EP
Cygnus X‐1
Cygnus X-1 is a progressive rock EP from Rush, released in 1977 on Mercury Records. It gathers a two-part song series that spans two albums. Book I: The Voyage, at 10:25, closes A Farewell to Kings, and Book II: Hemispheres, at 18:07, opens the album Hemispheres. The EP was a limited edition issued for Record Store Day.
Cygnus X‐1: tracklist and credits
2 tracks · 28:34Tracklist
- 1Book I: The VoyageLee, Lifeson, Peart10:27
- 2Book II: Hemispheres: Prelude / Apollo / Dionysus / Armageddon / Cygnus / The SphereLee, Lifeson, Peart18:07
- Produced by
- Terry Brown, Rush
- Recorded at
- Rockfield Studios, Advision Studios
- Recorded
- June 1977 – July 1978
- Mixed by
- Terry Brown
- Mixed at
- Advision Studios, Trident Studios
- Engineered by
- Terry Brown, Pat Moran, Declan O’Doherty
- Label
- Mercury Records
- Length
- 28:34
Line-up
- Geddy Lee · bass guitar, Minimoog, bass pedals, 12 string guitar, vocals
- Alex Lifeson · bass pedals, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar
- Neil Peart · drums (drum set), triangle, cowbell, vibraslap, tubular bells, temple blocks, bell tree, wind chime
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How we know the release date sources disagree on the year (1977, 2017)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 April 2017 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 29 August 1977 | |
| Wikidata | 1977 |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2017 | XE | Mercury Records | 602557365665 | original |
Cover art sources
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 600×600 | upscaled: major: best source 600x600, upscaled to 1500 (x2.50) |