Penguin | ||||
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Released | March 1973 | |||
Recorded | January 1973 | |||
Studio | Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, Benifold, Hampshire | |||
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Length | 35:46 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Fleetwood Mac & Martin Birch | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[2] |
The Daily Vault | B+[3] |
Penguin is the seventh studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in March 1973. It was the first Fleetwood Mac album after the departure of Danny Kirwan, the first to feature Bob Weston and the only one to feature Dave Walker.
The penguin is the band mascot favoured by John McVie. His fascination with the birds originated when he lived near London Zoo during the early days of his marriage to Christine McVie. He was a member of the Zoological Society and would spend hours at the zoo studying and watching the penguins.[4]