Fleetwood Mac's "25 Years - The Chain" box set goes Top 5 in New Zealand!

 NEW ZEALAND - Week ending August 27, 2012
Fleetwood Mac's newly re-released boxset "25 Years - The chain" released again in New Zealand on August 10th entering the charts at #29 on August 20th explodes this week moving up to #5.  This gives Fleetwood Mac it's 11th top 10 album in New Zealand since Rumours

TOP 40 ALBUMS CHART 
# 5 (29) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The chain (box set)

AUSTRALIA - Week ending August 27, 2012
TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART 
# 85 (73) Fleetwood Mac – The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac

TOP 40 MUSIC DVD CHART
# 10 (6) Fleetwood Mac - The Dance

TOP 50 CATALOGUE CHART
# 13 (11) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 17 (15) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac

UK - Week of September 1, 2012

Fleetwood Mac's box set "25 Years - The Chain" hangs on for it's 11th week on the UK chart moving down to #99.

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART

# 99 (85) Fleetwood Mac - 25 Years - The chain (box set)

IRELAND - Week ending August 23, 2012 

TOP 100 ALBUMS CHART 

# 63 (59) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits

# 83 (60) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

FLEETWOOD MAC FRIDAY on New Zealand's The Sound 8/31

The Sound (New Zealand)

Join The Sound all day this Friday, August 31, 2012 as they spotlight Fleetwood Mac - a band regarded as one of the greatest in rock history - they're also giving you the chance to win the newly re-released 4 CD Box Set – “25 Years - The Chain”.

Warner Music Catalogue releases a re-formatted version of Fleetwood Mac 25 Years: The Chain. The boxed set includes four CDs covering the history of the band from its formation in 1967 up to 1992 and features studio tracks, remixes and live recordings from the band's first 25 years together; including the massive hits Dreams, Everywhere, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Sara, The Chain, Little Lies and Don't Stop.

The package will feature the same artwork and audio as the original release but the new format will be a fatpack, with a high gloss slipcase, 4CDs and a 68 page booklet.

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Fleetwood Mac's "25 Years - The Chain" box set Re-Released in New Zealand

Re-Released by Warner - August 10, 2012

Fleetwood Mac's 25 Years The Chain box set was re-released in New Zealand August 10, 2012.  The box set debuts this week at #29 on New Zealands Top 40 Albums Chart.

This four disc best of was originally released in 1992 to celebrate 25 years of Fleetwood Mac music. With the announcement of them going on a world tour again a few weeks ago, the collection has been re-released globally, getting to number 9 on the UK charts recently - This week in New Zealand the album debuts at # 29 on the Top 40 Albums Chart. 

The boxed set includes four CDs covering the history of the band from its formation in 1967 up to 1992 and features studio tracks, remixes and live recordings from the band's first 25 years together; including the massive hits Dreams, Everywhere, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Sara, The Chain, Little Lies and Don't Stop.

The package will feature the same artwork and audio as the original release but the new format will be a fatpack, with a high gloss slipcase, 4CDs and a 68 page booklet.

A superb, value for money package!

Album of the Week at Coast Timeless Music.  LISTEN AND WIN

Buy the boxset at JB Hi-Fi

Track listing:

CD 1
1. "Paper Doll" (Stevie Nicks, Rick Vito, John Herron) † – 3:56
2. "Love Shines" (Christine McVie, Eddy Quintela) † – 4:48
3. "Stand Back"* (live - Recorded at The Cow Palace in San Francisco, California, 12/12/1987) (Nicks) – 5:00
4. "Crystal" (Nicks) – 5:09
5. "Isn't It Midnight" (alternate mix) (C McVie, Quintela, Lindsey Buckingham) – 4:02
6. "Big Love" (Buckingham) – 3:39
7. "Everywhere" (C McVie) – 3:43
8. "Affairs of the Heart" (Nicks) – 4:20
9. "Heart of Stone" (C McVie, Quintela) † – 4:39
10. "Sara" (full-length version) (Nicks) – 6:26
11. "That's All for Everyone" (Buckingham) – 3:02
12. "Over My Head" (C McVie) – 3:34
13. "Little Lies" (C McVie, Quintela) – 3:38
14. "Eyes of the World" (Buckingham) – 3:42
15. "Oh Diane" (Buckingham, Richard Dashut) – 2:33
16. "In the Back of My Mind" (Billy Burnette, David Malloy) – 7:00
17. "Make Me a Mask" (Buckingham) † – 4:02
* Originally recorded by Nicks solo and released as the lead single from second studio album The Wild Heart

