Rush A Farewell to Kings (UD1S 180g 45RPM 2LP Box Set) MFSL Vinyl (Use code: FREESHIPPING at Checkout Two Orders or More UK Only) Pre-order

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Rush Amplifies Its Sonic and Narrative Vocabularies on A Farewell to Kings: 1977 Album Features Bass-Pedal Synthesizers, Exploratory Arrangements, and Standout Production

Get Closer to the Heart and More: Strictly Limited to 5,000 Numbered Copies. Mobile Fidelity’s Numbered-Edition UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP Box Set Presents the Band's Fifth Studio Record in Definitive Sound

1/4” / 15 IPS Dolby A analog tape to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe

A multi-part epic that travels to outer space, a tune inspired by a Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, a permanent radio favorite, a band embracing art without limitations, and much more: Rush explores thrilling directions on A Farewell to Kings. Making good use of rare down time and favorable studio circumstances, the Canadian trio advances the incorporation of electronic instrumentation into its work and expands its vocabulary on a landmark renowned for adventurousness, musicianship, songwriting, and sonics. 

Mastered at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's California studio from tape contained in boxes that show both "master" and "safety copy" on their labels, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and strictly limited to 5,000 numbered copies, MoFi's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set presents the group’s platinum-certified 1977 effort in definitive sound. Housed in a deluxe slipcase containing a foil-stamped jacket for each LP, the premium packaging helps illuminate every aspect of the band’s fifth studio record. That extends to Hugh Syme’s striking cover art, a wasteland scene that telescopes the chilling themes of the title track and involves a demolition site, industrial smoke stack, hideous clown king, and Harbourcastle Hilton in downtown Toronto. 

Benefitting from superb groove definition, an ultra-low noise floor, and dead-quiet surfaces, this collectible reissue captures the music with palpable presence and solidity. The wider grooves of the 45RPM pressing also lend to improved tracking and high-frequency preservation. Such advantages have immeasurable value on A Farewell to Kings given how the album was recorded and the astoundingly detailed production. Simply consider what Rush captured amid the grounds of Rockfield Studios, located in the Welsh countryside. 

Side One:

1. A Farewell to Kings

Side Two:

1. Xanadu

Side Three:

1. Closer to the Heart
2. Cinderella Man
3. Madrigal

Side Four:

1. Cygnus X-1