Fleetwood Mac's debut LP was a highlight of the late-'60s British blues boom. Green's always inspired playing, the capable (if erratic) songwriting, and the general panache of the band as a whole placed them leagues above the overcrowded field. Elmore James is a big influence on this set, particularly on the tunes fronted by Jeremy Spencer ("Shake Your Moneymaker," "Got to Move"). Spencer's bluster, however, was outshone by the budding singing and songwriting skills of Green. The guitarist balanced humor and vulnerability on cuts like "Looking for Somebody" and "Long Grey Mare," and with "If I Loved Another Woman," he offered a glimpse of the Latin-blues fusion that he would perfect with "Black Magic Woman." The album was an unexpected smash in the U.K., reaching number four on the British charts.
STUDIO SESSION: November - December 1967 FLEETWOOD MAC - LP
(a3) My Heart Beat Like A Hammer (December 11, 1967)
(a3) Merry Go Round (November 22, 1967)
(a3) Long Grey Mare (September 1967 w/Bob Brunning on bass)
(a3) Hellhound On my Tail (November 22, 1967)
(a3) Shake Your Money Maker (December 11, 1967)
(a3)(a6)Looking For Somebody (April 1967 ?)
(a3) No Place To Go (April 1967 ?)
(a3) My Baby's Good To Me (?)
(a3) I Loved Another Woman (November 22, 1967)
(a3) Cold Black Night (November 22, 1967)
(a3) The World Keeps On Turning (November 22, 1967)
(a3) Got To Move (?)
RECORDED AT SAME SESSIONS BUT NOT RELEASED AT THAT TIME.
(a5)Leaving Town Blues (December 11, 1967)
(a3)(a5)Watch Out (November 22, 1967)
(a5)A Fool No More (November 22, 1967)
(a5)Can't Afford To Do It (1967)
You're So Evil (November 22, 1967)
I'm Coming Home To Stay (?)
RECORDED AT AN EARLIER (?) SESSION IN 1967 BUT NOT RELEASED THEN.
(a3)(a5)Mean Old Fireman (November 22, 1967)
(a3)(a5)Allow Me One More Show (1967)
RECORDED AT A LATER (?) SESSION IN 1968 BUT NOT RELEASED THEN.
(a3)(a5)Fleetwood Mac (April 1967 ?) (August 1967)
(a3)(a5)First Train Home (April 1967 ?) (August 1967)
(a5)Rambling Pony # 2 (1967)