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Rush: 2112

On April 1, 1976, “Mercury” label released “2112”, the fourth Rush studio album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Toronto Sound” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Terry Brown, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee.

Personnel:

  • Alex Lifeson – guitar, arrangements
  • Geddy Lee – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • Hugh Syme – ARP Odyssey synthesizer, synth guitar
  • Terry Brown – arrangements, recording, engineer, mixing
  • Brian Lee – mastering
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – graphics
  • Yosh Inouye – photography
  • Gerard Gentil – photography
  • Moon Records – executive production

Track listing:

All lyrics are written by Neil Peart, except where noted.

  1. 2112
  2. Overture – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  3. II. The Temples of Syrinx – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  4. III. Discovery – music by Alex Lifeson
  5. IV. Presentation – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  6. V. Oracle: The Dream – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  7. VI. Soliloquy – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  8.  VII. Grand Finale – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  9. A Passage to Bangkok – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  10. The Twilight Zone – music by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson
  11. Lessons – music by Alex Lifeson
  12. Tears – lyrics by Geddy Lee, music by Alex Lifeson
  13. Something for Nothing – music by Geddy Lee

Rush: A Farewell To Kings

On September 1, 1977, “Anthem Records” label released “A Farewell to Kings”, the fifth Rush studio album. It was recorded in June 1977, at “Rockfield Studios”  in  Wales and was mixed at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Terry Brown, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart.

Personnel:

  • Geddy Lee– vocals, bass and twelve-string guitar, Minimoog, bass pedal synthesizers
  • Alex Lifeson– electric and acoustic six- and twelve-string guitars, classical guitar, bass pedal synthesizers
  • Neil Peart– drums, orchestra bells, wind chimes, bell tree, vibraslap, triangle, tubular bells, temple blocks
  • Terry Brown: spoken vocals
  • Terry Brown, Pat Moran – recording
  • Terry Brown, Declan O’Doherty, Ken Thomas – mixing
  • George Graves – mastering
  • Hugh Syme – art direction
  • Yosh Inouye – photography
  • Roger Stowell – photography
  • Fin Costello – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Neil Peart, except where noted, all musis by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, except where noted.

  1. A Farewell to Kings – music by Geddy Lee, Neil Peart
  2. Xanadu
  3. Closer to the Heart – lyrics by Neil Peart, Peter Talbot
  4. Cinderella Man – Geddy Lee
  5. Madrigal
  6. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage
  • I. Prologue
  • II. 1
  • III. 2
  • IV. 3