Fleetwood Mac/Australia 03.11.1980 Complete Soundboard Edition

FLEETWOOD MAC in 1980 was at the height of its power with three consecutive hits: “Fantastic Mac”, “Rumors” and “Fangs”. Here is a soundboard album that will let you hear the live performance in your brain. This work was recorded at the Melbourne performance on March 11, 1980. This is the direct soundboard. Speaking of 1980, it was a memorable heyday with the realization of a career-wide Japan tour. On the other hand, when it comes to live albums, only Japanese recordings and the official work “LIVE” stand out, and full recordings of overseas performances were not so good. First of all, let’s take a bird’s-eye view of the activities at that time and approach the position of this work. 1979《October 12th “TUSK” released》・October 26th-December 16th: North America #1 (32 performances)1980・February 3rd-17th: Japan (10 performances)←※YOKOHAMA 1980 and others・February 21st-March 22nd: Oceania (17 performances)←★Here★・March 27th-29th: Hawaii (3 performances)・April 30th-May 24th: North America #2 (16 performances)・June 1st-27th: Europe (16 performances)・August 5th-September 1st: North America #3 (18 performances)《December 5th “LIVE” released》This is FLEETWOOD MAC in the “Fang” era. While focusing on three North American continental tours, the first half of 1980 also included the Pacific Rim (Japan → Oceania → Hawaii) leg. The Melbourne performance of this work was the 11th concert of “Oceania”. This work recorded at such a show is a raw sound board where the unprocessed performance sound sounds in the brain. There are various types of “sound boards”, but this work is clearly a direct mix table system. The loud cheers whisper far away…or rather, it is at a level where you can only feel it by listening carefully with headphones. There is no trace of effect or balance adjustment on each instrument, and the liveliness of the instruments being played right there is intense, and the mix balance that is changed for the venue PA is also rough. More to the point, the sound image with the howling that occurs involuntarily and the slight hiss also conveys the reality of the site where the show is currently in progress. In fact, it is more like a studio rehearsal than a large venue concert, but that does not explain the heat of the performance. The beat, which somehow manages to control the rising tension, emits a fierce groove, and the aggressive shouts that would be impossible without a large audience in front of you are also super hot. Only such live performances come into your brain with shoes on… that’s the immersive feeling. What is drawn on such a direct-connected sound board is a full show that seems to have concentrated and reduced three big hits. It is a selection that is similar but not the same as the traditional official work “LIVE” and the Japanese performance sound board “YOKOHAMA 1980 SOUNDBOARD”, so let’s compare and organize it here. Rumors (7 songs)・The Chain (★)/Don’t Stop/Dreams/Oh Daddy (★★)/You Make Loving Fun (★)/Go Your Own Way/Songbird (★)Others (12 songs)・Fantastic Mac: Say You Love Me/Rhiannon/Landslide/I’m So Afraid/World Turning (★★)・Fang (Tusk): What Makes You Think You’re The One (★)/Sara/Not That Funny/Tusk (★＊)/Angel (★)/Sisters of the Moon (★)・Others: Oh Well*Note: Songs marked with “★” are not available on the official traditional album “LIVE”. Songs marked with “★★” are not available on the deluxe edition of “LIVE”. Songs marked with “＊” are not available on the famous album “YOKOHAMA 1980 SOUNDBOARD” from their Japan tour. Despite the lack of any of the cheers that would have been swirling around the venue, you can clearly feel the momentum of their heyday. This is a leaked soundboard album that lets you enjoy such a hot live performance. It was introduced by the Uxbridge label because it does not reach the quality of the official masterpiece “LIVE”, but for soundboard enthusiasts, this feeling of exposure is delicious. This is a masterpiece of such a newly excavated live album. A direct soundboard recording of the “Melbourne performance on March 11, 1980”. It is a soundboard with a raw sound that sounds in the brain, and you can immerse yourself in the live performance without the presence of a big cheer. It is a pleasure board that pours into the brain a full show that condenses and reduces the big hit era, such as “Tusk” that is not included in the masterpiece “YOKOHAMA 1980 SOUNDBOARD” of the Japanese performance. Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia 11th March 1980 SBD Disc 1 (62:32) 1. Say You Love Me 2. The Chain 3. Don’t Stop 4. Dreams 5. Oh Well 6. Rhiannon 7. Oh Daddy 8. What Makes You Think You’re the One? 9. Sara 10. Not That Funny Disc 2 (61:52) 1. Landslide 2. Tusk 3. Angel 4. You Make Lovin’ Fun 5. I’m So Afraid 6. World Turning 7. Go Your Own Way 8. Sisters of the Moon 9. Songbird Christine McVie – Keyboards, Vocals John McVie – Bass Stevie Nicks – Vocals Mick Fleetwood – Drums Lindsey Buckingham – Guitar, Vocals SOUNDBOARD RECORDING