MERCURY RECORDS
Rush - Moving Pictures: 40th Ann. Half Speed-Speed
(180g Vinyl 5LP + 3CD + Blu-ray Box Set)
Fully Loaded 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set with Original Album and Unreleased 1981 Toronto Concert on Half-Speed Mastered 180g Vinyl and CD Plus First-Ever Dolby Atmos and New 5.1 Surround Mixes on Blu-ray, 44-Page Hardcover Book and Exclusive Collectibles!
Rush celebrates 40 years of Moving Pictures with a fully loaded Super Deluxe box set! The 2015 album remaster is on CD1 for the first time. CDs 2-3 feature the complete, unreleased Toronto concert from March 25, 1981. All vinyl has been cut half-speed Direct-To-Metal Mastering for the first time ever on five 180-gram audiophile discs. The Blu-ray Audio disc presents the first-ever Dolby Atmos and new 5.1 surround album mix including the brand-new video for "YYZ" plus 3 music videos for "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight" and "Vital Signs."
Hugh Syme brilliantly created brand new, stunning 40th anniversary artwork with new illustrations for each song, all showcased in the 44-page hardcover book alongside liner notes by Kim Thayil, Les Claypool, Taylor Hawkins, Bill Kelliher and Neil Sanderson. Exclusive collectibles include a Red Barchetta model car, Neil Peart signature MP40 drumsticks, two metal guitar picks – each with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson's signatures engraved, 1981 Moving Pictures replica tour program, MP40 enamel pin, 3D lenticular "Moving Pictures" motion litho, 18"x24" Toronto 1981 concert poster, Toronto concert replica ticket, 12"x36" Rush 1973-1981 poster, YYZ luggage tag, an All Access World Tour ‘81 insert, and 6 printed lyric sheets originally hand-drawn by Neil Peart – all housed in a premium lift-top box.
Rush's complex songwriting and musical virtuosity reached new heights on eighth studio album, Moving Pictures (1981) and it became the band's biggest selling album in the U.S., rising to No. 3 on the Billboard charts. Remaining Rush's most popular and commercially successful studio recording, Moving Picturesfollowed a more radio-friendly format and includes several signature tracks, including "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight," "Red Barchetta," and the band's highly praised instrumental, "YYZ," which is the IATA airport identification code of Toronto Pearson International Airport. The album cover is a monument to triple entendre. Movers are physically moving pictures, people are crying because the pictures passing by are emotionally "moving," and the back cover depicts a film crew making a "moving picture" of the whole scene.
Highlights
• 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe 180g vinyl 5LP + 3CD + Blu-ray box set
• All vinyl cut half-speed Direct-To-Metal Mastering for the first time ever
• LP1 features the original album while LPs 2-5 feature the complete, unreleased Toronto concert from March 25, 1981
• 2015 album remaster is on CD1 for the first time while CDs 2-3 feature the complete, unreleased Toronto concert from March 25, 1981
• Blu-ray Audio disc presents the first-ever Dolby Atmos and new 5.1 surround album mix including the brand-new video for "YYZ" plus 3 music videos for "Tom Sawyer," "Limelight" & "Vital Signs"
• New 40th anniversary artwork from Hugh Syme with new illustrations for each song, showcased in a 44-page hardcover book with liner notes by Kim Thayil, Les Claypool, Taylor Hawkins, Bill Kelliher & Neil Sanderson
• Exclusive collectibles include a Red Barchetta model car, Neil Peart signature MP40 drumsticks, two metal guitar picks, 1981 Moving Pictures replica tour program, MP40 enamel pin, 3D lenticular "Moving Pictures" motion litho, 18"x24" Toronto 1981 concert poster, Toronto concert replica ticket, 12"x36" Rush 1973-1981 poster, YYZ luggage tag, an All Access World Tour ‘81 insert, and 6 printed lyric sheets
• Housed in a premium lift-top box
Track List
LP1
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs
LP2
1. 2112 – Overture
2. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
3. Freewill
4. Limelight
5. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude
6. Beneath, Between & Behind
7. The Camera Eye
LP3
1. Broon’s Bane
2. The Trees
3. Xanadu
4. The Spirit Of Radio
LP4
1. Red Barchetta
2. Closer To The Heart
3. Tom Sawyer
4. Vital Signs
5. Natural Science
LP5
1. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale
2. La Villa Strangiato
CD1
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs
CD2
1. 2112 – Overture
2. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
3. Freewill
4. Limelight
5. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude
6. Beneath, Between & Behind
7. The Camera Eye
8. YYZ
9. Broon’s Bane
10. The Trees
11. Xanadu
CD3
1. The Spirit Of Radio
2. Red Barchetta
3. Closer To The Heart
4. Tom Sawyer
5. Vital Signs
6. Natural Science
7. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale
8. La Villa Strangiato
Blu-ray
DOLBY ATMOS,* DOLBY TRUEHD 5.1,* DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1,* PCM Stereo
Surround formats newly mixed by Richard Chycki
New Hugh Syme song illustrations animated during each respective song’s playback
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. YYZ
4. Limelight
5. The Camera Eye
6. Witch Hunt
7. Vital Signs
BONUS VIDEOS
8 .Tom Sawyer
9. Limelight
10 Vital Signs
11. YYZ