Fleetwood Mac - Live in London 68 CD [Import, Live]

Fleetwood Mac | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 11, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Prism Platinum
• ASIN: B00005BAET
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #412,567 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Got to Move

2. I Held My Baby Last Night

3. My Baby's Sweet

4. My Baby's a Good 'Un

5. Don't Know Which Way to Go

6. Buzz Me

7. Worried Dream

8. World Keep on Turning

9. How Blue Can You Get?

10. Bleeding Heart

Editorial Reviews

Review

Special Limited Edition 12 vinyl of the early incarnation of folk rock icons Fleetwood Mac performing live at the Marquee in London 1968! --Official Press Release

Product Description

Live release featuring the original lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer. Tracks, 'Got To Move', 'I Held My Baby Last Night', 'My Baby's Sweet', 'My Baby's A Good 'Un', 'Don't Know Which Way To Go', 'Buzz Me', 'Worried Dream', 'The World Keeps On Turning', 'How Blue Can you Get' and 'Bleeding Heart'. 2001 release. Standard jewelcase.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth purchasing, January 15, 2004

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"sourpuss608" (MANORVILLE, NEW YORK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fleetwood Mac - Live in London 68 CD (Audio CD)

i am a big fan of the peter green era mac. the souind quality of this cd is terrible. its to bad because the selections on this cd are terrific songs. stick with shine69 ,boston blues or boston tea party cds for excellent live mac of this period.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lo-Fi bootleg sound overwhelms great playing, February 24, 2008

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Mark Dancer "Ælfric" (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleetwood Mac - Live in London 68 CD (Audio CD)

There is some wonderful blues here, particularly the slower numbers.

Unfortunately, the sound is appalling. It's missing both the treble and bass, and the mid-range is indistinct and distorted. The concert sounds like it was recorded on a portable cassette deck using the built-in microphone, an impression enhanced by the audience reactions, which come over more clearly than the music. The poor sound detracts so heavily from the playing that the result is virtually unlistenable.

Leave this one alone.

[Note, there is also an album (GFS305) entitled "Fleetwood Mac: The Dream". It contains the same recording of this concert, but presented in a different order and doesn't mention that it's a live recording.]

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not that bad, July 22, 2008

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John Sposato (Syracuse, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fleetwood Mac - Live in London 68 CD (Audio CD)

This is one of the first ever live recordings of Fleetwood Mac, back when they were mainly the blues, along with Cream, Alexis Korner, early Black Sabbath, and John Mayall (Mac is basically a Bluesbreakers spinoff). It was a different animal from the lineup you can now hear on the oldies station. This album is mainly blues covers, including one of Elmore James, an early influence on Peter Green. Some of these were never done in the studio by the band, so this is one for the hardcore fans.
The sound quality is not all that great, like the others said, but this was forty years ago, and they also probably didn't have a large budget for what would be hi-tech for that day. Maybe this was recorded for release but maybe Blue Horizon didn't think they were ready for their own live release (though they shared a couple with other blues acts).
Two photos in the liner notes are from 1970 with Danny Kirwan cut out, as he didn't join the band until a few months after this show. The one on the back is more of the first year of the band's existance, if you get this edition. This album has been reissued a number of times, with different covers and names, and is usually a budget item like this. This is more of a gray area release. It's not a bootleg, yet it's apparently not an official release either approved by the band.