FLEETWOOD MAC Back on Billboards Top 200 Albums Chart... Sort of

BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART

Just Tell Me That You Want Me, the new Tribute to Fleetwood Mac album debuted at #45 on Billboards Top 200 Albums Chart this week with sales of 8,029 units in the United States. The album also debuts at #39 on the Top 200 Current Albums Chart, #15 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, #67 on the Top 200 Digital Albums chart and #34 on the Top 50 Internet Albums Chart.

# 15 - Top 25 Rock Albums Chart
# 45 - Top 200 Albums Chart
# 34 - Top 50 Internet Albums Chart
# 39 - Top 200 Current Albums Chart
# 67 - Topo 200 Digital Albums Chart

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART:
On other US charts, Fleetwood Mac have four (4) titles maintaining a presence on this weeks Top 200 Catalogue Albums. 

1988's GREATEST HITS moves up to #83 from #90 last week with total sales of 2,001 units vs 1,893 the previous week. Of the 2,001, Digital sales amounted to 1,415. Total US sales since November, 1991 = 4,579,523.

1977's RUMOURS moves down one place this week to #92 but increases in sales by 2% with 1,928 units sold for the week vs 1,891 the previous week. Of the 1,928, Digital sales amounted to 1,075. Since November, 1991 the album has sold 2,984,146 units in the US.

1975's FLEETWOOD MAC moves up to #116 from #130 last week with a 5% increase in sales to a total of 1,682 units sold for the week vs 1,599 the previous week. Of the 1,682 units sold, 1,364 were Physical album sales.  Total US sales since November, 1991 = 865,475.

2002's THE VERY BEST OF moves down to #141 this week from #112 last week.  Total US sales for the week were 1,557 vs 1,688. All 1,557 US sales were physical album purchases, as the album isn't available digitally in the US.  Total US sales for the double CD set to date is 1,506,828.  By crossing the 1.5 million in sales mark, the album now qualifies to be certified for 3 x Platinum in the US.  Because it's a double album, each cd in the set is counted towards certification, so for every sale, its like 2 albums are sold.

TOP 200 CATALOGUE ALBUMS CHART:
# 83 (90) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 92 (91) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
# 116(130)Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
# 141(112)Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of

TOP 200 CATALOGUE PHYSICAL ALBUMS CHART
# 61 (28) Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
# 87 (74) Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

TOP 200 CATALOGUE DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART 
# 35 (52) Fleetwood Mac - Greatest Hits
# 61 (78) Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

Photos: Fleetwood's on Front Street Grand Opening

FLEETWOOD'S ON FRONT STREET

GRAND OPENING

August 23, 2012: Mick Fleetwood's new restaurant on Maui celebrated it's Grand Opening last night in Lahaina. Fleetwood's opening was in support of one of Mick's charities Childhelp. 

Pictured: Rick Vito, Mick Fleetwood, Steven Tyler, Johnny Lang and Willie K.  Also in attendance (pictured below) was Mick's wife Lynn. 

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2 Photos below taken by Cindy Clark via Twitter

Below: Folks outside the restaurant on Front Street can be seen watching what's going on inside from a monitor hanging outside the building.

Photo by: Ryan Stevens via Twitter

"Dream On" - Willie K, Mick Fleetwood, Steven Tyler and Jerry

Reviews x 3 Lindsey Buckingham Live in McKinney

Lindsey Buckingham unleashes a torrent of potent solo and Fleetwood Mac songs during one-man show
By Mario Tarradell
Dallas Morning News

McKINNEY – It only took Lindsey Buckingham two songs to unleash a torrent of potency that would immediately color his one-man concert performance in dramatic shades of red and black.

He was singing “Bleed to Love Her,” a track from Fleetwood Mac’s 2003 album Say You Will, and his voice was an intense series of whispers and screams. His guitar work was at once menacing and delicate, an intricate pastiche that amazed at every turn.

