High-fidelity specialists Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab unveil the 40th Anniversary 180g 45RPM 2LP edition of Stevie Nicks’ platinum-certified 1985 album ‘Rock a Little.’ Available to order January 16, the strictly limited pressing of 4,000 numbered copies celebrates one of Nicks’ most colorful and emotionally expansive solo statements.
Mastered at MoFi’s California studio and pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, the release is sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket. The album’s layered dreamscapes, wide dynamics, and tonal detail arrive with striking clarity, presenting the music with balance, depth, and dimensional precision that elevates every performance.
Nicks’ enthusiasm for the project reinforces the album’s standing in classic pop history. Opener “I Can’t Wait” lands with heightened drama and presence, while “Imperial Hotel” snaps with rhythmic drive and bold hooks. The reissue draws out the album’s emotional core, where intimacy and ambition move side by side.
The record features contributions from Benmont Tench and Waddy Wachtel and includes Nicks’ impassioned take on Chas Sanford’s “Talk to Me,” a Top 5 hit that remains a defining moment in her solo catalog. Each track benefits from the expansive headroom and rich tonal palette of the new mastering.
Closing piano ballad “Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You” carries lasting emotional weight, composed in memory of Joe Walsh’s daughter and delivered with grace and restraint. With this anniversary edition, ‘Rock a Little’ earns renewed appreciation as a deeply felt, sonically adventurous chapter in Stevie Nicks’ enduring legacy.