Rush’s first four albums with Atlantic Records will be reissued on vinyl in an upcoming boxed set that includes Presto (1989), Roll the Bones (1991), Counterparts (1993), and Test for Echo (1996).
The Albums: 1989-1996 will be available from the band’s store RushBackstage.com and Rhino.com on November 1st as a 6LP boxed set. Pre-Order here.
The new collection covers the first four albums that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart recorded for Atlantic Records before their hiatus in 1997. Each album includes a print of reimagined cover artwork and is housed in a slipcase featuring new artwork by award-winning artist Hugh Syme, who has created all of Rush’s album cover art since 1975.
Presto is Rush’s thirteenth studio album and their first with Atlantic Records. The gold-certified record reached No. 16 on the Billboard, marking a more guitar-centric sound for the band. After a brief hiatus, the band emerged with the commercial and critical success Roll the Bones. Peaking at No. 3 in the U.S., No. 10 in the U.K. and No. 11 in Canada, with the title track reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Counterparts followed with continued success, landing at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 -one of the band’s highest-charting albums. The record was certified platinum and received a 1994 GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their track “Leave That Thing Alone.” Rush released their sixteenth album, Test for Echo, in 1996, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard chart and the title track taking the No. 1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Track chart.
The Albums: 1989-1996 celebrates Rush’s enduring legacy as one of the most inventive, compelling, and popular groups in rock history, receiving a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2013. The RIAA has certified Rush for having the third-highest number of consecutive gold and platinum studio albums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The Albums: 1989-1996:
Tracklist
Presto:
Side One:
1 Show Don’t Tell
2 Chain Lightning
3 The Pass
4 War Paint
5 Scars
6 Presto
Side Two:
1 Superconductor
2 Anagram (For Mongo)
3 Red Tide
4 Hand Over Fist
5 Available Light
Roll the Bones:
Side One:
1 Dreamline
2 Bravado
3 Roll the Bones
4 Face Up
5 Where’s My Thing? (Part IV, Gangster of Boats” Trilogy) (Instrumental)
Side Two:
1 The Big Wheel
2 Heresy
3 Ghost Of A Chance
4 Neurotica
5 You Bet Your Life
Counterparts:
Side One:
1 Animate
2 Stick It Out
3 Cut To The Chase
4 Nobody’s Hero
Side Two:
1 Between Sun And Moon
2 Alien Shore
3 The Speed Of Love
Side Three:
1 Double Agent
2 Leave That Thing Alone (Instrumental)
3 Cold Fire
4 Everyday Glory
Test for Echo:
Side One:
1 Test for Echo
2 Driven
3 Half The World
4 The Color of Right
Side Two:
1 Time and Motion
2 Totem
3 Dog Years
Side Three:
1 Virtuality
2 Resist
3 Limbo (Instrumental)
4 Carve Away The Stone
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So in my opinion, despite being one of the greatest bands to ever walk the planet, this era of Rush was not that great. There are some good songs on each of these records, but each record on its own is at the bottom of the barrel as far as their discography is concerned.