fleetwood Mac were already legendary before the mega star lineup of the beautiful Stevie Nicks, the beautiful Christine McVie, the gracefully multi-talented Lindsey Buckingham and the combined multi-talented masterminds and co-founders Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Once upon a time in the 60's, there were three extremely talented guitarists in Fleetwood Mac. Their names are Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Peter Green. Out of these three legendary guitarists, only one would later be voted as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. That guitarist of course is the legendary Peter Green. Rock fans are also unaware that Peter Green wrote a song that would later be a signature trademark for another of rock's premiere guitarists: the song is "Black Magic Woman" by the great Santana. All three parts of Live At The Boston Tea Party highlight all three legendary shows recorded on February 5th, 6th and 7th, 1970. In Part one, all the songs are well performed but I will only review certain songs and not all eight. On part one of Live At The Boston Tea Party, Fleetwood Mac takes the stage and doesn't waste any time. The band begins with the legendary "Black Magic Woman". This live version sounds completely different from the version we are all accustomed to listening to by Santana. This version by Fleetwood Mac really rocks and explodes at the end. You have to listen to it to believe it. After "Black Magic Woman", Fleetwood Mac jumps right into the next song entitled "Jumping At Shadows". Part one's version of "Jumping At Shadows" (Unlike part three's version), is a little mellow but still kicks. The song "jumping At Shadows" is so haunting and disturbing that Peter Green pretty much pours out his very tormented soul through his blistering guitar playing. Peter Green's singing and guitar solo is absolutely breathtaking. Just imagine what Part three's version of "Jumping At Shadows" sounds like. Next, we jump down to the fifth song entitled "Rattlesnake Shake". "Rattlesnake Shake", another Peter Green composition (Co-writtened with Danny Kirwan), was also trademark song for the legendary Aerosmith. Part one's version of "Rattlesnake Shake" (Unlike part two's version), is also a little mellow but still ROCKING. "Rattlesnake Shake" (Like part two's version), clocks in at least around 25 minutes long and features some of the greatest guitar playing that you have ever heard. Next, we jump down to the haunting eighth and final song of part one entitled "The Green Manalishi". "The Green Manalishi", also a Peter Green composition, was also a trademark song for Judas Priest. "The Green Manalishi", as described in Peter Green's own words: is about his conversations with the devil concerning his battles over his tortured tormented soul and losing his frightening sanity. Listening to the lyrics of both songs "Jumping At Shadows" and "The Green Manalishi" closely, these songs truly define what would soon be the illness that would haunt and torment such artists as Peter Green and Brian Wilson to this day. The illness of course is called Auditorial Hallucinations. One of the most frightening symptoms of this evil illness is hearing voices or evil spirits haunting and tormenting you. You are probably asking yourself: What took so long for these three part albums to come out? Fleetwood Mac originally recorded these live shows in hopes of releasing the ultimate live album. However, the resignation of Peter Green from the original Fleetwood Mac lineup dashed and cancelled all hopes and the project was shelved indefinitely. There is no doubt that these three part live concerts would have been the ultimate live album and voted one of the greatest live albums ever recorded had it have been released as planned in 1970. Recordings of these breathtaking concerts were only available in "Bootleg" form with terrible sound quality throughout the 80's and 90's, but it wasn't until the late 90's that the original 8-track master tapes were finally found and digitally remastered with the HDCD recording technology process. In my opinion, TRUST ME, These three part "Live At The Boston Tea Party" albums are ALL WORTH EVERY PENNY! If you love the Blues and REAL Rock n' Roll, I DARE you to check these three parts out, you won't be sorry or disappointed. Thanks for your attention and reading my first of three parts of the "Live At The Boston Tea Party" reviews. I hope you read all of my reviews when time permits. Take care. J.L.

Superb.......2004-08-17

Superb live album. I could do without the Jeremy Spencer slide guitar and 50's imitations, but Peter Green is top notch. The Green Manalishi solo is some of the best blues guitar soloing I've heard. If you like blues guitar, you must give it a listen.

The Mac at it's improv. best..........2004-01-24

If you get this, get all the volumes. This will make you forget that little band from the '70s that sang Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, and Don't Stop.

This is the original Mac, at its very best live.

