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I got the Classic recording as a Christmas gift from an employee...Do they know me or what???Paul
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This looks good!
WOW I thought I was the only person to buy that record!!!Klaatu Barada Nictu (sic)At the time the rumor was that it was the Beatles incognito or some such.
Yes, I remember the rumor, they do sound a little like the Beatle singing.Here is the another album I have by the band...
Fleetwood MacRumorsAll Music Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend -- it's an album that simply exists outside of criticism and outside of its time, even if it thoroughly captures its era. Prior to this LP, Fleetwood Mac were moderately successful, but here they turned into a full-fledged phenomenon, with Rumours becoming the biggest-selling pop album to date. While its chart success was historic, much of the legend surrounding the record is born from the group's internal turmoil. Unlike most bands, Fleetwood Mac in the mid-'70s were professionally and romantically intertwined, with no less than two couples in the band, but as their professional career took off, the personal side unraveled. Bassist John McVie and his keyboardist/singer wife Christine McVie filed for divorce as guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks split, with Stevie running to drummer Mick Fleetwood, unbeknown to the rest of the band. These personal tensions fueled nearly every song on Rumours, which makes listening to the album a nearly voyeuristic experience. You're eavesdropping on the bandmates singing painful truths about each other, spreading nasty lies and rumors and wallowing in their grief, all in the presence of the person who caused the heartache. Everybody loves gawking at a good public breakup, but if that was all that it took to sell a record, Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights would be multi-platinum. No, what made Rumours an unparalleled blockbuster is the quality of the music. Once again masterminded by producer/songwriter/guitarist Buckingham, Rumours is an exceptionally musical piece of work -- he toughens Christine McVie and softens Nicks, adding weird turns to accessibly melodic works, which gives the universal themes of the songs haunting resonance. It also cloaks the raw emotion of the lyrics in deceptively palatable arrangements that made a tune as wrecked and tortured as "Go Your Own Way" an anthemic hit. But that's what makes Rumours such an enduring achievement -- it turns private pain into something universal. Some of these songs may be too familiar, whether through their repeated exposure on FM radio or their use in presidential campaigns, but in the context of the album, each tune, each phrase regains its raw, immediate emotional power -- which is why Rumours touched a nerve upon its 1977 release, and has since transcended its era to be one of the greatest, most compelling pop albums of all time.
Easily my favorite Fleetwood Mac album regardless of who was/is in the band. I have a first pressing with the textured cover and the Nautilus reissue. I also have the 45 RPM reissue from the original analog tapes and it is just spectacular. After listening to the 45 RPM you realize there was more music in the studio than we previously thought. Gold Dust Woman is absolutely mesmerizing. I saw them in late November at the Moda Center in Portland from the 5th row center. Christine is touring again after 16 years and the band was really on the night I saw them. All the great old songs including most of Rumours. They played for 2 hrs 45 mins. with 2 encores. The final song was Christine on the piano accompanied by Lindsey on an acoustic guitar singing Songbird.
Damn fine post, mi Lady. Don't have the 45rpm but I'll be spinning what I do have bout the time the sun sets. Plus, I have a friend in our local audio club that has it and I'll persuade him to bring it over.
