When
Fleetwood Mac released its first live album in December 1980, it
captured the legendary band’s most iconic line-up on stage demonstrating
the full scope of their collective, creative powers.
Recorded
mostly during the world tour for Tusk, Fleetwood Mac Live delivered a
double-album’s worth of exhilarating performances that included massive
hits like “Dreams” and “Go Your Own Way,” “Rhiannon,” and “Don’t Stop.”
On
April 9th, we’re giving the band’s live debut a much-deserved encore
with a deluxe edition collection that features a remastered version of
the original release on HighResAudio.
The
original album, produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard
Dashut, was culled primarily from the 1979-1980 Tusk tour but with a few
additions from the 1977 tour supporting Rumours. It was a truly
international affair, with songs recorded in cities including Tokyo,
Paris, London, Nashville, Kansas City, Tucson, Cleveland, Santa Monica,
St. Louis, and Oklahoma City. The band dug back to the Peter Green days
for “Oh Well” but mostly celebrated their recent triumphs such as “Say
You Love Me,” “Dreams,” “Monday Morning,” “Sara,” “Landslide,” “Over My
Head,” “Rhiannon,” and “Don’t Stop.” One rarity was “Don’t Let Me Down
Again” from Buckingham Nicks, as captured in Passaic, New Jersey in
1975. Three new songs premiered on Live, too: Christine McVie’s “One
More Night,” Stevie Nicks’ “Fireflies,” and a “backstage” rendition of
Brian Wilson and Mike Love’s Beach Boys oldie “Farmer’s Daughter” with
rich Mac harmonies. Both “Fireflies” and “Farmer’s Daughter” were issued
as singles, with the former peaking at No. 60 on the Hot 100. The album
itself reached No. 14 on the Billboard 200 and No. 31 on the U.K.
Albums Chart.
Disc 1
1. Monday Morning (Live At Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan 2/3/80) (4:00)
2. Say You Love Me (Live At Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Ks 8/25/80) (4:16)
3. Dreams (Live At Palais De Sport, Paris, France 6/14/80) (4:20)
4. Oh Well (Live At Checker Dome, St. Louis, Mo 11/5/79) (3:22)
5. Over & Over (Live At Myriad, Oklahoma City, Ok 8/22/80) (5:22)
6. Sara (Live At Checker Dome, St. Louis, Mo 11/5/79) (7:03)
7. Not That Funny (Live At Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Oh 5/21/80) (8:59)
8. Never Going Back Again (Live At Mckale Center, Tucson, Az 8/28/80) (4:19)
9. Landslide (Live At Wembley Arena, London, Uk 6/25/80) (4:53)
Disc 2
1. Fireflies (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca 9/4/80) (4:36)
2. Over My Head (Live At Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo 8/24/80) (3:28)
3. Rhiannon (Live At Wembley Arena, London, Uk 6/26/80) (7:47)
4. Don't Let Me Down Again (Live At Capitol Theater, Passaic, Nj 10/17/75) (3:57)
5. One More Night (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca 9/3/80) (3:45)
6. Go Your Own Way (Live At Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Oh 5/21/80) (5:50)
7. Don't Stop (Live At Palais De Sport, Paris, France 6/14/80) (3:54)
8. I'm So Afraid (Live At Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Oh 5/20/80) (8:32)
9. The Farmer's Daughter (Live At Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca 9/4/80) (2:31)
Disc 3
1. Second Hand News (Live At The Forum, Inglewood, Ca 10/21/82) (3:52)
2. The Chain (Live At Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Oh, 5/20/80) (6:50)
3. Think About Me (Live At Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo 8/24/80) (3:09)
4. What Makes You Think You're The One (Live At Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo 8/23/80) (4:20)
5. Gold Dust Woman (Live At The Forum, Inglewood, Ca 8/29/77) (7:23)
6. Brown Eyes (Live At The Forum, Inglewood, Ca 10/22/82) (4:27)
7. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (Live At State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Ok 5/18/77) (5:27)
8. Angel (Live At Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, Oh 5/20/80) (4:49)
9. Hold Me (Live At The Forum, Inglewood, Ca 10/21/82) (4:19)
10. Tusk (Live At Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo 8/24/80) (6:25)
11. You Make Loving Fun (Live At Bok Center, Tulsa, Ok 5/19/77) (4:44)
12. Sisters Of The Moon (Live At Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Ne 8/21/80) (7:17)
13. Songbird (Live At Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Ne 8/21/80) (4:14)
14. Blue Letter (Live At Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, Ar 5/20/77) (4:48)
15. Fireflies (Long Version) (Remix) (4:04)
