With Blu-ray Audio creeping into the audiophile’s world, it is now the time for those adopting bands that have rabid audiences to bring their music out in the new format to assure their fans the best format to enjoy them with.
One band that has always been on the forefront of keeping their fans filled with great stuff is Rush. Since their beginnings way back in the late ’60s (and it’s what, 2014 now?), Rush has kept a steady supply of not only original material flowing through their pipelines, but also up-to-date tech videos, and collections, as well as the updating of their classic titles. And we’re very much appreciative of all of their efforts.
On January 27, Mercury Records will reissue a Blu-ray Audio version of Fly By Night, their 1975 classic that introduced drummer extraordinaire, Neil Peart to an adoring fan-base. The album did fairly well on all charts, eventually gaining platinum status for many markets, especially the US and Canadian ones. But now that you will have access to a high audio resolution version of Fly By Night, well, we’re beginning to hope for the other classic titles like Caress of Steel (my favorite).
It should be noted that Fly By Night will be featured in 94k/24-bit 5.1 Surround Sound, and Stereo mixes. I’m assuming that the other two BD-Audio releases expected in 2015 (A Farewell To Kings / Signals) will also contain 5.1 Surround as well as the Stereo mix. The Digital Download will be featured at 2.8mK DSD 192k /24-bit, and 94k/24-bit.
In addition to the BD-Audio remaster, the sophomore album will be reissued as a vinyl LP, same date.
That’s January 27. Get your pre-order buttons ready to push. If there are bonus content, I’ll be back to update this post.