Description
Offered for sale is an original Japanese white label promotional copy of Fly By Night, the second album by Rush, including the original obi.
About this copy: This copy of Fly By Night is an original 1975 pressing on the Mercury label.
The cover is VG+, with slight edge and corner wear. The obi is VG, with a few wrinkles, and repaired tears at the top and bottom edges.
The lyric insert is M-.
The white label promo disc is M-. It has a couple of faint scuffs from being removed from the inner sleeve, but there are no spindle marks on the labels and no marks on the vinyl. The disc may be unplayed.
A nice copy of a very rare Rush LP, as their albums sold poorly in Japan, particularly in the pre-Moving Pictures era.
Background: Released in 1975, Fly By Night was the second studio album from Rush and the first to feature the classic lineup of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.
The album reached #113 on the U.S. album charts.
Allmusic.com gave Fly By Night a 3 star review:
Prior to one of Rush’s first U.S. tours, original drummer John Rutsey split from the band, since he wasn’t prepared to commit to the band’s rigorous touring schedule. And it proved to be a blessing in disguise, since his replacement was to become one of the most respected rock drummers of all time, Neil Peart, who would also steer the band towards success with more challenging material — starting with Fly by Night. …Fly by Night may not be one of Rush’s finest albums, but it is one of their most important — it showed that the young band was leaving their Zep-isms behind in favor of a more challenging and original direction.
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| Country of origin: | Japan |
| Size: | 12″ |
| Record Label: | Mercury |
| Catalog Number: |
RJ-7012 |
| Year of Release: | 1975 |
| Format: | Stereo |
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