Buckingham delivered 13 numbers during 75 minutes Thursday night at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, a courthouse converted into a venue with impressive acoustics. His intimate turn onstage touched on some of his Mac contributions as well as material from four of his solo albums.

"Buckingham turned just about every song he played inside out"

Great Review!!  Continue to the full version here... Includes a couple of great shots of Lindsey.

Review: Lindsey Buckingham at McKinney Performing Arts Center

By Robert Philpot

DFW.com

Photo by: Laura Smetak

McKINNEY -- All too often, when an artist familiar from a band context puts on a one-man (or -woman) show, it's a pleasant but ordinary experience: The songs done more quietly, probably acoustically, but not changed all that much from their original incarnation.

Lindsey Buckingham is too much of a risk-taker for that, and in a relatively brief but exhilarating concert Thursday at the McKinney Performing Arts Center, Buckingham -- accompanied solely by his raft of guitars and a few effects -- turned the whole idea of "quiet one-man show" on its head.

"The closing guitar solo on the latter-day Fleetwood Mac song

 Come was brain-frying in the best way"

Another great Review + Photos! Check it out in full at DFW.com

Review: Lindsey Buckingham proves his worth as one of world’s greatest guitarists

by Angie Bado

Town Square Buzz

MCKINNEY — "Awesome, amazing, and fantastic" were some of the adjectives that I heard from fans as they left the McKinney Performing Arts Center following Lindsey Buckingham's performance there Thursday night.

Buckingham, who graced the stage before a packed house, has still got it. The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter has won numerous accolades and awards over the course of his lengthy career. He's best known as guitarist and male lead singer for Fleetwood Mac and as a solo performer. And on Thursday, he held the audience captive from the first note, as he opened with "Cast Away Dreams."

"Yes, Buckingham is still all that and a bag of chips"

Continue the full review

Review: Lindsey Buckingham Austin, TX via @rollingstone

Lindsey Buckingham Brings 'Small Machine' to Austin
Fleetwood Mac guitarist thrills Antone's crowd in solo show
By CHAD SWIATECKI

Roughly 40 minutes into a revealing, intimate show at Austin blues club Antone's on Wednesday, Lindsey Buckingham essentially dared his audience not to sing with him. Teasing the opening of the undeniable Fleetwood Mac hit "Never Going Back Again" on his eighth different guitar of the night, Buckingham sang the song's opening line in a voice so faint atop finger picking so precise that any crowd accompaniment would've crushed the moment.

The fans recognized this, and they stayed hushed as the song built to a winding, Graham Nash-ian guitar solo, reaching its high point with Buckingham belting out reworked lines – "been down three times!" – before settling into the familiar sing-along chorus.

"Buckingham showed that his "small machine" moments can be some of the most thrilling and satisfying of his career."

Great review by Rollingstone Magazine... Get the full review at Rollingstone Magazine + photos by Scott Wade.

Video + 57 Photos: Lindsey Buckingham Antone's - Austin, TX 8/22

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM

Antone's, Austin,TX 8/22/12

Never Going Back Again

57 PHOTOS BY NATHAN MALONE

GALLERY | SLIDESHOW

2012 Tour Stats Update: Stevie Nicks & Rod Stewart

2012 STEVIE NICKS TOUR STATS

Updated this week adding the Houston show August 9th to the list.

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LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM "rarely misses the opportunity to leave your jaw dangling"

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM at McKinney Arts Center, McKinney, TX (Aug 23) ** SOLD OUT
By Michele Stevens Bernard
Townsquarebuzz

This concert with Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has been sold out for weeks. Selected by the Dallas Morning News as the concert of the month in the metroplex, Lindsey will be rocking the Courtroom Theater stage to a packed house at the McKinney Performing Arts Center on Thursday night.  Lindsey, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Fleetwood Mac), has won countless awards, selling out venues around the world and helping define the sound of rock for the last three decades. We're excited to have him performing in McKinney. Rock On!

