Show-Biz Blues
| Show-Biz Blues | |
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| Released | 26 June 2001 |
| Recorded | 1968–70 |
| Genre | Blues rock |
| Label | Receiver Records |
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Show-Biz Blues: Fleetwood Mac 1968 to 1970 is an album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 2001. It was a compilation of outtakes and unreleased tracks from the band's early line-up, none of which had previously seen the light of day officially. Available on double vinyl LP and double CD, it came with a booklet of extensive notes and anecdotes, and was the companion release to The Vaudeville Years of Fleetwood Mac 1968–1970.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Soul Dressing" ("Jazz Beat" BBC Session) (Booker T. & The M.G.'s cover) | Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Lewie Steinberg | 1966-02-02 | 3:47 |
| 2. | "If You Want to Be Happy" ("Jazz Beat" BBC Session) (Jimmy Soul cover) | Frank Guida, Carmela Guida, Joseph Royster | 1966-02-02 | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Outrage" ("Jazz Beat" BBC Session) (Booker T. & The M.G.'s cover) | William Allen Jr., Cropper, Jackson, Steinberg | 1966-02-02 | 2:47 |
| 4. | "The Sun Is Shining" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) (Elmore James cover) | Elmore James | 1968-01-16 | 3:02 |
| 5. | "Don't Be Cruel" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) (Elvis Presley cover) | Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley | 1968-01-16 | 1:40 |
| 6. | "I'm So Lonely and Blue" ("Nightride" BBC Session) | Jeremy Spencer | 1968-04-16 | 3:53 |
| 7. | "How Blue Can You Get?" ("Nightride" BBC Session) (B.B. King cover) | Leonard Feather | 1968-04-16 | 3:36 |
| 8. | "My Baby's Sweeter" ("Nightride" BBC Session) (Homesick James cover) | Homesick James | 1968-04-16 | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Long Grey Mare" ("Nightride" BBC Session) | Peter Green | 1968-04-16 | 1:58 |
| 10. | "Buzz Me Baby" ("Nightride" BBC Session) (B.B. King cover) | Fleecy Moore, Dave Dexter Jr. | 1968-04-16 | 3:33 |
| 11. | "Mind of My Own" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) | Danny Kirwan | 1968-08-26 | 2:59 |
| 12. | "I Have to Laugh" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) (Otis Rush cover) | Otis Rush, Dave Clark | 1968-08-26 | 3:27 |
| 13. | "You're the One" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) (Buddy Holly cover) | Buddy Holly, Ray Corbin, Waylon Jennings | 1968-08-26 | 2:05 |
| 14. | "Do You Give a Damn for Me" (Early version of "Show-Biz Blues", alternative take to Vaudeville Years) | Green | 1969 | 3:58 |
| 15. | "Him and Me" (Early version of "Show-Biz Blues") | Green | 1969 | 4:02 |
| 16. | "Show-Biz Blues" (Alternative take #2) | Green | 1969 | 4:06 |
| 17. | "Fast Talking Woman Blues" (Remake of "Drifting", alternative take) | Green | 1969-10 | 3:22 |
| 18. | "World in Harmony" (Alternative take #2) | Kirwan, Green | 1970 | 3:24 |
| 19. | "Leaving Town Blues" ("Top Gear" BBC Session) | Green | 1970-04-27 | 3:49 |
Tracks 1–3 are not performed by Fleetwood Mac, but by Peter B's Looners (credits below).
Track 8 is listed as "My Baby's Sweeter" (not by Sonny Boy Williamson but a Willie Dixon composition performed by Little Walter) but it actually is the Homesick James song "My Baby's Sweet", which they often played at concerts.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Magic Woman" (Live at the Boston Tea Party) | Green | 1970-02-05 | 7:39 |
| 2. | "Jumping at Shadows" (Live at the Boston Tea Party) (Duster Bennett cover) | Anthony Bennett | 1970-02-05 | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Rattlesnake Shake / Underway" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) | Green | 1970-04-09 | 14:06 |
| 4. | "Stranger Blues" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) (Elmore James cover) | Elmore James, Morris Levy, Clarence Lewis | 1970-04-09 | 4:15 |
| 5. | "World in Harmony" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) | Kirwan, Green | 1970-04-09 | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Tiger" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) (Fabian cover) | Ollie Jones | 1970-04-09 | 3:22 |
| 7. | "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) | Green | 1970-04-09 | 15:15 |
| 8. | "Coming Your Way" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) | Kirwan | 1970-04-09 | 7:32 |
| 9. | "Great Balls of Fire" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) (Jerry Lee Lewis cover) | Blackwell, Jack Hammer | 1970-04-09 | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Twist and Shout" (Live at the Paris Cinema, London) (The Isley Brothers cover) | Phil Medley, Bert Russell | 1970-04-09 | 7:45 |
- Disc 2 consists of live recordings.
Credits
Peter B's Looners (1-1 to 1–3)
- Peter Bardens – keyboards
- Peter Green – guitar
- David Ambrose – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
Fleetwood Mac (remainder)
- Peter Green – guitar, vocals
- Jeremy Spencer – guitar, vocals
- Danny Kirwan – guitar, vocals (1–11 to end)
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums, percussion
References
- ^ Show-Biz Blues at AllMusic
- ^ "Show Biz Blues: 1968–1970, Volume 2". fleetwoodmac.net. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
