Gold
Gold is a compilation from the Canadian rock band Rush, released on 25 April 2006 through Anthem Records. It gathers the two Retrospective collections first issued in 1997, Retrospective I and Retrospective II, into a single two-disc set. There is one change to the track listing: "Something for Nothing" is dropped from the first disc, and "Working Man" takes its place as the closing track.
For anyone coming to the band fresh, it makes a handy way in. Rush's studio albums run from their 1974 debut through to Vapor Trails in 2002, and this set sits as a tidy overview of that stretch, spanning hard rock and progressive rock. It arrived the year before Snakes & Arrows, so it also works as a neat marker between chapters of the band's story. "Working Man" ending the first disc brings things back to the group's earliest days.
Gold: tracklist and credits
29 tracks · 2:35:15Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1The Spirit of RadioLee, Lifeson, Peart4:57
- 2The TreesLee, Lifeson, Peart4:43
- 3FreewillLee, Lifeson, Peart5:22
- 4XanaduLee, Lifeson, Peart11:04
- 5Bastille DayLee, Lifeson, Peart4:37
- 6By-Tor and the Snow DogLee, Lifeson, Peart8:37
- 7AnthemLee, Lifeson, Peart4:22
- 8Closer to the HeartLee, Lifeson, Peart, Talbot2:52
- 92112 OvertureLee, Lifeson, Peart4:32
- 10The Temples of SyrinxLee, Lifeson, Peart2:13
- 11La Villa StrangiatoLee, Lifeson, Peart9:35
- 12Fly by NightGeddy Lee and Neil Peart3:21
- 13Finding My WayGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson5:07
- 14Working ManGeddy Lee and Alex Lifeson7:10
- Disc 2
- 1The Big MoneyLee, Lifeson, Peart5:34
- 2Red BarchettaLee, Lifeson, Peart6:08
- 3SubdivisionsLee, Lifeson, Peart5:34
- 4Time Stand StillLee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
- 5Mystic RythmsLee, Lifeson, Peart5:53
- 6The Analog KidLee, Lifeson, Peart4:47
- 7Distant Early WarningLee, Lifeson, Peart4:57
- 8MarathonLee, Lifeson, Peart6:09
- 9The Body ElectricLee, Lifeson, Peart5:00
- 10MissionLee, Lifeson, Peart5:16
- 11LimelightLee, Lifeson, Peart4:20
- 12Red Sector ALee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
- 13New World ManLee, Lifeson, Peart3:42
- 14Tom SawyerLee, Lifeson, Dubois, Peart4:34
- 15Force TenLee, Lifeson, Dubois, Peart4:31
- Produced by
- Terry Brown, Rush, Peter Collins, Peter Henderson, Rush and others
- Recorded at
- Le Studio, Advision Studios, Rockfield Studios, Toronto Sound Studios, Eastern Sound, Sarm East Studios
- Recorded
- 1973–1987
- Mixed by
- Terry Brown
- Mixed at
- Trident Studios, Advision Studios, Le Studio
- Engineered by
- Paul Northfield, Terry Brown, Pat Moran, Declan O’Doherty, John Woloschuk, James “Jimbo” Barton, Peter Henderson
- Labels
- Anthem Records, Mercury
- Length
- 2:35:15
Line-up
- Geddy Lee · synthesizer, bass guitar, Minimoog, bass pedals, vocals, 12 string guitar, lead vocals, electric bass guitar, bass
- Alex Lifeson · bass pedals, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, classical guitar, guitar, vocals, synthesizer
- Neil Peart · drums (drum set), timbales, triangle, crotales, timpani, tubular bells, bell tree, wind chime, cowbell, vibraslap, temple blocks, percussion
- John Rutsey · drums (drum set), vocals · guest
- Aimee Mann · lead vocals · guest
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Released the same week
Also released on 25 April
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The label →How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 25 April 2006 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 25 April 2006 | |
| Wikidata | 2006 | |
| US release | 25 April 2006 | earliest US date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CA | Anthem Records | 066825200827 | other |
| 25 April 2006 | US | Anthem Records | 602498523285 | original |
| 5 May 2009 | CR | Island Def Jam | 00602498523285 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 715×723 | upscaled |