Turn it up, and listen to the Mac blown your minds.

Tracks:

Drifting
Leaving Town Blues
Watch Out
Fool No More, A
Mean Old Fireman
Can't Afford To Do It
Fleetwood Mac
Worried Dream
Love That Woman
Allow Me One More Show
First Train Home
Rambling Pony No.2
Watch Out (Take 1)
Something Inside of Me - (live)
Something Inside of Me (Take 2)
Something Inside of Me (Take 3)
One Sunny Day
Without You
Coming Your Way (Take 6)

Album Description

Contains four previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Average customer rating:

Fine Early Outtakes!
the original fleetwood mac

The Original Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Manufacturer: Snapper Classics UK
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001LYFEA
Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

Drifting
Leaving Town Blues
Watch Out
Fool No More
Mean Old Fireman
Can't Afford to Do It
Fleetwood Mac
Worried Dream
Love That Woman
Allow Me One More Show
First Train Home
Rambling Pony No. 2
Mighty Cold [*]
Jumping at Shadows [Live][*]
Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked in Tonite) [*]
Man of Action

Customer Reviews:

Fine Early Outtakes!.......2006-08-25

This album was originally released in 1971 as a collection of early out-takes. At that time Peter Green had been out of the band for about a year and the demand for more Peter Green / Fleetwood Mac material was still big. The last Fleetwood Mac album with Green ( Then Play On ) and the great 1970 single "The Green Manalishi" had shown the band as more than a traditional blues band, but here it's the sound of their early albums that is showcased.

Most tracks are out-takes from the first album recorded in late 1967. The album as a whole is almost as good as their debut album and I actually like it better than their second "Mr Wonderful". A few tracks like the charming "Leaving Town Blues" may appear a little unfinished, but the material is mostly great with both Green and Jeremy Spencer originals.

For this version 4 bonus-tracks have been added - all recorded later in than the 12 originals, and all fine. "Mighty Cold" recorded in 1969 is Jeremy Spencer at his very best. "Jumping at Shadows" I have heard in other, better sounding versions, but Green's guitarplaying is simply a joy to listen to. "Man of Action" shows the "crazy" side of Spencer, and "Somebody's Gonna Get His Head Kicked in Tonight" was originally released as the B-side of "Man of the World". It may be a slightly different mix; I'm not quite sure about that.

A must for fans of early Fleetwood Mac!!

the original fleetwood mac.......2004-07-13

what a great example of late sixties british blues. iwas looking for a cd with Peter Green on it and this is a great intro. having only heard the live playing on the Boston Tea Party discs the studio cuts were simply awesome. the cuts that really stand out and show you how smooth a blues player Green was are the first cut Drifting the 8th cut Worried Dream and for me the 11th cut First Train Out is really what the electric blues is all about. the instrumental cut Fleetwood Mac really rocks along with great play by John McVie Mick Fleetwood and guitar by Jeremy Spencer this cd is a good introduction if you want some of the original mac. great blues guitar by what must be one of the finest blues players in his time Peter Green

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ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED! PART 2 OF 3.
Strong start, but more than a little disappointing...
The 2nd Volume is as good as the 1st!!!
I wept
Great sound on remastered re-released live album

Live In Boston, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B000009Q3J
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

World In Harmony
Oh Well
Rattlesnake Shake
Stranger Blues
Red Hot Mama
Teenage Darling
Keep A-Knocking
Jenny Jenny
Encore

Customer Reviews:

ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED! PART 2 OF 3........2006-05-18

