Rush’s Moving Pictures to Receive 40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue

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Rush’s seminal 1981 album Moving Pictures is getting a 40th anniversary deluxe reissue. The collection is due out April 15th.

Moving Pictures remains Rush’s most well-known album, housing massive FM hits such as “Tom Sawyer” and “Limelight” as well as the legendary instrumental “YYZ.” It saw the band melding their progressive-rock tendencies with radio friendly arrangements — to much commercial success. The LP has been certified five-times platinum, having shifted over five million units in the US alone.

That number is about to increase. The Moving Pictures reissue will be released in multiple packages across different formats: a Super Deluxe Edition, 3-CD Deluxe Edition, 5-LP Deluxe Edition, 1-LP edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and a Dolby Atmos Digital Edition.

For the hardcore Rush fan, the Super Deluxe Edition presents a variety of ways to listen to the album. It includes three CDs, one Blu-ray Audio disc, and five heavyweight vinyl LPs.

The set compiles the Abbey Road Mastering Studios 2015 remastered edition of the album for the first time on CD, along with two discs of previously unreleased and newly restored bonus live recordings mixed from the original analog multi-tracks by Rush producer Terry Brown. It also features the band’s complete, unreleased Toronto concert from Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, on March 25, 1981 (entitled “Live in YYZ 1981”).

The Blu-ray Audio disc includes the core album newly mixed from the original multi-tracks in Dolby Atmos — a first in the Rush catalog — Dolby TrueHD 5.1, and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound by producer/engineer Richard Chycki. The previously available PCM Stereo mix is also on the disc, along with four bonus videos: a brand-new clip for “YYZ” plus three remastered vintage promo videos for “Tom Sawyer,” “Limelight,” and “Vital Signs.”

Additionally, all of the vinyl in the Super Deluxe Edition has been cut via half-speed Direct to Metal Mastering (DMM) — another Rush first — on five 180-gram LPs.

When Moving Pictures turned 40 last year, we invited some major rock drummers to reflect on the immeasurable importance of the record. Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, Matt Halpern, and Arejay Hale all participated in the round table discussion, which you can watch above.

Together, the four drummers eloquently discussed the impact Rush’s music had on them, the importance of Moving Pictures in rock history, the intricacies of songs like “Tom Sawyer” and “YYZ”, and most passionately, what Neil Peart meant to them individually as drummers, and how they were impacted by his passing in January 2020.

Rush Round Table video
Rush Round Table video

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Rush Roundtable: Mike Portnoy, Charlie Benante, Matt Halpern, Arejay Hale Talk Moving Pictures


Pre-orders for the Moving Pictures reissue are available here. You can watch an unboxing video for the Super Deluxe Edition and see the extensive tracklists for the various editions below.

Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Reissue Artwork:

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Rush Moving Pictures 40th Rushs Moving Pictures to Receive 40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue

Moving Pictures 40th Anniversary Reissue Tracklistings:
Super Deluxe Edition
CD 1
Original Album – (2015 Remaster)
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight
05. The Camera Eye
06. Witch Hunt
07. Vital Signs

CD 2
Live In YYZ 1981 (Previously Unreleased)
01. 2112 – Overture
02. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
03. Freewill
04. Limelight
05. Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Prelude
06. Beneath, Between & Behind
07. The Camera Eye
08. YYZ
09. Broon’s Bane
10. The Trees
11. Xanadu

CD 3
Live In YYZ 1981 (Previously Unreleased) [Part Two]
01. The Spirit Of Radio
02. Red Barchetta
03. Closer To The Heart
04. Tom Sawyer
05. Vital Signs
06. Natural Science
07. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale
08. La Villa Strangiato

Blu-Ray Audio – Disc 4
Dolby Atmos* / Dolby Truehd 5.1* / Dts-Hd Master Audio 5.1* / Pcm Stereo
* Denotes Previously Unreleased Mixes

01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
05. Limelight
06. The Camera Eye
07. Witch Hunt
08. Vital Signs
09. Bonus Promo Videos

Dolby Truehd 5.1* / Dts-Hd Master Audio 5.1* / Pcm Stereo
* Denotes Previously Unreleased Mixes
** Denotes Previously Unreleased Video

A. Tom Sawyer
B. Limelight
C. Vital Signs
D. YYZ**

LP 1 – Moving Pictures
DMM Half-Speed Mastering / Original Album
Side A
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight

Side B
01. The Camera Eye
02. Witch Hunt
03. Vital Signs

LP 2 – Live In YYZ 1981
DMM Half-Speed Mastering / Previously Unreleased
LP 2 – Side A
01. 2112 – Overture
02. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
03. Freewill
04. Limelight

LP 2 – Side B
01. Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Prelude
02. Beneath, Between & Behind
03. The Camera Eye

LP 3 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 3 – Side A
01. YYZ
02. Broon’s Bane
03. The Trees

LP 3 – Side B
01. Xanadu
02. The Spirit Of Radio

LP 4 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 4 – Side A
01. Red Barchetta
02. Closer To The Heart
03. Tom Sawyer

LP 4 – Side B
01. Vital Signs
02. Natural Science

LP 5 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 5 – Side A
01. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale

LP 5 – Side B
01. La Villa Strangiato

3CD Deluxe Edition
CD1 – Moving Pictures
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight
05. The Camera Eye
06. Witch Hunt
07. Vital Signs

CD 2 – Live In YYZ 1981 / Previously Unreleased

01. 2112 – Overture
02. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
03. Freewill
04. Limelight
05. Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Prelude
06. Beneath, Between & Behind
07. The Camera Eye
08. YYZ
09. Broon’s Bane
10. The Trees
11. Xanadu

CD 3 – Live In YYZ 1981 / Previously Unreleased
01. The Spirit Of Radio
02. Red Barchetta
03. Closer To The Heart
04. Tom Sawyer
05. Vital Signs
06. Natural Science
07. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale
08. La Villa Strangiato

5LP Deluxe Edition
LP 1 – Moving Pictures
DMM Half-Speed Mastering / Original Album
Side A
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight

Side B
01. The Camera Eye
02. Witch Hunt
03. Vital Signs

LP 2 – Live In YYZ 1981
DMM Half-Speed Mastering / Previously Unreleased
LP 2 – Side A
01. 2112 – Overture
02. 2112 – The Temples Of Syrinx
03. Freewill
04. Limelight

LP 2 – Side B
01. Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Prelude
02. Beneath, Between & Behind
03. The Camera Eye

LP 3 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 3 – Side A
01. YYZ

02. Broon’s Bane
03. The Trees

LP 3 – Side B
01. Xanadu
02. The Spirit Of Radio

LP 4 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 4 – Side A
01. Red Barchetta
02. Closer To The Heart
03. Tom Sawyer

LP 4 – Side B
01. Vital Signs
02. Natural Science

LP 5 – Live In YYZ 1981
LP 5 – Side A
01. Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book Ii: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart And Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale

LP 5 – Side B
01. La Villa Strangiato

1LP Limited Ecommerce Edition
DMM Half-Speed Mastering / Original Album
Side A
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight

Side B
01. The Camera Eye
02. Witch Hunt
03. Vital Signs

Includes: Premium Gatefold Tip-On Jacket / Printed Sleeve / 1 Of 6 Randomly Insert Neil Peart Hand-Drawn Lyric Sheets

Dolby Atmos Digital Edition / Previously Unreleased
Moving Pictures
01. Tom Sawyer
02. Red Barchetta
03. YYZ
04. Limelight
05. The Camera Eye
06. Witch Hunt
07. Vital Signs

Rush’s Moving Pictures to Receive 40th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue
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