Two previously unheard Fleetwood Mac recordings will be released alongside an illustrated book chronicling the life and career of founding member Peter Green.
‘Peter Green – The Albatross Man’ is due for release in October and was compiled over the course of four years prior to the musician’s death last year.
“For the past four years Peter worked directly with Rufus Publications to produce a huge, illustrated visual book of his life and career,” the book’s publisher explained via statement.
“Mark Smith at Rufus has been traveling down to Canvey Island on a regular basis to talk to Peter about his life, look through his personal archive and discuss his love for fishing, drawing and listening to a wide range of music on a daily basis.
“During this time a book of rare images, memorabilia, lyrics and notes from his time in Fleetwood Mac has been assembled with Peter having full control over the book’s direction and details.”
Along with the publication, two new tracks will be released; a rendition of Need Your Love So Bad, featuring a recently unearthed vocal recording by Green which was put to tape in his mother’s attic in the ‘60s, and a new version of Fleetwood Mac’s Man of the World.
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour contributed new layers to Need Your Love So Bad, while Metallica’s Kirk Hammett features on the latter track, having recorded his parts at Abbey Road studios in January 2020 on Green’s famous “Greeny” guitar.
Mick Fleetwood also provides drums for this new rendition of Man of the World.
Three versions of ‘Peter Green – The Albatross Man’ will be released; an ultra limited edition is to receive just 50 copies, each of them signed by Green, with two vinyl singles, a CD of the new recordings, a T-shirt and a piece of hand drawn art by Green.
A deluxe edition, limited to 500 copies, will feature the new songs on both vinyl and CD, a lithograph copy of Green’s art, a T-shirt and an autograph from Hammett.
Standard copies will also be available.
‘Peter Green – The Albatross Man’ is available to pre-order from April 28.
