Rush confirms a special 40th anniversary edition of the album Permanent Waves , to be released on May 29th.
The relaunch will feature various products, such as deluxe with double CDs and triple CDs, as well as a super deluxe containing a hardcover book with over 40 pages.
deluxe edition packages will contain the original CD of the remastered 2015 album, plus eleven unreleased tracks recorded live on the Permanent Waves , and a 20-page book with previously unreleased photos and a re-edition of a drawing by Rush collaborator Hugh Syme. The disc and digital versions contain a bonus live song titled “A Passage to Bangkok”.
The super deluxe includes CDs, vinyl (along with the bonus track “A Passage to Bangkok”), and an expanded book with a 12,000-word essay. Other extras include a 20-page notepad using the letterhead of Le Studio de Quebec , where the album was recorded; a double-sided poster; and handwritten lyrics for three songs (“The Spirit of Radio,” “Entre Nous,” and “Natural Science”) by drummer Neil Peart, who passed away this year, among other items.
To learn more details about the contents of the special anniversary edition of Permanent Waves, and to purchase it, click here .
Check out the live version of "The Spirit of Radio," recorded in Manchester and included on Rush's previously unreleased live album, and below, the cover art and tracklist of the two CDs in the special edition, and a photo showing all the products in the anniversary edition:
Rush:
Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition 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. "A Passage to Bangkok
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