STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS

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Good morning record enthusiasts and welcome back to the Friday edition of Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we celebrate British drummer, songwriter, actor, and co -founder of the rock band Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, as he celebrates his 75th Birthday. Happy Birthday Mick ! Witt him in mind, we shine a light on their  eleventh studio album, Rumours. The LP was released February 4, 1977 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by the band with Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut. It peaked at #116 in France, #37 in Switzerland, #33 in Japan, #25 in Austria, #23 in Denmark, #20 in Hungary, #18 in Sweden, #17 in Norway, #13 in Belgian, #6 in Germany , #2 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, and #1 in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, the UK, Billboard's Top Catalog Albums, and the Billboard 200. It has been certified 15X Platinum in the US and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Four singles were released from the 11 track disc ; "Go Your Own Way" (#45 Adult Contemporary, #38 UK, #11 West Germany, Canada,  #10 Hot 100, Cash Box, #4 South Africa, #1 Belgian, the Netherlands) , "Dreams" (#11  Adult Contemporary, #8 the Netherlands, #4 Canada Adult Contemporary, #1 Canada Top Singles, Hot 100) , "Don't Stop" (#6 Belgian, #4 the Netherlands, #3 Hot 100, #1 Cash Box, Canada) ,  and "You Make Loving Fun" (#45 UK, #28 Adult Contemporary, #9 Hot 100, #7 Canada, Cash Box). Our copy is a German pressing with the textured cover. 

My beautiful Wife has seen Fleetwood Mac on more than one occasion , and in her vast concert ticket collection she has one from May 29, 1977, where she saw then at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando with Bob Seger, Chick Corea, and Kenny Loggins. I'll include a couple of photos of said ticket. 

1. "Second Hand News" Lindsey Buckingham Buckingham 2:43

2. "Dreams" Stevie Nicks Nicks 4:14

3. "Never Going Back Again" Buckingham Buckingham 2:02

4. "Don't Stop" Christine McVie C. McVie with Buckingham 3:11

5. "Go Your Own Way" Buckingham Buckingham 3:38

6. "Songbird" C. McVie C. McVie 3:20

Side two

7. "The Chain"
Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, C. McVie, John McVie, Nicks
Buckingham with C. McVie and Nicks 4:28

8. "You Make Loving Fun" C. McVie C. McVie 3:31

9. "I Don't Want to Know" Nicks Nicks with Buckingham 3:11

10. "Oh Daddy" C. McVie C. McVie 3:54

11. "Gold Dust Woman" Nicks Nicks 4:51

Fleetwood Mac

Lindsey Buckingham – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 9), backing vocals (2, 6, 8, 10, 11), harmonies ("Silver Springs"), electric guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10), acoustic guitars (1-3, 10), 12-string acoustic guitar (5), 12 string guitar (9), guitars (8, 11, "Silver Springs"), chair percussion (1), tom toms (1, 8), dobro (7, 8)

Stevie Nicks – lead vocals (2, 7, 9, 11, "Silver Springs"), backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 8), harmony vocals (7), tambourine (4, 8), hand claps (9)

Christine McVie – lead vocals (4, 6, 8, 10), backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 11), harmony vocals (7, "Silver Springs"), organ (1, 2), vibraphone (2), Fender Rhodes (2, 11), piano (4, 6, 10, "Silver Springs"), tack piano (4), Vox Continental (4), Hammond organ (5, 7), harmonium (7), electric piano (8), clavinet (8), Hammond B-3 (8, 10), Wurlitzer (9), Moog (10), keyboards ("Silver Springs")
John McVie – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 8-11, "Silver Springs"), fretless bass guitar (7)

Mick Fleetwood – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-11, "Silver Springs"), shakers (1), marching snare drum (1), maracas (5), cymbals (5), tambourine (7, 9), wind chimes (8), castanets (8, 10), gong (10), cowbell (11), processed electric harpsichord (11), sound effects (11), percussion ("Silver Springs")

Production

Ken Caillat – producer, engineer

Richard Dashut – producer, engineer

Fleetwood Mac – producers

Chris Morris – assistant engineer

Ken Perry – mastering

Charlie Watts – mastering

Chris James – ATMOS mixing

Brad Blackwood – ATMOS mastering

Artwork

Desmond Strobel – design

Larry Vigon – calligraphy

Herbert W. Worthington – photography