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FleetwoodMac's "Then Play On" ; Best remaster??

I recntly have rediscovered Fleetwood Mac through the album "Tusk" which seems to capture some the magic of the earlier Mac albums, like Future Games and Bare Trees.

I have read that the title called: "Then Play On" is also excellent, but the 1990 remaster by Warner Bros, blows

Anyone know if there is a high quality CD or even LP remaster of this title?? Thank you
sunnyjim
martykl
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Onhwy,

That version of the band also included Jeremy Spencer who is a fabulous slide player. It was a three headed guitar monster.

Marty

BTW While Kirwan retired decades ago (evidently he had mental health issues that may or may not have been acid related), Jeremy Spencer is going strong after 50 years. His new album is really good.
martykl
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Per Onhwy's post, "When You Say" is omitted from at least one US release and Madge is sufficiently truncated to fairly be described as a different song . But I do concede that that doesn't constitute "a bunch" per my first post. Faulty memory.

Mea Culpa.

Marty
loomisjohnson
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i can't speak to recording quality (my recollection is that it was an average 60's production), but "then play on" is arguably the best ever brit blues album; a standard that cream, savoy brown, etc. could only dream about. "o well" and "rattlesnake shake" are well-revered classics, but if you dig deep, there's some really brilliant tracks--"closing my eyes" is one of the greatest you've never heard.
agree 100% with onhwy on danny kirwan--fantastic player and songwriter; check out his stuff on "bare trees" and "future games;" though he apparently disappeared thereafter.
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