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Future Games

Future Games is the fifth album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 3 September 1971. It was recorded in the summer of 1971 at Advision Studios in London and was the first album to feature Christine McVie as a full member. This album was also the first of five albums to feature the American guitarist Bob Welch. "He was totally different background – R&B, sort of jazzy. He brought his personality," Mick Fleetwood said of Welch in a 1995 BBC interview, "He was a member of Fleetwood Mac before we'd even played a note." The album sold poorly in the UK, and did not chart. In the US, it performed better than any previous Fleetwood Mac album. It peaked at number 91 on the US Billboard 200 chart dated 18 December 1971. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2000.

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Future Games is the fifth album by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 3 September 1971. It was recorded in the summer of 1971 at Advision Studios in London and was the first album to feature Christine McVie as a full member. This album was also the first of five albums to feature the American guitarist Bob Welch. "He was totally different background – R&B, sort of jazzy. He brought his personality," Mick Fleetwood said of Welch in a 1995 BBC interview, "He was a member of Fleetwood Mac before we'd even played a note." The album sold poorly in the UK, and did not chart. In the US, it performed better than any previous Fleetwood Mac album. It peaked at number 91 on the US Billboard 200 chart dated 18 December 1971. The album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2000.

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  1. release date: 1971-09-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1971-09-03". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378099540

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