Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham’s Buckingham Nicks arrived quietly in September 1973. It burned a slow burn rather than exploding. It is their only studio album as a duo before Fleetwood Mac claimed them, recorded at Sound City in Los Angeles under the hand of producer Keith Olsen. Across ten tracks, the record captures two young songwriters finding a voice together, blending folk-rock shimmer, acoustic intimacy, and California swagger.

The supporting cast included respected session players like Waddy Wachtel on guitar, Jim Keltner and Gary Hodges on drums, and Peggy Sandvig on keyboards. Even the cover became part of its legend, with the pair photographed nude, something Stevie later admitted she felt uneasy about. The rawness of that image mirrored the openness of the music inside, making Buckingham Nicks one of rock’s most fascinating cult albums.

Though the album sank commercially and was quickly dropped from their label's catalog, its influence reached far. While checking out Sound City at the time, Mick Fleetwood heard a cut from the record and asked Buckingham to join Fleetwood Mac, with the condition that Nicks came along too. That chance moment changed the course of rock history. Over the decades the album became a collector’s dream, absent from official CD or digital release. Bootlegs circulated, and bits of it resurfaced in box sets, but the full experience remained elusive.

Now it has finally returned in proper form. Sourced from the original analog masters, the reissue arrives on CD for the first time, along with vinyl and digital editions. It comes package with new liner notes by David Fricke and special vinyl bundles featuring replica singles and a glossy gatefold jacket.