The Best of the Original Fleetwood Mac (1999)

About this title: One of several compilations of Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac material, this 18-song compilation has the virtue of budget pricing to recommend it, along with a healthy cross-section of material variously attributed to Green, Jeremy Spencer, and Danny Kirwan (as well as Howlin' Wolf et. al.), though at this stage of the group's history, originality of composition wasn't a virtue. The selection is excellent and the producers have put together a nice, basic package, filled with virtuoso playing -- apart from the lack of liner notes (which, in fairness, could be a bit much to ask for on a budget ... read more

Tracks:

1. Black Magic Woman [Green]
2. I've Lost My Baby [Spencer]
3. One Sunny Day [Kirwan]
4. Without You [Kirwan]
5. Coming Home [James]
6. Albatross [Green]
7. Stop Messin' Round [Adams/Green]
8. Jigsaw Puzzle Blues [Kirwan]
9. Doctor Brown [Brown/Glasco]
10. Love That Burns [Green/Adams]
11. My Heart Beat Like a Hammer [Spencer]
12. Merry-Go-Round [Green]
13. Hellhound on My Trail [Johnson]
14. World Keep on Turning [Green]
15. If I Loved Another Woman [Green]
16. Cold Black Night [Spencer]
17. Shake Your Moneymaker [James]
18. No Place to Go [Howlin' Wolf]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.