Rush – Rush (Vinil 180g, LP dublu)

Rush’s self-titled debut album is unique in that it is the only work in the trio’s extensive repertoire on which the famous drummer and lyricist Neil Peart does not appear! This distinctive feature shapes the fundamental essence and unique history of “Rush” – an album whose straightforward performances and no-frills songwriting continue to fascinate even more than five decades after its original release in March 1974. The band members at the time – Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and John Rutsey – entered Eastern Sound Studios in 1973 to record their first session with producer Dave Stock. These recordings suffered from significant production flaws, and Rush – realizing that these needed to be corrected given the importance of a first impression – reunited that same fall with recording engineer Terry Brown at Toronto Sound. The improvements Brown made were dramatic: new, crucial overdubs and the recording of three new songs got everything back on track and lived up to the band’s motto at the time: “Energized Rock”!

Rush quickly cemented their reputation as an impressive live band, having built their chemistry over nearly five years at high school dances, in bars, small arenas, and just about any venue where a rock ’n’ roll band could perform. Their ambition led them into the studio to release an LP without the backing of a record label. In collaboration with their management, the band’s own label, Moon Records, pressed 3,500 copies of *Rush*, most of which were intended for sale in their home country of Canada. Although the album gained momentum primarily in the band’s home province of Ontario, it was a promotion by Cleveland radio station WMMS that, by a stroke of luck, ultimately brought “Rush” to the attention of the mainstream. Drawn to the lyrics about the working class, DJ Donna Halper added “Working Man” to her rotation after receiving a copy of the record from an A&M Records executive who had befriended the band. She then fielded calls from listeners asking about Rush’s identity and where they could get a copy of the LP. Shortly after “Rush” made its breakthrough in Cleveland, Mercury Records stepped in to reissue the album and distribute it internationally. Another dramatic twist of fate helped shape the band into what we know today: Despite his solid playing, drummer John Rutsey left the band in late July 1974 – shortly before the Mercury version of the gold-certified album “Rush” was released. Due to a combination of health issues and creative differences with Lee and Lifeson, his departure paved the way for Neil Peart, whose audition so impressed his bandmates that he was hired that very same night. Lee, Lifeson, and Peart would go on to change the course of music and cultural history.

MFSL now presents “Rush” for the first time in audiophile reference quality! Mastered from the original tapes at MoFi Studio in California and pressed by Fidelity Record Pressing, this numbered double LP (180 grams, 45 RPM) is housed in a luxurious gatefold jacket by Stoughton Printing and offers the best sound quality the album has ever had on vinyl. This collectible reissue features the iconic cover artwork along with a bonus photo print and sets new standards in terms of depth, transparency, and dynamics. No previous version offers the warmth, clarity, and impact of this MoFi reissue!

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Lista pieselor

LP 1

Side A

1. Finding My Way

2. Need Some Love

Side B

1. Take A Friend

2. Here Again

LP 2

Side C

1. What You’re Doing

2. In the Mood

Side D

1. Before And After

2. Working Man