LOS ANGELES – After Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, John McVie, and Jeremy Spencer started Fleetwood Mac in 1967, they quickly found an audience eager for their British-style blues. Over the next seven years, the band would sign with Reprise Records, release seven studio albums, and release many classic tracks that are still beloved today. Fleetwood Mac’s early rise to fame takes centerstage on two upcoming Rhino releases that spotlight the group’s deep-blues roots.

The first release is an 8-CD boxed set that includes remastered versions of all seven studio albums the band recorded between 1969 and 1974, several bonus tracks, and an unreleased 1974 concert recorded just a few months before Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band. On September 4, FLEETWOOD MAC 1969-1974 will be available on CD for $54.98.

The set covers a five-year time frame that encompasses several different band lineups, from founding members Fleetwood, Green, McVie and Spencer; to later additions like Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, Dave Walker, Bob Welch, and Bob Weston.

The collection includes seven studio albums: Then Play On (1969), Kiln House (1970), Future Games (1971), Bare Trees (1972), Penguin (1973), Mystery To Me (1973), and Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974). Those records fueled Fleetwood Mac’s early popularity in the U.K. and propelled them into the Top Ten with singles like “Man Of The World,” “Oh Well – Pt. 1,” “The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown),” and the #1 hit “Albatross.”

The CD set concludes with an unreleased recording of the band’s December 15, 1974 concert at The Record Plant in Sausalito, California. The performance captures the band – Fleetwood, Welch and the McVies – on tour supporting their latest album, Heroes Are Hard To Find. Originally, the show was simulcast on the legendary rock radio station KSAN-FM in San Francisco.

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For the second release, Rhino continues to bring Fleetwood Mac’s early albums back into print on vinyl with a 4-LP/7” boxed set that will be available on September 4 for $119.98. FLEETWOOD MAC 1973-1974 includes the unreleased 1974 live album along with Penguin (1973), Mystery To Me (1973) and Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974). To ensure superb sound quality, Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering cut the lacquers for all the albums from the original analog masters, which are pressed on 140-gram vinyl and presented in replica sleeves made to look like the original pressings. As a final touch, the set also includes a 7” single with “For Your Love” (Mono Promo Edit) on one side, and the previously unreleased “Good Things (Come To Those Who Wait)” on the flipside.

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On the same day, a limited edition, colored-vinyl edition of FLEETWOOD MAC 1973-1974 will be available exclusively from www.rhino.com. The studio albums, live recording, and 7” single will each be pressed on a different colored vinyl: Penguin (yellow), Mystery To Me (orange), Heroes Are Hard To Find (gold), Live from the Record Plan 12-15-74 (white), and 7” (blue).

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FLEETWOOD MAC 1969-1974 8-CD TRACKLISTING

Then Play On (1969)
1.            “Coming Your Way”
2.            “Closing My Eyes”
3.            “Show-Biz Blues”
4.            “My Dream”
5.            “Underway”
6.            “Oh Well”
7.            “Although The Sun Is Shining”
8.            “Rattlesnake Shake”
9.            “Searching For Madge”
10.          “Fighting For Madge”
11.          “When You Say”
12.          “Like Crying”
13.          “Before The Beginning”
Bonus Tracks
14.          “Oh Well Pts I & II”
15.          “The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)”
16.          “World In Harmony”

Kiln House (1970)
1.            “This Is The Rock”
2.            “Station Man”
3.            “Blood On The Floor”
4.            “Hi Ho Silver”
5.            “Jewel Eyed Judy”
6.            “Buddy’s Song”
7.            “Earl Gray”
8.            “One Together”
10.          “Mission Bell”
Bonus Tracks
11.          “Dragonfly”
12.          “Purple Dancer”
13.          “Jewel Eyed Judy” (Single Version)
14.          “Station Man” (Single Version)

Future Games (1971)
1.            “Woman Of 1000 Years”
2.            “Morning Rain”
3.            “What A Shame”
4.            “Future Games”
5.            “Sands Of Time”
6.            “Sometimes”
7.            “Lay It All Down”
8.            “Show Me A Smile”
Bonus Tracks
9.            “Sands Of Time” (Single Version)
10.          “Sometimes” (Alt. Version)
11.          “Lay It All Down” (Alt. Version)
12.          “Stone
13.          “Show Me A Smile” (Alt. Version)
14.          “What A Shame” (Unedited)

Bare Trees (1972)
1.            “Child Of Mine”
2.            “The Ghost”
3.            “Homeward Bound”
4.            “Sunny Side Of Heaven”
5.            “Bare Trees”
6.            “Sentimental Lady”
7.            “Danny’s Chant”
8.            “Spare Me A Little Of Your Love”
9.            “Dust”
10.          “Thoughts On A Grey Day”
Bonus Tracks
11.          “Trinity”
12.          “Sentimental Lady” (Single Version)

Penguin (1973)
1.            “Remember Me”
2.            “Bright Fire”
3.            “Dissatisfied”
4.            “(I’m A) Road Runner”
5.            “The Derelict”
6.            “Revelation”
7.            “Did You Ever Love Me”
8.            “Night Watch”
9.            “Caught In The Rain”

Mystery To Me (1973)
1.            “Emerald Eyes”
2.            “Believe Me”
3.            “Just Crazy Love”
4.            “Hypnotized”
5.            “Forever”
6.            “Keep On Going”
7.            “The City”
8.            “Miles Away”
9.            “Somebody”
10.          “The Way I Feel”
11.          “For Your Love”
12.          “Why”
Bonus Tracks
13.          “For Your Love” (Mono Promo Edit)
14.          “Good Things (Come To Those Who Wait)”

Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974)
1.            “Heroes Are Hard To Find”
2.            “Coming Home”
3.            “Angel”
4.            “Bermuda Triangle”
5.            “Come A Little Bit Closer”
6.            “She’s Changing Me”
7.            “Bad Loser”
8.            “Silver Heels”
9.            “Prove Your Love”
10.          “Born Enchanter”
11.          “Safe Harbour”
Bonus Track
12.          “Heroes Are Hard To Find” (Single Version)

Live From The Record Plant 12-15-74
1.            “Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown)”
2.            “Angel”
3.            “Spare Me A Little Of Your Love”
4.            “Sentimental Lady”
5.            “Future Games”
6.            “Bermuda Triangle”
7.            “Why”
8.            “Believe Me”
9.            “Black Magic Woman/Oh Well”
10.          “Rattlesnake Shake”
11.          “Hypnotized”

FLEETWOOD MAC 1973-1974 4-LP TRACKLISTING