FLEETWOOD MAC Rumours 1977 UK WB TEXTURED COVER w/INSERT MINT
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FLEETWOOD MAC Rumours 1977 UK WB TEXTURED COVER w/INSERT MINT
FLEETWOOD MACRumours
1977 UK WARNER BROTHERS (K56344) ORIGINAL PRESSING
SUPERB COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND DELIVERS PERFECT SOUND
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE UK BURBANK WB LABELS
Matrix: K-56344. A-6 TTY / K56344 - B-5
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED COVER "Printed and made in England by Gothic Print Finishers Ltd., London SE9 2EQ"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT PRINTED ON THICK CARD
Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend -- it's an album that simply exists outside of criticism and outside of its time, even if it thoroughly captures its era. Prior to this LP, Fleetwood Mac were moderately successful, but here they turned into a full-fledged phenomenon, with Rumours becoming the biggest-selling pop album to date. While its chart success was historic, much of the legend surrounding the record is born from the group's internal turmoil. Unlike most bands, Fleetwood Mac in the mid-'70s were professionally and romantically intertwined, with no less than two couples in the band, but as their professional career took off, the personal side unraveled. Bassist John McVie and his keyboardist/singer wife Christine McVie filed for divorce as guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks split, with Stevie running to drummer Mick Fleetwood, unbeknown to the rest of the band. These personal tensions fuelled nearly every song on Rumours, which makes listening to the album a nearly voyeuristic experience. You're eavesdropping on the bandmates singing painful truths about each other, spreading nasty lies and rumours and wallowing in their grief, all in the presence of the person who caused the heartache. Everybody loves gawking at a good public breakup, but if that was all that it took to sell a record, Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights would be multi-platinum. No, what made Rumours an unparalleled blockbuster is the quality of the music. Once again masterminded by producer/songwriter/guitarist Buckingham, Rumours is an exceptionally musical piece of work -- he toughens Christine McVie and softens Nicks, adding weird turns to accessibly melodic works, which gives the universal themes of the songs haunting resonance. It also cloaks the raw emotion of the lyrics in deceptively palatable arrangements that made a tune as wrecked and tortured as "Go Your Own Way" an anthemic hit. But that's what makes Rumours such an enduring achievement -- it turns private pain into something universal. Some of these songs may be too familiar, whether through their repeated exposure on FM radio or their use in presidential campaigns, but in the context of the album, each tune, each phrase regains its raw, immediate emotional power -- which is why Rumours touched a nerve upon its 1977 release, and has since transcended its era to be one of the greatest, most compelling pop albums of all time.
Side 1:
Second Hand News (4:43)
Dreams (4:14)
Never Going Back Again (2:02)
Don't Stop (3:11)
Go Your Own Way (3:38)
Songbird (3:20)
Side 2:
The Chain (4:28)
You Make Loving Fun (3:31)
I Don't Want To Know (3:11)
Oh Daddy (3:54)
Gold Dust Woman (4:51)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Pristine playing surfaces and even under bright light there is barely a wispy hairline to be seen
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays perfectly throughout with no audible issues of any kind.
No clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean on the quieter sections
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The textured cover is as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with nothing but some some soft shop creases to the spine
INSERT: MINT
The insert is clean, unmarked and uncreased and appears barely handled
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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