London Live 1968 [Import, Live]

Fleetwood Mac | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 4, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Thunderbolt
• ASIN: B000001OC1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #968,717 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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bad sound quality but EXCELLENT playing., April 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: London Live 1968 (Audio CD)

This is among the best of Peter's live playing, in my opinion. All five of them rock, plus Peter's vocals are louder and harsher than usual. The sound quality isn't the best but on "Don't know which way to go" he's on fire.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great period piece, April 25, 2001

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Sean M. Kelly (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: London Live 1968 (Audio CD)

Many people forget that Fleetwood Mac started off as a blues unit in the mid 1960's, when guitarist extraordinaire Peter Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood both left John Mayall's Bluesbreakers to form their own band. Bassist John McVie would eventually follow suit, and, after adding unknown slide guitarist Jeremy Spencer, the original Fleetwood Mac was born.

This set from 1968 is indicitive of an early Mac set. The blues are pure on this offering, featuring the slide guitar talents of Spencer, who could also belt out Elmore James tunes with little trouble. (in fact, Spencer's james-like slide is why he was added to the band to begin with) Green also sings a few of the tunes, all of which are blues offerings. My guess is that this is one of the last Mac shows before the instrumental "Albatross" became a smash hit, and Green's writings slowly became for introspective and religiously oriented. The results are at moments raw, but wonderful indeed.

The Mac would shortly add on guitar prodigy Danny Kirwin to the lineup, and the slow downfall of the original band would begin. Green et al would record one great studio lp, the amazing "Then Play On," before Green left the band. (reasons are still not 100% clear..whether it was religion, drugs, or both is not exactly known) Spencer would later abandon the band and join a religious cult, while Kirwin, way too young (he was 17 when he joined the band in late '68), would become yet another drug casuality by 1973... not long thereafter, Fleetwood and the MacVies would find Buckingham and Nicks, and..well, you know the rest..

This aural document of the early Mac shows is wonderful listening and well worth searching out, if to hear Green's guitar majesty if no other reason. A great cd.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Be warned.., May 28, 2002

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D. B. Parker (RENO, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: London Live '68 (Audio CD)

This is another Fleetwood Mac live set where the sound is really bad. I'd only get this if you, like me, need to get everything Peter Green recorded. Some nice playing, but it's hard for me to appreciate it, since the recording quality is so distracting. Get the Boston or Shrine sets first! Personally, I thnk the Shrine CD is Green at his absolute best with some super confident playing and singing.