Archives
Archives, released in 1978 by Mercury Records, is a compilation from Rush, the Canadian band formed in Willowdale, Toronto, in 1968. It came out in the US, the UK and Europe in the same year, and it appeared while the band was still early in its recording life, just a few years on from its debut album of 1974.
The timing makes it a handy marker in the Rush story. By then the line-up of Geddy Lee on bass, keyboards and vocals, Alex Lifeson on guitar and Neil Peart on drums and lyrics had been settled since Peart replaced John Rutsey in July 1974. The band had also already made 2112 and A Farewell to Kings, and Hemispheres arrived in the same year. Archives suits anyone wanting to hear the group's progressive hard rock as it stood at the end of the seventies.
Archives: tracklist and credits
21 tracks · 2:02:07Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Finding My WayGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson5:03
- 2Need Some LoveGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson2:16
- 3Take a FriendGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson4:27
- 4Home AgainGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson7:30
- 5What You’re DoingGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson4:19
- 6In the MoodGeddy Lee3:36
- 7Before and AfterGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson5:33
- 8Working ManGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson7:07
- Disc 2
- 1AnthemLee, Lifeson, Peart4:10
- 2Best I CanGeddy Lee3:24
- 3Beneath, Between and BehindAlex Lifeson and Neil Peart3:00
- 4By‐Tor & the Snow Dog: I. At the Tobes of Hades / II. Across the Styx / III. Of the Battle / IV. EpilogueLee, Lifeson, Peart8:57
- 5Fly by NightGeddy Lee and Neil Peart3:20
- 6Making MemoriesLee, Lifeson, Peart2:56
- 7RivendellGeddy Lee and Neil Peart5:00
- 8In the EndGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson6:51
- Disc 3
- 1Bastille DayLee, Lifeson, Peart4:36
- 2I Think I’m Going BaldLee, Lifeson, Peart3:35
- 3Lakeside ParkLee, Lifeson, Peart4:07
- 4The Necromancer: I. Into the Darkness / II. Under the Shadow / III. Return of the PrinceLee, Lifeson, Peart12:36
- 5The Fountain of Lamneth: I. In the Valley / II. Didacts and Narpets / III. No One at the Bridge / IV. Panacea / V. Bacchus Plateau / VI. The FountainLee, Lifeson, Peart19:44
- Produced by
- Rush, Terry Brown
- Recorded at
- Toronto Sound Studios, Eastern Sound
- Recorded
- April 1973 – January 1975
- Engineered by
- Terry Brown, John Woloschuk
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Length
- 2:02:07
Line-up
- Geddy Lee · bass guitar, lead vocals
- Alex Lifeson · guitar, vocals
- John Rutsey · drums (drum set), vocals
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How we know the release date only month precision available
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1978 | |
| Wikidata | April 1978 | |
| US release | 1978 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1978 | earliest UK or European date |
2 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | GB | Mercury Records | original | |
| 1978 | US | Mercury Records | original |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 300x300, upscaled to 1500 (x5.00)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 300×300 | upscaled: major: best source 300x300, upscaled to 1500 (x5.00) |