Hemispheres (40th anniversary)

~ Release by Rush (see all versions of this release, 36 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Original Album
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1Cygnus 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)
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
Cygnus X‐1, Book II: Hemispheres (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
part of:
Cygnus X‐1
418:09
2Circumstances
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
Circumstances (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
3.653:44
3The Trees
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
The Trees (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
44:44
4La Villa Strangiato
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (PolyGram Records, Incorporated, not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
La Villa Strangiato (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
composer:
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
3.89:37
▼ CD 2: Live at Pinkpop Festival: June 4, 1979 / Live in Arizona: November 20, 1978
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1A Passage to Bangkok
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
A Passage to Bangkok (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
4:03
2Xanadu
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
Xanadu (Rush song) (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
12:32
3The Trees
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
The Trees (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
5:10
4Cygnus X-1, Book II: Hemispheres: The Sphere (A Kind of Dream)
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
The Sphere: A Kind of Dream (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
part of:
Cygnus X‐1, Book II: Hemispheres
0:54
5Closer to the Heart
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
Closer to the Heart (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart and Peter Talbot
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
3:16
6La Villa Strangiato
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
La Villa Strangiato (on 1979-06-04)
composer:
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
11:22
7In the Mood
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
In the Mood (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist and composer:
Geddy Lee
2:37
8Drum Solo
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
7:31
9Something for Nothing
recorded at:
Burgemeester Damenpark in Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1979-06-04)
live recording of:
Something for Nothing (on 1979-06-04)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee
4:21
102112: I. Overture / II. The Temple of Syrinx / III. Discovery / IV. The Presentation / VI. Soliloquy / VII. Grand Finale
recorded at:
Tucson Convention Center (complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available!) in Tucson, Arizona, United States (on 1978-11-20)
live recording of:
2112 (on 1978-11-20)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole (Germany), Ole Core Music Publishing and Ole Media Management LP
19:46

Credits

Release

art direction, illustration and design:Hugh Syme
executive producer:Andy Curran
Jeff Fura
mastering:James Clarke (senior software engineer at Abbey Road Studios; audio engineer)
Sean Magee (British mastering engineer)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar and guitar synthesizer [Roland guitar synthesizer]:Alex Lifeson
bass guitar, Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic]:Geddy Lee
bass pedals [Taurus pedals]:Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
bell tree, cowbell, crotales, drums (drum set), gong, temple blocks, timpani [tympani], tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:Neil Peart
vocals:Geddy Lee
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/12811486 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004955691 [info]