Kiln House
Kiln House, released on 18 September 1970 on Reprise Records, is the first Fleetwood Mac album made after founder Peter Green left the band. It is also the last to feature guitarist Jeremy Spencer. Sitting between the blues-rock of the Green years and the very different band that followed, it is a record of transition, rooted in rock and blues rock.
Christine McVie was at the recording sessions, adding backing vocals and keyboards and contributing the cover art. She had not yet formally joined, but became a full member shortly after the album was finished, in time for the tour. It reached number 39 in the UK, and numbers 67 and 69 in Canada and the United States, which at that point made it the band's highest-charting album in both countries. Worth hearing for the moment it captures: a band finding its feet and a line-up on the cusp of change.
Kiln House: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 33:54Tracklist
- 1This Is the RockJeremy Spencer2:45
- 2Station ManKirwan, McVie, Spencer5:49
- 3Blood on the FloorJeremy Spencer2:44
- 4Hi Ho SilverEd Kirkeby and Fats Waller3:05
- 5Jewel Eyed JudyFleetwood, Kirwan, McVie3:17
- 6Buddy's SongElla Holley2:08
- 7Earl GrayDanny Kirwan4:01
- 8One TogetherJeremy Spencer3:23
- 9Tell Me All the Things You DoDanny Kirwan4:10
- 10Mission BellJesse Hodges and William Michael2:32
- Produced by
- Fleetwood Mac
- Recorded at
- De Lane Lea, London
- Recorded
- June–July 1970
- Labels
- Reprise Records, Reprise
- Length
- 33:54
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1970 | 39 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1970 | 69 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1970 | 26 |
| Canadian Albums (RPM) · 1970 | 67 |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 18 September 1970 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 18 September 1970 | |
| Wikidata | 18 September 1970 | |
| US release | 18 September 1970 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 18 September 1970 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1970 | GB | Reprise Records | original | |
| 18 September 1970 | US | Reprise Records | original | |
| 1987 | XE | Reprise Records | 075992745321 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Reprise Records | 075992745321 | other |
| 1987 | US | Reprise Records | 075992745321 | other |
| 1990 | US | Reprise Records | 075992745321 | other |
| 25 March 1990 | JP | Reprise Records | 4988014734028 | other |
| 4 September 2013 | JP | Reprise Records | 4943674121175 | other |
| 2017 | XW | Rhino | 603497869909 | other |
| 31 March 2017 | XW | Rhino | 603497872657 | other |
| 2020 | US | Reprise Records | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · native: native 1800x1800
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1800×1800 | native: native 1800x1800 |
| coverartarchive | 2496×2429 | cropped |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |