Rush’s 40th Anniversary Edition of “Permanent Waves” Now Available

Rush: Permanent Waves Super Deluxe Edition

The special 40th Anniversary edition of Rush’s groundbreaking seventh studio album Permanent Waves is now available. The album features the radio staples “The Spirit of Radio” and “Freewill” among its tracks. Of course, every song features the amazing Geddy Lee on bass.

It comes in several formats, but die-hard fans will take note of the Super Deluxe Edition. “The Super Deluxe Edition will feature two CDs, three 180-gram audiophile black vinyl LPs, and a 40-page hardcover book filled with reimagined artwork by original album designer Hugh Syme, unreleased photos from the band’s archive and an exclusive twelve-thousand plus word essay,” Rush writes. “The Abbey Road Mastering Studios 2015 album remaster is made available on CD for the first time. CD 2 is loaded with unreleased bonus live tracks from three stops on the Permanent Waves World Tour 1980: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, England; Hammersmith Odeon, London, England; and Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, all newly mixed by the band’s longtime producer Terry Brown.”

The Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition is available now in the Super Deluxe Edition set as well as a 2-CD set , a vinyl set, and digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).

Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition Track List:

Disc 1:

  1. The Spirit Of Radio
  2. Freewill
  3. Jacob’s Ladder
  4. Entre Nous
  5. Different Strings
  6. Natural Science

Disc 2:

  1. Beneath, Between & Behind (Live in Manchester)
  2. By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live in London)
  3. Xanadu (Live in London)
  4. The Spirit Of Radio (Live in Manchester)
  5. Natural Science (Live in Manchester)
  6. The Trees (Live in Manchester)
  7. Cygnus X-1 (Live in London)
  8. Cygnus X-1 Book II (Live in London)
  9. Closer To The Heart (Live in Manchester)
  10. Jacob’s Ladder (Live in Missouri)
  11. Freewill (Live in London)

Disc 3:

  1. The Spirit Of Radio (Side A)
  2. Freewill (Side A)
  3. Jacob’s Ladder (Side A)
  4. Entre Nous (Side B)
  5. Different Strings (Side B)
  6. Natural Science (Side B)

Disc 4:

  1. Beneath, Between & Behind (Live in Manchester) (Side A)
  2. By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live in London) (Side A)
  3. Xanadu (Live in London) (Side A)
  4. The Spirit Of Radio (Live in Manchester) (Side B)
  5. Natural Science (Live in Manchester) (Side B)
  6. A Passage To Bangkok (Live in Manchester) (Side B)
  7. The Trees (Live in Manchester) (Side B)

Disc 5:

  1. Cygnus X-1 (Live in London) (Side A)
  2. Cygnus X-1 Book II (Live in London) (Side A)
  3. Closer To The Heart (Live in Manchester) (Side B)
  4. Jacob’s Ladder (Live in Missouri) (Side B)
  5. Freewill (Live in London) (Side B)

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