Rush’s “A Farewell To Kings” Gets 40th Anniversary Reissue
It’s been 40 years since Rush released A Farewell To Kings. The album, which notably features the hit “Closer to the Heart” among others, is being celebrated by the trio with a reissue including a massive box set.
Anchored by the incredible bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee, each version of the reissue includes a remastered version of the original album plus a full Rush concert recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in February 1978. A third disc collects four A Farewell To Kings songs covered by Dream Theater, Big Wreck, The Trews, and Alain Johannes as well as a previously unreleased instrumental studio outtake called “Cygnus X-2 Eh”.
The super deluxe edition box set includes three CDs, four LPs, and a Blu-ray audio disc with a new 5.1 surround mix of the album and three 1977 promo videos. It will also have new artwork, a “King’s Ring” custom velvet pouch and neck chain, two lithographs, a 12-inch turntable mat, and a reproduction of the 1978 A Farewell To Kings tour program.
A Farewell to Kings 40th Anniversary Edition is available now on CD, vinyl, a super deluxe box set, and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
A Farewell to Kings 40th Anniversary Edition Track List:
Disc One – Original Album:
- A Farwell to Kings
- Xanadu
- Closer to the Heart
- Cinderella Man
- Madrigal
- Cygnus X-1
Disc Two – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, February 20, 1978:
- Bastille Day
- Lakeside Park
- By-Tor & the Snowdon
- Xanadu
- A Farewell to Kings
- Something for Nothing
- Cygnus X-1
Disc Three – Live at Hammersmith Odeon, February 20, 1978:
- Anthem
- Closer to the Heart
- 2112
- Working Man
- Fly By Night
- In the Mood
- Drum solo
- Cinderella Man
Covers:
- Xanadu – Dream Theater
- Closer to the Heart – Big Wreck
- Cinderella Man – The Trews
- Madrigal – Alain Johannes
- Cygnus X-2 Eh
Disc Four – Blu-ray audio:
- A Farewell to Kings
- Xanadu
- Closer to the Heart
- Cinderella Man
- Madrigal
- Cygnus X-1
1977 Promo Videos
- A Farwell to Kings
- Xanadu
- Closer to the Heart