Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks' lone pre-Fleetwood Mac album to finally get debut reissue

'Buckingham Nicks,' the only studio album by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as a duo, will be reissued for the first time on September 19. 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, as well as hi-res digital files for its CD and digital release.

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. “[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,” Nicks recalls in the Rhino High Fidelity liner notes, written by longtime music journalist David Fricke.

They may have been inexperienced when they made the album, Buckingham says, “but it stands up in a way you hope it would, by these two kids who were pretty young to be doing that work.”

Buckingham Nicks (Rhino High Fidelity) was cut by Kevin Gray from the original masters and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal. Available exclusively at Rhino.com and internationally at select Warner Music Group stores, the album is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies. A special version (limited to 2,000 copies) includes two replica 7-inch singles featuring the original single mixes of “Crying In The Night” b/w “Stephanie” and “Don’t Let Me Down Again” b/w “Races Are Run.”

The record opens with a Nicks original, “Crying In The Night, “an earthy preview of what was coming for Fleetwood Mac with cascading harmonies.” The track is available digitally ahead of the full release. Listen Now.

Buckingham Nicks will be available from Rhino on CD and digitally with remastered sound by Chris Bellman, who also cut lacquers for several 1LP color vinyl variants: Custard (Amazon), Baby Pink (indie stores), Violet (Books A Million), and Baby Blue (general retail).

BUCKINGHAM NICKS (RHINO HIGH FIDELITY)

LP Track Listing

Side One

1. “Crying In The Night”
2. “Stephanie”
3. “Without A Leg To Stand On”
4. “Crystal”
5.“Long Distance Winner”

Side Two

1.“Don’t Let Me Down Again”
2. “Django”
3. “Races Are Run”
4. “Lola (My Love)”
5. “Frozen Love”

BUCKINGHAM NICKS SINGLES

A. “Crying In The Night” (Single Version)
B. “Stephanie” (Single Version)

A. “Don’t Let Me Down Again” (Single Version)
B. “Races Are Run” (Single Version)

Led Zeppelin catalog reissue news

On Sept. 12, Rhino Records will put out a live EP, previously unreleased in physical recorded formats, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary deluxe 3LP+program edition of Houses of the Holy, also set for release the same day.

The new live EP features live recordings of “In My Time Of Dying” and “Trampled Under Foot” from Earls Court, 1975, alongside “Sick Again” and “Kashmir” from Knebworth, 1979. These live performances were originally released on the 2003 Led Zeppelin DVD and appear on CD and LP for the very first time.

Following the 10-week North American tour that ran from January through March, 1975, Led Zeppelin played five sold-out nights at London’s Earl’s Court in May, 1975. Initially, three shows were announced, with another two added after the tremendous demand for tickets.

The band headlined both nights of the Knebworth Festival, which took place at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, England on August 4 and 11, 1979. These were Led Zeppelin’s first live dates since their 1977 North American tour, and their first U.K. dates since the Earl’s Court 1975 shows.

Generally regarded as one of the greatest double albums of all time, the original 15 PHYSICAL GRAFFITI tracks represent a creative tour de force that explores the band’s dynamic musical range, from the driving rock of “Custard Pie” to the exotic construction of “Kashmir” and the funky groove of “Trampled Under Foot.”

Jimmy Page began the initial work at his home studio in Plumpton, Sussex, England, in the summer and autumn of 1973, with the first recording sessions taking place that October at Headley Grange, using Ronnie Lane’s Mobile Studio. Further sessions at Headley continued in January 1974. Additional overdubs were recorded at Olympic Studios, where Page completed mixing of the album in July 1974.

Here's what surviving members of the band have said via press release:

"We had enough material for one-and-a-half LPs, so I figured, ‘Let’s put out a double and use some of the material we’d done previously but never released’. I always thought the sequencing of an album was really important and that was part of my role as the producer." 

- Jimmy Page

“It goes from one extreme to the other but at the same time, it’s very evident that it’s Zeppelin… I love the album and it does work as a double album. There are some real humdinger, roaring tracks.”