I will be doing three reviews on the legendary three part masterpiece albums by Fleetwood Mac: Live At The Boston Tea Party Parts one, two and three released in 1998. The distributor of these three part albums is Snapper Music Inc. These live shows were recorded on February 5th, 6th and 7th, 1970. These three part albums were all digitally remastered using the HDCD recording technology process. I will be editing these three reviews from time to time so you the consumer will get the best accurate review possible. This review picks up and continues where part one left off and focuses on Live At The Boston Tea Party Part two. If you have not read part one's review yet, I would definitely suggest that you read part one first before proceeding on to reading part two. I will be reviewing certain songs in part two and not all nine songs listed in this album. Fleetwood Mac takes the stage for the second show and begins with the slow ROCKING song entitled "World In Harmony". There are no vocals in "World In Harmony", just some guitarists harmonizing and playing beautifully together. "World In Harmony" speeds up and really rocks in the middle. Guitarists Peter Green, Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer sound like three guitarists that naturally blend, harmonize and embrace so well together. After "World In Harmony", Fleetwood Mac TEARS into the next song entitled "OH WELL". "OH WELL", another Peter Green composition sounds like a ROCKER that would have blended PERFECTLY with Led Zeppelin's I & II. Coincidently, "OH WELL" was also recorded live recently by Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes. After "OH WELL", the band TEARS into another ROCKER entitled "Rattlesnake Shake". "Rattlesnake Shake", as mentioned in part one, was also a trademark song for the great Aerosmith. "Rattlesnake Shake" clocks in well over 28 minutes long and displays some of the greatest live guitar playing ever attempted by any band anywhere. You have to listen to it and get into the feel of it to believe it. After "Rattlesnake Shake", Fleetwood Mac would play some bluesy rock songs which are absolutely breathtaking. Songs such as "Stranger Blues", "Red Hot Mama" and "Teenage Darling" were hot blues rockers. The seventh, eighth and ninth songs on the Fleetwood Mac playlist: "Keep A-Knocking", "Jenny Jenny" and "Encore" (With Joe Walsh of James Gang and Eric Clapton) are GREAT ROCKING SONGS. "Keep A-Knocking" is a fast ROCKING SONG! Peter Green changes the lyrics to "Keep A-Knocking" to something else that I cannot mention in this review. "Jenny Jenny" is another fast 50's type bluesy rock song that really kicks. The last song in part two is a song entitled "Encore" with Joe Walsh and Eric Clapton. "Encore" sounds like a first time jam together on stage with just experimenting and exploring the depths of writing and playing music for the first time. "Encore" sounds GREAT! You have to hear it to believe it. Live At The Boston Tea Party Part two, overall, is an EXCELLENT sequel to Part one and is worth every penny. The whole three part collection, overall is DEFINITELY WORTH EVERY PENNY. If you love the Blues and REAL Rock n' Roll, I DARE you to check these three parts out, you won't be sorry or disappointed. Thanks for your attention and for reading my second of three parts of the "Live At The Boston Tea Party" reviews. I hope you will read all of my reviews when time permits. Rock out and take care. J.L.

Strong start, but more than a little disappointing..........2006-03-11

After listening to volume 1, I was absolutely blown away. I immediately ordered a copy of Volume 2, hoping for it to be every bit as amazing as volume 1, but now that I finally have it, I can't help but feel disappointed. It's not because the band is low on energy. Far from it. The problem is that Volume two showcases Jeremy Spencer's work the way Volume one showcased Peter Green and Danny Kirwan's.

The show starts off with the beautiful guitar interplay of Peter Green and Danny Kirwan on "World In Harmony." A lighter number that changes up with a rougher bluesy sound for a few minutes before softening up again for the ending. They follow this up with a devastating performance of "Oh Well". Lasting just under 3 minutes, it's short but oh-so-sweet, with some great lead played by Danny. "Rattlesnake Shake" comes next, nearly the same as the version from Volume 1, but a little less organized and a little more free form jam.

After these three songs, they turn the set over to Jeremy Spencer, and it goes downhill from here. Jeremy goes into a couple blues covers, he does a little 50s doo wop imitation thing that was probably better to watch than listen to, and he finishes off with a Little Richard tune. The songs aren't bad, but they just don't come close to touching the unique skill of Green and Kirwan.

After this, they turn it back over to Green for a song, but instead of doing one of his own he decides to finish off the show with a cover of "Jenny, Jenny". Not bad, but not enough to recover what could have been another amazing performance.
This isn't the last song on the disc, however. The band gets back onstage for an encore jam, featuring Eric Clapton and Joe Walsh. It's a pretty good jam that sort of peeters out after about 12 minutes.

Overall, not a bad CD, but not that great either. It starts off strong for the first 3 songs, and never quite gets back up there after that.

The 2nd Volume is as good as the 1st!!!.......2004-01-30

More Mac Attack!

