I finally had the opportunity over the holiday to read Ken Caillat's book on the recording of Rumours and enjoyed it very much. I wish he would do a sequel covering the recording of Tusk and Mirage!
Some random thoughts and impressions: Mick Fleetwood's most recent book stated - or very strongly implied - that Lindsey helped Stevie and Christine to craft/arrange their songs. Caillat's book does not support that view at all, at least in my interpretation. Both women wrote alone and brought their songs to the band - not always fully developed, but that's true of everyone. Lindsey did extensive overdubs where he added nuances and layers to all of the tracks but IMO overdubbing is a damned far cry from what both Mr. Fleetwood and Mr. Buckingham have at times claimed. Just my two cents.
Not that Caillat is a champion of female musicians. The part where he and Dashut (his co-engineer/producer) chanted with glee "No more girls!" and spread Playboy pictures over the console when Chris and Stevie took some time off seems mean-spirited and unwarranted. It's not like Christine or Stevie ever interfered with their work or were difficult. Stevie often sat between the two engineers in the control room but Caillat said she was sweet, quiet and had a wonderful sense of humor. Chris was exacting about her piano being tuned but the engineers didn't have to do that; they just called the piano tuner. Weird. I guess they didn't like for women to penetrate the inner sanctum of maleness that is/was the recording studio.
Caillat's portrayal of Lindsey B as a "difficult and unhappy person" prone to outbursts of temper and occasional aggression gives some credence to the Carol Ann Harris book. Caillat reports that Lindsey once punched his girlfriend at the time, Christina. Hopefully, Mr. B has his personal thing together now.
The book also made me admire Stevie more, because Caillat says her position in the band at the time was kind of marginal. It's a triumph that she ended up being the most famous and successful member of FM.