Mercury Records will reissue a Super Deluxe CD/BD version of RUSH's classic 1976 album, 2112, on December 18th.

Rush sound engineer Richard Chycki (AEROSMITH, DREAM THEATER, DEF LEPPARD) talks about the release in his new blog:

"Let's go back in time a bit to late December 2004. I had just finished a 19-hour studio day working with Rush (for the first time) on a Tsunami Relief Charity which was broadcast on CBC in Canada, also late 2004. When I first met with Alex (Lifeson) in early 2005 about the possibility of doing more work together on R30, our first conversation veered off to a coffee laden all out bond-fest about how exciting 2112 would be remixed in 5.1. Our second subject was the mixing of R30 – go figure.

In a nutshell, this concept has been in stasis for quite some time and it's a pinnacle moment with such a revered artist (and with my gratitude meter completely pinned) that we finally see this project come to light.

Like the other Rush surround releases to date - Moving Pictures, A Farewell To Kings, Fly By Night, and Signals - 2112 has been remixed at a 96 khz 24 bit high resolution from the original multitrack masters in a 're-creation' direction taking advantage of the 3-dimensional soundscape of surround, rather than a complete re-interpretation of the mix. I have had quite a few questions about the technical side of the process so time depending, I'll try to get an article put together about it and get it posted here or published."

2112 features the following tracks:

2112

I. 'Overture'

II. 'The Temples of Syrinx'

III. 'Discovery'

IV. 'Presentation'

V. 'Oracle: The Dream'

VI. 'Soliloquy'

VII. 'Grand Finale'

'A Passage to Bangkok'

'The Twilight Zone'

'Lessons'

'Tears'

'Something for Nothing'

Amazon.com is now listing three different versions of the 2112 Deluxe Edition for pre-order: a CD plus Audio DVD Deluxe Edition, a CD plus Audio Blu-ray Deluxe Edition and a CD plus Audio Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition (links below).

More details to be revealed soon.