The 2020 eight-CD box set
Fleetwood Mac: 1969-1974
essentially represents a complete telling of
Fleetwood Mac
's second act: the transition from blues outfit to conquering pop stars. Every one of the studio albums
released between 1969's
Then Play On
and 1974's
Heroes Are Hard to Find
are here, each buttressed with bonus tracks. Most of these bonus tracks are non-LP singles or single edits:
has both parts of "Oh Well" along with "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown),"
Kiln House
has both-sides "Dragonfly" and "Jewel Eyed Judy," etc. The only unreleased track among these is "Good Things (Come to Those Who Wait)," which is added to
Mystery to Me
, but the box also features a full previously unreleased live-in-the-studio concert, Live at the Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 12/15/74, which was given just prior to
Lindsey Buckingham
and
Stevie Nicks
joining the band. The concert is first-rate and the bonuses are strong, but the main attraction of the set is getting this entire chapter of
's history in an affordable fashion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine