Bella Donna
This vinyl is also new to my collection, it was hard to find at an agreeable price for a college student.She typically stays with my at home collection, as I have a numerous amount of Stevie Nicks Vinyls. As a record itself, I found this in a flea market bin for $15. It is in new conditions and this is an INSANE deal for those who also shop for records of more main stream artists like Stevie. Bella Donna was released in July of 1981. This is her debut solo album, and peaked on the US Billboard 200 that following September. I connect with this album a lot because her meaning behind the name Bella Donna. About her song and the Bella Donna album in general, Stevie in an interview talks about Bella Donna is not about a beautiful-woman, but instead about women getting old and being considered as "used-up". The timeless staple of unmatachable beauty standards for women is something I really connected with in this album.
Give the 2016 remastered edition a listen!
Here are some photos that I associate with this album.
The Wild Heart
This record, was released on June 10th, 1983. This marked her second solo studio album and was recorded right after Fleetwood Mac's Mirage Tour. I got this record at the same time as Bella Donna. It too is a prized possession as all of my records are, but also a step closer to reaching a huge goal of mine which is to have collected all of Stevie Nicks' solo as well as Fleetwood Mac's enitre discography. This also includes Fleetwood Mac during Kirwan and Peter Green's time with the band.
Give the 2016 deluxe remastered edition a listen!
Here are some photos that I associate with this album.
Rumours- Fleetwood Mac
This record was a great edition to my collection. The Rumours album was a pivotal point of Fleetwood Mac's career staying atop the charts for 31 weeks.This album is one of my personal favorites from the band. Its my favorite not only due to Stevie's presence within the band and the notoriety of the album itself, but the story behind the making of the album.The majority of the album the entire band avoided talking to one another. The soap-opera dramatics of the relationships going on in the band made every live performance a raw interaction as opposed to a well rehearsed stage presence interaction. Christine and John McVie were mid divorce, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were in an unfaithful and failing relationship, and Mick Fleetwood had just learned that his wife was having an affair while trying to hold the band together. I could go on and on about this album but essentially every song written was for and about the band. The Chain was a joint song written by the band about the betrayal that they faced from their bandmates. Gold Dust Woman is Stevie's song talking about the band's use of drugs to cope with the stress of fame and the turmoil that the negative environment. I would love to find the deluxe edition of this album on vinyl that includes the live 1977 version of Rihannon , and some added songs like Silver Springs .
Give the 2016 remastered edition a listen!
Here are some photos that I associate with this album.