NEW LP
New sealed copy. 2026 Rhino Reserve Series remastered reissue on 180 gram vinyl. Remastered from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab and pressed by Fidelity Record Pressing.
Future Games is Fleetwood Mac’s fifth studio album, released in September 1971. It marked a turning point for the band, being the first record to feature Christine McVie as a full member and the first of five albums with American guitarist Bob Welch.
Recorded in London, the album moves Fleetwood Mac further away from their earlier blues roots toward a more melodic, atmospheric rock sound. Welch’s arrival brought a different musical sensibility to the group, while Danny Kirwan remained a central songwriter, contributing to half of the record. One track, “What a Shame,” was recorded quickly after Reprise insisted the album contain eight songs rather than seven.
Future Games had modest commercial success at the time, peaking at number 91 on the US Billboard chart, but it has since been reassessed as an important transitional record in the band’s evolution. It was eventually certified gold in the United States in 2000.
The cover photograph was shot by Mick Fleetwood’s sister Sally, while the back sleeve famously replaced John McVie’s portrait with his own photograph of a penguin from the London Zoo, an image that later became a recurring Fleetwood Mac motif.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Riverside
A2 Sandman
A3 Three Roses
A4 Children
A5 A Horse With No Name
A6 Here
B1 I Need You
B2 Rainy Day
B3 Never Found The Time
B4 Clarice
B5 Donkey Jaw
B6 Pigeon Song
