Que mais se pode dizer deste enorme album clássico? Editado originalmente em 1975 (um ano fabuloso) representa não só o renascimento da banda, com a adição de Stevie Nicks e Lindsey Buckingham, mas na verdade é também uma segunda estreia de um grupo com raízes firmes no rock que se reinventa numa força pop legítima como poucos outros conseguiram fazer.

Rolling Stone 500 Melhores Albums de Todos os Tempos posição 182/500 

• Edição Limitada Deluxe
• 2LP Vinil 180 Gramas a 45rpm
• Corte a partir das Master Tapes originais Analógicas
• Masterizado por Chris Bellman nos Bernie Grundman Studios
• Capa Gatefold Deluxe
• Prensagem na Pallas da Alemanha

This is the first Fleetwood Mac album to feature Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band in late 1974. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 over a year after entering the chart, and set a record for most weeks on the chart before reaching the top position. The album launched three top twenty singles: "Over My Head", "Rhiannon" and "Say You Love Me", the last two falling just short of the top ten, both at No. 11. In 1986, it was certified 5x platinum by the RIAA representing shipments of five million units.

Sonic Sensation: Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman. 1975 Set Fleetwood Mac's Commercial and Creative Breakthrough: 1st Album With Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. Includes Hits "Over My Head," "Rhiannon," "Say You Love Me" and Staples "Landslide" and "Monday Morning". An Audiophile Blockbuster: Don't Pass Up One of the Most Essential Rock-Pop Albums Ever Recorded on this Absolutely Life-like Sounding Pressing. A collectible and definitive version for any generation.

"Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and his missus, Christine, had been through myriad lineups before finding California couple Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

Surmounting "cultural differences" (Buckingham's description), the group clicked, generating big radio songs such as "Say You Love Me" and "Rhiannon," and Buckingham contributed solid guitar work, arrangements and vocals that bridged the wildly divergent styles of McVie and Nicks..." ~ Rolling Stone

The Chain, for all intents and purposes, starts here. Few, if any bands in history, experienced a rebirth on par with that of Fleetwood Mac, which partially accounts for why this 1975 set is self-titled. With the addition of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham finally solidifying the ensemble's rotating lineup, the record signifies a new beginning, a rejuvenated sound, and a melodic purpose that quickly helped the co-ed group become the biggest band in the world.

Recorded in three months and aided by a surfeit of material brought to the fold by Nicks and Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac is a monster album, a five-million-plus-selling effort that set a new record for the amount of weeks spent on the Billboard charts before finally hitting number one and the home to Top 40 singles "Over My Head," "Rhiannon," and "Say You Love Me." Moreover, it marks the introduction to the chemistry, interplay, and connectivity established by a quintet whose singing, songwriting, and harmonizing abilities at the time hadn't a peer.

The first of three consecutive landmark Fleetwood Mac recordings, this refreshing rock-pop landmark opened the floodgates of commercial success, crossing over to both AM and FM radio and steadily winning coverts all across the world. The reasons relate to the impeccable selection of songs and heartfelt performances, whether it's Nicks' unforgettable reflectiveness on "Landslide," Buckingham's warm pleas on "Say You Love Me," or the cozy romp of "Monday Morning," fittingly a lead-off number that related to the emotional games and pain that would characterize so much of the band's iconic work.

Cut at Bernie Grundman Mastering from the original analog tapes and pressed at 45RPM, this version presents the music in the absolute best fidelity it's ever (and ever will) enjoyed. As realistic, dynamic, wide-open, organic, and airy as the critically acclaimed pressing of Rumours, this deluxe set portrays the fingerpicked acoustic guitars, swelling choral voices, jazzy percussion, and every last breath of the lead singing turns with utmost transparency.

Nostalgia for albums recorded in the mid-70s will immediately come to light, as this pressing simply glows and presents the listeners with loads of information that even those that have heard this masterpiece hundreds of times have never noticed.

Músicos:

Mick Fleetwood, bateria, percussão
John McVie, baixo
Christine McVie, teclados, sintetizador, vozes
Lindsey Buckingham, guitarras, vozes
Stevie Nicks, vozes
Waddy, guitarra em "Sugar Daddy"

Lista de Faixas:

LP 1 Lado A
1. Monday Morning
2. Warm Ways
3. Blue Letter

LP 1 Lado B
1. Rhiannon
2. Over My Head
3. Crystal

LP 2 Lado C
1. Say You Love Me
2. Landslide
3. World Turning

LP 2 Lado D
1. Sugar Daddy
2. I'm So Afraid

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