Rush’s first four albums with Atlantic Records will be reissued on vinyl in an upcoming boxed set that includes Presto (1989), Roll the Bones (1991), Counterparts (1993), and Test for Echo (1996).
The Albums: 1989-1996 will be available from the band’s store RushBackstage.com and Rhino.com on November 1 as a 6LP boxed set. Pre-Order HERE.
The new collection covers the first four albums that Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart recorded for Atlantic Records before their hiatus in 1997. Each album includes a print of reimagined cover artwork and is housed in a slipcase featuring new artwork by award-winning artist Hugh Syme, who has created all of Rush’s album cover art since 1975.
Presto is Rush’s thirteenth studio album and their first with Atlantic Records. The gold-certified record reached No. 16 on the Billboard, marking a more guitar-centric sound for the band. After a brief hiatus, the band emerged with the commercial and critical success Roll the Bones. Peaking at No. 3 in the U.S., No. 10 in the U.K. and No. 11 in Canada, with the title track reaching No. 9 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Counterparts followed with continued success, landing at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 -one of the band’s highest-charting albums. The record was certified platinum and received a 1994 GRAMMY Award nomination for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for their track “Leave That Thing Alone.” Rush released their sixteenth album, Test for Echo, in 1996, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard chart and the title track taking the No. 1 spot on the Mainstream Rock Track chart.
The Albums: 1989-1996 celebrates Rush’s enduring legacy as one of the most inventive, compelling, and popular groups in rock history, receiving a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2013. The RIAA has certified Rush for having the third-highest number of consecutive gold and platinum studio albums by a rock band, topped only by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
The Albums: 1989-1996 Tracklist:
Presto:
Side A
01. Show Don’t Tell
02. Chain Lightning
03. The Pass
04. War Paint
05. Scars
Side B
01. Superconductor
02. Anagram (For Mongo)
03. Red Tide
04. Hand Over Fist
05. Available Light
Roll the Bones:
Side A
01. Dreamline
02. Bravado
03. Roll the Bones
04. Face Up
05. Where’s My Thing? (Part IV, Gangster of Boats Trilogy) (Instrumental)
Side B
01. The Big Wheel
02. Heresy
03. Ghost of a Chance
04. Neurotica
05. You Bet Your Life
Counterparts:
Side A
01. Animate
02. Stick It Out
03. Cut to the Chase
04. Nobody’s Hero
Side B
01. Between Sun and Moon
02. Alien Shore
03. The Speed of Love
Side C
01. Double Agent
02. Leave That Thing Alone (Instrumental)
03. Cold Fire
04. Everyday Glory
Test for Echo:
Side A
01. Test for Echo
02. Driven
03. Half the World
04. The Color of Right
Side B
01. Time and Motion
02. Totem
03. Dog Years
Side C
01. Virtuality
02. Resist
03. Limbo (Instrumental)
04. Carve Away the Stone