This second volume of 3 from the band's 1970 run at the Boston Tea Party is just as strong as the 1st volume of tracks.

You can just feel the energy in these tracks with the first 3 being the highlights. The jam at the end is pretty tasty as well - as well as the steaming cover of Little Richard's Keep On Knocking.

Awesome!!

Bottom Line: Forget about picking one volume -- get them ALL!!!

I wept.......2001-03-17

Peter Green-integrity and simplicity,McVie / Fleetwood - a fabulous rhythm section and-oh!-what a stupendous drummer M Fleetwood is/was on this night(Rattlesnake Shake,for example)-McVie is 1st class too but it is sometimetimes hard to hear him but you know he is going at it in his own unique manner (I'm confident in John-OK ?)-plus the young Kirwan(well hired Peter) and the delightful Jeremy Spencer(described in the liner notes to this triple set as a bit of a rock and roll afficionado / Elmore James copyist but just listen to track 4's Stranger Blues and hear JS's exuberance and -in my view- you've already hit 1 of the at leat 10 highlights of this magical groove).. if you have the edition in my paw: Vol 2SMMCD 556 on Snapper Music then you have a precious -remixed in near the original concert order-event in your ears. A band at the apogee of its form. Thank you all and thanks for still playing. For similar "exuberance" try remixes of Who Live At Leeds, Frank Zappa's Hot Rats and anything by Humble Pie,Foo Fighters and Eddie Cochran ...I could go on....

Great sound on remastered re-released live album.......2000-12-15

Capturing Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac at the height of their powers, Live at the Boston Tea Party Volume Two features the superb guitar interplay of Danny Kirwan and Peter Green. This edition features a 28 minute version of Rattlesnake Shake that burns.

Featuring one previously unreleased track (the encore jam featuring Joe Walsh whose band at the time The James Gang opened for FM), this astonishing album has never been heard this clear before. Nick Watson has remixed and remastered these classic recordings using the High Definition Compact Disc technology that has improved so many marginal (and not so marginal) sounding albums.

Tracks:

Jumping At Shadows
Sandy Mary
If You Let Me Love You
Loving Kind
Coming Your Way
Madison Blues
Got To Move
The Sun Is Shining
Oh Baby
Tiger
Great Balls Of Fire
Tutti Frutti
On We Jam

Customer Reviews:

