‘Buckingham Nicks’ reissued for the first time since 1973

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are finally giving their long‑lost debut a second life. On Wednesday, the pair revealed that Buckingham Nicks—their lone album as a duo—will be remastered and reissued on September 19 through Rhino’s high‑fidelity series. First pressed in 1973 and long out of print, the record has never hit CDs, digital stores, or major streamers; cranky vinyl rips have been fans’ only option for five decades. The new edition was cut straight from the original analog tapes, and its opener, “Crying in the Night,” dropped on streaming services the moment the news broke.

Back then Nicks was 25, Buckingham just 23, yet the music feels anything but novice. “It was natural from the first note,” Nicks recalls in fresh liner notes penned by critic David Fricke. Buckingham says the songs still surprise him: “For two kids that young, the work holds up better than I ever dared hope.”

Hints bubbled up last week when both artists posted matching lyric scraps on Instagram—Nicks wrote, “And if you go forward…,” while Buckingham finished the thought, “I’ll meet you there.” Now we know: they were guiding us back to the place where their legendary partnership began.