It began on July 17th of this year with a seemingly innocent Instagram post from Stevie Nicks. It looked like she had written a bit of an old lyric on a piece of paper. “If you go forward…”
Ah, but it was followed just an hour later by a handwritten Instagram post from Stevie’s star-crossed ex Lindsey Buckingham: “I’ll meet you there.”
Fans of the duo quickly identified both posts as being the first and second parts of a lyric from the song “Frozen Love,” a track from their one-and-only LP as a duo. Even more interesting, it was the only track on that album that credited them as co-songwriters.
Their on-again, off-again romance has been the stuff of rock legends. The most recent chapter took place in 2018 when Stevie Nicks gave her Fleetwood Mac bandmates an ultimatum: “It’s either Lindsey or me.” The band went with Stevie. Lawsuits ensued (since settled), and with the passing of Christine McVie, many thought the ongoing soap opera that was always the band’s private life might finally be over.
But in the newest installment of “As the Rock Rolls,” it appears that there has been a thaw in the Stevie-Lindsey relationship. The Instagram posts were the duo’s way of announcing that their 1974 album Buckingham Nicks, out of print for over 50 years, would finally be getting a release on CD and streaming come September.
Now, we’ve been playing some Buckingham Nicks tunes here at BoomtownAmerica.com (like “Races Are Run”) since we launched ten years ago. But this will be your chance to own a copy of the entire album for yourself. The album has a historic element to it. Hearing this LP is what caused Mick Fleetwood to invite Lindsey to join Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey agreed to join, but only if they took Stevie as well.
If you liked their work with that legendary supergroup, you will like Buckingham Nicks. Frankly, it’s a mystery why this album has been out of print for so long, especially considering the fame both achieved in their solo careers as well as with Fleetwood Mac. Some speculation says the reissue had been held up because they needed permission from both parties to make it happen, and – given their well-known squabbling – it may have taken this long to get them both to agree on something.
In any event, Buckingham Nicks will be available once again starting on September 19, and we couldn’t be happier.
