BUCKINGHAM NICKS S/T RARE ORIG GATEFOLD US 1973 POLYDOR LP EX/NM FLEETWOOD MAC

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BUCKINGHAM NICKS~S/T~RARE ORIG GATEFOLD US 1973 POLYDOR LP~EX/NM~FLEETWOOD MAC BUCKINGHAM NICKS~S/T~RARE ORIG GATEFOLD US 1973 POLYDOR LP~EX/NM~FLEETWOOD MAC

Buckingham Nicks ?– Buckingham Nicks
Polydor ?– PD-5058
Released: Sept. 5, 1973

HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AND EQUALLY HARD TO FIND!
ORIGINAL PRESSING FROM 1973 - 44 YEARS AGO!
GATEFOLD COVER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIGHT RINGWEAR.
THERE IS SOME WEAR TO THE SEAMS AND THE BEGINNING OF A SPLIT IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
VINYL IS IN EX/NM CONDITION WITH A FEW PRESSURE MARKS FROM BEING STORED FOR OVER 4 DECADES.
INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL POLYDOR INNER SLEEVE, TOO!
AN AMAZING ALBUM THAT IS STILL UNAVAILABLE ON CD!

While it will be hard to find, this lone album cut by a young and ambitious (and still romantically attached) Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham a short two years before joining Fleetwood Mac is well worth digging out for your turntable. There are a few CD versions floating around, but they were no doubt burned from vinyl copies anyway, so don't be fooled. With the Mac's highly lucrative 1997 reunion there was serious talk of a re-release, but apparently it was just talk. Considering what the duo was to later accomplish, Buckingham Nicks is an engaging listen and served as a proving ground of sorts for both artists' songwriting chops and for Buckingham's skills as an emerging studio craftsman. It was a good enough resumé for Fleetwood Mac, who re-recorded the beautifully cerebral "Crystal" when the duo joined them for 1975's self-titled comeback album. The high-octane rockabilly of "Don't Let Me Down Again" became a staple of the band's concert sets well into the 1980s. Crisp, ringing acoustic guitars and a bottom-heavy rhythm section (using the talents of Waddy Wachtel, Jim Keltner, and Jerry Scheff) framed the pair's songs in a sound something akin to FM-ready folk-rock. Lesser known tracks like the glistening opener, "Crying in the Night," from Nicks and Buckingham's lonely-guy lament, "Without a Leg to Stand On," are on a par with their later mega hits. At the same time, the misogyny of Buckingham's "Lola, My Love" is a real eye-roller and the orchestral overtones of "Frozen Love" show that the two were over-reaching themselves just a bit. Buckingham-Nicks was a stiff however and the couple had lost their deal with Polydor. But 1975, of course, proved to be one of their better years.

Tracklist
A1     Crying In The Night     2:58
A2     Stephanie     2:12
A3     Without A Leg To Stand On     2:09
A4     Crystal     3:41
A5     Long Distance Winner     4:50
B1     Don't Let Me Down Again     3:52
B2     Django     1:02
B3     Races Are Run     4:14
B4     Lola (My Love)     3:44
B5     Frozen Love     7:16

    Arranged By [Strings] – Richard Halligan*
    Artwork [Color Print] – The Dye Company, Wild Studio
    Bass – Jerry Scheff, Lindsey Buckingham, Mark Tulin
    Design Concept [Photography Inspiration] – Richard Marcelli
    Drums – Hoppy Hodges, Jim Keltner, Ronnie Tutt*
    Engineer [Assistant ] – Richard Daschut
    Executive-Producer – Lee Lasseff
    Guitar – Lindsey Buckingham, Waddy Wachtel
    Keyboards – Jerry Sandvic
    Mastered By [Runout Etch] – RL*
    Percussion – Hoppy Hodges, Jorge Calderon*, Lindsey Buckingham
    Photography By – Lorrie Sullivan
    Photography By, Design [Album], Artwork [Color Print] – Jimmy Watchel*
    Producer, Engineer – Keith Olsen
    Synthesizer – Monty Stark
    Vocals – Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks
    Written-By – John Lewis (2) (tracks: B2), Buckingham* (tracks: A3, B1, B4, B5), Nicks* (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B3, B5)