FLEETWOOD MAC Tusk 1979 UK WB 1st PRESS NEAR MINT
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FLEETWOOD MAC Tusk 1979 UK WB 1st PRESS NEAR MINT

FLEETWOOD MAC
Tusk

1979 UK WARNER BROTHERS (K66088) FIRST PRESSING
BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
HARDER TO FIND UK PRESSING (the vast majority were German pressed for UK distribution)
SLEEVE (with embossed front picture) "PRINTED AND MADE IN ENGLAND BY GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE LTD."
WITH THE "MANUFACTURED IN UK" STATEMENT IS PRESENT ON ALL FOUR LABELS
COMPLETE WITH BOTH INNERS AND BOTH INNER INNERS

More than any other Fleetwood Mac album, Tusk is born of a particular time and place -- it could only have been created in the aftermath of Rumours, which shattered sales records, which in turn gave the group a blank check for its next album.
But if they were falling apart during the making of Rumours, they were officially broken and shattered during the making of Tusk, and that disconnect between band-members resulted in a sprawling, incoherent, and utterly brilliant 20-track double album.
At the time of its release, it was a flop, never reaching the top of the charts and never spawning a true hit single, despite two well-received Top Ten hits. Coming after the monumental Rumours, this was a huge disappointment, but the truth of the matter is that Fleetwood Mac couldn't top that success no matter how hard they tried, so it was better for them to indulge themselves and come up with something as unique as Tusk.
Lindsey Buckingham directed both Fleetwood Mac and Rumours, but he dominates here, composing nearly half the album, and giving Christine McVie's and Stevie Nicks' songs an ethereal, floating quality.
This is the ultimate cocaine album -- it's mellow for long stretches, and then bursts wide open in manic, frantic explosions, such as the mounting tension on "The Ledge" or the rampaging "That's Enough for Me," or the marching band-driven paranoia of the title track, all of which are relieved by smooth, reflective work from all three songwriters.
While McVie and Nicks contribute some excellent songs, Buckingham owns this record with his nervous energy and obsessive production, winding up with a fussily detailed yet wildly messy record unlike any other.
This is mainstream madness, crazier than Buckingham's idol Brian Wilson and weirder than any number of cult classics. Of course, that's why it bombed upon its original release, but Tusk is a bracing, weirdly affecting work that may not be as universal or immediate as Rumours, but is every bit as classic.
As a piece of pop art, it's peerless

Side 1:
Over & Over (4:35)
The Ledge (2:02)
Think About Me (2:44)
Save Me A Place (2:40)
Sara (6:26)
Side 2:
What Makes You Think You're The One (3:28)
Storms (5:28)
That's All For Everyone (3:04)
Not That Funny (3:19)
Sisters Of The Moon (4:36)
Side 3:
Angel (4:53)
That's Enough For Me (1:48)
Brown Eyes (4:27)
Never Make Me Cry (2:14)
I Know I'm Not Wrong (2:59)
Side 4:
Honey Hi (2:43)
Beautiful Child (5:19)
Walk A Thin Line (3:44)
Tusk (3:36)
Never Forget (3:40)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
One side a mark which is of no audible consequence.
The other sides are unmarked
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with little of note to fault
No clicks or pops and very clean.
Slight touch of static noted (only of the kind found on brand new vinyl) but I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so this will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with just the smallest amount of storage rub on the corners
INNER SLEEVES: MINT
All four inner sleeves are in pristine condition

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)

Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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