As previously reported, the 5.1 surround sound remix of RUSH's Moving Pictures will be released on April 5th by MusicTap and will be available as a 2-disc set in a CD plus DVD format or CD plus Blu-ray format. The CD contains the stereo mix while the DVD/Blu-ray contains the Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo mix. As an added bonus the DVD/Blu-ray also contains 5.1 mixes of the music videos for 'Tom Sawyer', 'Limelight' and 'Vital Signs'.

Moving Pictures 5.1 Surround Sound Remix tracklisting:

'Tom Sawyer'

'Red Barchetta'

'YYZ'

'Limelight'

'The Camera Eye'

'Witch Hunt'

'Vital Signs'

Disc: 2

'Tom Sawyer' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'Red Barchetta' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'YYZ' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'Limelight' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'The Camera Eye' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'Witch Hunt' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'Vital Signs' (Audiophile 5.1 Surround and Stereo)

'Tom Sawyer' (Music Video - 5.1 & Stereo)

'Limelight' (Music Video - 5.1 & Stereo)

'Vital Signs' (Music Video - 5.1 & Stereo - Previously Unreleased)

Canadian-based producer/engineer Richard Chycki worked on the 5.1 surround sound remix and remarked recently on his blog: "It really was an amazing experience to spread the original tracks of such a classic CD into the 3D word of surround. (The car speeds off, goes behind and banks a sharp right in rear BTW). The listening experience is drastically enveloping and coupled with songs and performances that epitomize this band, it’s definitely a great time to re-discover Rush.

After discussion with the band, the goal here was to pay serious homage to the production of the era so a considerable amount of time was spent researching and working through effects etc. that matched the original but would fare well in the 5.1 world. And of course, placement was also a critical issue. I’m pleased with the results and Alex Lifeson was pretty blown away when he came in to listen to the finals.

So enjoy and more to come shortly!"

Rush have been playing Moving Pictures in its entirety, for the first time ever on their current Time Machine Tour.

(Thanks Rushisaband.com)