Update: 9/17/14
Rush.com posted a press release and a trailer today (with a higher-res version of the cover art that I've replaced below).
Rolling Stone posted an article about the release as well.
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Update: 9/15/14
R40 is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
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UK website SpinCDs has posted a listing for box set of 6 Rush Blu-rays releasing on November 17, 2014. The price listed on the site is 119 pounds (about $194 US dollars). This set includes Rush's past five concert releases on Blu-ray format. Here are the some other highlights:
- Rush in Rio on Blu-ray for the first time
- 56-page hardback book
- Bonus disc:
- An unreleased 1997 Test for Echo Molson Amphitheatre performance. Songs include: 1) Limelight 2) Half the World 3) Limbo 4) Virtuality 5) Nobody's Hero 6) Test for Echo 7) Leave That Thing Alone/Drum Solo 8) 2112 (all seven parts).
- Capitol Theatre 1976 performance. Songs include: 1) Bastille Day 2) Anthem 3) Lakeside Park 4) 2112 5) Fly By Night/In The Mood
- Lock and Key 1988
- I Still Love You Man 2011
- Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2013
Thanks to Rushisaband for the head's up!
2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Rush's eponymous debut album in 1974. This superb collector's box set brings together live performances by Rush from each decade of their career. It includes "Rush In Rio", "R30", "Snakes & Arrows Live", "Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland" and "Clockwork Angels Tour" plus a bonus disc of previously unseen live material stretching from 1974 to 2013. Rush are renowned for the energy and excitement of their live concerts and this set brings together some of their finest performances. The 6 Blu-ray discs are contained in a stunning 56 page hardback book measuring 305mm x 225mm with the 6 discs contained in 5 additional rigid insert pages. The 56 pages of the book are filled with memorabilia and photographs documenting 40 years of Rush live in concert. This is the ultimate collection of Rush live performances, beautifully presented.
Bonus Features
See attached sheets for details of bonus features on each set.
The ultimate set of Rush live concerts on Blu-ray.
Includes "Rush In Rio" on Blu-ray for the first time.
Fantastic presentation making R40 the must-have item for any serious Rush collector.
Bonus disc contains the rarely performed full 7-part version of "2112" filmed in 1997 amidst over 3 hours of largely unseen material.
Incredibly loyal Rush fanbase who are very strong buyers of live concerts.
Eagle Rock
Format: Music Blu-ray Box Set: 6 Discs
Cat No: ERBRD5236
Barcode: 5051300523671
Screen Format: 16:9 / 4:3
Running Time: 19hrs 7 mins approx.
Certificate: E
Subtitles: None
Rush - R40 - DISC CONTENTS
Disc One - Rush In Rio
Tracklisting:
1) Tom Sawyer 2) Distant Early Warning 3) New World Man 4) Roll The Bones 5) Earthshine 6) YYZ 7) The Pass 8) Bravado 9) The Big Money 10) The Trees 11) Freewill 12) Closer To The Heart 13) Natural Science 14) One Little Victory 15) Driven 16) Ghost Rider 17) Secret Touch 18) Dreamline 19) Red Sector A 20) Leave That Thing Alone 21) O Baterista 22) Resist 23) 2112 24) Limelight 25) La Villa Strangiato 26) The Spirit Of Radio 27) Encore Medley: By-Tor And The Snow Dog / Cygnus X-1 / Working Man
Bonus Features:
The Documentary - The Boys In Brazil
MX Multiangle versions of: (1) YYZ (2) O Baterista (3) La Villa Strangiato
Easter Eggs: (1) By-Tor And The Snow Dog animation (2) Anthem (1975 performance)
Sound Formats: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
Disc Two - R30
Tracklisting:
1) R30 Overture (Finding My Way / Anthem / Bastille Day / A Passage To Bangkok / Cygnus X1 / Hemispheres) 2) The Spirit Of Radio 3) Force Ten 4) Animate 5) Subdivisions 6) Earthshine 7) Red Barchetta 8) Roll The Bones 9) Bravado 10) YYZ 11) The Trees 12) The Seeker 13) One Little Victory 14) Tom Sawyer 15) Dreamline 16) Secret Touch 17) Between The Wheels 18) Mystic Rhythms 19) Red Sector A 20) Der Trommler 21) Resist 22) Heart Full Of Soul 23) Medley: 2112 / La Villa Strangiato / By-Tor And The Snow Dog / Xanadu / Working Man 18) Summertime Blues 19) Crossroads 20) Limelight
