UPDATE: The limited-edition, high-fidelity vinyl releases of Buckingham Nicks have already sold out! The alternate baby blue vinyl and standard CD are still available from Rhino. The CD is also available from Amazon ($14.98).
On Wednesday morning, Rhino Records announced that two new, limited-edition, high-fidelity vinyl reissues of the elusive 1973 album Buckingham Nicks are now available for preorder. “First to Know” subscribers received an email notification of the highly anticipated release, which features Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks’s pre-Fleetwood Mac collaboration. Buckingham Nicks will be reissued on Friday, September 19.
Preorder links for both editions appear below. Standard editions are expected to be available for preorder soon.
BUCKINGHAM NICKS (RHINO HIGH FIDELITY) – PREORDER NOW – $39.98
- AAA cut from the original stereo master tapes by Kevin Gray
- Pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl at Optimal
- Heavyweight glossy gatefold jacket
- Features an exclusive insert with new liner notes from David Fricke “In Conversation with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham”
- Limited numbered edition of 5,000
BUCKINGHAM NICKS (RHINO HIGH FIDELITY) (SINGLES EDITION) PREORDER NOW – $79.98
- AAA cut from the original stereo master tapes by Kevin Gray
- Pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl at Optimal
- Heavyweight glossy gatefold jacket
- Features an exclusive insert with new liner notes from David Fricke “In Conversation with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham”
- Limited numbered edition of 5,000
- Buckingham Nicks 7-inch singles
- “Crying In The Night” b/w “Stephanie”
- “Don’t Let Me Down Again” b/w “Races Are Run”
- Limited to 2,000 bundles
BUCKINGHAM NICKS (CD EDITION) PREORDER NOW $14.98
- Crying in the Night (2025 Remaster)
- Stephanie (2025 Remaster)
- Without a Leg to Stand On (2025 Remaster)
- Crystal (2025 Remaster)
- Long Distance Winner (2025 Remaster)
- Don’t Let Me Down Again (2025 Remaster)
- Django (2025 Remaster)
- Races Are Run (2025 Remaster)
- Lola (My Love) [2025 Remaster]
- Frozen Love (2025 Remaster)
Product description
“[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.” – Stevie
“… it stands up in a way you hope it would, by these two kids who were pretty young to be doing that work.” – Lindsey
BUCKINGHAM NICKS, the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo, will be reissued for the first time on September 19th. Originally released in 1973 and unavailable for decades, the album has been sourced from the original analog master tapes for its long-awaited return to vinyl.
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 Keith Olsen, the album introduced Nicks and Buckingham’s tightly wound harmonies and sharply contrasting songwriting voices across 10 tracks—ranging from the folk-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.
More on the SINGLES EDITION – like the LP, the singles have been AAA cut from the original stereo master tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed at Optimal, and packaged in a heavyweight gatefold with Rhino HiFi branded polys. Limited to 2,000, you’ll want to grab a copy while you can!
