Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1975. The album showcases the band's continued evolution to hard progressive rock as opposed to the blues-based hard rock style of the band's first album. Although Rush's previous album Fly by Night dabbled in longer conceptual pieces such as "By-Tor & the Snow Dog", such works were the central focus of Caress of Steel.
Caress Of Steel is a music studio album recording by RUSH (Heavy Prog/Progressive Rock) released in 1975 on cd, lp, vinyl and/or cassette. FLAC (2015, Ponomusic) Hi Res download in 192kHz/24bit lossless files from remaster by Sean Magee. Caress Of Steel Mercury 2015.
Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 24, 1975 by Mercury Records in the United States, Anthem Records in Canada, and Atlantic Records in Japan. Its total length is 45:00. The band's lineup included vocalist and bassist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer Neil Peart. Rush's previous release showed a move to a more progressive rock sound. Continuing that trend, Caress of Steel had two long epic conceptual pieces that made up about 33 minutes of the album
Rush's Caress of Steel - The Polished Steel That Gleams. Pros: Epic adventures that begin the definition of early Rush. The Bottom Line: The definitive Rush album. It's ironic to think that the album that was once considered the "end" of Rush is now so overwhelmingly accepted as one of their finest and most polished pieces of work. But that was the case with Caress of Steel
Part of 'The Rush Remasters' series. Presented in a jewel case with four page booklet including lyrics. PMDC PMDC, Germany pressing (from matrix information). Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS.
Album Name Caress of Steel. 版公司 Moon Records (UKR).
Tracklist
| 1 | Bastille Day | 4:37 |
| 2 | I Think I'm Going Bald | 3:37 |
| 3 | Lakeside Park | 4:08 |
| The Necromancer | (12:30) | |
| 4-I | Into The Darkness | 4:12 |
| 4-II | Under The Shadow | 4:25 |
| 4-III | Return Of The Prince | 3:52 |
| The Fountain Of Lamneth | (19:59) | |
| 5-I | In The Valley | 4:18 |
| 5-II | Didacts And Narpets | 1:00 |
| 5-III | No One At The Bridge | 4:19 |
| 5-IV | Panacea | 3:14 |
| 5-V | Bacchus Plateau | 3:13 |
| 5-VI | The Fountain | 3:49 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Published By – Wb Music Corp.
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Manufactured By – PolyGram Records
- Marketed By – PolyGram Records
Credits
- Arranged By [All Selections] – Rush, Terry Brown
- Bass [Uncredited] – Geddy Lee
- Drums [Uncredited] – Neil Peart
- Guitar [Uncredited] – Alex Lifeson
- Producer [Produced By] – Rush, Terry Brown
- Vocals [Uncredited] – Geddy Lee
Notes
Originally released in 1975.Single-sheet, 2-page insert. Standard CD Jewel case with black tray.
Catalog number variations:
822-543-2 M-1: on spine, back cover, and back of insert sheet
822-543-2: on face of disc
0704 appears on back cover (tray insert) and back of cover insert sheet.
Disc made in USA, inserts printed in USA.
℗ 1975 PolyGram Records, Inc.
© 1975 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (As Printed): 0 422-822543-2 0
- Barcode (String): 042282254320
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 822 543-2 01% AV
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 822-543-2 01% R
- Other (Stamped on inner hub): MADE IN USA
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- SPARS Code: AAD
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRM-1-1046 | Rush | Caress Of Steel (LP, Album, Gat) | Mercury | SRM-1-1046 | Canada | 1975 |
| ANMD-1003 | Rush | Caress Of Steel (CD) | Anthem Records Inc. | ANMD-1003 | Canada | Unknown |
| B0022365-01 | Rush | Caress Of Steel (LP, Album, RE, RM, Gat) | Mercury, Universal Music, Anthem | B0022365-01 | USA & Canada | 2015 |
| P2-34625 | Rush | Caress Of Steel (CD, Album, Club, RE, RM) | Mercury, Anthem | P2-34625 | US | Unknown |
| ANC-1-1003 | Rush | Caress Of Steel (CD, Album, RE, Ame) | Anthem Records | ANC-1-1003 | Canada | Unknown |
