Before The Beginning – 1968-1970 Live & Demo Sessions: 3CD

“Two live recordings from 1968 and 1970 have recently been discovered
of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and will be released as a 3CD Boxset
on 7 June 2019 that will include rare band images and a brand new
essay. This will be released alongside a single vinyl entitled Volume
One consisting of the 1968 recording with Volume Two (the 1970’s
recording) being released at a later date, which includes additional
previously unreleased demos. Both vinyl releases are on triple
heavyweight discs and for any pre-orders, an instant gratitude live
version of ‘Albatross’ will be made available upon order.
Not much is known about the live recordings. Discovered unlabelled
and by pure luck in the US, their era has been authenticated by
experts of the bands blues origins. Fleetwood Mac has given their
full approval for the release of these tapes. Peter Green’s Fleetwood
Mac had a short but hugely prolific career, with the 1968 recording
being at the early stages of the band, and the 1970 recording will,
in contrast, be one of their final shows before Peter left the band.
The recordings were discovered in incredibly good condition
considering they have been untouched for over 40 years, they have
been restored and provide a vital insight into the very earliest
incarnation of one of the worlds biggest bands.Volume One, the 1968 recording, contains early incarnations of some
of the bands most loved and famous songs including ‘Madison Blues’
and ‘I Need Your Love So Bad’ from the blues era and ‘Long Tall
Sally’ and ‘Willie And The Hand Jive’ from the Rock ‘n’ Roll College
of Music. Volume Two will feature the 1970 recording and will also feature demos and rarities of classic tracks including ‘Oh Well’, ‘Green
Manalishi’ and the bands first UK number one ‘Albatross’.”