Jag2112 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 A month or so ago, I was thrilled to introduce - for the first time online anywhere - the images behind the extremely rare and nearly impossible-to-find Rush 2112 Tourbook. Many of you, like me, had never gazed inside the pages of this piece of Rush history. I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy via Ebay which led to my scanning of the book and publishing it online for all to enjoy. Now I have another treat for all of you. Back in 1979 and 1980, during the legs of the Hemispheres and Permanent Waves tours that took place in the United Kingdom, a second set of "official" tour books were released. These two tour books, known as "Rush: The Words and The Pictures" and "Rush: The Words and The Pictures Volume II: Featuring the lyrics from Permament Waves" apparently had a very limited production run which led to few copies ever making it to the U.S. Geoff Barton, who penned the text behind the 2112 tour book, also penned an interesting tale for Volume I of the series. Additionally, numerous candid photos of the band by Fin Costello were included in the pages within these two rare finds. But what I found most intriguing was the reproduction of many of Neil's hand-written lyrics. Some of you may be familiar with the hand-written lyrics that appear on the Fly By Night album / cd insert (See: Fly By Night) But many more from later albums including 2112, A Farewell to Kings, Hemispheres and finally Permanent Waves were now reflected in these two rather obscure tour books. So, as I did with the 2112 tour book, I'm now proud to introduce you to the complete images and text, or Words and Pictures as it were, from both of these tour books. Click the links below for either volume: Rush: The Words and The Pictures Volume I Rush: The Words and The Pictures Volume II I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyt Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Porschetta Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Wow, what a find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Very nice indeed Jag2112 - A great addition to a fine site. I like the Barton article - Very consistent with his reflections in last year's Classic Rock special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sark Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 That is too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca2112 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 great!!!!! compliments........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Very very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrown2112 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 John, that's absolutely fantastic!! Thank you so much for sharing that with us. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sawyer Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y90/pinkfloyd1973/wow.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag2112 Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Apr 6 2005, 03:17 AM) Very nice indeed Jag2112 - A great addition to a fine site. I like the Barton article - Very consistent with his reflections in last year's Classic Rock special. I'd love to read that article - do you know where one might obtain a copy? -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defrushfan01 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Thanks for posting those books. So cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkd Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Jag2112, I love you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushengal Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 Very Cool Stuff!! And a rare find to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiled yorkie Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 HOW MANY RUSH sites these going on again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 OMG, those are sooooooo be'achin' !! This has to be one of the coolest photos I had never seen before: http://www.cygnus-x1.net/links/rush/images/tourbooks/thewordsandthepicturesv2-29.jpg Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyzyy Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 GOOD JOB!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jag2112 Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 I'm glad everyone's enjoying these rare finds... And trust me, I have a few more things that I'm presently working on that will surprise you as well... More to come... -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleAgent420 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Keep up the most excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus_X1 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 Thats one awesome find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 VEEEEEEEEERY NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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