by Rush
Release Date: 16 November 2018
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: UMC
£84.99
Rush Hemispheres 40th Anniversary Limited Deluxe 180gram Vinyl 3LP Set
Overview:
Canadian rock legends celebrate album’s 40th anniversary with expanded reissues on November 16, 2018
SANTA MONICA, CA–XX, 2018–On November 16, UMe/Anthem/ole label group continues its extensive Rush 40th anniversary album series with a new, expanded edition of the band’s groundbreaking 1978 release, Hemispheres.
Hemispheres, Rush’s sixth studio album, was originally released in October 1978, and it built upon the adventurous sonic template the band established on its acclaimed 1977 effort, A Farewell To Kings. The album’s first track, “Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres,” encompassed the entirety of Side 1 on the original release and was the logical, heady continuation of the epic album-ending Kings track, “Cygnus X-1.” Side 2 commenced with the hard-driving commentary on English culture “Circumstances,” followed by the socially aware and environmentally conscious FM radio hit “The Trees,” and concluded with the instrumental tour de force and longtime concert favorite, “La Villa Strangiato.”
The third Hemispheres configuration will be offered as an audiophile black vinyl 180-gram three-LP Deluxe Edition featuring the same audio content as the two-CD edition housed in a slipcase with double-gatefold packaging, along with a 24-page booklet with unreleased photos and Syme’s new artwork and the 5,700-word version of Bowman’s liner notes. Gatefold 1 features the original album with Syme’s 40th anniversary artwork, while Gatefold 2 contains the Pinkpop Festival and Arizona bonus content. A 5x5-inch digital download card sticker of Syme’s new 40th anniversary art is also included.
Featured Tracks:
LP 1 - SIDE A
Original Album – Produced by Rush and Terry Brown
1. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
LP 1 – SIDE B
1. Circumstances
2. The Trees
3. La Villa Strangiato
LP 2 – SIDE C
Live at Pinkpop Festival – June 4, 1979
1. A Passage To Bangkok*
2. Xanadu*
LP 2 – SIDE D
1. The Trees*
2. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – The Sphere A Kind Of Dream*
3. Closer To The Heart*
4. La Villa Strangiato*
LP 3 – SIDE E
1. In The Mood*
2. Drum Solo*
3. Something For Nothing*
LP 3 – SIDE F
Live in Arizona – November 20, 1978
1. 2112*
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