Rush will release multiple 40th-anniversary editions of their seventh studio album, “Permanent Waves”, on May 29.
Recorded at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec with producer Terry Brown, the project – which featured the band’s instant classic, “The Spirit Of Radio”, alongside “Freewill”, “Jacob’s Ladder” and the epic “Natural Science” – delivered the Canadian trio their first US Top 10 album while achieving platinum status for sales of 1 million copies.
The 40th anniversary reissues will be available in multiple formats, including the Super Deluxe Edition, a 2-CD Deluxe Edition, a 3-LP Deluxe Edition, and a Deluxe Digital Edition.
The Super Deluxe Edition includes two CDs and three high-quality 180-gram black vinyl LPs. The set encompasses the Abbey Road Mastering Studios 2015 remastered edition of the album for the first time on CD, along with previously unreleased and newly restored bonus content newly-mixed from the original analog live multi-tracks by Brown. The unreleased bonus live tracks come from three stops on the Permanent Waves World Tour 1980: (1) Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England; (2) Hammersmith Odeon in London, England; and (3) Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.
The set is rounded out with a bunch of goodies, including a 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos, reimagined artwork by original album designer Hugh Syme, and an extensive and exclusive 12,000-word essay; a replica of the “Permanent Waves” 1980 official tour program; The Words & Pictures Volume II, a replica of the band's rare 1980 UK-only tour program; a 24x36-inch two-sided wall poster of the original album cover model photo shoot and photos of the band recording at Le Studio; three replica bandmember 1980 tour backstage laminates; three Neil Peart-handwritten lyric sheets for "The Spirit Of Radio," "Entre Nous" and "Natural Science"; and a 20-page 5x7-inch notepad emblazoned with Le Studio letterhead.
The 2-CD Deluxe Edition digipak includes the remastered original album and the live bonus tracks, plus a 20-page booklet with unreleased photos and reimagined artwork by Syme.
Fans should note that CD2 in the Super Deluxe Edition and the Deluxe Edition will feature 11 of the 12 live bonus tracks due to CD run time constraints. "A Passage To Bangkok (Live in Manchester)" was previously available on the “2112” Deluxe Edition in 2012 so will not be featured on CD2 for both of these configurations.
A 3-LP Deluxe Edition will featured the original album on LP1 and all 12 bonus live tracks on LPs 2 & 3, all housed in a slipcase, along with a 20-page booklet with unreleased photos and Syme's new artwork. Jacket 1 features Syme's original 1980 album artwork in a single-pocket jacket, while Jacket 2 contains the Permanent Waves 1980 Tour bonus content in gatefold form.
A Deluxe Digital Edition presents the original album and all 12 bonus live performances.
Rush are sharing an unboxing video for the “Permanent Waves” 40th anniversary series.
Rush
“Permanent Waves” 40th anniversary
Release date: May 29
SUPER DELUXE EDITION
CD 1
Original Album – Produced by Rush and Terry Brown / 2015 remaster on CD for the first time
The Spirit Of Radio
Freewill
Jacob's Ladder
Entre Nous
Different Strings
Natural Science
CD 2
Permanent Waves World Tour 1980 / previously unreleased
Beneath, Between & Behind (Live in Manchester)
By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live in London)
Xanadu (Live in London)
The Spirit Of Radio (Live in Manchester)
Natural Science (Live in Manchester)
The Trees (Live in Manchester)
Cygnus X-1 (Live in London)
Cygnus X-1 Book II (Live in London)
Closer To The Heart (Live in Manchester)
Jacob's Ladder (Live in Missouri)
Freewill (Live in London)
3-LP VINYL SLIPCASE
Original Album – Produced by Rush and Terry Brown
LP 1 – SIDE 1
The Spirit Of Radio
Freewill
Jacob's Ladder
LP 1 – SIDE 2
Entre Nous
Different Strings
Natural Science
BONUS LIVE CONTENT
PERMANENT WAVES WORLD TOUR 1980 / Previously Unreleased except *
LP 2 – SIDE 3
Beneath, Between & Behind (Live in Manchester)
By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live in London)
Xanadu (Live in London)
LP 2 – SIDE 4
The Spirit Of Radio (Live in Manchester)
Natural Science (Live in Manchester)
A Passage To Bangkok (Live in Manchester)*
The Trees (Live in Manchester)
LP 3 – SIDE 5
Cygnus X-1 (Live in London)
Cygnus X-1 Book II (Live in London)
LP 3 – SIDE 6
Closer To The Heart (Live in Manchester)
Jacob's Ladder (Live in Missouri)
Freewill (Live in London)
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