Most compilations of previously unreleased material contains a lot of crap. There was a reason the cuts didn't make it to final release in the first place. Either they weren't good enough or just couldn't keep up with the artists overall standard at the time. This album is an exception. All recordings made 1967-68 by the group's first settings around the time for thier debute, one - "Rambling Pony #2" - while Bob Brunning was still in the band. Apart from "Leaving Town Blues" sounding slightly unfinished it's crystal early Mike Vernon produced Fleetwood Mac - top guitars, solid backing and Peter Green's sensitive vocals. Virtually all tracks are the same high standard as the debute album. In fact even these originally rejected recordings beat most other sixties white blues releases. That says a lot about how good they were. The audio on this UK press is big, clear and natural. Favorite tracks - "A Fool No More", "Worried Dream" and "First Train Home". Although I've heard about a 1971 US issue on Epic I never seen it and need that confirmed. The first I can find now is the 1977 on Sire (SR 6045). Later CD releases came with four or seven bonus tracks. Early UK had orange label as shown here and thin matt sleeve. (FXÄC*)
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