Before the Beginning: 1968–1970 Live & Demo Sessions

~ Release by Fleetwood Mac (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD
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1Madison Blues (version 1)
producer:
Mike Vernon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 2019)
live cover recording of:
Madison Blues
lyricist:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
4:34
2Something Inside of Me
live recording of:
Something Inside of Me
lyricist and composer:
Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
5:45
3The Woman That I Love
live cover recording of:
The Woman That I Love
writer:
Joe Bihari and B.B. King
4:52
4Worried Dream
live cover recording of:
Worried Dream
lyricist and composer:
B.B. King
9:50
5Dust My Blues
live cover recording of:
Dust My Blues (in 1968)
additional writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
writer:
Joe Bihari and Elmore James
version of:
Dust My Broom
live cover recording of:
Dust My Broom (in 1968)
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend)
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
ARC Music (world and ethnic music label), Flair Publishing and MPCA King of Spades
version of:
I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
4:32
6Got to Move
live cover recording of:
Got to Move
writer:
Elmore James and Marshall Sehorn
2:52
7Trying So Hard to Forget
live recording of:
Trying So Hard to Forget
writer:
C.G. Adams (blues rock singer/songwriter/producer/arranger/manager) and Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd.
4:30
8Instrumental
live recording of:
Instrumental (Peter Green)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
9:37
9Have You Ever Loved a Woman
live cover recording of:
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
lyricist and composer:
Billy Myles
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc., Lark Music Ltd. and Trio Music Company
7:51
10Lazy Poker Blues
live recording of:
Lazy Poker Blues
writer:
C.G. Adams (blues rock singer/songwriter/producer/arranger/manager) and Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd., Hot Wax Music and Rattlesnake Ltd.
4:28
11Stop Messing ’round
live recording of:
Stop Messin’ Round
writer:
C.G. Adams (blues rock singer/songwriter/producer/arranger/manager) and Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music Ltd., Mute Song USA and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
1:09
12I Loved Another Woman
live recording of:
I Loved Another Woman
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
5:27
13I Believe My Time Ain’t Long (version 1)
live recording of:
I Believe My Time Ain’t Long
writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) and Jeremy Spencer (British guitarist, founding member of Fleetwood Mac)
5:05
14Sun Is Shining
live cover recording of:
The Sun Is Shining
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
4:51
2CD
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1Long Tall Sally4:19
2Willie and the Hand Jive
live cover recording of:
Willie and the Hand Jive
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Otis
publisher:
Eldorado Music Company
4:13
3I Need Your Love So Bad1:29
4I Believe My Time Ain’t Long (version 2)
live recording of:
I Believe My Time Ain’t Long
writer:
Robert Johnson (1930s blues legend) and Jeremy Spencer (British guitarist, founding member of Fleetwood Mac)
4:46
5Shake Your Money Maker
live cover recording of:
Shake Your Moneymaker
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music
8:40
6Before the Beginning
live recording of:
Before the Beginning
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music
3:35
7Only You
live recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
4:19
8Madison Blues (version 2)
live cover recording of:
Madison Blues
lyricist:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
3:24
9Can’t Stop Lovin’
live cover recording of:
Can’t Stop Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
publisher:
Universal Music Careers
3:37
10The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
live recording of:
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
11:56
11Albatross
live recording of:
Albatross
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Crosstown Songs UK Ltd., Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
3:39
12World in Harmony (version 1)
live recording of:
World in Harmony
writer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) and Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
3:34
13Sandy Mary
live recording of:
Sandy Mary
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
5:09
14Only You
live recording of:
Only You
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
4:01
15World in Harmony (version 2)
live recording of:
World in Harmony
writer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) and Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
3:31
3CD
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1I Can’t Hold Out
live cover recording of:
I Can’t Hold Out (aka “Talk to Me Baby”)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
writer:
W. Jacobs
previously attributed to:
Elmore James
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corporation (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Tristan Music Ltd.
7:25
2Oh Well (Part 1)
live recording of:
Oh Well
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Crosstown Downtown Songs, Fleetwood Music, Leosong (publisher), Palan Music America, Rachel Music, Rachel Music Ltd. and Melodie der Welt (publisher) (in 1989)
2:50
3Rattlesnake Shake
live recording of:
Rattlesnake Shake
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music
13:05
4Underway
live recording of:
Underway
lyricist and composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music and Rattlesnake Music Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
7:33
5Coming Your Way
live recording of:
Coming Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Fleetwood Music
11:35
6Homework
live cover recording of:
Homework
writer:
Dave Clark (record promoter and musical consultant who worked with B.B. King) and Al Perkins (soul/funk producer, songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
3:53
7My Baby’s Sweet
live cover recording of:
My Baby’s Sweet
lyricist and composer:
James Williamson
3:19
8My Baby’s Gone
live cover recording of:
My Baby’s Gone
lyricist and composer:
Elmore James
3:25
9You Need Love (demo)
cover recording of:
You Need Love
lyricist and composer:
Willie Dixon
publisher:
Hoochie Coochie Music
4:48
10Talk With You (demo)
recording of:
Talk With You
lyricist and composer:
Daniel Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
Concorde International Management Consultants Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:11
11If It Ain’t Me (GK edit) (demo)
cover recording of:
If It Ain’t Me
lyricist and composer:
James A. Lane (blues artist)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
2:32
12Mean Old World (demo)
cover recording of:
Mean Old World
lyricist and composer:
T‐Bone Walker (US blues musician & songwriter, 1910–1975)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
3:13