What albums have the band released? What are the catalog numbers
for
CD/LP/Cassette?
LP CD Cassette 8-track
Rush SRM-1-1011 822 541-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1011 MC-8-1-1011
Mercury [AAD]
Fly By Night SRM-1-1023 822 542-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1023 MC-8-1-1023
Mercury [AAD]
Caress Of Steel SRM-1-1046 822 543-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1046
MC-8-1-1046 Mercury
[AAD]
2112 SRM-1-1079 822 545-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1079 MC-8-1-1079
Mercury [AAD]
All The World's A Stage SRM-2-7508 822 552-2 M-1 MCT-4-2-7508
MCT8-2-7508 Mercury [AAD]
A Farewell To Kings SRM-1-1184 822 546-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-1184
MC-8-1-1184
Mercury [AAD]
Hemispheres SRM-1-3743 822 547-2 M-1 MCR-4-1-3743 MC-8-1-3743
Mercury [AAD]
PermanentWaves SRM 1-4001 822 548-2 M-1 MCR4 1-4001 MC8 1-4001
Mercury [AAD]
Moving Pictures+ SRM-1-4013 800 048-2 MCR41 4013 Mercury
[ADD]
Exit... Stage Left SRM-2-7001 822 551-2 M-1 MCR-4-2-7001
MC-8-2-7001 Mercury*[AAD]
Signals SRM-1-4063 810 002-2 MCR-4-1-4063 MC-8-1-4063
Mercury [ADD]
Grace Under Pressure 818 476-1 M-1 818 476-2 818 476-4 M-1
Mercury [AAD]
Power Windows826 098-1 M-1 826 098-2 M-1 826 098-4 M-1 Mercury
[DDD]
Hold Your Fire 832 464-1 Q-1 832 464-2 Q-1 ?
Mercury [DDD]
A Show Of Hands 836 346-1 836 346-2 836 346-4
Mercury [ADD]
Presto 82040-1 7 82040-2 7 82040-4 Atlantic [DDD]
Chronicles 838 937/8-2 838 936-4 Mercury
Roll The Bones 7 82293-2 Atlantic [DDD]
+ There is now a gold CD of _Moving Pictures_ available from
Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs. This CD is made from the original
master
_Moving Pictures_ tapes and includes the complete liner notes,
which
are much nicer than the booklet you get with the Mercury CD.
To order this CD or get more info on MFSL, you can call them at
1-800-423-5759. The order number for _MP_ is UDCD 569.
Additionally, several collections are available: {sorry - no catalog
numbers, as I don't have
these.}
-Archives (includes _Rush_, _Fly By Night_, and _Caress Of
Steel_)
-Rush Through Time_
-Everything Your Listeners Ever Wanted To Hear By Rush But You Were
Afraid To Play_ - this collection was targeted at radio stations.
It was never officially released, and is extremely rare. It's a
selection taken from FBN, COS and 2112.
-Rush - Profiled!_ - This CD was released to radio stations and
is rather rare. It contains recordings of
quotes,
like "Hi, this is Alex Lifeson of Rush, and
you're listening to the magic of radio," that
a
DJ can put on as a promo between songs. It
also
contains quite a few tracks of band members
answering questions. The questions are
printed
in the liner notes, so a DJ can ask a
question and play the CD of the appropriate
person answering that question. The
questions
are mostly about _Presto_, since this CD was
released shortly after _Presto_.
There's also an interview CD called "Rush -- The Story of Kings" out
there.
This CD contains no music. It is an interview with Alex around the
time
of HYF. The text of the interview is available via anonymous ftp
from
syrinx.umd.edu in the rush/special directory as "alex.hyf.int.Z"
.
* The Anthem release of ESL, available in Canada is [ADD], but
the US CD is [AAD]. Some people have told me that their CD says
[ADD] on the disc and [AAD] on the label.
Has anybody noticed that there is now a gold Ultradisc II available
for
_Moving Pictures_?
Yes.
Are any other Rush albums available on Ultradisc?
Yes. 2112 is also available.
When was <album> released?
R - August 1974
FBN - February 1975
COS - September 1975
2112 - April 1976
ATWAS - September 1976
AFTK - September 1977
Archives - April 1978
H - October 1978
PeW - January 1980
MP - February 1981
ESL - November 1981
S - September 1982
GUP - April 1984
PoW - October 1985
HYF - September 1987
ASOH - January 1989
P - November 1989
Chr - September 1990
RTB - September 1991
Counterparts - October 1993
How many copies did <album> sell?
