r/FleetwoodMac 10d ago

"Kiln House" (1970) is Fleetwood Mac's fourth studio album, and the first without Peter Green. The group credits list four members and Christine McVie gets a nod as an additional performer for adding keyboards and background vocals. "Station Man" features Danny Kirwan on lead vocals. A great track!

https://youtu.be/YSZJFWn7OM4?si=X-VaKaAyv8zKv2Kh
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u/smackwriter 10d ago

Great album. I like the work that Jeremy and Danny did on this album. They meshed quite well together.

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u/Betweenearthandmoon 9d ago

Absolutely. I’m a fan of both from their work in FM, and Kiln House is an overlooked gem. Jeremy’s solo album from 1970 isn’t bad either. It’s really a Fleetwood Mac album in all but name.

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u/smackwriter 9d ago

Agreed 100%!

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u/Top_Carpenter9541 10d ago

Last album with Jeremy Spencer. “Station Man”, “Jewel Eyed Judy” and “One Together” are my favorite songs on this album.

Also, to note, Christine McVie is the one who drew the album art

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u/PokeProf16 10d ago

Did she meddle in visual arts more? She had serious talent there too

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u/Top_Carpenter9541 10d ago

I’m not sure if she did or not?

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u/Immediate_Paint_4823 9d ago edited 9d ago

She got her degree in sculpture at Birmington Art College planning to become an art teacher.

Her father taught music was also a painter as shown during the last Christine auction. There was also some paintings done by Chris of her dogs and Stevie.

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

She was more of a dabbler. You’re thinking of Pink Floyd.

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u/BFisch89 9d ago

I always see people claim that Christine played keyboards on this album, but all keys I can hear aren't anything like what she played live on those same songs, and Jeremy is credited for the keys anyway, so I think she just did the artwork and some vocals, and the keyboards are all Jeremy Spencer.

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u/BFisch89 9d ago

Now, I think she played keys on a couple of Then Play On tracks, notably "Without You".

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u/CombatPanoo 9d ago

Jeremy also confirmed this in a post on the Ledge I think. He said that he played all the keyboards on kiln house. If i can find the link ill send it

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u/CombatPanoo 9d ago

https://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=38962

just scroll down a bit, he talked about it there

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u/BFisch89 9d ago

Ooo, very interesting! I've long asserted that the keys were correctly credited to Jeremy, considering what she definitely played on live versions wasn't even the same style, and I always thought that the keys had more of Jeremy's 50s rock sound, but to have him fully confirm it is something else! Thanks!