RUSH - Moving Pictures Re-Enters Billboard 200... Again!

April 14, 2011, 13 years ago

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According to the RUSH fan site RushIsABand.com, Moving Pictures has re-entered the Billboard charts. The site has issued the following play-by-play:

"The Moving Pictures 5.1 surround sound 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition hit stores a couple of weeks ago and shot its way back into the Billboard 200 at #137 for the week of April 9th thanks to a slew of pre-orders. Then it promptly fell off the charts for the following week of April 16th. But it wasn't done yet! Billboard just released their chart for the week of April 23rd (thanks John at Cygnus-X1.net) and Moving Pictures is back once again - this time it has moved all the way up to #51! Quite an amazing feat for an album that released over 30 years ago.

Initial reviews of the remix have been very positive; Big Picture, Big Sound gave it their highest rating of 4 stars: Outstanding. You can read all the details and find out about some other reviews in this post.

The CD+DVD version of the Moving Pictures remix is available via multiple retailers, but the CD+Blu-ray is only being sold exclusively through Best Buy for the first 30 days; other retailers will have the Blu-ray version on May 3rd. In addition to the 5.1 remix, the deluxe edition contains an extensive gallery with previously unreleased photos from the original recording sessions, new liner notes by music journalist David Fricke and 30th anniversary artwork by original album designer Hugh Syme. You can get more details regarding the Moving Pictures deluxe edition in this post and order your copy at Amazon."

RUSH's Moving Pictures celebrated its 30th anniversary this year with a spectacular Moving Pictures - Deluxe Edition via Mercury/UMe on April 5th (in North America) and April 11th (worldwide).

The reissue of this seminal album will be available in two formats: (1) a digitally remastered CD plus DVD and (2) a digitally remastered CD plus Blu-ray. For this Deluxe Edition, the DVD & Blu-ray discs will feature the album and three bonus music videos, 'Tom Sawyer', 'Limelight' and the previously unreleased clip 'Vital Signs', in both a stunning 5.1 surround sound mix supervised by the band’s Alex Lifeson using the original multi-tracks and in newly remastered stereo from the original analog master tapes.

Both DVD and Blu-ray formats will boast the 5.1 surround sound and stereo audio in 96kHz/24-bit high-resolution audiophile playback which offers 256 times more resolution than CD audio, providing the listener with the closest experience you can have to what the artists hear in the studio. The DVD is playable on both DVD-Audio and DVD-Video players, the latter players will include Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and PCM stereo playback. Blu-ray discs will also feature DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound in addition to 96kHz/24-bit PCM 5.1 surround sound and stereo.

The Moving Pictures experience has never sounded better or been more moving. Also included in the package is an extensive gallery with previously unreleased photos from the original recording sessions, new liner notes by renowned music journalist David Fricke and 30th anniversary artwork by original album designer Hugh Syme.

At quadruple platinum in the US, Moving Pictures was the band's eighth studio album and remains its biggest selling release to date, highlighted by the group’s best-known track, 'Tom Sawyer', as well as the hit 'Limelight', radio favorite 'Red Barchetta' and Grammy-nominated instrumental 'YYZ.' Rush continues to garner new fans through new recordings and touring, and are a mainstay at Mainstream Rock radio. Last year, Rush had 100 different tracks get radio airplay, one of only six rock artists - including AC/DC, METALLICA, AEROSMITH, PINK FLOYD, and THE ROLLING STONES - to have that deep a catalog. They also are one of only 16 artists to have remained in the top 40 in radio airplay for the last 10 years at Mainstream Rock. As singer-bassist-keyboardist Geddy Lee, lead guitarist Lifeson and drummer Neil Peart record their 20th studio album "Clockwork Angels" and continue their Time Machine tour in America and Europe this year--during which they will perform the entire album--Rush continues to stay true to the spirit that made Moving Pictures a classic.

Tracklisting:

Format 1 (CD + DVD):CD:

'Tom Sawyer'

'Red Barchetta'

'YYZ'

'Limelight'

'The Camera Eye'

'Witch Hunt'

'Vital Signs'

DVD-Audio/Video:

'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)

Format 2 (CD + Blu-ray):

CD:

'Tom Sawyer'

'Red Barchetta'

'YYZ'

'Limelight'

'The Camera Eye'

'Witch Hunt'

'Vital Signs'

Blu-Ray:

'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 and Stereo)

'Limelight' (Music Video – 5.1 and Stereo)

'Vital Signs' (Music Video – 5.1 and Stereo – Previously Unreleased)


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