RUSH – POWER WINDOWS LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1985  PROG ROCK

Rush – Power Windows
(Vertigo Records  1985  VERH31)
Matrix No’s: A2/B4 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges & a few marks on back cover & light crease in middle on front
Plain White Inner Sleeve

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that primarily comprised Geddy Lee (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion). The band’s original line-up comprised Lifeson, drummer John Rutsey, and bassist and vocalist Jeff Jones, whom Lee immediately replaced. After Lee joined, the band went through a few line-up changes before arriving at its classic power trio line-up with the addition of Peart in July 1974, who replaced Rutsey four months after the release of their self-titled debut album; this line-up remained unchanged for the remainder of the band’s career.

Power Windows is the 11th studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1985. Power Windows was the first Rush album to be produced by Peter Collins and the album was recorded at The Manor in England, Air Studios in Montserrat and at Sarm East Studios in London.

Power Windows introduced more keyboard synthesizers into the band’s sound. “The Big Money” and “Mystic Rhythms” were both made into music videos featured in MTV’s rotation at the time.

Power Windows’ lyrics are focused primarily on various manifestations of power. For example, the song “Manhattan Project” explores the origins and consequences of the U.S. military’s development of the atomic bomb, and “Territories” comments on nationalism around the world. Like “Subdivisions,” from the album Signals, “Middletown Dreams” explores suburban monotony and the average person’s attempts to temporarily escape it.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Neil Peart, all music composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

Personnel

Rush

• Geddy Lee – lead vocals, bass, synthesizers
• Alex Lifeson – guitar
• Neil Peart – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Andy Richards – additional keyboards
• Jim Burgess – additional synthesizers
• Anne Dudley – string arrangement
• Andrew Jackman – conductor, choir arrangements
• The Choir – additional vocals

Production

• Rush and Peter Collins – arrangements and production
• Jim Barton – engineer
• Matt Butler, Stephen Chase, Dave Meegan, Heff Moraes – assistant engineers
• Bob Ludwig and Brian Lee – mastering
• Hugh Syme – artwork, cover design