[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> For all you B/N fans. I used to know a guy named Frankie M. who was an
> excellent guitar player. He had known Lindsey from way way back when they
> were both kids. Years ago now he told me Lindsey was into doing recording and
> engineering his own demos from the very beginning. So there are probably tons
> of B/N studio and live stuff that exists because Lindsey made sure of that.
> Thats the good news. The bad news is no one in the entire industry is more of
> a perfectionist as Lindsey's own self produced albums testify too. This would
> mean that he wouldnt consider anything from his early days ever to see the
> light of day. Thats my bet. B/N played tons of clubs in the San Jose area
> which is where FM found them.
Hmmm.....
I think some of this history is somewhat jumbled. Stevie and Lindsay
did live on the penninsula (the richie Atherton area in Lindsay's case,
Stevie was a baton twirler at Menlo-Atherton High, but her family
moved around alot) and had a band called Fritz that played around
the area and even opened for Janis Joplin. They desolved the band
and went to LA to seek fame and fortune. Stevie waited tables to
support the two, they met famed producer Ken Olsen and recorded
the B/N album in his studio. The oft repeated story is that Mick
Fleetwood was shopping for a studio and Ken Olsen played him
their tape to demonstrate the sound of his facility. This was how
the connection was made. I don't know if they were even doing
shows at that point.
Your point about Lindsay's obsessiveness about the quality of
his work reducing the likelihood of any early stuff being released
is supported by Stevie's statement that she would like to rerelease
the Buckingham/Nicks album, but Lindsay continues to veto the
idea.
Maurice said:
The only legitimate release I know of that is non-lp is of Buc-Nicks is the
"Crying In The Night" U.S. single that has a very different guitar (slide)
solo on it than the LP version Does anyone know the history behind this
single version, is it an outtake , demo,or what? I know it is really quite an
expensive single and hard to get with picture sleeve.
I didn't know there was a picture sleeve. I have the single (50 cent
flea market with jukebox strip). It is essentially a remix of the album
version. Instead of starting with the crisp acoustic guitars of the album
version, it starts with some aggressive electric guitar by Waddy
Watchel (who later became an essential part of Stevie's solo
carreer as band leader during her tours). I'm sure the thinking was
to release something more rockin' for radio. The vocals and backing
and everything are, as far as I can tell, the same on both versions.
The flip side, curiously, is the solo acoustic instrumental "Stephanie".
RR
