Fleetwood Mac – Peter Green

Debut studio album reissued on vinyl LP!

Fleetwood Mac, also known as Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, is the debut studio album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 24 February 1968. The album is a mixture of blues covers and originals penned by guitarists Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer, who also share the vocal duties.

Long before they became the multi-platinum chart toppers of 70’s rock, Fleetwood Mac, anchored by guitarist Peter Green, were a pillar in the 1960s London blues scene. The band was founded in 1967 by Green and drummer Mick Fleetwood, along with guitarist Jeremy Spencer and bassist John McVie, with the band’s name derived from their rhythm section. Three of the members (Green, Fleetwood, McVie) were all alumni of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.

Playing straight up blues, the band have often become referred to as “Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac” to distinguish them from the later iteration of the group, recording two albums for Blue Horizon — the self-titled release in April 1968, and Mr Wonderful in August of the same year, along with the compilation The Pious Bird of Good Omen, a collection of singles, B-sides and assorted other tracks.

Achieving success from the start, the debut from Fleetwood Mac peaked at No. 4 in the Top 40, going on to spend the better part of a year in the charts. Meanwhile, the “Albatross” single, released in November of 1968 and also featured on the Pious album, became the band’s first No. 1 in England (and to this day, Fleetwood Mac’s only chart-topping single). The original foursome of Green-McVie-Fleetwood-Spencer were joined later in this era by third guitarist Danny Kirwan, who debuted on the “Albatross” single, and Christine Perfect (later McVie) on keyboards.

Format : Vinyl Record

1 Lp