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM at Cendera Center, Fort Worth, TX (Aug 24)
DFW.com

These days, Lindsey Buckingham seems to prefer the quiet storms. His solo output, including last year's effort, Seeds We Sow, leans heavily on finger-picked acoustic guitar and hushed, intimate vocals, which can build to a low boil. Not that his days in Fleetwood Mac were legendary for their bombast (well, perhaps his contributions to Tusk), but the legendarily intense Buckingham has mellowed into an introspective singer-songwriter with an affinity for left-field sonics. He'll be served well by the cozy Cendera Center and its terrific acoustics. This current solo jaunt helps Buckingham pass the time before a reported Fleetwood Mac reunion, set for next year. GET TICKETS

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM at Cendera Center, Fort Worth, TX (Aug 24)
By Chris Parker
Dallas Observer

Buckingham doesn't get enough credit for how his mid-'70s addition transformed Fleetwood Mac, with too much of it flowing to his one-time paramour Stevie Nicks. The band hit their apogee on the new lineup's first three albums together — Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk — before speeding downhill during the '80s. A tremendous producer who loves to ladle on the layers, Buckingham is an equally gifted pop craftsman and guitarist with an adventurous streak. This latter characteristic is particularly applicable to his latest album, Seeds We Sow. Its raw, largely acoustic home-studio vibe is surprisingly understated, allowing the complexity of his playing and lyrical poignancy to possess the whole stage.  GET TICKETS

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM at City Winery, Chicago, IL (Aug 26 & 27) ** SOLD OUT
By Thomas Conner
Chicago Sun Times

Fleetwood Mac is making noise about another reunion next year, and another new indie-rock tribute album to the '70s supergroup is out now. Meanwhile, the band's creative center and superfluously talented guitarist keeps making the rounds, playing some of the Mac hits in among his own intricate, edgy solo material. He rarely misses the opportunity to leave your jaw dangling. Bonus: It's one of the first shows at this swank, new West Loop venue.   At 8 p.m. Aug. 26-27 at City Winery, 1200 W. Randolph. Tickets: $80-100. Call (312) 733-WINE; citywinery.com/chicago.

Des Moines Contest... Win Lindsey Buckingham Tickets

Not sure how much more vague they can be on the parameters of this contest... Not sure when it started... Or when it ends... but it sounds like it's multiple pairs of tickets up for grabs, with the grand prize being a meet and great before the show... Good Luck! 

Here's the details:

Des Moines, IA Contest... 
Win Lindsey Buckingham Tickets + VIP Meet & Greet Tickets

95 KGGO welcomes, an intimate evening, with Lindsey Buckingham to Hoyt Sherman Place on Saturday September 1st.  Listen for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the show.  Then all winners will qualify for the Grand Prize of a pair of EXCLISIVE VIP TICKETS and be able to meet Lindsey before the show.  Lindsey Buckingham LIVE at Hoyt Sherman Place September 1st from 95 KGGO the Station for the Concerts. 

Create An Artful Tribute To The Songs of Fleetwood Mac

Creative Allies have come up with a contest worth a $500 cash reward + 10 give-aways of the album "Just Tell Me That You want Me a Tribute To Fleetwood Mac"... Here's the blub:


Create An Artful Tribute To The Songs of Fleetwood Mac
To commemorate the release of the tribute album Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac, we want YOU to create an original illustration or artwork inspired by the song titles from the album.

This is not a page layout contest, we're looking for inspiring creative art that's good enough to hang on a wall. One design will win $500 and ten other entrants will receive a copy of this amazing new album.

The 17-song collection of Fleetwood Mac covers breaks new ground with adventurous reinterpretations and new perspectives on these classic songs. We're looking for artwork that does the same.

Things You Need To Include

• Be original, not literal.
• Your design should be inspired by the song titles.
• Optional Text: You can include the album title "Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac".

Things You Should Avoid

• DO NOT include the word or lyrics of the songs in your art.
• DO NOT use stock images or clip art. Absolutely no photos.
• DO NOT use photographs of any of the bands or Fleetwood Mac themselves.
• DO NOT use the album art.
• Avoid creating illustrations that feel like an advertisement.
• DO NOT use band names in your design.

DEADLINE: September 30, 2012 11:59 P.M. PDT

Continue to Creativeallies.com for all the details on the contest.. Should be interesting what people come up with given you can't use images, photos or lyrics and words.