Bonus Features:
Interviews: (1) 1979 Hamilton, Ivor Wynne Stadium (2) 1981 Le Studio, Quebec (3) 1990 Artist Of The Decade (4) 1994 Juno Hall Of Fame Induction (5) 2002 Vapor Trails Tour
From the Anthem vault: (1) Fly By Night (2) Finding My Way (mpeg1 from Rock Concert) (3) In The Mood (mpeg1 from Rock Concert) (4) Circumstances (5) La Villa Strangiato (6) A Farewell To Kings (7) Xanadu (8) The Spirit Of Radio (Soundcheck 1979 Ivor Wynne Stadium) (9) Freewill (Toronto Rocks 2003) (10) Closer To The Heart (Canada For Asia 2005)
Easter Eggs: (1) Rush hits St John's (1988) (2) Alex Lifeson interview for Artist Of The Decade (1990)
Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
Disc Three - Snakes & Arrows Live
Tracklisting:
1) Limelight 2) Digital Man 3) Entre Nous 4) Mission 5) Freewill 6) The Main Monkey Business 7) The Larger Bowl 8) Secret Touch 9) Circumstances 10) Between The Wheels 11) Dreamline 12) Far Cry 13) Workin' Them Angels 14) Armor And Sword 15) Spindrift 16) The Way The Wind Blows 17) Subdivisions 18) Natural Science 19) Witch Hunt 20) Malignant Narcissism - De Slagwerker 21) Hope 22) Distant Early Warning 23) The Spirit Of Radio 24) Tom Sawyer 25) One Little Victory 26) A Passage To Bangkok 27) YYZ
Bonus Features
Oh, Atlanta! The Authorized Bootlegs
(1) Ghost Of A Chance (2) Red Barchetta (3) The Trees (4) 2112 / The Temples Of Syrinx
Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, PCM Stereo
Disc Four - Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland
Tracklisting:
1) The "Real" History Of Rush Episode No.2 "Don't Be Rash" 2) The Spirit Of Radio 3) Time Stand Still 4) Presto 5) Stick It Out 6) Workin' Them Angels 7) Leave That Thing Alone 8) Faithless 9) BU2B 10) Freewill 11) Marathon 12) Subdivisions 13) The "Real" History Of Rush Episode No.17 ".and Rock and Roll is my name." 14) Tom Sawyer 15) Red Barchetta 16) YYZ 17) Limelight 18) The Camera Eye 19) Witch Hunt 20) Vital Signs 21) Caravan 22) Moto Perpetuo (featuring Love For Sale) 23) O'Malley's Break 24) Closer To The Heart 25) 2112 Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx 26) Far Cry 27) La Villa Strangiato 28) Working Man
Bonus Features
Outtakes from "The "Real" History Of Rush Episodes 2 & 17"
"Tom Sawyer" featuring the cast of "The "Real" History Of Rush Episode 17"
"Need Some Love" live at Laura Secord Secondary School, 1974
"Anthem" live from Passaic, New Jersey 1976
Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
Disc Five - Clockwork Angels Tour
Tracklisting:
1) Subdivisions 2) The Big Money 3) Force Ten 4) Grand Designs 5) The Body Electric 6) Territories 7) The Analog Kid 8) Bravado 9) Where's My Thing? / Here It Is! 10) Far Cry 11) Caravan 12) Clockwork Angels 13) The Anarchist 14) Carnies 15) The Wreckers 16) Headlong Flight / Drumbastica 17) Peke's Repose / Halo Effect 18) Seven Cities Of Gold 19) Wish Them Well 20) The Garden 21) Dreamline 22) The Percussor (i) Binary Love Theme (ii) Steambanger's Ball 23) Red Sector A 24) YYZ 25) The Spirit Of Radio 26) Tom Sawyer 27) 2112
Bonus Features:
Bonus tracks: (1) Limelight (soundcheck recording) (2) Middletown Dreams (3) The Pass (4) Manhattan Project
Can't Stop Thinking Big (tour documentary) / Behind The Scenes (featuring Jay Baruchel) / Outtakes / Interview with Dwush / Family Goy / Family Sawyer / The Watchmaker / Office Of The Watchmaker
Sound Formats: DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Stereo
Disc Six - R40 Bonus Disc
Laura Secord Secondary School 1974
Tracklisting TBC
Capitol Theatre 1976
1) Bastille Day 2) Anthem 3) Lakeside Park 4) 2112 5) Fly By Night/In The Mood
Lock and Key 1988
Molson Amphitheatre 1997
1) Limelight 2) Half the World 3) Limbo 4) Virtuality 5) Nobody's Hero 6) Test for Echo 7) Leave That Thing Alone/Drum Solo 8) 2112 (all seven parts)
I Still Love You Man 2011
Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction 2013
Labels: R40 box set
