RUSH announces never-before-seen vinyl reissues

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For October 12, RUSH is going to spoil us!

The group RUSH has just announced the vinyl reissue of the cult album released on April 1, 1976, 2112and the compilation initially released in 2003, The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987. These two releases are planned for October 2!

The reissue of 2112 coincides with its 50th anniversary, and will be available in a new so-called “liquid” vinyl format, while The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 offers a new release, for the first time in this format. This is a compilation of RUSH’s 16 best tracks, spanning the band’s iconic career from 1974 to 1987.

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You can now pre-order the reissue of 2112 here and that of The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 over there.

Tracklists:

2112 – 50TH Anniversary Liquid Vinyl Edition:

SIDE 1
1. “2112”
I Overture
II The Temples Of Syrinx
IIIDiscovery
IV Presentation
V Oracle: The Dream
VI Soliloquy
VII Grand Finale

SIDE 2
1. A Passage To Bangkok
2. The Twilight Zone
3. Lessons
4. Tears
5. Something For Nothing

The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 2LP:

LP 1 – SIDE 1
1. Working Man
2. Fly By Night
3. 2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
4. Closer To The Heart

LP 1 – SIDE 2
1. The Trees
2. The Spirit Of Radio
3. Freewill
4. Lime light

LP 2 – SIDE 3
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Red Barchetta
3. New World Man
4. Subdivisions

LP 2 – SIDE 4
1. Distant Early Warning
2. The Big Money
3. Force Ten
4. Time Stand Still

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