>From Billboard's Book of Gold and Platinum Records (1990):
Release Date Cert. Date of Cert. Chart Peak Title
3/76 G 11/16/77 61 2112
P 2/25/81
10/76 G 11/16/77 40 All The World's A
Stage
P 3/4/81
8/77 G 11/16/77 33 A Farewell To
Kings
10/78 G 12/14/78 47 Hemispheres
1/80 G 3/17/80 4 Permanent Waves
P 11/9/87
1/81 G 4/13/81 3 Moving Pictures
P 4/27/81
2P 10/12/84
10/81 G 1/5/82 10 Exit...Stage Left
P 11/9/87
9/82 G 11/10/82 10 Signals
P 11/10/82
4/84 G 6/26/84 10 Grace Under
Pressure
P 6/26/84
10/85 G 12/18/85 10 Power Windows
P 1/27/86
9/87 G 11/9/87 13 Hold Your Fire
1/89 G 3/9/89 21 A Show Of
Hands
As of May 1992, _Chronicles_ has been certified platinum, while
RTB
is still just at gold.
>From Billboard's Book of Top 40 Albums (1991):
Date Peak Weeks Cert. Title
11/20/76 40 2 P All The World's A Stage
10/8/77 33 5 G A Farewell To Kings
2/9/80 4 15 P Permanent Waves
3/7/81 3 29 2P Moving Pictures
11/14/81 10 14 P Exit...Stage Left
10/2/82 10 11 P Signals
5/5/84 10 12 P Grace Under Pressure
11/2/85 10 14 P Power Windows
10/3/87 13 14 G Hold Your Fire
2/4/89 21 5 G A Show Of Hands
12/9/89 16 11 G Presto
Apparently, _Roll The Bones_ reached number 10 in the UK album
charts.
This was in the first week it was released. It then dropped to
number
18 the following week and then out of the chart altogether.
Assorted info about songs in charts:
- "New World Man" made it into the US Top 40.
- In the UK charts, Rush had the following
Rel. Date Title Highest
Weeks
11 Feb 78 Closer to the Heart 36 3
15 Mar 80 Spirit of Radio 13 7
28 Mar 81 Vital Signs/A Passage to Bangkok 41 4
31 Oct 81 Tom Sawyer 25 6
4 Sep 82 New World Man 42 3
30 Oct 82 Subdivisions 53 2
7 May 83 Countdown/New World Man 36 5
26 May 84 The Body Electric 56 3
12 Oct 85 The Big Money 46
3
What awards has the band won?
- Juno's awards:
(1974) Most promising group of the year
(1977) Group of the year
(1978) Group of the year
(1991) Best Heavy Metal Album
(1991) Best album cover - "Presto"
(1992) Best Hard Rock Album
(1992) Best album cover - "Roll the Bones"
- Grammy's:
(1982) Runner-up in Best Rock Instrumental
"YYZ" - beat by The Police's "Behind my Camel"
(1992) Runner-up in Best Rock Instrumental
"Where's my thing" - beat by Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of
Dover"
- Geddy is in the Bass Hall of Fame for Guitar Player Magazine
(he's
won Best Rock Bass more than 5 times).
- Geddy won "best Rock Bass player" in the 1993 "Bass Player"
readers'
poll.
- Alex won Best Rock Talent in 1983 (I assume that it's on the same
mag),
and he was inducted into the Guitar for the Practicing Musician Hall
of
Fame in May of 1991.
- Neil has received the following awards in the _Modern Drummer_
magazine
reader's poll:
Hall of Fame: 1983
Best Rock Drummer: 1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985
Best Multi-Percussionist: 1983,1984,1985,1986
Best Percussion Instrumentalist: 1982
Most Promising New Drummer: 1980
Best All Around: 1986
Best Recorded Performance: 1981: Moving Pictures
1982: Exit... Stage Left
1983: Signals
1985: Grace Under Pressure
1986: Power Windows
1988: Hold Your Fire
1989: A Show of Hands
1990: Presto
1992: Roll The Bones
1986 Honor Roll: Rock Drummer, Multi-Percussion
As a member of the Honor Roll in these categories, Neil is
no
longer eligible for votes in these categories.