24 KARAT GOLD – SONGS FROM THE VAULT   Words… and Music…By Stevie Nicks     I began thinking about making this record in February of this year because I had about five months before Fleetwood Mac rehearsals started in August.   We didn’t have a year to hang out and work on music like I usually do.  I had about 40 songs originally done in demo form from 1969-1987 and ’94 and ’95. I thought we could certainly make an album from this collection – probably three albums. Many of the songs were already out there on the internet and fans have been asking for them for years through fan sites and letters.  I used to make cassettes