- Robert Plant

“I’m a big fan of PHYSICAL GRAFFITI. [It] was very wide ranging. It probably was a pinnacle.” -John Paul Jones

Physical Graffiti LP track listing:

Disc One
A1 Custard Pie
A2 The Rover
A3 In My Time Of Dying

B1 Houses Of The Holy
B2 Trampled Under Foot
B3 Kashmir

Disc Two

C1 In The Light
C2 Bron-Yr-Aur
C3 Down By The Seaside
C4 Ten Years Gone

D1 Night Flight
D2 The Wanton Song
D3 Boogie With Stu
D4 Black Country Woman
D5 Sick Again

Disc Three

E1 Brandy & Coke (Trampled Under Foot) (Initial Rough Mix)
E2 Sick Again (Early Version)
E3 In My Time Of Dying (Initial Rough Mix)

F1 Houses Of The Holy (Rough Mix With Overdubs)
F2 Everybody Makes It Through (In The Light) (Early Version / In Transit)
F3 Boogie With Stu (Sunset Sound Mix)
F4 Driving Through Kashmir (Kashmir) (Rough Orchestra Mix)

Orville Peck's 7th Annual Rodeo concert festival returns to Pioneertown

Returning to the desert this fall, alt-country artist Orville Peck presents his 7th Annual Rodeo on November 14-16 in Pioneertown, CA at Pappy & Harriet’s. The Rodeo went to Nashville last year, but was last held in Pioneertown two years ago.

Beyond curating the entire event, Peck will play a set each night, notably headlining on Saturday, November 15. The 2025 lineup highlights include Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Joy Oladokun, Allison Russell and more. See full list below. The weekend will also have nightly after parties and drag performances curated by Meatball. 

Various VIP packages comprise a Meet & Greet and Q&A with Peck, admission to the Drag Brunch, exclusive commemorative merchandise, priority entry into events, parking, on-site host, etc. Diamond VIP packages have accommodations at the Pioneertown Motel. On sale now. Some packages may be sold out. 

The openly gay Peck made his Broadway debut in Cabaret in the role of the Emcee on March 31 and performs through July 20. He recently spoke to People exclusively about the production. Regarding his voice, NPR professed, “It is so beautiful and full of longing, and it's all the more powerful because I don't have the full context of the artist himself.” The New York Times also profiled him.

Last year, Peck dropped his duets album Stampede, featuring collaborations with Kylie Minogue & Diplo on “Midnight Ride,” Beck on “Death Valley High,” and “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” with Willie Nelson. Listen HERE. Additionally, the album features collaborations with Elton John, Willie Nelson, Noah Cyrus, Allison Russell, Margo Price, Teddy Swims, Mickey Guyton, Midland, Nathaniel Rateliff, Debbii Dawson, Bu Cuaron, and Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway. In support of the LP, he launched the headline Stampede Tour across North America.

Full Artist Lineup:

Abbey Cone

Allison Russell
Angela Autumn
Chaparelle
The Deslondes
Emily Rose and the Rounders
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Jobi Riccio
Joy Oladokun
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Orville Peck
Palmyra
Uwade
Valley James

More info: pappyandharriets.com

Photo courtesy Warner Records

Irvine, Calif. post-hardcore band Thrice to return with 'Horizons/West' this fall

OC alt-rock band Thrice return with Horizons/West, their new album set for release on October 3 via Epitaph Records. The announcement arrives alongside the release of the record’s lead single, “Gnash,” available now on all streaming platforms. Pre-sale for the Horizons/West vinyl and exclusive merch is available now at ThriceMerch.com.

Listen to “Gnash” and pre-save Horizons/West here.

Watch the moody visualizer for “Gnash” here.

It serves as a companion to 2021’s Horizons/East.

“This is the first time we leaned into something that felt like a direct continuation, like a sequel to a previous album,” says frontman Dustin Kensrue.

