Moving Pictures (40th anniversary super deluxe edition)

~ Release by Rush (see all versions of this release, 46 available)

Annotation

The 40th anniversary release of Moving Pictures. Includes:

  • The 2015 remaster of the original album on CD and half-speed vinyl.
  • Live in YYZ 1981 concert on CD and half-speed vinyl.
  • A Blu-Ray with HD mixes of the studio album in Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby DTS Master Audio, and PCM audio.
  • Enamel pin.
  • Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee signature metal guitar picks.
  • Neil Peart signature drumstricks.
  • Model red Barchetta (1:43 scale).
  • 44-page hardcover book with lyrics, photographs, essays, and credits.
  • 1981 tour book.
  • Toronto 1981 tour poster.
  • Rush 1973-1981 poster.
  • Lenticular lithograph.
  • YYZ luggage tag.
  • World tour 1981 backstage pass (reproduction).
Annotation last modified on 2023-10-14 08:36 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 2015 remaster
2▶CD: Live in YYZ 1981
3▶CD: Live in YYZ 1981
4▶Blu-ray: Moving Pictures
5▼Vinyl: Moving Pictures (2015 remaster)
#TitleRatingLength
A1Tom Sawyer
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 19) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 91)
recording of:
Tom Sawyer (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Pye Dubois and Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
4.55?:??
A2Red Barchetta
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1981) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Red Barchetta (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing Co. and Ole Core Music Publishing
4?:??
A3YYZ
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
music videos:
YYZ by Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recording of:
YYZ (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
composer:
Geddy Lee and Neil Peart
publisher:
Ole (Germany), Ole Core Music Publishing and Ole Media Management LP
3.8?:??
A4Limelight
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 37) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 435)
recording of:
Limelight (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
4.4?:??
B1The Camera Eye
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
The Camera Eye (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
3.4?:??
B2Witch Hunt
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guest synthesizer:
Hugh Syme (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
synthesizer:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11) and Hugh Syme (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Witch Hunt (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
part of:
Fear (number: 3)
3.35?:??
B3Vital Signs
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Vital Signs (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
3.15?:??
6▶Vinyl: Live in YYZ 1981
7▶Vinyl: Live in YYZ 1981
8▶Vinyl: Live in YYZ 1981
9▶Vinyl: Live in YYZ 1981

Credits

Release

art direction:Jeff Fura
Hugh Syme
photography:Fin Costello
Phillip Kamen
Deborah Samuel
Yaël Brandeis
miscellaneous support:Ivar Hamilton (task: Universal Canada product manager)
Alex Sale (production manager) (task: UMe production manager)
Kristina Waters (task: UMe product manager)
Ray Wawrzyniak (task: archival research)
producer:Jeff Fura
mastering:Peter Jensen (engineer)
Peter Moore (Canadian producer and mastering engineer) (in 2021)
remastering:Sean Magee (British mastering engineer) (in 2015)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus Pedals] and guitar:Alex Lifeson
bass drum, bell [orchestra bells], bell tree, chimes [wind chimes], cowbell, crotales, drums (drum set), glockenspiel, gong, other instruments [plywood] and timbales:Neil Peart
bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus Pedal synthesizers], Minimoog [Mini-Moog], synthesizer [OB-X] and synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic]:Geddy Lee
vocals:Geddy Lee
illustration, design and artwork:Hugh Syme
remastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2015)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/22882460 [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.rushbackstage.com/product/6XAMRU224/moving-pictures-40-super-deluxe-edition?cp=102112_109361 [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Tom Sawyer
included in:Sector 2
The Complete Mercury Years
part of:Rolling Stone: 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time (number: 3) (order: 3)
The Top 100 Canadian Albums (Bob Mersereau) (number: 9) (order: 9)
Loudwire: Top 80 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 1980s (number: 18) (order: 18)
Juno Awards: Album of the Year (number: 1982) (order: 37)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 63) (order: 63)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 379) (order: 379)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 379) (order: 379)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 492) (order: 493)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/7532 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Rush/Moving-pictures [info]
reviews:https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/rush-moving-pictures-40th-anniversary/ [info]
https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/rush-moving-pictures-40th-anniversary/ [info]
https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/the-40th-anniversary-edition-of-rushs-moving-pictures-is-a-goddamn-treasure [info]
other databases:https://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/R/Rush/Discography/Moving_Pictures/ [info]
https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/rush/moving-pictures/ [info]
https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/rush/moving-pictures [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/5717/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-32089 [info]
https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3076 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/Moving_Pictures/48567 [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Moving_Pictures/46174 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000616962 [info]
Wikidata:Q904976 [info]
discography entry:https://www.rush.com/albums/moving-pictures/ [info]