Fleetwood Mac in their original incarnation were led by guitarist Peter Green and were leaders of the second British Blues boom of the late 1960s. Fleetwood Mac enjoyed several hit singles in the United Kingdom at that time and these are collated here for this album, originally issued on CBS Records only in the U.K.

"Albatross" was a huge chart hit in the UK whilst the single "Black Magic Woman" helped to break Fleetwood Mac in the U.S. via a cover version by Santana, that landed in the Top Five of the Billboard Top 40.

The album gatefold shows a full-size photo of the post-Green line up of the band with Christine McVie ( nee Perfect ), even though she just plays piano on a couple of tracks and wasn't a full-fledged member until after "Kiln House" was released.

"This is a well-chosen, concise 12-song best-of covering the Peter Green era. Besides 'Black Magic Woman,' 'Albatross,' and 'Man of the World,' it includes the hard-to-find ( in the States, anyway ) British hit single 'The Green Manalishi'."

- Richie Unterberger, Allmusic.com

Side A:
1. The Green Manalishi
2. Oh Well - Part I
3. Oh Well - Part II
4. Shake Your Moneymaker
5. Need Your Love So Bad
6. Rattle Snake Shake
 

Side B:
1. Dragonfly
2. Black Magic Woman
3. Albatross
4. Man Of The World
5. Stop Messin 'Round
6. Love That Burns