ONE OF THE GREATEST CONCERTS EVER RECORDED! PART 3 OF 3........2006-05-18

I will be doing three reviews on the legendary three part masterpiece albums by Fleetwood Mac: "Live At The Boston Tea Party" Parts one, two and three released in 1998. The distributor of these three part albums is Snapper Music Inc. These live shows were recorded on February 5th, 6th and 7th, 1970. These three part albums were all digitally remastered using the HDCD recording technology process. I will be editing these three reviews from time to time so you the consumer will get the best accurate review possible. This review picks up and continues where part two left off and focuses on "Live At The Boston Tea Party" part three. If you have not read parts one and two reviews yet, I would definitely suggest that you read the first two parts first before proceeding on to reading part three. I will be reviewing certain songs in part three and not all thirteen songs listed in this album. Fleetwood Mac takes the stage for the third and final show and begins with the slow haunting, blues rocking song entitled "Jumping At Shadows". "Jumping At Shadows" (Unlike part one's version), sounds more loud and emotional and it shows in Peter Green's guitar playing. Peter Green must have been angry while performing "Jumping At Shadows" (Part three version) especially since his guitar playing in this song is merciless and ruthless. "Jumping At Shadows" sounds as if Peter Green REALLY is pouring out and baring his tormented tortured soul before our very eyes! His BLISTERING guitar solo sounds as if he's ready to kill! After "Jumping At Shadows", Fleetwood Mac TEARS into the second song entitled "Sandy Mary". This song truly ROCKS, enough said. After "Sandy Mary", Fleetwood Mac ROARS into the third song entitled "If You Let Me Love You". "If You Let Me Love You" was written and recorded by the legendary B.B. King. "If You Let Me Love You" was performed brilliantly by Fleetwood Mac. In this song there was technical problems while Green was singing through the microphone. However, Peter Green's BLISTERING GUITAR SOLO made up for it. After "If You Let Me Love You", Fleetwood Mac KICKS AND TEARS through the fourth ("Loving Kind"), fifth ("Coming Your way"), sixth ("Madison Blues"), seventh ("Got To Move"), eighth ("The Sun Is Shining") and ninth ("Oh Baby"). These six songs REALLY ROCK and are well performed. You have to listen to them all to believe it. After "Oh Baby", Fleetwood Mac TEARS into the tenth song entitled "Tiger". "Tiger" REALLY ROCKS OUT! After "Tiger", Fleetwood Mac Roars into the eleventh song entitled "Great Balls Of Fire". "Great Balls Of Fire" is the fast rockin' Jerry Lee Lewis classic played live the Fleetwood Mac style. This song really KICKS! After "Great Balls Of Fire", Fleetwood Mac TEARS into the twelveth song entitled quite simply "Tutti Frutti". "Tutti Frutti" is also a fast rockin' Little Richard classic (Also recorded by Pat Boone) played live the Fleetwood Mac style. This song REALLY ROCKS OUT! After "Tutti Frutti", Fleetwood Mac RIPS AND TEARS into the thirteenth and final song entitled "On We Jam". This song really KICKS! The guitar playing in this song is nothing but incredible. You DEFINITELY have to hear this song to believe it. In my opinion, ALL THREE PARTS ARE WORTH EVERY PENNY! I am so glad that these three part recordings are finally released worldwide so the whole world can listen to them and finally hear for themselves how great of a guitarist Peter Green really is. In closing of these three part reviews, I can only hope that Peter Green has truly found peace within himself and is on the road to a complete recovery from the illness that has been tormenting, torturing and haunting him for so many years which has eluded him from performing at his best. I also hope that Peter Green realizes that he is truly a legend and the world is a far better place because of what he has contributed to Rock n' Roll. Thanks for your attention and for reading my third of three parts of "Live At The Boston Tea Party" reviews. I also hope that you will read all of my reviews when time permits. Rock out always and take care. J.L.

The final Boston Tea Party volume..........2004-01-30

This one - although not as strong jamming wise as the previous two volumes - is just as strong.

Featuring some steaming blues from Peter Green on tracks Jumpin' At Shadows and If You Let Me Love You, this set is sure to please.

Other outstanding tracks on here include an instrumental Coming Your Way, Sandy Mary, Great Balls of Fire, and On We Jam.

But again, the whole thing is excellent!!

It does sound though that the archivers were grabbing at the "leftovers" on this one, for a couple of tracks, most notably If You Let Me Love You, sounds like it was taken from an audience source (though I'm sure it is the best quality possible) and also the lacking of more stronger jams like on the first two volumes) - Coming Your Way fades out right when they really start to cook.

Other than that, it still is a truly great CD to listen to.

Eclectic Electric Blues/Rock.......2003-10-05

The band that refused to be labled, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac shows off some of its eclectic nature in this final volume of the legendary 1970 Boston concerts. The great Peter Green's guitar work was better featured on the first two volumes of this series. But, Greenie still shows the intense tenderness his playing was always imbued with on Jumping At Shadows and If You Let Me Love You. Green was THE best blues guitarist because of his feel. His guitar playing was spare and beautifully vocal. He could reach depths of emotion and express it with an incredible, soaring openness. The live performances in all three of these volumes are among the finest examples of this virtuoso's work.

One of my favorite tracks is Coming Your Way with Green and Danny Kirwan trading guitar licks and pushing each other over an intense Afro/Surf beat. Way ahead of its time!

Most of the remainder of this volume features the sweet yet strong slide guitar work of Mac's third guitar wiz, Jeremy Spencer. Spencer's joy was to cover Elmore Jmaes and Otis Rush along with almost anything from the 50's.

The band won over its audiences with a bizarre mixture of the best British Blues around, the most focused and inventive jamming of the time AND a rock and roll show to boot! Imagine the best British blues guitarist at his zenith shifting from sensitive blues to proto heavy metal to Afro/Latin grooves to Little Richard and ending with Twist and Shout! That's what you'll get on this cd.

But, get the other two FIRST!

