Penguin (album)

1973 studio album by Fleetwood Mac / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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.

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Penguin
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Released1 March 1973
RecordedJanuary 1973
StudioRolling Stones Mobile Studio, Benifold, Hampshire
Genre
Length35:46
LabelReprise
ProducerFleetwood Mac & Martin Birch
Fleetwood Mac chronology
Bare Trees
(1972)
Penguin
(1973)
Mystery to Me
(1973)
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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]