Fifty years after its original release, Buckingham Nicks might finally be getting the reissue fans have waited decades for. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, whose fractured relationship has often overshadowed their music, have sparked fresh rumours of a re-release and maybe even a long-overdue reconciliation.
Last Thursday (17 July 2025), both artists posted matching handwritten lyrics from their 1973 song “Frozen Love” on Instagram. Nicks wrote, “And if you go forward…” while Buckingham followed with, “I’ll meet you there.” The near-simultaneous uploads, subtle and intimate, were seen by fans as more than coincidence.
The cryptic teasing didn’t end there. Mick Fleetwood, drummer and co-founder of Fleetwood Mac, then shared a video of himself listening to “Frozen Love,” captioned: “Magic then, magic now.” The clip was posted on the official Fleetwood Mac Instagram page, adding further fuel to speculation.
Then on Monday (21 July), a billboard of the original Buckingham Nicks album cover appeared on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, complete with a release date: 19 September 2025.
“Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on a billboard together. Buckingham Nicks is officially happening,” wrote one fan on X, posting a photo of the billboard at 7365 Sunset Blvd. “No, it’s not Photoshop or AI or anything else. I saw it with my own two eyes that I cried tears out of after.”
The cult status of Buckingham Nicks
Originally recorded at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles and released in September 1973, Buckingham Nicks marked the duo’s first full-length collaboration. While the album wasn’t a commercial hit, it set the stage for something much bigger. Mick Fleetwood happened to hear the track “Frozen Love” while visiting producer Keith Olsen. Impressed, he invited the pair to join Fleetwood Mac in 1974.
The rest, of course, is music history. Within two years, Fleetwood Mac would release Rumours, one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Despite its cult following, Buckingham Nicks has never had an official reissue on CD or digital platforms. That’s largely due to legal wrangling and personal tensions, especially in the wake of Buckingham’s bitter departure from Fleetwood Mac in 2018.
Mick Fleetwood still hopes for reconciliation
Fleetwood has long been vocal about wanting Nicks and Buckingham to mend fences. Speaking to Us Weekly, he said:
“I always have a fantasy that [Stevie] and Lindsey would pal up a bit more and just say everything’s OK for them both. But we’ve had such an incredible career.
After Christine McVie’s death in 2022, hopes of a full Fleetwood Mac reunion seemed to fade. Fleetwood admitted he’s struggled to find direction since her passing, but hinted he may join another project in 2026.
In an interview with MOJO, he added:
“It’s no secret, it’s no tittle-tattle that there is a brick wall there emotionally. Stevie’s able to speak clearly about how she feels and doesn’t feel, as does Lindsey. But I’ll say, personally, I would love to see a healing between them — and that doesn’t have to take the shape of a tour, necessarily.”
Source: MOJO Magazine
Whether or not a full reunion is on the cards, the signs are pointing to something significant happening on 19 September. For Fleetwood Mac diehards and completists, a remastered version of Buckingham Nicks would mark a long-overdue addition to the band’s complex legacy and perhaps a final chapter for one of rock’s most storied creative partnerships.
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