Show-Biz Blues

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Show-Biz Blues
Compilation album by Fleetwood Mac
Released	June 26, 2001
Recorded	1968-70
Genre	Blues Rock
Label	Receiver Records
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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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 2 Credits

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Soul Dressing" (Jones/Cropper/Jackson/Steinberg) – 3:47
2. "If You Want To Be Happy" (Guida/Guida/Royster) – 2:28
3. "Outrage" (Allen/Cropper/Jackson/Steinberg) – 2:47
4. "The Sun Is Shining" (James) – 3:02
5. "Don't Be Cruel" (Blackwell/Presley) – 1:40
6. "I'm So Lonely And Blue" (Spencer) – 3:53
7. "How Blue Can You Get?" (Feather) – 3:36
8. "My Baby's Sweeter" (Williamson) – 3:38
9. "Long Grey Mare" (Green) – 1:58
10. "Buzz Me Baby" (Moore/Dexter) – 3:33
11. "Mind of My Own" (Kirwan) – 2:59
12. "I Have To Laugh" (Rush/Clark) – 3:27
13. "You're The One" (Holly/Corbin/Jennings) – 2:05
14. "Do You Give A Damn For Me" (Green) – 3:58 ~ Early version of "Showbiz Blues"
15. "Him And Me" (Green) – 4:02 ~ Another early version of "Showbiz Blues"
16. "Showbiz Blues" (Green) – 4:06
17. "Fast Talking Woman Blues" (Green) – 3:22 ~ AKA "Drifting"
18. "World In Harmony" (Kirwan/Green) – 3:24
19. "Leaving Town Blues" (Green) – 3:49

• Tracks 1-3 are not performed by Fleetwood Mac, but by The Peter B's, an early band featuring Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood with Peter Bardens and David Ambrose.

[edit] Disc two

1. "Black Magic Woman" (Green) – 7:39
2. "Jumpin' At Shadows" (Bennett) – 5:24
3. "Rattlesnake Shake / Underway" (Green) – 14:06
4. "Stranger Blues" (James/Levy/Lewis) – 4:15
5. "World In Harmony" (Kirwan/Green) – 3:32
6. "Tiger" (Jones) – 3:22
7. "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Prong Crown)" (Green) – 15:15
8. "Coming Your Way" (Kirwan) – 7:32
9. "Great Balls Of Fire" (Blackwell/Hammer) – 2:32
10. "Twist and Shout" (Medley/Russell) – 7:45

• Disc 2 consists of live recordings.

[edit] Credits

• Peter Green - guitar, vocals
• Mick Fleetwood - percussion, drums
• John McVie - bass
• Jeremy Spencer - guitar, vocals
• Danny Kirwan - guitar, vocals

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