BUCKINGHAM NICKS – Buckingham Nicks [first time on CD 2025 remaster], MP3+FLAC

”BUCKINGHAM NICKS”, the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo prior to them joining Fleetwood Mac, will be reissued for the first time on CD & LP on September 19. Originally released in 1973 and unavailable for decades, the album has been sourced from the original analog master tapes for its long-awaited return, fully remastered.

Released on September 5, 1973, ”Buckingham Nicks” quickly faded from commercial view but never disappeared from the cultural conversation. Recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and produced by genius Keith Olsen, the album introduced Nicks and Buckingham’s tightly wound harmonies and sharply contrasting songwriting voices across 10 tracks – ranging from the acoustic-rock shimmer of “Crystal” to the sunbaked strut of “Don’t Let Me Down Again.”
Its legend only grew with time. 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 blasted “Frozen Love” for Fleetwood in Studio A. The song reflected the full scope of the album’s ambition and chemistry—and immediately caught the drummer’s attention.

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.

Though their work with Fleetwood Mac would eclipse it commercially, ”Buckingham Nicks” endures as a testament to what came just before: a partnership in full creative bloom. “We knew what we had as a duo, two songwriters that sang really well together. And it was a very natural thing, from the beginning,” Nicks recalls.
”Buckingham Nicks [2025 remaster]” is already #1 Best Seller in Amazon Classic Rock today.
Highly Recommended

01 – Crying in the Night
02 – Stephanie
03 – Without a Leg to Stand On
04 – Crystal
05 – Long Distance Winner
06 – Don’t Let Me Down Again
07 – Django
08 – Races Are Run
09 – Lola (My Love)
10 – Frozen Love

Lindsey Buckingham – vocals, guitars, bass, percussion
Stevie Nicks – vocals

with:
Waddy Wachtel – guitars
Jerry Scheff – bass
Mark Tulin – bass
Peggy Sandvig – keyboards
Monty Stark – synthesizer
Jim Keltner – drums
Ron Tutt – drums
Gary “Hoppy” Hodges – drums, percussion
Jorge Calderón – percussion
Richard Halligan – string arrangements

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