Why Sanctuary would do this is sort of beyond comprehension.
This label normally assembles credible collections with decent documentation, and Neil Slaven's liners are usually tight enough to get to a track-by-track, or at least go into session details so one knows the origin of the material.
Men of the World is an aberration for a fine reissue label.
There is no track documentation other than names here, and one has to cobble the information together form other sources.
This three-disc set contains two discs of cast-offs and some of the session from what would result in Then Play On -- all of which have been released before on other compilations with better documentation.
As for the music, it's fascinating but unnecessary and reveals the troubled transition Peter Green was having with moving from the blues to his strange, ethereal, and mysterious pop.
The third disc in the set is another patchwork of cuts from three volumes of the Boston Tea Party dates.
Utterly avoidable.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Baby's Sweeter | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Love That Burns | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Talk to Me Baby | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Do You Give a Damn for Me? | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | I Have to Laugh | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Buzz Me Baby | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | The Sun Is Shining | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Leaving Town Blues | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Mind of My Own | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | How Blue Can You Get? | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Every Day I Have the Blues | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Like It This Way | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | The Madge Sessions No.2 | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Farewell | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | October Jam, No.1 | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | October Jam, No.2 | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 01:57 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Tell Me from the Start | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Blues in B Flat Minor | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Lazy Poker Blues (Intro) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Long Grey Mare (2001 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:00 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Fast Talking Woman Blues (2001 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | World in Harmony (Alternative Take) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | The Green Manalishi | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Man of the World (1998 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Black Magic Woman (Live) [2001 Remaster] (Live; 2001 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 07:11 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Jumping at Shadows (Live) [2001 Remaster] (Live; 2001 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Stranger Blues (Live) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Oh Well (Pt. 1) [Live] (1998 Remaster) (Live; 1998 Remaster) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Coming Your Way (Live) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 07:45 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Rattlesnake Shake (Live 2000) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 07:48 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | Twist and Shout (Live) | Fleetwood Mac | Play | 07:41 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 129 mins | 295 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Bevoir | Artwork, Design |
| 2 | Tim Burrell | Digital Remastering, Restoration |
| 3 | Roger Dopson | Coordination |
| 4 | Fleetwood Mac | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Peter Green | Composer |
| 6 | Neil Slaven | Annotation, Liner Notes |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |