We first learned that Rush would be releasing a 50th anniversary compilation box set back in early December when a pre-release listing (since taken down) for a Rush 50th anniversary Super Deluxe compilation set appeared on Apple Music with an expected release date of February 7, 2025. The listing included the entire tracklist but was eventually taken down. Then Classic Rock magazine's February edition hit store shelves late last month and included an extensive cover feature celebrating Rush's 50th anniversary. The article confirmed the box set was in the works, but did not include any additional details. In the weeks since the article was released, listings for the set have been slowly popping up online, revealing more details. Amazon UK briefly listed the set and included some images along with the tracklist and pricing. And now uDiscoverMusic.com has the set listed alongside a detailed description of its contents and an expected release date of March 21st (thanks Paul P). The set will be available in three configurations; a Super Deluxe Edition listed at $466.98, a 7-LP set for $299.98, and a 4-CD set for $149.98. The Super Deluxe set includes 7 LPs and 4 CDs along with a lot of extras, including a hardcover book, lithographs for each album, and an additional 100-page hardcover graphic novel from FANTOONS:
Celebrate 50 years of RUSH with their first-ever complete career anthology. 50 tracks on 4 CDs and 7 180g LPs featuring selections from every studio, live and deluxe reissue album. Igniting the experience are the very first two singles "Not Fade Away" and "You Can't Fight It" remastered & reissued for the first time ever. The collection showcases 7 unreleased tracks including five 1974 live selections with the non-album songs "Bad Boy" and "Garden Road," a Vault Edition of "The Trees" with an alternate guitar solo, and the very last performance with Neil Peart in Los Angeles on August 1, 2015 of "What You're Doing / Working Man / Garden Road." The 104-page hardcover book features new Hugh Syme 50th anniversary artwork along with stunning new song illustrations, photos and liner notes by renowned rock journalists David Fricke and Philip Wilding. Exclusive to this Super Deluxe are 20 lithos illustrating one song from each studio album and a second 100-page hardcover book The Fullness Of Time, a brand-new graphic novel by Fantoons storytelling a conversation by Geddy & Alex reminiscing on the trials, tribulations and successes recording each studio album and how the band's sound evolved with contributions from the producers and engineers the band worked with on their studio albums. Dimensions: 12.75"h x 12.9"l x 4.2"w
Both the 7-LP and 4-CD sets include the hardcover book, but not the lithographs or FANTOONS book. As mentioned above, the set is expected to release on March 21st. Here is the complete tracklist:
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. Not Fade Away**
2. You Can't Fight It**
3. Working Man (Vault Edition)**
4. Need Some Love (Live)**
5. Before And After (Live)**
6. Bad Boy (Live)*
7. Garden Road (Live)*
8. Anthem (Live)*
9. Fly By Night
10. Bastille Day
11. 2112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx
12. By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live)
13. Something For Nothing (Live)CD 2
1. Closer To The Heart
2. Xanadu (Live)
3. Drum Solo (Live)
4. The Trees (Vault Edition)*
5. La Villa Strangiato (Live)
6. In The Mood (Live)
7. The Spirit Of Radio
8. Natural Science (Live)
9. A Passage To Bangkok (Live)
10. Tom Sawyer
11. Limelight (Live)
12. Vital Signs (Live)CD 3
1. YYZ (Live)
2. Subdivisions
3. Red Sector A
4. Witch Hunt (Live)
5. New World Man (Live)
6. The Big Money
7. Time Stand Still
8. Distant Early Warning (Live)
9. Superconductor
10. Dreamline
11. Stick It Out
12. Test For Echo
13. The Rhythm Method (Live)CD 4
1. One Little Victory (Remixed)
2. Cygnus X-1 (Live)
3. The Seeker
4. Between The Wheels (Live)
5. The Main Monkey Business
6. Workin' Them Angels (Live)
7. Freewill (Live)
8. Red Barchetta (Live)
9. Headlong Flight
10. Manhattan Project (Live)
11. Jacob's Ladder (Live)
12. What You're Doing / Working Man / Garden Road (Live)*LP 1 - SIDE 1
1. Not Fade Away**
2. You Can't Fight It**
3. Working Man (Vault Edition)**
4. Need Some Love (Live)**
5. Before And After (Live)**
LP 1 - SIDE 2
1. Bad Boy (Live)*
2. Garden Road (Live)*
3. Anthem (Live)*
4. Fly By Night
5. Bastille DayLP 2 - SIDE 3
1. 2112: Overture / The Temples Of Syrinx
2. By-Tor & The Snow Dog (Live)
3. Something For Nothing (Live)
LP 2 - SIDE 4
1. Closer To The Heart
2. Xanadu (Live)
3. Drum Solo (Live)LP 3 - SIDE 5
1. The Trees (Vault Edition)*
2. La Villa Strangiato (Live)
3. In The Mood (Live)
LP 3 - SIDE 6
1. The Spirit Of Radio
2. Natural Science (Live)
3. A Passage To Bangkok (Live)LP 4 - SIDE 7
1. Tom Sawyer
2. Limelight (Live)
3. Vital Signs (Live)
4. YYZ (Live)
LP 4 - SIDE 8
1. Subdivisions
2. Red Sector A
3. Witch Hunt (Live)
4. New World Man (Live)LP 5 - SIDE 9
1. The Big Money
2. Time Stand Still
3. Distant Early Warning (Live)
4. Superconductor
LP 5 - SIDE 10
1. Dreamline
2. Stick It Out
3. Test For Echo
4. The Rhythm Method (Live)LP 6 - SIDE 11
1. One Little Victory (Remixed)
2. Cygnus X-1 (Live)
3. The Seeker
4. Between The Wheels (Live)
LP 6 - SIDE 12
1. The Main Monkey Business
2. Workin' Them Angels (Live)
3. Freewill (Live)LP 7 - SIDE 13
1. Red Barchetta (Live)
2. Headlong Flight
3. Manhattan Project (Live)
LP 7 - SIDE 14
1. Jacob's Ladder (Live)
2. What You're Doing / Working Man / Garden Road (Live)** Previously unreleased
** Previously unreleased on CD & LP
