A new career-spanning RUSH anthology titled RUSH 50 will include previously unreleased tracks and fan-requested material.
The collection is out March 21st and will arrive on vinyl as a 7-LP box set and on CD in a four-disc box set. It marks the first-ever career-spanning anthology from RUSH.
“50? Is that all?…seriously…it’s a cool collection…but look at all those songs,” remarked Geddy Lee in a press release. “I’m exhausted just reading the effin list!”
Billed as a chronological trip through the prog-rock legends’ career — from their first single in 1973 through their final gig in 2015 — the tracklist is exhaustive, comprising live and studio recordings.
The rare material — some “fan requested,” per the press release — is frontloaded on Disc 1, including versions of early tunes “Not Fade Away,” “You Can’t Fight It,” and “Working Man” that are receiving their first-ever physical release on vinyl/CD. A handful of live tracks from 1974 — notably three never-before-released recordings from the band’s US tour — are also on the first disc.
From there, the tracklist is anchored by the beloved studio versions of RUSH’s radio singles (i.e. “Tom Sawyer,” “Spirit of the Radio,” etc.), which are surrounded by live cuts specific to each era. The last song on the final disc is a major treasure: a previously unreleased recording from the final RUSH show at the Forum in LA on August 1st, 2015 — a medley of “What You’re Doing / Working Man / Garden Road.”
The most comprehensive edition of the new anthology is the Super Deluxe Edition box set, featuring four CDs, seven LPs, and new artwork from Hugh Syme, the band’s longtime creative director. The seven 180-gram black vinyl LPs were cut via Direct Metal Mastering and pressed at GZ Media in the Czech Republic.
Additionally, the Super Deluxe set includes a 104-page hardcover book containing essays by David Fricke and Philip Wilding; 20 new illustration lithographs by Syme showcasing one song from each studio album; and a second hardcover book, the new 100-page RUSH graphic novel The Fullness of Time. All of the contents are housed in a premium box with rotating lid and “Rush 50” golden jubilee emblem.
Pre-orders are available via RUSH’s online store. Check out an unboxing video, content images, and the complete tracklist below.
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RUSH 50 Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Not Fade Away**
02. You Can’t Fight It**
03. Working Man (Vault Edition)**
04. Need Some Love (Live at Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada – May 15, 1974)**
05. Before And After (Live at Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada – May 15, 1974)**
06. Bad Boy (Live at Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio – August 26, 1974)*
07. Garden Road (Live at Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio – August 26, 1974)*
08. Anthem (Live at Electric Lady Studios, New York – December 5, 1974)*
09. Fly By Night
10. Bastille Day
11. 2112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx
12. By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 11-12-13, 1976)
13. Something For Nothing (Live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 11-12-13, 1976)
CD 2
01. Closer To The Heart
02. Xanadu (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom – February 20, 1978)
03. Drum Solo (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, United Kingdom – February 20, 1978)
04. The Trees (Vault Edition)*
05. La Villa Strangiato (Live at Pink Pop Festival, Burgemeester Damen Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands – June 4, 1979)
06. In The Mood (Live at Pink Pop Festival, Burgemeester Damen Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands – June 4, 1979)
07. The Spirit Of Radio
08. Natural Science (Live at Manchester Apollo, Manchester, United Kingdom – June 17-18, 1980)
09. A Passage To Bangkok (Live at Manchester Apollo, Manchester, United Kingdom – June 17-18, 1980)
10. Tom Sawyer
11. Limelight (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – March 24-25, 1981)
12. Vital Signs (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – March 24-25, 1981)
CD 3
01. YYZ (Live at The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada – March 27, 1981)
02. Subdivisions
03. Red Sector A
04. Witch Hunt (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – September 21, 1984)
05. New World Man (Live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – September 21, 1984)
06. The Big Money
07. Time Stand Still
08. Distant Early Warning (Live at NEC Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom – April 21-22-23, 1988)
09. Superconductor
10. Dreamline
11. Stick It Out
12. Test For Echo
13. The Rhythm Method (Live at World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois – June 14, 1997)
CD 4
01. One Little Victory (Remixed)
02. Cygnus X-1 (Live at Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – November 23, 2002)
03. The Seeker
04. Between The Wheels (Live at Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany – September 24, 2004)
05. The Main Monkey Business
06. Workin’ Them Angels (Live at Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam, Holland – October 16-17, 2007)
07. Freewill (Live at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio – April 15, 2011)
08. Red Barchetta (Live at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio – April 15, 2011)
09. Headlong Flight
10. Manhattan Project (Live at US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona; American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas; AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas – November 25-28-30, 2012)
11. Jacob’s Ladder (Live at Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada – June 17-19, 2015)
12. What You’re Doing / Working Man / Garden Road (Live at the Forum, Los Angeles, California – August 1, 2015)*