If you were a heterosexual male, spent part of your teen years in the ‘70s, and didn’t have a major crush on Stevie Nicks, there’s something’s wrong with you.
Indeed, the whole group were incredibly beautiful people. Here we’ve got 6’5” Mick Fleetwood, paired with 5’1” Stevie Nicks, doing some sort of dance move. Whatever it is, it’s rather graceful and elegant.
The photographer was Herbert Worthington.
A friend of Buddy Miles and Jimi Hendrix, he’s got over 60 album credits to his name. Those credits include a few for Fleetwood Mac and a ton for Steve Nicks:
And here’s a special callout for Larry Vigon, who did the wonderful typography.
He’s got 86 credits overall (and not just for typography), including these covers that I rather like:
As for the album? Ah, it’s just a Grammy winner and 40-million seller. I understand it’s got a few hits – “Dreams,” “Go Your Own Way,” “Don’t Stop,” “You Make Loving Fun” … Nothing special.
Rumors represented a softer, poppier approach for the group. It was also made in one of the most chaotic environments ever – what Wikipedia calls “hedonistic behaviour and interpersonal strife” and someone else called "excess at its most excessive." The band was indeed a walking soap opera fueled by lots and lots of cocaine, but somehow managed to produce some great stuff.
Mick, Stevie, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham
Parodies? Yeah, I was able to find a couple:
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