The discovered recordings date from 1968 and 1970 and were discovered unlabelled in the US, so not much is known about them other than they have been authenticated by experts and approved for release by Fleetwood Mac.
These live performances almost bookend Peter Green’s tenure with the band as the 1968 recording represents the band in their early stages while the 1970 recording will, in contrast, be one of their final shows before Peter left the band. The earlier set contains early incarnations of ‘Madison Blues’ and ‘I Need Your Love So Bad’ from the blues era and the likes of ‘Long Tall Sally’ and ‘Willie and the Hand Jive’. The 1970 performance includes ‘Oh Well’, ‘Green Manalishi’ and the UK number one ‘Albatros’.
Before the Beginning 1968-1970 is being issued as a three-CD set containing all the live recordings and four previously unreleased demos.
01. Madison Blues (Version 1) [Live] [Remastered] (4:34)
02. Something Inside of Me (Live) [Remastered] (5:45)
03. The Woman That I Love (Live) [Remastered] (4:52)
04. Worried Dream (Live) [Remastered] (9:50)
05. Dust My Blues (Live) [Remastered] (4:32)
06. Got to Move (Live) [Remastered] (2:52)
07. Trying So Hard to Forget (Live) [Remastered] (4:30)
08. Instrumental (Live) [Remastered] (9:37)
09. Have You Ever Loved a Woman (Live) [Remastered] (7:51)
10. Lazy Poker Blues (Live) [Remastered] (4:28)
11. Stop Messing 'Round (Live) [Remastered] (1:09)
12. I Loved Another Woman (Live) [Remastered] (5:27)
13. I Believe My Time Ain't Long (Version 1) [Live] [Remastered] (5:05)
14. Sun Is Shining (Live) [Remastered] (4:49)
15. Long Tall Sally (Live) [Remastered] (4:21)
16. Willie and the Hand Jive (Live) [Remastered] (4:13)
17. I Need Your Love So Bad (Live) [Remastered] (1:31)
18. I Believe My Time Ain't Long (Version 2) [Live] [Remastered] (4:48)
19. Shake Your Money Maker (Live) [Remastered] (8:45)
20. Before the Beginning (Live) [Remastered] (3:38)
21. Only You (Live) [Remastered] (4:19)
22. Madison Blues (Version 2) [Live] [Remastered] (3:22)
23. Can't Stop Lovin' (Live) [Remastered] (3:38)
24. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) (Live) [Remastered] (12:01)
25. Albatross (Live) [Remastered] (3:44)
26. World in Harmony (Live) [Remastered] (3:40)
27. Sandy Mary (Live) [Remastered] (5:11)
28. Only You (Live) [Remastered] (4:03)
29. World in Harmony (Version 2) [Live] [Remastered] (3:27)
30. I Can't Hold Out (Live) [Remastered] (7:25)
31. Oh Well (Part 1) (Live) [Remastered] (2:50)
32. Rattlesnake Shake (Live) [Remastered] (13:05)
33. Underway (Live) [Remastered] (7:34)
34. Coming Your Way (Live) [Remastered] (11:34)
35. Homework (Live) [Remastered] (3:20)
36. My Baby's Sweet (Live) [Remastered] (3:53)
37. My Baby's Gone (Live) [Remastered] (3:25)
38. You Need Love (Demo) [Remastered] (4:48)
39. Talk With You (Demo) [Remastered] (4:12)
40. If It Ain't me (GK Edit) [Demo] [Remastered] (2:33)
41. Mean Old World (Demo) [Remastered] (3:13)
