On November 30, 2022, Christine Anne McVie née Perfect, died aged 79. She was musician (keyboards), singer and songwriter, member of the bands Sounds of Blue and Chicken Shack, but was best known as vocalist and keyboardist of Fleetwood Mac. In 1998, as a member of Fleetwood Mac, McVie was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” and received the “Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music”.In 2006, McVie received a “Gold Badge of Merit Award from BASCA”, in 2014, she received the “Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement” from the “British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors” and was honored with the “Trailblazer Award at the UK Americana Awards” in 2021. McVie also won two “Grammy Awards”. As leader, McVie released four albums (one with Lindsey Buckingham).
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Chicken Shack: 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed And Ready To Serve
In June 1968, “Blue Horizon” label released “40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve”, the debut Chicken Shack studio album. It was recorded February 1968, at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Stan Webb– vocals, guitar
- Christine Perfect– vocals, organ, piano
- Andy Silvester– bass
- Dave Bidwell – drums
- Johnny Almond– alto saxophone
- Dick Heckstall-Smith– tenor saxophone
- Alan Ellis – trumpet
- Mike Ross – engineer
- Terence Ibbott – design, photography
Track listing:
- The Letter – Jules Taub, B. B. King
- Lonesome Whistle Blues – Rudolph Toombs
- When the Train Comes Back – Christine Perfect
- San-Ho-Zay – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
- King of the World – John Lee Hooker
- See See Baby – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
- First Time I Met the Blues – Eurreal (Little Brother Montgomery) Montgomery
- Webbed Feet – Stan Webb
- You Ain’t No Good – Christine Perfect
- What You Did Last Night – Stan Webb
Chicken Shack: O.K. Ken?
In February 1969, “Blue Horizon” label released “O.K. Ken?”, the second Chicken Shack album. It was recorded in October 1968 at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Stan Webb – vocals, guitar
- Christine Perfect– vocals, keyboards
- Andy Sylvester– bass
- Dave Bidwell – drums
- Steve Gregory– tenor saxophone
- Buddy Beadle – alto and baritone saxophones
- Johnny Almond– tenor saxophone
- Don Fey – tenor saxophone
- Walter Horton– harmonica
- Roderick Lee – trumpet
- Terry Noonan – trumpet
- Mike Ross – engineer
- Terence Ibbott – design, photography
Track listing:
- Baby’s Got Me Crying -Stan Webb
- The Right Way Is My Way – Stan Webb
- Get Like You Used to Be – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb
- Pony and Trap – Stan Webb
- Tell Me – Chester Burnette
- A Woman Is the Blues – Christine Perfect, Stan Webb
- I Wanna See My Baby – Aaron Walker
- Remington Ride – Herb Remington, Hank Penny
- Fishing in Your River – Stan Webb
- Mean Old World – Walter Jacobs
- Sweet Sixteen – Riley King, J. Josea
Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On
On September 19, 1969, “Reprise” label released “Then Play On”, the third Fleetwood Mac studio album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “CBS Studios”; and “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood. The painting used for the cover of the album is “Domesticated Mural Painting”, by the English artist Maxwell Armfield.
Personnel:
- Peter Green– vocals, guitar, harmonica, six string bass, percussion, violincello
- Danny Kirwan– vocals, guitar
- John McVie– bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood– drums, percussion
- Jeremy Spencer– piano
- Christine Perfect– piano
- Sandra Elsdon – recording
- Martin Birch – engineer
- Dinky Dawson – sound conultant
Track listing:
- Coming Your Way – Danny Kirwan
- Closing Me Eyes – Peter Green
- Fighting for Madge – Mick Fleetwood
- When You Say – Danny Kirwan’
- Showbiz Blues – Peter Green
- Underway – Peter Green
- One Sunny Day – Danny Kirwan
- Although the Sun Is Shining – Danny Kirwan
- Rattlesnake Shake – Peter Green
- Without You – Danny Kirwan
- Searching for Madge – John McVie
- My Dream – Danny Kirwan
- Like Crying – Danny Kirwan
- Before the Beginning
Fleetwood Mac: Mr. Wonderful
On August 23, 1968, “Blue Horizon” label released “Mr. Wonderful”, the second Fleetwood Mac studio album. It was recorded in April 1968, at “CBS Studio” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
- Peter Green – vocals, guitar, harmonica
- Jeremy Spencer – vocals, slide guitar
- Christine Perfect – vocals, keyboards, piano
- John McVie – bass guitar
- Mick Fleetwood – drums
- Duster Bennett– harmonica
- Steve Gregory– alto saxophone
- Dave Howard – alto saxophone
- Johnny Almond – tenor saxophone
- Roland Vaughan – tenor saxophone
- Mike Ross – engineer
- Terence Ibbott – cover design, photography
- Richard Vernon – coordination
Track listing:
- Stop Messin’ ‘Round – Peter Green, G. Adams
- I’ve Lost My Baby – Jeremy Spencer
- Rollin’ Man – Peter Green, G. Adams
- Dust My Broom – Elmore James, Robert Johnson
- Love That Burns – Peter Green, G. Adams
- Doctor Brown – T. Brown, W. Glasco
- Need Your Love Tonight – Jeremy Spencer
- If You Be My Baby – Peter Green, G. Adams
- Evenin’ Boogie – Jeremy Spencer
- Lazy Poker Blues – Peter Green, G. Adams
- Coming Home – James
- Trying So Hard to Forget – Peter Green, G. Adams
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