The Original Fleetwood Mac

The Original Fleetwood Mac is a compilation album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, first released in May 1971. It consists of various outtakes recorded by the first incarnation of the band in 1967–68. The album was re-released in 2000 with four extra tracks, and re-released in 2004 with seven different extra tracks (and not including the four extra tracks from the 2000 re-release).

"First Train Home", "Rambling Pony No.2" and an instrumental composition titled "Fleetwood Mac" were recorded at Decca's West Hempstead studios in 1967. The "No. 2" addendum to "Rambling Pony" was designated by Mike Vernon to denote that it was the second released version of the song. All remaining tracks on the collection were recorded at CBS Studios on New Bond Street.

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Green, except where noted.

1. "Drifting"
2. "Leaving Town Blues"
3. "Watch Out"
4. "A Fool No More"
5. "Mean Old Fireman" (Arthur Crudup)
6. "Can't Afford to Do It" (Homesick James)
7. "Fleetwood Mac"
8. "Worried Dream" (B.B. King)
9. "Love That Woman" (Lafayette Leake)
10. "Allow Me One More Show" (Jeremy Spencer)
11. "First Train Home"
12. "Rambling Pony No. 2"

Extra tracks on re-release (2000)

1. "Mighty Cold" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
2. "Jumping at Shadows" [live] (Duster Bennett)
3. "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite" (Spencer)
4. "Man of Action" (Spencer)

Extra tracks on re-release (2004)

• Recorded in October 1968 except where noted.

1. "Watch Out" – [Take 1 incomplete, previously unreleased] (November 1967)
2. "Something Inside of Me" (Danny Kirwan) – [master version was used on the USA LP English Rose]
3. "Something Inside of Me" (Kirwan) – [Take 2, previously unreleased]
4. "Something Inside of Me" (Kirwan) – [Take 3, previously unreleased]
5. "One Sunny Day" (Kirwan) – [also used on English Rose]
6. "Without You" (Kirwan) – [also used on English Rose]
7. "Coming Your Way" (Kirwan) – [Take 6, previously unreleased]

Credits

• Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar
• John McVie – bass guitar
• Mick Fleetwood – drums
• Danny Kirwan – vocals, guitar on extra 2004 release tracks #2–7
• Bob Brunning – bass guitar on track 12

Additional musicians

• Christine Perfect – piano

References