The new compilation touches on every era in the bands rich history and offers a deep dive into Fleetwood Macs expansive catalogue by bringing together essential tracks released between 1968 and 2013. 50 YEARSDONT STOP also highlights the talented musicians who have recorded under the Fleetwood Mac banner over the years, including Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Danny Kirwan, Christine McVie, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, Dave Mason and Bekka Bramlett. The collection also features rare photos from the bands career along with new liner notes by veteran music writer David Wild.
The first disc revisits Fleetwood Macs early years as a blues-rock combo, a six-year period that began in 1968 with the bands self-titled debut and ended in 1974 with its ninth studio album, Heroes Are Hard To Find. Many of the songs featured here were Top Ten hits in the UK, including Man Of The World, Oh Well Pt. 1, The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) and the #1 hit Albatross.
The second disc focuses on Fleetwood Macs most commercially successful period with music from a trio of multi-platinum releases Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977) and Tusk (1979) plus the acclaimed concert album Live (1980). Together theyve sold millions of copies worldwide, with Rumours alone selling more than 40 million copies. Several of the bands most beloved tracks come from these albums including Rhiannon, Say You Love Me, Go Your Own Way, Dont Stop, You Make Loving Fun and the #1 single Dreams.
The final disc explores songs the band released between 1982 and 2013, including major US hits like Hold Me (#4), Gypsy (#12), Big Love (#5), Little Lies (#4), and Everywhere (#14). Also featured are several rarities (Paper Doll and As Long As You Follow); a live version of Silver Springs from the multi-platinum concert album The Dance (1997); and Sad Angel from the bands most recent release Extended Play (2013).