Fleetwood Mac (Official Thread)

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You are like an encyclopedia of the vinyl era of some of the legends of British music Jeffrey. I like the Mk II line-up of FM more myself, I never even knew who Peter Green was until years after buying FM's white album with Stevie, Christine and Lindsay joining John and Mick.

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You are like an encyclopedia of the vinyl era of some of the legends of British music Jeffrey. I like the Mk II line-up of FM more myself, I never even knew who Peter Green was until years after buying FM's white album with Stevie, Christine and Lindsay joining John and Mick.

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The first Mac line-up was superb. As for the vinyl, well my Mum & Dad used to despair when I came home on a Friday, or was it Saturday, with a few more records. They cost 6 shillings and 9 pence (old money) at one time and even back then I used to raid the bargain bins or buy some labels on spec as it were.

Classic labels here in the UK included
London American
Island and Chrysalis
Deram
Blue Horizon
Vertigo

etc etc.
 

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6 Shillings and 9 Pence...what is that in dollars?

The cost of an average vinyl record in the late 70's was about $5.00, our currency was higher than the U.S. dollar back then.
 

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I am sure you will enjoy it Foxhound there are some pearler tracks on it. :cheers:

Actually I've been disappointed with those particular BBC Sessions. There's a lot of bizarre material such as covers of Elvis Presley tunes that I don't associate with Fleetwood Mac. Worse yet, their hits don't seem to have the energy as on Fleetwood Mac's other recordings. I far prefer my Yardbirds and Who BBC Sessions.

Which other BBC Sessions albums do you like?

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They always included the Spencer rock n roll send up in their gigs I guess it was to have fun with the punters.



Led Zep, Jimi Hendrix, Cream and Rory Gallagher are great BBC sessions Fox IMO.
 

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6 Shillings and 9 Pence...what is that in dollars?

The cost of an average vinyl record in the late 70's was about $5.00, our currency was higher than the U.S. dollar back then.

In dear old fashioned £/shillings/pence in the 60's before decimalisation. Now the price per record was from memory so I could be wrong. Think I'll have to look that one up and get back to you :grinthumb
 

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In dear old fashioned £/shillings/pence in the 60's before decimalisation. Now the price per record was from memory so I could be wrong. Think I'll have to look that one up and get back to you :grinthumb
Only reference to costs in the 60's was from How much did records (vinyl) cost in the 1960s? - Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers

Singles were 98 Cents
LP's $3.49

When I was buying records in the late 1960s in the UK, I paid the equivalent of around 40p for a single and around £2 for a full-priced LP.


(From memory, 40p is about 8 shillings in old UK money)
 

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Thanks Jeffrey, $3.49 sounds about right for the 60's.

40p = 8 shillings

How many shillings in one pound?

And what is a Guinea or Sovereign while we are talking about money?

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Thanks Jeffrey, $3.49 sounds about right for the 60's.

40p = 8 shillings

How many shillings in one pound?

And what is a Guinea or Sovereign while we are talking about money?

:D

In UK pre decimal currency there were 20 shillings in £1. A guinea was 21 shillings and the Sovereign has a nominal value of £1 ( I believe they are still minted in this day and age).
 

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