Just Buy This Album.......2000-07-20

This is jamming blues based rock at its best. Well before Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks interjected their pop influence on Fleetwood Mac, it was "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac", a group of five enormously talented musicians who rivaled any of the blues-based British rock bands of the late 60's.

Starting off with the classic "Black Magic Woman," written and sung by Peter Green, the band goes bluesy with "Jumpin' At Shadows," then rocks out with a couple of Danny Kirwan songs. The three guitar line-up of Green, Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer on slide guitar adds a wall of sound that just resonates.

When the 24 minute "Rattlesnake Shake" starts out so true to its studio version, you wonder how they'll fill all the time. Don't worry. Included in the jam are "Searching/Fighting for Madge" and "Underway" off the classic "Then Play On" album. This is jamming the way you wish Cream would have done it: playing off and with each other rather than against each other.

The CD is capped with "Green Manalishi", a cult classic that Green must have visited the devil to write. Listen to the prolonged jam and see if you also don't think Freddie Mercury and Brian May lifted it to write "Another One Bites the Dust."

Fleetwood Mac had established itself as a "pure" rock blues band that could switch over to great mainstream stuff as needed. Critically and commercially coming into their own in the early 70's, Peter Green--who had been labeled a "Blues God" to offset Clapton's "God"--suddenly left the band. The rest is history. Enter the pop-rock success of latter day Fleetwood Mac.

Tracks:

Drifting
Leaving Town Blues
Watch Out
A Fool No More
Mean Old Fireman
Can't Affort to Do It
Fleetwood Mac
Worried Dream
Love That Woman
Allow Me One More Show
First Train Home
Ramblin Pony No. 2
Mighty Cold
Jumping at Shadows (Live Recording)
Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked In Tonite)
Man of Action

Customer Reviews:

4-star Out-takes.......2005-01-06

Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac formed in July 1967, and made their live debut at the Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival on 12 August. They released their first single, I Believe My Time Ain't Long/Rambling Pony, in November. This marked the beginning of their association with producer Mike Vernon, mostly for the Blue Horizon label, with the then stable line-up of Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood, and their first, self-titled album appeared three months later.
It was a very prolific time for the blues band as neither side of the single appeared on the album and a second album, Mr Wonderful, appeared six months later along with the non-album single, Black Magic Woman/The Sun Is Shining. A third album, English Rose, appeared just six months after that, in February 1969.
Even more remarkably, during this period they recorded enough surplus material for a further 12-track album of equally good material, which Blue Horizon's parent label CBS put out in 1971, after they had been with Reprise for a couple of years.
As well as their usual mix of original material, liberally spiced with Elmore James influences, there are covers of songs by Homesick James, Otis Rush and BB King. There are also two acoustic country blues pieces, including the traditional Mean Old Fireman, performed by Jeremy Spencer, who is no slouch on bottleneck guitar. Peter Green's playing is exemplary throughout, of course. Some of the tracks seem to feature Danny Kirwan from Boilerhouse who was added to the line-up in time for the third album, and Christine McVie's piano makes a guest appearance on one or two tracks. There is a reworking of Rambling Pony, too, their rewrite of Rolling And Tumbling, with Mick Fleetwood on washboard. It would be nice to know if it was from the same sessions as the 1967 B-side or revisited some time later.
For this re-issue four bonus tracks have been added: Jeremy Spencer's rocker Mighty Cold, an atmospheric live version of the late Duster Bennett's Jumping At Shadows sung by Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer's Man Of Action and, most interestingly, the stereo debut of a former B-side from their one-off Immediate single Man Of The World, recorded 10-11 January 1969, Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight. This tongue-in-cheek rock and roll pastiche, which again featured Jeremy Spencer, was issued under the pseudonym Earl Vince and the Valiants and shows the band shrugging off their blues straitjacket and letting their hair down (it was later covered by the Rezillos)

Strangely Misunderstood.......2004-06-03

Mike Vernon who owned Blue Horizon Records and was the man who produced most of the music on this disc, once wrote that he truly did not understand why these tracks were relegated to outtake status. Several reviewers have already commented on this anomaly. Stranger yet, is the reception to the Jeremy Spencer tracks on this set. Peter Green is THE best blues guitarist I have ever heard. He played with a tenderness and with passion and a sense of dynamics that only Hendrix rivaled. Yet, Spencer gets called "a good rhythm guitarist" at best, and a waste of time at worst. He was neither. Green's ability has been amply and aptly described by reviewers of this and his other recordings. I would like to say a few words about Spencer.

