Released for Record Store Day 2019,
The Alternate Fleetwood Mac comprises the 11 alternate takes originally released on the 2018 deluxe edition reissue of the group's eponymous 1975 album. Every one of these alternate takes are rougher than the finished versions, but that's also the key to their appeal. Stripped of the studio gloss that was not only the album's calling card but instrumental in shaping the pop/rock of the '70s and beyond, the songs are revealed to be sharp, sturdy constructions that can withstand gloss but are still fetching on their own. All this can be discerned by the big box, but for vinyl fiends, this is an attractive title. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine