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Track Listings
| 1. Coming Your Way - Fleetwood Mac |
| 2. Closing My Eyes - Fleetwood Mac |
| 3. Show-biz blues |
| 4. My Dream |
| 5. Underway |
| 6. Oh well! |
| 7. Although the sun is shining |
| 8. Rattlesnake shake |
| 9. Searching for Madge |
| 10. Fighting for Madge |
| 11. When you say |
| 12. Like crying |
| 13. Before the beginning |
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Before they set sail for California and a new life as consummate pop songsmiths, Fleetwood Mac were pedigreed British blues rockers with roots in Britain's seminal John Mayall's Blues Breakers and their hearts orbiting Chicago and the Mississippi Delta. One of the few surviving albums from that ill-fated, earlier Mac, Then Play On captures them at a potent turning point: the original two-guitar quartet, with founder Peter Green's sinuous leads complemented by Jeremy Spencer's shimmering slide guitar, had been augmented by third guitarist Danny Kirwan, a Green protégé. Buttressed by Mick Fleetwood's muscular yet restrained drumming and John McVie's steady-as-a-heartbeat bass lines, this edition of the band revelled in moody, compelling guitar showpieces that savour texture and line over sheer speed or volume. Accordingly, the lyrics don't benefit from close study, but the guitars surely do--and when the quintet launches into the best-remembered track here, the classic "Oh, Well" (which reunites the separate electric and acoustic sections originally released as two sides of a single), it's understandable that Green, in his day, was mentioned comfortably in the same breath with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. --Sam Sutherland
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Peter Green left after this amazing 1969 album. An adventurous wonder & absolutely essential!
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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
While 'Then Play On' is a masterpiece, beware that this is not a straight reissue of the original UK release - 2 tracks are missing and 'Oh Well' has been grafted in to a revised running order, as was done on European & US releases at time of issue. However, it will have to do until WEA or an enlightened re-issue specialist decides to issue the album in its entirity - hopefully boosted by the 'Oh Well' and 'Green Manalishi' singles.
In the meantime, as other reviewers say, marvel in the talent on show - a band at their peak.
In the meantime, as other reviewers say, marvel in the talent on show - a band at their peak.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Then Play On features Peter Green near the peak of his songwriting and guitar playing powers. I know that sounds cliched but it is true. This album has a range of styles that showcases the incredible talents of the band as a whole but it is worth buying simply for the classic playing of Green. It is a classic Rock album and has everything from hit single material (Oh Well) to free flowing jams (Searching for Madge) to heartbreaking soul searching. Wonderful drumming and percusion (listen to Coming your way) great guitar courtesy of Green and Danny Kirwan (Jeremy Spencer did not play on this one..See Vaudville Years for the Spencer contributions and the outtakes of this album)and well...what more could you want? It is a great album.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Then Play On represents the pinnacle of blues based rock albums against which all others have to be compared bar none. The combination of Peter Green and Danny Kirwan twin lead guitar playing remains unsurpassed and continues to influence even the most well known of today's guitar heroes. Often over looked is Peter Green's vocal talents, easily on a par with the likes of Paul Rodgers and Robert Plant.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
The worst analogue transfer to CD I have ever heard. Ever.
One of the all-time great 60's Blues Rock records ruined. Beware. Who knows what generation copy master tape was used here: very audible tape hiss, very poor dynamic range, serious... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Allen
a masterpiece and a huge turning point in the mac's career!
this is the first of the truly great fleetwood mac albums in my opinion. up until this time, they had functioned mainly as a blues band but certainly one of the greatest in the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by jeremiah harbottle
Mixed thoughts
I brought this CD for the classic track 'Rattlesnake Shake' and 'Oh Well' and based on other reviews describing this as the best early Fleetwood Mac album. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Bring_back_the_60s
Then Play ON
Arguably Fleetwood Mac's best album from the early, Peter Green, period. Recorded after Albatross, around the time Oh Well was laid down. Read more
Published 14 months ago by C. R. Davis
then play on
The album that made me realise that there was more to be had from pop music.I had heard and loved "Albatross" and as an innocent 15 year old thought that this would contain the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Martin Lingwood
Fleetwood Mac before they went all girly in the 80's
This album has the classic song Oh Well! and is a masterpiece. Originally Fleetwood Mac were a blues band under the guidance and brilliant guitar work of Peter Green. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Chris W.
Greeny
The original UK Tri - Coloured Steamboat LP is what we want.
However this will do.
Its quite sublime
I can hear Hank B Marvin all over it. Read more
However this will do.
Its quite sublime
I can hear Hank B Marvin all over it. Read more
Published on 13 May 2010 by Roger E. Long
ONE SUNNY DAY WITHOUT YOU
It has been correctly mentioned that this release of 'Then Play On' is the U.S. listing, not the original U.K. listing. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by Mr. Sr Harrup
Then Play On
This C.D. is in my mind, can only be descibed as one of Fleetwood Mac's best. A must to listen to, more so with the great sound of Peter Green,my fav trak has to be "Oh Well" just... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by J. Sneddon
Then play over again
Not the greatest Fleetwood Mac or Peter Green effort in a huge canon of work but nevertheless worth a place in the collection. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by Philip N. Roberts
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