Fleetwood Mac ~ The Pious Bird Of Good Omen (1969) {Original UK}
Fleetwood Mac ~ The Pious Bird Of Good Omen
Vinyl transfer in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 1 LP | Artwork
Blues-Rock | CBS ~ 32050
The Pious Bird of Good Omen is a compilation album by Fleetwood Mac, released in 1969. It consisted of the first four UK singles and their B-sides, two other tracks from their previous two albums, and two tracks by blues artist Eddie Boyd with backing by members of Fleetwood Mac. These two tracks came from Boyd's album 7936 South Rhodes.
REVIEW ~ Allmusic
With songs taken from Fleetwood Mac and Mr. Wonderful, Pious Bird of Good Omen serves as a worthy 12-track compilation of the band's early Peter Green days. Climbing to number 18 in the U.K., the album managed to catapult Fleetwood Mac's version of Little Willie John's "Need Your Love So Bad" into the English charts for the third time, resting at number 42. The album itself was released by Blue Horizon after the group's contract with them had expired, making it one of the best routes in which to explore their mingling of Chicago and British blues. "Albatross," "Black Magic Woman," and "I Believe My Time Ain't Long" are timeless Fleetwood Mac standards, representing some of the band's best pre-Rumours work. Anyone who isn't familiar with Fleetwood Mac's origins should use Pious Bird of Good Omen as a starting point in investigating the first wave of the band, which will almost certainly lead to further interests into albums such as English Rose, Then Play On, and Kiln House, and then into later albums like Bare Trees and Penguin, which reveal subtle yet effective changes in the band's blues sound. But even aside from its purpose as a collection, Pious Bird of Good Omen makes for a terrific laid-back stroll through some of the best British blues music ever made.
TRACKS
Side one
01. Need Your Love So Bad - Little Willie John, Mertis John Jr. 3:50
02. Coming Home - Elmore James 2:38
03. Rambling Pony - Peter Green 2:40
04. The Big Boat (with Eddie Boyd) - Eddie Boyd 2:35
05. I Believe My Time Ain't Long - Jeremy Spencer 2:55
06. The Sun Is Shining - James 3:10
Side two
01. Albatross - Green 3:10
02. Black Magic Woman - Green 2:46
03. Just The Blues (with Eddie Boyd) - Boyd 5:35
04. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues - Danny Kirwan 1:33
05. Looking for Somebody - Green 2:50
06. Stop Messin' Round - Clifford Adams, Green 2:18
PERSONELL
Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar
Danny Kirwan – vocals, electric guitar on side 2, tracks 1 and 4
John McVie – bass guitar
Mick Fleetwood – drums
Additional musicians
Eddie Boyd – vocals, piano on side 1, track 4 and side 2, track 3
Technical staff
Mike Vernon – producer
Mike Ross – engineer
EQUIPMENT
-VPI HW-16.5 RCM
-Clearaudio Concept w/ Verify magnetic-bearing tonearm
-Clearaudio Talismann V2 Gold Ebenholz MC
-Musical Suroundings The Phonomena II preamp
-Zoom H4n
-Audioquest interconnects