Archives is a compilation album by Rush

Rush (band)

Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...

, released in April 1978 (see 1978 in music

1978 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....

). The compilation was a complete repackaging of the band's first three albums (Rush, Fly by Night and Caress of Steel

Caress of Steel

Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1975. The album shows more of Rush's adherence to hard progressive rock, as opposed to the blues-based heavy metal and hard rock style of the band's first two albums. Long pieces broken up into various sections and...

). Originally released with a faded grey cover, it was later repackaged with a darker, black cover.http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/wallpaper/ARCHgraycov.jpg The minimalist cover art recycles the image of the "Man in the Star" from the 2112

2112 (album)

2112 is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1976.The album features an eponymous seven-part suite written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, with lyrics written by Neil Peart telling a dystopian story set in the year 2112. The album is sometimes described as a concept album...

album.

On the original, vinyl Fly By Night album, the chimes at the end of "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" were printed into the fadeout groove of side one. This meant that on older turntables the chimes would play on forever, until the stylus was physically lifted from the vinyl. On the Archives version, "By-Tor" is 28 seconds longer as these additional chimes were included. http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/FBNlyrics.htm

Although Archives has never officially been released on CD, it managed simultaneous gold and platinum certification in the U.S. in 1995. Many fans have made their own CD versions of this collection.

Track listing

From Rush:

1. "Finding My Way
   Finding My Way
   Finding My Way is the first song on Rush's album Rush. It is five minutes and seven seconds long and in 4/4 time. The song was written by singer/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson...
   
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2. "Need Some Love"
3. "Take a Friend"
4. "Here Again"
5. "What You're Doing"
6. "In the Mood
   In the Mood (Rush song)
   "In the Mood" is a song by Canadian rock band Rush from their debut album, Rush. It was at least two years old when recorded for the album. It is three minutes and 34 seconds long and in 4/4 time....
   
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7. "Before and After"
8. "Working Man
   Working Man
   "Working Man" is a song by rock band Rush from its debut album, Rush. On the live album All the World's a Stage, the song segues directly into "Finding My Way" and one of Neil Peart's drum solos....
   
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From Fly by Night:

1. "Anthem"
2. "Best I Can"
3. "Beneath, Between & Behind"
4. "By-Tor & The Snow Dog"
5. "Fly by Night
   Fly by Night (song)
   "Fly by Night" is the fifth song from Rush's second album of the same name. The music was written by Geddy Lee and the lyrics were penned by Neil Peart. Peart wrote this song about his first trip away from home. In 1971, at 18 years old, he left behind his small-town Canadian life and flew to England...
   
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6. "Making Memories"
7. "Rivendell"
8. "In the End"

From Caress of Steel

Caress of Steel

Caress of Steel is the third studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1975. The album shows more of Rush's adherence to hard progressive rock, as opposed to the blues-based heavy metal and hard rock style of the band's first two albums. Long pieces broken up into various sections and...

:

1. "Bastille Day
   Bastille Day (song)
   "Bastille Day" is the first song from Rush's third album Caress of Steel. The music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and the lyrics were written by Neil Peart...
   
   "
2. "I Think I'm Going Bald
   I Think I'm Going Bald
   "I Think I'm Going Bald" is the second song from Rush's third album Caress of Steel. The music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, and the lyrics were written by Neil Peart....
   
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3. "Lakeside Park
   Lakeside Park (song)
   "Lakeside Park" is the third song from Rush's third album Caress of Steel. The music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and the lyrics were written by Neil Peart. The song details Peart's memories of many summers spent at the park....
   
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4. "The Necromancer"
   • "Into Darkness"
   • "Under the Shadow"
   • "Return of the Prince"
5. "The Fountain of Lamneth
   The Fountain of Lamneth
   The Fountain of Lamneth is the fifth song from Rush's third album Caress of Steel. The music was written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and the lyrics were written by Neil Peart. It chronicles a man's journey to find the Fountain of Lamneth. It consists of six parts:#* "I. In the Valley" – 4:18#*...
   
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   • "In the Valley"
   • "Didacts and Narpets"
   • "No One at the Bridge"
   • "Panacea"
   • "Baccus Plateau"
   • "The Fountain"