![There are multiple new versions. The 2CD/DVD edition includes a newly remastered CD of the original 2112 album by Abbey Road Studios, and an additional CD of rare, live and […]](http://www.obsessed-with-music.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Screen-Shot-2017-01-02-at-9.38.10-PM-620x250.png "Rush 2112 Gets Expanded Treatment")
There are multiple new versions. The 2CD/DVD edition includes a newly remastered CD of the original 2112 album by Abbey Road Studios, and an additional CD of rare, live and previously unreleased material including newly-recorded tracks from 2112 featuring Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters along with Nick Raskulinecz, Billy Talent, Steven Wilson, Jacob Moon and Alice In Chains. The set’s third disc is a DVD featuring a newly restored vintage 1976 Rush concert recorded at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, plus bonus videos of the Grohl/Hawkins/Raskulinecz track and Billy Talent track, and a new 25+ minute interview featuring Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson and longtime producer & engineer Terry Brown. The new 2112 remaster originally appeared on the much-acclaimed 2015 hologram vinyl edition of the album.
There is also a three-LP 200-gram vinyl edition incorporating all of the aforementioned audio material, plus a special laser-etched LP side, the 2015 hologram on 2112’s side B and a unique turntable mat featuring the band’s iconic Starman character. Fans also have the option of purchasing a Super Deluxe edition of 2112, incorporating both CDs, the DVD, all three LPs plus its bonus items, and several exclusive collectable items including two 12-inch x 12-inch lithos, one featuring Hugh Syme’s original Starman pencil sketching, the second showcasing a 1976 Massey Hall ticket stub; a reprint of the 1976 Massey Hall handbill and three buttons featuring each band member, all housed in a box lined with velvet flocking. For the first 1,000 Super Deluxe pre-order purchases at Rush.com, us.udiscovermusic.com and udiscovermusic.com, the purchaser will receive a limited edition 7-inch pressing of the album’s first single “The Twilight Zone” (b/w “Lessons”) and a custom red star 45 large hole adapter ring, both newly designed by Hugh Syme.
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All three versions of 2112—40th feature extensive liner notes by renowned rock historian Rob Bowman, and newly designed artwork by longtime Rush art director Hugh Syme. The set’s rare recordings include “Solar Federation,” spotlighting the isolated Neil Peart vocals that close the song “2112” in “Grand Finale,” two outtakes from the 1976 Massey Hall concerts including “Something For Nothing” and a nearly complete 15+ minute performance of “2112,” as well as a recently-rediscovered live version of the album track “The Twilight Zone,” which has only been performed twice in the band’s long history.
The epic 2112 album which guitarist Alex Lifeson described as “the first record where we sounded like Rush,” is widely regarded as a crucial landmark in Rush’s body of work. Although it was the band’s fourth album, it’s generally considered to be the one on which the band’s epic sound and ambitious conceptual approach blossomed. Resisting record-company pressure to focus on shorter, more radio-friendly songs, the band stuck to its guns and constructed the album’s seminal seven-part, 20-minute title piece, a conceptual suite set in a dystopian future. 2112 is one of two Rush albums listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, and it ranked second on Rolling Stone’s 2012 readers’ poll of “Your Favorite Prog Rock Albums of All Time.”
TRACKLISTINGS:
SUPER DELUXE:
Original Album Newly Remastered by Abbey Road Studios
- “2112”
I OVERTURE
II THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX
III DISCOVERY
IV PRESENTATION
V ORACLE: THE DREAM
VI SOLILOQUY
VII GRAND FINALE
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE
- LESSONS
- TEARS
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
CD – DISC 2
- SOLAR FEDERATION
- OVERTURE – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK – Billy Talent
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Steven Wilson
- TEARS – Alice In Chains
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Jacob Moon
- “2112” – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Live 1977 Contraband
- 2112 1976 RADIO AD
DVD – DISC 3
Live at Capitol Theatre 1976
- BASTILLE DAY
- ANTHEM
- LAKESIDE PARK
- 2112
- FLY BY NIGHT
- IN THE MOOD
Bonus Videos
- OVERTURE: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK: Behind The Scenes with Billy Talent
- 2112 – 40 YEARS CLOSER: A Q&A with Alex Lifeson and Terry Brown
SIDE ONE
- “2112”
I OVERTURE
II THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX
III DISCOVERY
IV PRESENTATION
V ORACLE: THE DREAM
VI SOLILOQUY
VII GRAND FINALE
SIDE TWO
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE
- LESSONS
- TEARS
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
SIDE THREE
- SOLAR FEDERATION
- OVERTURE – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK – Billy Talent
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Steven Wilson
- TEARS – Alice In Chains
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Jacob Moon
SIDE FOUR
- “2112” – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
SIDE FIVE
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Live 1977 Contraband
- 2112 RADIO AD
SIDE SIX
Custom Vinyl Etching by Hugh Syme
EXCLUSIVE SUPER DELUXE BONUS ITEMS:
Original Hugh Syme STARMAN Pencil Sketch Litho
Massey Hall June 1976 Ticket Stub Litho
Massey Hall June 1976 Handbill
Three Collector Buttons
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Original Album Newly Remastered by Abbey Road Studios
- “2112”
I OVERTURE
II THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX
III DISCOVERY
IV PRESENTATION
V ORACLE: THE DREAM
VI SOLILOQUY
VII GRAND FINALE
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE
- LESSONS
- TEARS
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
CD – DISC 2
- SOLAR FEDERATION
- OVERTURE – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK – Billy Talent
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Steven Wilson
- TEARS – Alice In Chains
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Jacob Moon
- “2112” – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Live 1977 Contraband
- 2112 1976 RADIO AD
DVD – DISC 3
Live at Capitol Theatre 1976
- BASTILLE DAY
- ANTHEM
- LAKESIDE PARK
- 2112
- FLY BY NIGHT
- IN THE MOOD
Bonus Videos
- OVERTURE: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK: Behind The Scenes with Billy Talent
- 2112 – 40 YEARS CLOSER: A Q&A with Alex Lifeson and Terry Brown
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3LP VINYL EDITION:
200 GRAM – HOLOGRAM EDITION VINYL with CUSTOM STARMAN TURNTABLE MAT
SIDE ONE
- “2112”
I OVERTURE
II THE TEMPLES OF SYRINX
III DISCOVERY
IV PRESENTATION
V ORACLE: THE DREAM
VI SOLILOQUY
VII GRAND FINALE
SIDE TWO
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE
- LESSONS
- TEARS
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
SIDE THREE
- SOLAR FEDERATION
- OVERTURE – Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nick Raskulinecz
- A PASSAGE TO BANGKOK – Billy Talent
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Steven Wilson
- TEARS – Alice In Chains
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Jacob Moon
SIDE FOUR
- “2112” – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
SIDE FIVE
- SOMETHING FOR NOTHING – Live at Massey Hall 1976 Outtake
- THE TWILIGHT ZONE – Live 1977 Contraband
- 2112 RADIO AD
SIDE SIX
Custom Vinyl Etching by Hugh Syme
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Always great to find information on my favorite band. 2112 is the most innovative album of the 20th century. I can’t wait to have and experience this remastered and the previously unreleased tracks.