Horizons/West was produced and engineered by the band at New Grass Studios, with mixing and additional production by Scott Evans and mastering by Matthew J. Barnhart, both of whom also worked on Thrice’s The Artist in The Ambulance (Revisited), (2023). 

Lyrically, the album delves into themes of personal identity, societal manipulation, technological anxiety, and spiritual awakening. “A lot of this record is about parsing reality,” Kensrue explains. “We’re constantly being influenced by algorithms, by fear, by our own social echo chambers. Horizons/West tries to pull the curtain back on some of that. We’ve always just followed our curiosity, wherever it leads,” Kensrue reflects. “We want to keep growing, exploring, and making something that feels honest to who we are right now.”

Following the release, Thrice will embark on a nationwide headline tour this fall. For more information, tickets, and exclusive presale access for Horizons/West, visit thrice.net.

Track list:

1. Blackout
2. Gnash
3. Albatross
4. Undertow
5. Holding On
6. Dusk
7. The Dark Glow
8. Crooked Shadows
9. Distant Suns
10. Vesper Light
11. Unitive/West

Tour Dates: 

Oct 17 – San Diego, CA – Observatory NP
Oct 18 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Oct 20 – Dallas, TX – HOB Dallas
Oct 21 – Austin, TX – Emo's
Oct 23 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade Heaven
Oct 24 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus
Oct 25 – Orlando, FL – HOB Orlando
Oct 27 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
Oct 28 – Norfolk, VA – NorVa
Oct 29 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
Oct 31 – Boston, MA – HOB Boston
Nov 1 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
Nov 2 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
Nov 4 – Toronto, ON – Danforth
Nov 5 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield
Nov 7 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
Nov 8 – Detroit, MI – Majestic
Nov 9 – Chicago, IL – HOB Chicago
Nov 11 – Minneapolis, MN – Fillmore Minneapolis
Nov 13 – Denver, CO – Summit
Nov 14 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s
Nov 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union
Nov 17 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
Nov 18 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
Nov 19 – Portland, OR – Roseland
Nov 21 – San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
Nov 22 – Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
Nov 23 – Anaheim, CA – HOB Anaheim
Nov 25 – Anaheim, CA – HOB Anaheim

Prince concert film 'Sign O’ The Times' to get brief IMAX run in August

For the first time ever, the concert film Prince – Sign O’ The Times will be released in IMAX theatres globally for a limited time beginning August 29. The critically acclaimed 1987 film, directed by Prince and featuring Prince, Sheila E. and his band, has undergone IMAX’s proprietary Digital Media Remastering (DMR) process to deliver unprecedented image and sound quality, offering audiences an immersive experience of Prince’s performance. 

The film features such tracks as “If I Was Your Girlfriend,” the title track, and “U Got The Look,” Prince’s hit duet with Sheena Easton. 

A complete list of theatres and ticketing information is available at www.imax.com/prince.

IMAX Exclusive – One Week Only
Experience it in IMAX® August 29.
Early Access Showtimes on August 28

Director & Star: Prince
Producers: Robert Cavallo, Joseph Ruffalo & Steven Fargnoli
Co-Producer: Simon Fields
Director of Photography: Peter Sinclair
Runtime: 85 Minutes
Rated: PG-13
Tickets can be Purchased at: at www.imax.com/prince

Comprehensive Dionne Warwick box, set for next month, covers 1962-71

SoulMusic/Second Disc Records have announced that the Dionne Warwick deluxe 12-CD box set Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings, 1962-1971 will be available on August 1. This release will be the definitive celebration of the six-time Grammy Award winner and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, one of the most successful and acclaimed vocalists of all time.

Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings, 1962-1971 is the first-ever collection to comprehensively chronicle the first decade of the legendary Dionne Warwick’s recording career and her era-defining collaborations with songwriter-producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

The deluxe 12-CD set’s 280 tracks encompass every original Scepter album and single release plus over 60 rare bonus tracks – 16 of which are previously unreleased (both in the studio and in concert) – for a total of over 14 hours. The set includes the exclusive bonus disc Always Something There: Live & Studio Gems from The Scepter Vaults, which premieres a lost 1969 concert from Washington, D.C.

