Fleetwood Mac then play on

​Fleetwood Mac (from the album Then Play On available on BMG)
Many changes came to the musical career of an earlier incarnation of Fleetwood Mac in 1969. The third album in their recording career, Then Play On, was a part of the shift with the band moving away from the Blues base of their first releases by presenting cuts that expanded on the material for the group. Peter Green, the unofficial leader for Fleetwood Mac in 1969 would make Then Play On his last record with the band. Much like the performance and studio climate of bands in 1969, Then Play On electrifies Folk, stretching the playing out to extended jams and dreamy soundscapes. The Fleetwood Mac line-up went through multiple changes before locking into a formula in 1975. Then Play On welcomed Danny Kirwan in on guitar and sharing songwriting with the departing Green. 
 
Then Play On became the first Fleetwood Mac album to incorporate overdubs extensively as well as the jamming Peter Green was bringing to their live sets. It also became the first release from the band that did not adhere to the previous strict Blues format. The English based group followed a US west coast trend for a wider stylistic approach to the recording. While its sales did not come close to the mega-figures of their late 1970’s/1980’s release schedule, Then Play On was a pivotal album for the band for its genre-pushing, and included cuts that would become Fleetwood Mac concert staples such as “Oh Well, Pts. 1 & 2”, and “The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown)”.
 
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