Fleetwood Mac builds on its formidable legacy as one of rock’s most legendary acts as they re-visit their most ambitious album with deluxe and expanded editions of TUSK. Originally released in 1979, the Grammy® Award-nominated, double-album sold more than four million copies worldwide, climbed to #4 on the US album charts, and introduced fans to hits like Sara, Think About Me, and the title track.
To follow the historic, global success of 1977’s Grammy-Award winning RUMOURS, Fleetwood Mac chose to take a more experimental approach on TUSK. The most famous example has to be the unexpected and beloved inclusion of the University of Southern California’s marching band on the title track.
TUSK (DELUXE EDITION) delves deep into the vaults with five CDs including the remastered original album, an alternate version of the complete album made up of session outtakes, most of which have never been released, as well as an additional selection of singles, demos and remixes, including an outtake of Think About Me, an early version of That’s Enough For Me called Out On The Road, plus several incarnations of I Know I’m Not Wrong.
Also included are two discs loaded with 22 unreleased performances from the band’s 1979 Tusk tour with selections from concerts in London, Tucson, and St. Louis. It includes live versions of album tracks like Sara, Over And Over and Save Me A Place, as well as favorites like Landslide, You Make Loving Fun, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop and Go Your Own Way.
Rounding out the Deluxe Edition is a 5.1 surround mix of TUSK on DVD-Audio and vinyl of the original album on 2-LPs. The collection comes housed in an elegant box reminiscent of the acclaimed RUMOURS DELUXE EDITION with a booklet that has extended liner notes that feature new interviews with all the band members.
Disc One: Tusk (2015 Remaster)
Disc Two: Singles, Outtakes, Sessions
Disc Three: The Alternate Tusk
Disc Four: Tusk Tour Live 1
Disc Five: Tusk Tour Live 2
- = previously unreleased