Rush Hemispheres 180g 3LP, 2CD & 1Blu-Ray Audio Box Set

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SKU:

MERLP95581

UPC:

602567955818

Description

40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition 180g 3LP, 2CD & 1Blu-ray Audio Box Set!

The 2015 Hemispheres album remaster is available on CD for the first time along with previously unreleased and newly restored bonus content consisting of the bands 1979 Pinkpop festival performance. Includes three 180g LPs mirroring the 2 CDs. The Blu-Ray disc features the album newly mixed from the original multi-tracks in 5.1 surround sound along with 4 bonus videos. This deluxe edition also includes a 40-page hard cover book with unreleased photos and new artwork by Hugh Syme, and an extensive essay by Rob Bowman.

Features:
40th Anniversary Limited Edition Super Deluxe Box Set
180g 3LP, 2CD & 1 Blu-Ray Audio
2015 Album Remaster on CD for the First Time
Bonus Tracks include unreleased live performances from Pinkpop Festival, Holland 1979 and Tucson, Arizona 1978
New 5.1 high resolution surround mix of original album on Blu-Ray Audio + 3 Promos Videos and "La Villa Strangiato" video from 1979 Pinkpop Festival
Blu-Ray Audio Specs: approx. run time 62 mins / Audio: 96kHz 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / 96kHz 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 / 96kHz 24-bit PCM Stereo / *48kHz 24-bit Stereo
Video: 1080p / 23.98fps / 16:9 Widescreen / *Standard Definition 4:3 Full Frame
• Blu-Ray Region: All
• 40-page hardcover book with unreleased photos and new artwork by Hugh Syme
• 11,000+ word extensive essay by Rob Bowman
• 24"x24" wall poster
• The Words And The Pictures - 1979 UK replica program
• Pinkpop Festival 1979 replica concert ticket
• Pinkpop Festival replica backstage pass
• Iron-on embroidered patch

Selections:
LP 1 - Original Album
Side One:
Cygnus X-1 Book II
Hemispheres
I. Prelude
II. Apollo - Bringer Of Wisdom
III. Dionysus - Bringer Of Love
IV. Armageddon - The Battle Of Heart And Mind
V. Cygnus - Bringer Of Balance
VI. The Sphere - A Kind Of Dream
Side Two:
Circumstances
The Trees
La Villa Strangiato

LP 2 - Bonus Live Content
Side Three:
Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979
A Passage To Bangkok
Xanadu
Side Four:
Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979
The Trees
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - The Sphere - A Kind Of Dream
Closer To The Heart
La Villa Strangiato

LP 3 - Bonus Live Content:
Side Five:
Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Something For Nothing
Side Six:
Live In Arizona: November 20, 1978
2112
I. Overture
II. The Temples Of Syrinx
III. Discovery
IV. The Presentation
VI. Soliloquy
VII. Grand Finale

CD 1 - Original Album:
Cygnus X-1 Book II
Hemispheres
I. Prelude
II. Apollo - Bringer Of Wisdom
III. Dionysus - Bringer Of Love
IV. Armageddon - The Battle Of Heart And Mind
V. Cygnus - Bringer Of Balance
VI. The Sphere - A Kind Of Dream
Circumstances
The Trees
La Villa Strangiato

CD 2 - Live At Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979:
A Passage To Bangkok
Xanadu
The Trees
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - The Sphere - A Kind Of Dream
Closer To The Heart
La Villa Strangiato
In The Mood
Drum Solo
Something For Nothing
Live In Arizona: November 20, 1978
2112
I. Overture
II. The Temples Of Syrinx
III. Discovery
IV. The Presentation
VI. Soliloquy
VII. Grand Finale

Blu-Ray Audio:
96kHz 24-bit 5.1 Surround Mix
96kHz 24-bit Original Stereo Analog 2015 Remaster
Cygnus X-1 Book II - Hemispheres
1. I. Prelude
2. II. Apollo - Bringer Of Wisdom
3. III. Dionysus - Bringer Of Love
4. IV. Armageddon - The Battle Of Heart And Mind
5. V. Cygnus - Bringer Of Balance
6. VI. The Sphere - A Kind Of Dream
7. Circumstances
8. The Trees
9. La Villa Strangiato
Bonus Videos*:
Circumstances (1978 Promo Video)
The Trees (1978 Promo VIdeo)
La Villa Strangiato (Live at Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979)

Producer's Note: With the Blu-Ray disc you are now able to hear at home what we hear in the studio. This Blu-Ray disc contains all four tracks from HEMISPHERES in high resolution 96kHz 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround sound along with the 96kHz 24-bit remastered original stereo mix. It is primarily an audio-only disc with basic navigation and song information displayed on-screen along with four bonus videos. The 96kHz 24-bit audio on this disc has 256 times more resolution than a CD, providing greater detail and reproducing the music's full dynamic range, from the softest to the loudest sounds.