For the sake of our relationship, I feel obliged to open with honesty: You were not my first. You may not be my last. Indeed, there are albums I’ve known longer. Albums I did (and do) like, albums ...

Because they were so massively successful during that particular era, it’s natural to think of Fleetwood Mac in terms of the Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks/Christine McVie singing/songwriting trio.

According to conventional wisdom, Fleetwood Mac’s peak occurred between 1975 and 1977, when the band—reinvigorated by the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks—issued an eponymous album and ...