The Essential Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (Rm) (2CD) [Import, Original recording remastered]

Fleetwood Mac | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 6, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B000PTYS4A
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,127 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Black Magic Woman

2. Albatross

3. Long Grey Mare

4. No Place to Go

5. Merry Go Round

6. Watch Out

7. My Baby's Good to Me

8. Looking for Somebody

9. Coming Home

10. World's in a Tangle

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dust My Broom

2. Rollin' Man

3. Lazy Poker Blues

4. I Believe My Time Ain't Long

5. Shake Your Money Maker

6. Cold Black Night

7. Got to Move

8. Stop Messin' Around

9. Rockin' Boogie

10. Talk with You

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2007 two CD set from Peter Green's original line-up of Fleetwood Mac. Originally a British Blues band led by the talented fretmaestro Peter Green, this double disc set features tracks from their late '60s albums for Sony: Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Mr. Wonderful and English Rose. 32 tracks total including 'Black Magic Woman', 'Albatross' and 'Dust My Broom'. Forty years later, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie still remain from this original line-up. Sony/BMG.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential collection of the Blue Horizon years, February 2, 2008

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H. Howorth (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews
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I'm afraid I have a completely different view of this set than outlined in the well-written but somewhat narrow-minded review contributed by Jeffrey Blehar. It is true that Peter Green's finest hour came on Fleetwood Mac's outstanding LP "Then Play On," none of which is included here. And it is also true that several of the band's fantastic singles during the Peter Green era ("Man Of The World," "Oh Well," and "Green Manalishi") are not included on this set. However, there is a very simple reason for this: none of that material was recorded during the band's initial phase on the Blue Horizon label, which is, indeed, extremely well represented on this two CD collection (more on that in a moment). Perhaps if the title of the set were modified to more accurately reflect its contents, Mr. Blehar would have less to find fault with. But a one star rating for this treasure trove of outstanding music? As a hardcore Chicago blues lover, and a devout Peter Green fan, I no doubt hold this period of the band's career in much higher regard than Mr. Blehar and find plenty to enjoy, as I do not view these recordings as simply the end product of an "all blues, all the time straightjacket," as defined by Mr. Blehar. Naturally, it would be silly to compare the "authenticity" of Fleetwood Mac (or any other white blues act of the time--British or American) to the "real" bluesmen (Muddy Waters, Elmore James, B.B. King et al) to whom the band looked for their initial inspiration. But to dismiss their recordings as little more than standard twelve bar blues fare would be to miss out on Mr. Green's exquisite guitar/vocal technique and the way in which he and his bandmates adapted/modified the blues which made them one of the most successful bands in Europe, in the process exposing legions of young fans to music that they knew little or nothing about (in precisely the same way that Green's former band, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, had done with their well-regarded albums).

Instead, what we have here are two discs chockfull of well-played, exciting blues featuring no less than ten of twelve tunes from the band's fantastic debut album "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac", ten of twelve tunes from the less stellar but nevertheless excellent follow-up album "Mr. Wonderful" (I would dispute its characterization as "dreary" and call it "moody" and "atmospheric"), several outstanding singles that appeared on the U.S.-only LP "English Rose" ("Black Magic Woman" and "Albatross"), as well as the classic "Need Your Love So Bad" from the 1969 compilation LP "Pious Bird Of Good Omen." Add to that three rockin' tunes from the live-in-the-studio "Blues Jam In Chicago" LP on which Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann and a few other top-flight Chicago bluesmen appear and you've got a pretty comprehensive collection of the very music that put Fleetwood Mac on the map.

Another MAJOR bonus is that each track appears exactly as it did on the original LP's, without the (countless) false starts, alternate takes and studio chatter that mar the otherwise outstanding "Complete Blue Horizon Sessions" boxed set which costs nearly three times as much as this affordable set. That's not bad for $12.98, in my estimation, and well worth the investment for those disinclined to spring for the box. (In fact, I had to purchase this set as a supplement to the boxed set, despite all the overlap, in order to obtain a handful of tracks that were ruined, in my opinion, by the "tampering" that occurred on that six disc set. See my review of the boxed set for details.) In any event, buy this collection and pick up "Then Play On" for a more balanced overview of this phenomenal band, though you will unfortunately need to pick up the single disc "The Best Of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" to get those classic stray singles mentioned earlier.

5.0 out of 5 stars Old is new again, December 30, 2010

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Ken Tower (Boise, ID United States) - See all my reviews

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Heard a song from this collection and low and behold here it was on Amazon in CD format. Great music and memories.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Peter Green era compilation, April 17, 2010

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Rohit R "greatdoc" (india) - See all my reviews

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Essential peter green is a terrific compilation from the days when it was a blues rock powerhouse with three lead guitarists in Peter Green,Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer.This compilation contains most of ther hits though it lacks masterpieces like Oh Well and the Green Manalishi.This compilation is highly recommended a long with Fleetwood Mac at the Boston Tea Party(A 3 cd compilation).