The only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo will be reissued on vinyl for the first time
Buckingham Nicks, the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo, will be reissued for the first time this September.
Originally released in 1973 and unavailable for decades, the album has been sourced from the original analogue master tapes for its long-awaited return to vinyl, as well as hi-res digital files for its CD and digital release.
The record opens with a Nicks original, Crying In The Night, which is available digitally today ahead of the full release. Listen below:
Sound City
Recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and produced by Keith Olsen, the album introduced Nicks and Buckingham’s harmonies and contrasting songwriting voices across 10 tracks.
In late 1974, Mick Fleetwood visited Sound City while scouting studios to record Fleetwood Mac’s next album. To showcase both his production work and the studio’s sound, Olsen played Frozen Love for Fleetwood in Studio A.
Soon after, when Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch left the band, Fleetwood reached out to offer Buckingham the spot. Instead of agreeing, Buckingham insisted that he and Nicks were a package deal. Fleetwood agreed, and on New Year’s Eve 1974, the two officially joined Fleetwood Mac – launching one of the most celebrated chapters in the band’s history…
Image credit: Jimmy Wachtel
LP Tracklisting
Side A
Crying In The Night
Stephanie
Without A Leg To Stand On
Crystal
Long Distance Winner
Side B
Don’t Let Me Down Again
Django
Races Are Run
Lola (My Love)
Frozen Love
Buckingham Nicks Singles
Crying In The Night (Single Version)
Stephanie (Single Version)
Don’t Let Me Down Again (Single Version)
Races Are Run (Single Version)
Long-Awaited Return To Vinyl
Buckingham Nicks (Rhino High Fidelity) was cut by Kevin Gray from the original masters and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. Available exclusively at Rhino.com and internationally at select Warner Music Group stores, the album is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies. A special version (limited to 2,000 copies) includes two replica 7″ singles featuring the original single mixes of Crying In The Night b/w Stephanie and Don’t Let Me Down Again b/w Races Are Run.
Buckingham Nicks will be available from Rhino on CD and digitally with remastered sound by Chris Bellman, who also cut lacquers for several 1LP colour vinyl variants: Custard (Amazon), Baby Pink (indie stores), Violet (Books A Million, and Baby Blue (general retail).
Released on 19 September, pre-order here
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