Few bands have left an artistic legacy like Fleetwood Mac. Named after the iconic lyric, Never Break the Chain celebrates the artistic contributions of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. This collector's edition vinyl set explores the drama of the 'Buckingham Nicks' trilogy: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, and Tusk.
To honor the band's legacy, the line 'never break the chain' became a guiding theme throughout the collection. The records are bound together in a piano hinge binding of bamboo and faux leather, forming a chain that keeps them together. The lyric books for each record are made with an accordion fold, adding another chain.
Stevie Nicks' signature earthy style informs both the materials and graphics. The design system layers corresponding animal imagery over warm, grainy photographs.
Flip through the collection as you would a book; each 'page' sports symbolic graphics on the front and a tracklist on the back. At the end, four lyric books are tucked into neat pockets for easy transportation.
Each album is represented by a winged animal: for Fleetwood Mac, a bird; for Rumours, a dragonfly. With Tusk, the only double album in the collection, the system introduces two animals. A butterfly keeps the design on-theme, while a dog's sharp teeth symbolize aggression and experimentation in the album. This choice also references the original album art, which sports a dog.
To channel Nicks' ephemeral aesthetic, the record sleeves are printed on transparent vellum. For imagery, I recorded myself dancing to a track from each record, which became the design for the sleeve. A corresponding song lyric helps ground each sleeve to its record.
