Record Box #1

In my never ending pursuit of not having to finish writing up my Kendal Calling experience i have managed to dig yet another new feature up from the murky depths of my brain, here i intend to review any records/7″ singles i randomly stumble upon in charity shops or record stores, just a brief hundred or so words to keep you ticking over until i can actually be fucked with something worthwhile. So, here we go…

Fleetwood Mac – Greatest Hits 1968-1971

Now, i’m going to make it clear before we begin this brief review, i love Fleetwood Mac, you could see that coming right, no point reviewing stuff i hate otherwise this would be about every Oasis album ever created. Now most will know the Mac from albums such as the classic Rumours or the Formula 1 coverage theme tune, this isn’t from that band, it’s from the group who were part of the ‘blues boom’ in the late 60′s, and the group who wrote ‘Black Magic Woman’ later to be made a mega-hit by mexican-virtuoso type Carlos Santana. Many of the songs are written by founder member and blues legend Peter Green, barring two (written by Elmore James and Little Willie John, what more do you need to know about how good those two tracks are?) and each track is killer blues instrumental or a more traditional 60′s pop-style. It’s a period of Fleetwood Mac that’s vastly under-rated and largely forgotten about, but this collection is a great introduction to their blues roots and considering it’s currently out of print you’ll be owning just a little piece of history.