ytserush Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'm been meaning to ask this for a while. Does anyone know if this was an original design for that tour? I didn't see it used in the program or any other memorabilia I've run across from that time period. http://u.rockthisthing.com/image/130/130/RUFKTEESPR036_000.jpg I never saw this until 2002 when I saw the design on the fanclub website and it seems to be around quite a bit since then. I've never run across it before then so I'm just wondering if it's an original or a retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I went to The Farewell Tour (It was my first Gig ) and I dont remember ever seeing this design .I bought a Program , sadly that was all I could afford as I was still at school . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus 2112 Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I've got no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I was around back then and I don't remember seeing that design until recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 That's kind of what I figured. I just wanted some supporting evidence I guess. It just never really seemed to fit with the context of the album. It seems like it could have been inspired by Lord of the Rings since the design seemed to appear around that time. I wonder if Hugh Syme was involved or if it was just created for marketing after the fact.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm just wondering if anyone has any more recollections about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 There are some images in the Illustrated History book of some vintage shirts and tour passes and they have the skull/crown design! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandydog Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 There are some images in the Illustrated History book of some vintage shirts and tour passes and they have the skull/crown design! Page 41 of "RUSH The Illustrated history" has an image of a tour pass with that design. And the same image appears on the back cover of the book.http://www.amazon.com/Rush-Illustrated-History-Martin-Popoff/dp/0760343640/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375475898&sr=1-1&keywords=rush+the+illustrated+history#reader_0760343640 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 There are some images in the Illustrated History book of some vintage shirts and tour passes and they have the skull/crown design! Page 41 of "RUSH The Illustrated history" has an image of a tour pass with that design. And the same image appears on the back cover of the book.http://www.amazon.co...ader_0760343640 Thanks for the link. I plan to pick up the book eventually. Looks like the shirt was something you'd buy outside of the venue rather than inside. Maybe the image was only on passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I've always hated that design. Never could figure the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 I've always hated that design. Never could figure the appeal. Never been a favorite of mine either, but I was interested in its origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 i have a bootleg t shirt from the permanent waves tour that has the image of the skull with a crown in front of the the star in the circle with hemispheres font and pictures of the boys from archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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