Stevie Nicks - Stand Back: 1981-2017 [2LP]

Stand Back gathers Stevie Nicks's solo career onto two remastered LPs, a reminder that Fleetwood Mac's most mystical voice was a hitmaker in her own right.

Starting in 1981, while still a member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks built a parallel career that stretched across eight solo studio albums. This set draws from all of them, tracing her path from the shawl-swirling triumph of her debut to the vault-raiding songs of her later years.

Edge of Seventeen opens with that galloping, chugging guitar riff and a vocal full of grief and defiance. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around pairs her with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for a slice of strutting rock and roll, and Leather and Lace slows down for a tender duet with Don Henley. The title track, Stand Back, rides a pulsing synth line into one of the most irresistible singles of the decade.

The later sides move through Rooms on Fire, Talk to Me and The Dealer before closing with live takes on Dreams and Gold Dust Woman, two Fleetwood Mac classics reclaimed by their writer. Her voice has deepened over the years, but the mystery never left.

Velvet capes and tambourines are optional, but this is the essential Nicks primer.