Retrospective I (1974–1980)

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Available Regions (as of 2026-04-14)

🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇦🇩 Andorra, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇵🇸 Palestine, 🇮🇳 India, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇧🇸 Bahamas, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇧🇹 Bhutan, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde, 🇨🇼 Curaçao, 🇩🇲 Dominica, 🇫🇯 Fiji, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇭🇹 Haiti, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇰🇮 Kiribati, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands, 🇫🇲 Micronesia, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇷 Nauru, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇵🇼 Palau, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea, 🇼🇸 Samoa, 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands, 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis, 🇱🇨 St. Lucia, 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines, 🇸🇷 Suriname, 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste, 🇹🇴 Tonga, 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago, 🇹🇻 Tuvalu, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇳 Brunei, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇰🇭 Cambodia, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇰🇲 Comoros, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇸🇿 Eswatini, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇱🇦 Laos, 🇲🇴 Macao, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa, 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇻🇪 Venezuela, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇦🇮 Anguilla, 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇨🇰 Cook Islands, 🇨🇽 Christmas Island, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands, 🇲🇸 Montserrat, 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island, 🇳🇺 Niue, 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands, 🇸🇯 Svalbard & Jan Mayen, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands, 🇹🇰 Tokelau, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands, 🇾🇪 Yemen

Excluded Regions (as of 2026-04-14)

🇨🇦 Canada, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇸🇲 San Marino, 🇻🇺 Vanuatu, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-24 08:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1The Spirit of Radio
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
assistant mixer:
Steve S. Hort (engineer), Geddy Lee, Craig Milliner (engineer) and Adam Moseley
mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedals] and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedal synthesizer], Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic: OB-1]:
Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
bell tree, crotales, drums (drum set), timbales, timpani [tympani], triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:
Neil Peart (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (the holding company; for use as ℗&© credits only!) (in 1980), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 88)
recording of:
The Spirit of Radio (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
4.24:57
2The Trees
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
The Trees (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
44:42
3Something for Nothing
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar:
Geddy Lee (in 1976-02)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (in 1976-02)
percussion:
Neil Peart (in 1976-02)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (in 1976-02)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1976-02)
mixed at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Something for Nothing (in 1976-02)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee
3.83:58
4Freewill
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
assistant mixer:
Steve S. Hort (engineer), Geddy Lee, Craig Milliner (engineer) and Adam Moseley
mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedals] and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson
bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedal synthesizer], Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic: OB-1]:
Geddy Lee
bell tree, crotales, drums (drum set), timbales, timpani [tympani], triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:
Neil Peart
vocals:
Geddy Lee
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Freewill (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
4.555:22
5Xanadu
recording engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer)
assistant mixer:
Declan O’Doherty and Ken Thomas (British producer and engineer)
mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar and Minimoog:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
12 string guitar [twelve string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [twelve string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bass pedals [bass pedal synthesizer]:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06) and Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bell tree, cowbell, drums (drum set), temple blocks, triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells], vibraslap and wind chime:
Neil Peart (in 1977-06)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1977-06)
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Xanadu (Rush song) (in 1977-06)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
3.811:04
6Bastille Day
recording of:
Bastille Day
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.24:37
7By‐Tor and the Snow Dog
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) and John Woloschuk
producer:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1975-01)
recording of:
By‐Tor & the Snow Dog (in 1975-01)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
3.68:37
8Anthem
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) and John Woloschuk
producer:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1975-01)
recording of:
Anthem (in 1975-01)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.14:22
9Closer to the Heart
recording engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) (in 1977-06) and Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) (in 1977-06)
producer and mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
assistant mixer:
Declan O’Doherty and Ken Thomas (British producer and engineer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar and Minimoog:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
12 string guitar [twelve string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [twelve string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bass pedals [bass pedal synthesizer]:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06) and Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bell tree, cowbell, drums (drum set), temple blocks, triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells], vibraslap and wind chime:
Neil Peart (in 1977-06)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1977-06)
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Closer to the Heart (in 1977-06)
lyricist:
Neil Peart and Peter Talbot
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.62:52
102112 Overture (Retrospective edit)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1976-02)
edit of:
2112: I. Overture / II. The Temples of Syrinx / III. Discovery / IV. Presentation / V. Oracle: The Dream / VI. Soliloquy / VII. Grand Finale by Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recording of:
Overture (2112) (in 1976-02)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
part of:
2112
44:33
11The Temples of Syrinx (Retrospective edit)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1976-02)
edit of:
2112: I. Overture / II. The Temples of Syrinx / III. Discovery / IV. Presentation / V. Oracle: The Dream / VI. Soliloquy / VII. Grand Finale by Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recording of:
The Temples of Syrinx (in 1976-02)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
part of:
2112
2:12
12La Villa Strangiato
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
La Villa Strangiato (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
composer:
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart
3.859:35
13Fly by Night
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) and John Woloschuk
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1975-01)
recording of:
Fly by Night (in 1975-01)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated)
43:21
14Finding My Way
producer:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
drums (drum set):
John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
vocals:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15) and John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
arranger:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc.
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixed at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Finding My Way (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
writer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.255:06