These recordings contain some of Jeremy's best work. The two acoustic tracks, "Mean Old Fireman" and "Allow Me One More Show" are beautiful. Supposedly, he was experiencing a cold while these songs were recorded. But, the softness with which he played this music is unlike anything he'd done at that time. Just beautiful.

"Love That Woman" and "Can't Afford To Do It" were panned by one reviewer as "average". They most certainly were not! Both songs exude a sweetness, joy and playfulness that is rare in the blues. Jeremy was having FUN when he recorded these songs. And, I love to listen to them because of the joy that radiates from them. His slide guitar on the Lafayette Leake tune that Otis Rush originally recorded (Love That Woman) is nothing short of transcendant. A bit like George Harrison's slide, especially on "Marwa Blues". Jeremy's laughter on Homesick James' "Can't Afford To Do It" shows how happy he was recording a song he truly loved.

Actually, the worst tune on the album is Spencer's impersonation of Mayall. Everything else is filled with feeling, both Spencer's and Green's work.

A caveat. All of this material is available on box sets or compilations. Don't overpay for this one exceptional set if you want it all. It will be superfluous.

An essential for fans of the blues.......2001-12-13

When it comes to British Blues, no one can do it better than Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. And this is certainly a blues classic, with Mac classics all around, which is saying something considering its an outake collections.

1.)Drifting; A perfect example of Peter Green's guitar genius. Driven and electrifying guitar mastery.

2.) Leaving Town Blues: A perfect example of Fleetwood Mac's ability as a 12 bar blues group. Excellent vocals, perfect lyrics, and solid rhythms make this essential Mac.

3.) Watch Out: This version of Watch Out is faster, less bluesy, and somewhat inferior than the version on Fleetwood Mac in Chicago.

4.) A Fool No More: A perfect blues song. Not a chord played wrong, and the rhythm doesn't miss a beat. Plus Peter Green's singing and guitar is a perfect staging of the desparation of the song.

5.) Mean Old Fireman: Brilliant slide guitar blues. More relaxed and certainly superior than most of Jeremy Spencer's numbers.

6.) Can't Afford to Do It: A typical Jeremy Spencer number. Average guitar play and vocals, and for the most part nothing to crow about.

7.) Fleetwood Mac: An instrumental recorded way back when Peter Green with John Mayall with the rhythm section that would become the famed background of Fleetwood Mac. This is an excellent instrumental with solid backing, and excellent guitar and harmonica from Greeny that shows just what he was capable of.

8.) Worried Dream: 5 star cover of a B.B. King classic.

9.) Love That Woman: Another fairly average Jeremy Spencer cover.

10.) Allow Me One More Show: The best song on the album. Like Mean Old Fireman this is a relaxed, accoustic slide number in which Spencer is solo. Plus it is a Spencer-penned number that actually sounds original.

11.) First Train Home: Another blues number by Greeny. Rather average and sounds too much like Worried Dream and A Fool No More.

12.) Rambling Pony No. 2: Fast, rollicking, boogie blues. Classic way to close way to close out the original album

Bonus Tracks
13.) Mighty Cold: An excellent 50's rock number from Jeremy Spencer.

14.) Jumping at Shadows: Taken from the famed Boston concerts. Of the three nights this is one of the best, with Green shredding the guitar like the blues master that he is

15.) Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked In Tonite): Spencer pulls off an Elvis Presley impersonation that is simply hilarious.

16.) Man of Action: Average Spencer parody of John Mayall. Certainly makes Mayall sound very lame.

In conclusion this outake collection is an underated blues classic. If you have any interest in the blues era of Fleetwood Mac this is not a bad place to start.

The genius of Peter Green.......2001-10-28

This is my favourite of the early Fleetwood Mac's blues albums, containing some memorable Green guitar work, and some good examples of how he refined B.B.King's style, playing with taste and restraint, on "Worried Dream", and "First Train Home", his flair for understatement to the fore.

