Rush’s expansive Permanent Waves reissue arrives March 27

February 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The chronological march of reissues drawing on the Rush catalogue has reached 1980’s Permanent Waves. Come March 27, fans will have a chance to grab the Super Deluxe edition. It includes:

New cover artwork
CD 1: The album itself, remastered at Abbey Road
CD 2: LOADS of outtakes and live tracks from the Permanent Waves World Tour.
LPs: The same material (on 180-gram vinyl, of course) spread over three discs plus this recording made in Manchester.

The non-musical content includes:

Official Permanent Waves World Tour 1980 Program
The Words & Pictures Volume II – U.K. Tour Program (very rare)
3 Neil Peart handwritten lyric sheet lithos
3 band member backstage laminates
Le Studio 20-page notepad (from the Quebec studio where the album was recorded)
Double-sided 24″ x 36″ poster
40-page hardcover book with new artwork from designer Hugh Syme, unreleased photos from the Rush archive, and a special 12,000-word essay.

Gotta have this one for my collection. After all, it features “The Spirit of Radio.”