“I am so very thrilled about this wonderful collection of my recordings. It is truly something that I myself would buy,” said Dionne Warwick, in a press release.

Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings, 1962-1971 also features never-before-heard alternate takes of “Don’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So,” “Who Gets the Guy,” “Walk the Way You Talk,” and “We’ve Only Just Begun,” along with the official CD debuts of Leslie Uggams and Dionne’s rare duet of Bacharach & David’s “Try to See It My Way” and the soundtrack versions of Dionne’s songs from the film adaptation of the Jacqueline Susann novel, The Love Machine.

The box set is produced by Joe Marchese and Jim Pierson, with David Nathan serving as executive producer. The package is designed by John Sellards while all tracks have been newly mastered by Nick Robbins. The 68-page booklet features a 12,000-word essay by Marchese, drawing on previously unpublished interviews with Warwick and the late Burt Bacharach. The booklet also features a personal reflection from Nathan. The booklet is illustrated with photos as well as album artwork. Each disc is housed within the slipcase in an individual wallet with detailed annotations.

This reissue from SoulMusic Records completes the primary trio of Warwick’s recording legacy, alongside the box sets, Sure Thing: The Warner Bros. Recordings, 1972-1977 and Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings, 1979-1994. The new set is released in cooperation of Warwick. 

Find the full track listing and pre-order here:

Dionne Warwick: Make It Easy On Yourself-The Scepter Recordings 1962-1971, (12CD) (SoulMusic Records/The Second Disc) - Soulmusic.com

Long awaited new Charlatans UK studio album arrives in October

The Charlatans UK's 14th studio album, We Are Love, is due out Oct. 31, via BMG. frontman Tim Burgess describes the title track as "like an open-top car ride in the credits of your favorite movie, driving along the coast to somewhere amazing."

One of the first tracks to emerge as the Manchester band was writing, it became a pathfinder for the record, as guitarist Mark Collins explains: "Early on, we thought it felt right. And it turned out that way: first single, title track, second song on the album. And things started forming around 'We Are Love.' There was a certain energy to it that drove us forward.”

LISTEN TO "WE ARE LOVE"
PRE-ORDER WE ARE LOVE

The Charlatans UK's career spans 13 albums, 22 Top 40 UK singles, and three Number One UK albums. 

An eight-year gap between albums is the longest ever for one of the UK’s most enduring bands. A combination of covid, solo projects, life’s complexities and the fact that its five members - Tim Burgess (vocals) Martin Blunt (bass), Mark Collins (guitar), Tony Rogers (keyboards) and Pete Salisbury (drums) - live scattered across Europe, meant that it took longer than usual for the stars to align at the right place, right time, right vibe. 

They took the time to carefully select a recording A-team of production duo Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange) and Fred Macpherson, plus legendary producer Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, The Cranberries). 

Recorded at two places that are totemic in The Charlatans UK's history - Rockfield in Wales and their own Big Mushroom space in Middlewich, Cheshire - Burgess cites hauntology and psychogeography as two concepts that swirled in his head as the band dug into the album making. 

For one thing, their return to storied farm studio Rockfield for the first time in almost 30 years, since they made their fifth album Tellin’ Stories, was an important step. As a band, they hadn’t been there since keyboard player Rob Collins was killed, in the middle of that album’s sessions, in a car crash at the bottom of the track leading to the farm. 

“The whole idea of hauntology and psychogeography is represented by us going back to Rockfield, where so much history has happened for The Charlatans," says Burgess. "That was important as a way of honoring every member who's played in the band. So we’re honouring ourselves, our past, feeling that energy and reincarnating it, doing something fresh, brand new.”

Track list:

Kingdom of Ours

We Are Love
Many A Day A Heartache
For The Girls
You Can’t Push The River
Deeper and Deeper
Appetite
Salt Water
Out On Our Own
Glad You Grabbed Me
Now Everything