Saturday, October 15, 2016

Mick Fleetwood returned to the historic El Carmen restaurant


Mick Fleetwood Revisits El Carmen

Mick Fleetwood returned to the historic El Carmen restaurant in Los Angeles last month, to be photographed by Henry Diltz for the upcoming Genesis publication charting the formation and rise of Fleetwood Mac from 1967 to 1974.

It was in this restaurant, in 1974, that Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham met to discuss the next incarnation of the group.

Genesis is looking for anyone who has historic photographs of Fleetwood Mac for possible inclusion in Mick Fleetwood's limited edition new book.

To find out more about this Genesis edition, and submit your photos of Fleetwood Mac for possible inclusion in the book visit: 

Genesis Publications

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Mick Fleetwood Says He Hopes Fleetwood Mac Finishes a New Album "Before We Hang It Up"

Fleetwood Mac launched its 2014-2015 world tour, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, John
McVie and Mick Fleetwood worked on some new tracks that have yet to see the light of day. Fleetwood says that "before we hang it up," he hopes the band will complete those recordings and release a new studio album, while admitting that he isn't sure if that will happen.

"We have what we would call a large stash of great music. I'm not quite sure what we're heading to do with it," he tells ABC Radio. "I hope that we are able to [put an album together]. It's just getting everyone on the same page to finish off the work that we've been doing."

Mick admits that one Fleetwood Mac member who currently isn't on the same page is Stevie Nicks, who will be launching a new North American solo tour on October 25.

"She's busy doing her own stuff," he points out. "And in this point in life, we've all dedicated so much time to Fleetwood Mac, you go, 'Hey, it'd be great if we could, but if not, don't worry about it.'"

Fleetwood tells ABC Radio that even if Nicks chooses not to lend her talents to the project, he hopes the music that's already been recorded will be released in some form.

"I think there's some thought that some of that lovely music would come out as a sort of duet album, maybe…from Christine and Lindsey," Mick poses. "And if not, it will stay in a room, waiting for the day that maybe it would make sense that all of us can contribute to that being a Fleetwood Mac album."

He adds, "Before we hang it up in the next few years, I truly hope there's another lovely album that will come out."

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Check out the 'Bella Donna' Demo from Stevie Nicks' Nov 4th reissue of Bella Donna

Today Rollingstone.com gave us the first taste of Stevie's new album reissues... Check out the previously unreleased demo of 'Bella Donna' from the November 4th deluxe release of 'Bella Donna'. It's beautiful in it's simplicity!  If you are in the UK, Australia or New Zealand the track is now available at iTunes and Amazon (UK) to download.  The US and Canada it looks like Friday it'll be available.

Pre-order both deluxe versions of 'Bella Donna' and 'The Wild Heart' today at Amazon or iTunes.




Monday, October 10, 2016

Christine McVie on Fleetwood Mac: ‘Without one of us, we’re incomplete’

The singer on the band’s half-finished album, the visitation she had when writing Songbird, and growing up with a psychic mum.

by: Peter Robinson
The Guardian

Hi, Christine. What was it like growing up with the surname Perfect (1)?

It was difficult. Teachers would say: “I hope you live up to your name, Christine.” So, yes, it was tough. I used to joke that I was perfect until I married John.

Fleetwood Mac’s Mirage is being reissued as a box set for £50 (2). Does that seem like a fair price?

It’s a really nice item! It’s quality, isn’t it? It’s good value for money – you’ve got a lot of outtakes, a lot of previously unheard demo versions of songs, you’ve got the vinyl ... a CD, I believe, is in there? I mean it’s a nice package! I haven’t had a good look at it, but the label has given me one to take home. I get a free one!

Have you listened to the demos and outtakes?

No. I’m not a big fan of those things. I know people are interested but for my own personal enjoyment I prefer not to listen to them. My songwriting, when I’m writing, is nothing like it is in its finished form – but you have to start somewhere.

Is the new album finished?

Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Pre-Order Stevie Nicks Bella Donna and The Wild Heart Deluxe Editions


Stevie Nicks' upcoming 24 Karat Gold Tour will feature the Fleetwood Mac singer performing songs from her entire solo career. If you want to revisit her earlier solo work, there's good news: Her first two albums are being reissued with live tracks and unreleased material.

