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I've just ordered this one from Amazon for under a fiver. It looks like the same 2013 remaster as then one in the box recommended. One called Bare Trees is also available for the same price, and also looks as though it could be the same as the one in the box. Seems to have more mixed reviews than the other one, though.

I second Charlie3's recommendation for the 69-74 Fleetwood Box. Not a fancy box, similar in concept to the Winterland boxes-won't take much space on the shelf. Supposedly re-mastered, too.

Edit: And we're not talkin' about the "classic album series" red box re-issue of five of those early albums. That box, like most of the 'classic album series' re-issues, is a great deal, but the 69-74 box is a real box and is light blue.

That description from Vguy sounds like when me and my brother used to play soccer with whoever was around on the pub car park when we were about 10.

Anyone looking for early Fleetwood Mac albums should check out the Fleetwood Mac 1969-1974 box set, includes Then Play On (fantastic album, some pretty psychedelic stuff), Kiln House, Future Games, Bare Trees, Penguin, Mystery to Me (everybody needs a copy just for Hypnotized), Heroes Are Hard to Find, and Live from the Record Plant: December 15, 1974. All of the albums are remastered and include bonus tracks, packaged in a nice compact box with album cover replicas for the individual albums and all for about $45 or less. And anyone curious about Peter Green should check out his album In the Skies.

....first of all, the playing area is too big. Make it smaller. Make the goal smaller too. Also, there are too many players. Should be a goalie, a center, two defenseman and two forwards. Also, let the players rotate on and off without a stoppage in play. Finally, cover the field with ice. Now we're talking.

Don’t forget about the magic soccer water. They don’t seem to use it as much as they did in the past, but this elixir has the ability to cure any ailment.

Squirt this stuff on a mortally injured player writhing around on the ground and he’s instantly cured, ready to resume play.

I’ll concede that these players are extremely talented athletes, but those antics make the sport unwatchable.

Oro - diving is a thing of the past in hockey. Now you get a penalty. Soccer needs to do the same.

Yeah I noticed the acting skills in the Mexico game lol. Like one chap basically tripped, but gets up all indignant yelling at the Ref and hobbling around holding his shin like he got kicked when it was clear he basically tripped.
I though hockey players were good at the “dive”, but their rank amateurs comparatively!

EDIT, Twisted Wisdom, ment in the best possible way, like a shameful ripoff of some HST esgue complement.
Now settle down and rest up! Don’t make me bring you chicken soup!

DBL EDIT: yep folks, check out our own MR PC and his Sagebrush Bohemians, definitely worth a listen!

Yes, I like the drama around foul play too. Often some guy will throw himself face down on the grass, and then be all indignant, pretending to have been tripped up. There can't be many matches that go beyond 10 minutes before someone breaks the rules. I can think of only one other game where dishonesty and foul play are so interwoven into the fabric of the whole. And that's politics.

better, Better, BAY-TUH...

My continuing gratitude for well-wishers and I redirect those vibes to others here with life-body complications. I got 90 days to go to measure whether the operation worked, but I'm up and around, etc. In for the long haul, gods willing.

PT -- shop around for that Petty box or send me a PM! Prices do vary widely; I think my final was under $60. Here's the truth: except for exceptional bargains like the 35-disc Mayall box for ~$85, the GD have -- at least in my mind -- established a standard of $10 or less per disc that I assess all other offers by. (Above = bad, below = good, possible purchase.)

On the '68 releases idea, I can't pretend to know whether it would sell beyond this rabid little community. I loved the story that someone told of playing Anthem for non-GD heads and getting a positive from them. I just think they've got limited supplies and want to part them out carefully over time. So here comes JiminMD with the data: 2001, 2009, 2015, which to me says intervals of 8, 6 and now 7 years -- could it be time? I'd guess Dave & Co. could allow the OSF to release the recently discovered tape and not dent the Vault's remaining inventory.

I only know that an occasional surprise of vintage TNT would be most welcome. Throw in some late '67 when the cauldron began to boil, spring '68, and Oct '68, and I'll be your slave! (Okay, swore I wasn't going to get kinky here...)

"Twisted wisdom," is that it, Orrrro?! He of the "white ribbon of death"? Ya know, perhaps for PR purposes (and our friends outside the region) they still label that as "Interstate 70." For those of you who've done the traverse in the past few years, the "Gigantic Hole of Death" is actually just a bit west of Oro's town in central Colorado. It's where a historic mudslide brought a few thousand (millions?) tons of rock and gunk down onto I-70 and obliterated the westbound lane. When you pass and look up into the track, you are looking death in the face. I did that once; now I just accelerate, especially if it's raining. There's some truly stunning drone video of the upper slide area on Youtube -- humbling.

If you're bored out of your mind, but high, check out The Sagebrush Bohemians on Spotify.........

I dug into my early Fleetwood Mac last night to appreciate Christine. I listened to "Bare Trees" and "Future Games". Two things struck me, you could hear her keyboards on lots of the songs, and you could hear her doing wonderful singing duets with Danny Kirwan. Of course, Danny's songs were really good, showcasing his excellent guitar work. Then there's Christine's songs, her lament about touring -"homeward bound", "Spare me a little of your love", "morning rain" and the lovely "show me a smile". IMHO these were peak FM albums, when there was a lot of room for Danny to stretch out musically, with a great band to support him.