

In December 1974, Mick Fleetwood was seeking a new guitarist for Fleetwood Mac, who had recently relocated from the U.K. Here are 10 interesting facts about how they did it. With a nearly clean slate, Fleetwood Mac reintroduce itself on this 10th studio album. Much of the drama that would plague the band had yet to arrive. Nevertheless, the end result featured several of Fleetwood Mac's most memorable songs, many of them written by the women of the group – including Christine McVie's catchy "Say You Love Me" and Nicks' haunting "Rhiannon," both remained in their live-performance rotation for decades.

As the new group entered the studio for recording sessions in early 1975, there were still plenty of kinks to work out.
