The Vaudeville Years
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| Compilation album by Fleetwood Mac | |
| Released | 13 October 1998 |
| Recorded | 1968–70 |
| Genre | Blues rock |
| Length | 140:20 |
| Label | Receiver Records |
The Vaudeville Years of Fleetwood Mac 1968 to 1970 (or just The Vaudeville Years) is an album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in 1998. It was a compilation of outtakes and unreleased tracks from the band's early line up, none of which had previously seen the light of day officially. Available on double vinyl LP and double CD, it came with a booklet of extensive notes and anecdotes (written by Martin Celmins), and was the companion volume to Show-Biz Blues: Fleetwood Mac 1968–70, which was released a few years later.
The release included songs originally intended for the second unreleased disc of Then Play On. These included tracks recorded by Jeremy Spencer. There was also a single live performance of "Oh Well" with the rest of the collection filled out with various alternate takes of familiar Green, Spencer and Kirwan including an alternate take of Peter Green's "The Green Manalishi".
"The Vaudeville Years" was reissued in 2008 as a double CD set with a single DVD, but without the extensive sleeve notes.
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