Deluxe editions of 1981's Bella Donna and 1983's The Wild Heart arrive November 4. The three-CD Bella Donna reissue includes unreleased versions of hits like "Edge of Seventeen," movie soundtrack rarities and a 1981 live show. The Wild Heart two-CD reissue includes unreleased tracks and B-sides. Remastered versions of both albums also will be available on vinyl and CD that same day.

Stevie plans to reach back to both records on the tour, which kicks off October 25th.

"I would like to do bits and pieces of the song 'Bella Donna,'" Nicks tells ABC Radio. "I'm gonna try to do 'Wild Heart'...It's a very hard song to do but I'm gonna give it a go."

Those tunes will join a parade of Stevie's greatest hits in the set list: She'll sing "Gold Dust Woman," "Dreams," "Stand Back" and "Rhiannon," even though, she admits, Fleetwood Mac "just did 'Rhiannon' 220 times over the last three years." Another song that's always on the list: "Edge of Seventeen," even though, she says, "[It's] really long, so we might have to shorten it a little bit."

For Nicks, the trickiest part is figuring out how many songs from her most recent album, 24 Karat Gold, to include in the set.

"You can only do a certain amount of everything that's not that familiar to people," she notes. "Or they're gonna say, 'What song came off of the set so you could play this new song that I don't know?'"

Here are the track listings for the reissues:

BELLA DONNA: DELUXE EDITION

Disc One: Original Album
  1. "Bella Donna"
  2. "Kind of Woman"
  3. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" -- with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  4. "Think About It"
  5. "After the Glitter Fades"
  6. "Edge of Seventeen"
  7. "How Still My Love"
  8. "Leather and Lace"
  9. "Outside the Rain"
  10. "The Highwayman"
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
  1. "Edge of Seventeen" -- Early Take *
  2. "Think About It" -- Alternate Version *
  3. "How Still My Love" -- Alternate Version *
  4. "Leather and Lace" -- Alternate Version *
  5. "Bella Donna" -- Demo *
  6. "Gold and Braid" -- Unreleased Version *
  7. "Sleeping Angel" -- Alternate Version *
  8. "If You Were My Love" -- Unreleased Version *
  9. "The Dealer" -- Unreleased Version *
  10. "Blue Lamp" -- From Heavy Metal Soundtrack
  11. "Sleeping Angel" -- From Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack
Disc Three: Live 1981 
  1. "Gold Dust Woman"
  2. "Gold and Braid"
  3. "I Need to Know"
  4. "Outside the Rain"
  5. "Dreams"
  6. "Angel" *
  7. "After the Glitter Fades" 
  8. "Leather and Lace" *
  9. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
  10. "Bella Donna" *
  11. "Sara"
  12. "How Still My Love" *
  13. "Edge of Seventeen"
  14. "Rhiannon"

THE WILD HEART: DELUXE EDITION

Disc One: Original Album
  1. "Wild Heart"
  2. "If Anyone Falls"
  3. "Gate and Garden"
  4. "Enchanted"
  5. "Nightbird"
  6. "Stand Back"
  7. "I Will Run to You" -- with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  8. "Nothing Ever Changes"
  9. "Sable on Blond"
  10. "Beauty and the Beast"
Disc Two: Bonus Tracks
  1. "Violet and Blue" -- from Against All Odds Soundtrack
  2. "I Sing for the Things" -- Unreleased Version *
  3. "Sable on Blond" -- Alternate Version * 
  4. "All the Beautiful Worlds" -- Unreleased Version *
  5. "Sorcerer" -- Unreleased Version *
  6. "Dial the Number"-- Unreleased Version *
  7. "Garbo" -- B-side
  8. "Are You Mine"-- Demo *
  9. "Wild Heart" -- Session *
* = previously unreleased.

Available links so far to pre-order the albums (I'll update when more links are available):

USA
Bella Donna (Deluxe 3CD)
Bella Donna (Remastered Vinyl)

The Wild Heart (2CD Deluxe Edition)
The Wild Heart (Remastered Vinyl)
UK
Bella Donna (Deluxe 3CD)
Bella Donna (Remastered)
Bella Donna (Remastered Vinyl)

The Wild Heart (2CD Deluxe Edition)
The Wild Heart (Remastered)
The Wild Heart (Remastered Vinyl)
CANADA
Bella Donna (Deluxe 3CD)
Bella Donna (Remastered)
Bella Donna (Remastered Vinyl)

The Wild Heart (Remastered)
The Wild Heart (Remastered Vinyl)