Green succeeded in embellishing his BB influenced style with his own dramatic sense of dynmics, just listen to "Fool no More" where his choice of notes is exquisite; hereless is certainly more.

It also brings to mind the Miles Davis' dictum, which can also be applied to BB King, namely that what isn't heard is as important as the notes that were. Other hihglights include the aponymous Mac signature tune, a mellow jam, and the explosive "Drifting".

Peter Green was a truly innovative guitarist, who played with immense passion and fire. This album is a perfect example of that.
(I haven't heard the remastered version containing the bonus tracks, my comments are based on the original CD release)

Good Intro to Peter Green's Mac.......2001-06-27

This is a pretty nice reissue, that has a few extra bonus tracks. The songs are divided between Peter Green's blues numbers, Spencer's slide & rock-n-roll honky tonk. While Spencer is always entertaining, the real reason to pick up early Mac is to hear "Greenie" play & sing.

A master with holding notes (check out his tone) & using dynamics, one wonders if he wasn't the BEST blues player England has ever produced. Nobody remotely sounds similar to his style in the blues-rock genre, & his singing is considerably stronger than say... Eric Clapton's (although he comes pretty darn close on Layla).

The early Mac's studio work is somewhat inconsistent from album to album, hence my four star rating. For their best studio work, I would recommend They Play On (as Green's songwriting grew out of the blues), but this is a nice place to start.

Tracks:

Drifting
Leaving Town Blues
Watch Out
Fool No More [Including Takes 1-7][*]
Mean Old Fireman [Including Take 1][*][Take]
Can't Afford to Do It
Fleetwood Mac [Mono][Version]
Worried Dream [*]
Love That Woman
Allow Me One More Show
First Train Home [Mono]
Rambling Pony No. 2
Watch Out [Take 1][*]
Something Inside of Me
Something Inside of Me [Take 2][*][Take]
Something Inside of Me [Take 3][*]
One Sunny Day
Without You
Coming Your Way [*]

Customer Reviews:

The Brilliance of the Original Fleetwood Mac lives on.......2004-11-30

One word summarizes what the Green God era of 'Mac is - Brilliance.

For the uninitiated, Fleetwood Mac had a strong impressive career when Stevie Nicks was just in High School. Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie were a band soaked in the blues. From 1967 to 1970 before Messrs Greens' departure they penned some wonderful originals and were reknowned for their live shows.

This album is a compliation for starters. Some of it has been seen elsewhere, some of it has not.

Drifting comes right out of the gate, and features brillant and passionate solo work by Peter. Other highlights on the album are the foreboding A Fool No More, Mean Old Fireman showcasing Jeremy Spencer's mean slide guitar, The self titled instrumental and First Train Home - another Green masterpiece.

For those who are students of the blues. Early 'Mac is essentual. Now only did they play the music but two members of the band would later reflect lives of down-and-out bluesmen. Green's well documented LSD abuse which led to mental institutions and gobs of medication. Danny Kirwan who Peter Green brought to 'Mac also has fallen on hard times.

At $20 bucks plus, is this album worth it you ask? Answer is yes. A serious fan of the early years of 'Mac or simple blues fans ought to pick this up.

This is simply some of the best British Blues you've never heard.

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The Best of the Original Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A2GRE6
Release Date: 2005-01-18

Tracks:

Black Magic Woman
I've Lost My Baby
One Sunny Day
Without You
Coming Home
Albatross
Stop Messin' Round
Jigsaw Puzzle Blues
Doctor Brown
Love That Burns
My Heart Beat Like a Hammer
Merry-Go-Round
Hellhound on My Trail
World Keep on Turning
If I Loved Another Woman
Cold Black Night
Shake Your Moneymaker
No Place to Go

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1. Drifting
2. Leaving Town Blues
3. Watch Out
4. Fool No More
5. Mean Old Fireman
6. Can't Afford to Do It
7. Fleetwood Mac
8. Worried Dream
9. Love That Woman
10. Allow Me One More Show
11. First Train Home
12. Rambling Pony No. 2
13. Mighty Cold [*]
14. Jumping at Shadows [Live][*]
15. Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked in Tonite) [*]
16. Man of Action