The highly-anticipated Rush 40th anniversary box set has finally been confirmed – it’s a six-disc Blu-ray collection and it will be released on November 17th.
Speculation about the product has been circulating for over a year. Now it’s been revealed that R40 will include the band’s five most recent concert movies with additional features.
A bonus disc will contain unseen material including the band’s performance at Laura Secord Secondary School, Ontario, in 1974, although full details are yet to be revealed.
The product description reads: “2014 marks the 40th anniversary of Rush’s eponymous debut album. This superb collector’s box set brings together live performances by Rush from each decade of their career, plus a bonus disc of previously unseen live material stretching from 1974 to 2013.
The six Blu-ray discs are contained in a stunning 56-page hardback book, filled with memorabilia and photographs documenting 40 years of Rush live in concert. This is the ultimate collection of Rush live performances, beautifully presented.”
R40 tracklist:
Disc 1: Rush In Rio
Bonus features: The Boys In Brazil documentary, multi-angle versions of YYZ, O Baterista and La Villa Strangiato; By-Tor And The Snow Dog animation; Anthem (1975 performance)
Disc 2: R30
Bonus features: Interviews; 10 tracks from the Anthem vault; Rush Hits St John’s feature; Alex Lifeson Artist Of The Decade interview
Disc 3: Snakes & Arrows Live
Bonus features: Oh, Atlanta authorized bootlegs
Disc 4: Time Machine 2011 – Live In Cleveland
Bonus features: Outtakes; Need Some Love live at Laura Secondary School, 1974; Anthem live in 1976
Disc 5: Clockwork Angels Tour
Bonus features: Limelight soundcheck recording; three additional tracks; Can’t Stop Thinking Big documentary; behind the scenes feature; Family Guy; Family Sawyer; The Watchmaker; Office of The Watchmaker
Disc 6: Bonus Disc
Laura Secord Secondary School 1974 – details TBC
source: classicrockmagazine
12 Responses
My goodness, what’s this their third RUSH collection this year!?! I guess they want to try to make up for the weaker Canadian dollar, or should I say, Looney. I love my native band, but, just when I thought Metallica was in full-retard mode with all the crap schwag they push, RUSH tops em’.
Got all this on regular DVD already. I’ll pass.
I love Rush’s music dearly and always will. In fact, I just re-listened to Hemispheres the other day for what seems like the billionth time. But they’ve kinda overdone it with all the dvds, collections and everything like that.
I agree with all the comments posted. I have been a faithful fan since 1977, but they are killing me with these repackaging of DVDs and CDs. I would love to get more remastered RUSH, like ATWAS – the production on that was very muddy. THAT, I would love!
Agreed! All The World’s A Stage is Rush’s best live album and could use a good remastering job.
All the Worlds a stage was remastered on CD about a decade ago. Great sound IMO.
my lord, talk about duplication overload.