Catalog Number: B0029672-01 Condition Details: 40th Anniversary Picture Disc. Record Store Day Exclusive Limited Edition Made in Canada. Unopened/new vinyl, factory sealed, and in excellent condition. 40th Anniversary sticker on shrink near top-left on front and Made in Canada sticker near bottom-right on shrink on back. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: Cygnus X-I Book II Hemispheres Circumstances The Trees La Villa Strangiato About The Record: Hemispheres (Picture Disc), is the sixth studio album by Rush, released in October 1978 by Anthem Records. After touring to support the band's previous release, A Farewell to Kings, during which the group gained popularity in the UK, Rush started work on its next album. As with the band's previous studio album, Hemispheres was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire and Trident Studios in London with longtime engineer and arranger, Terry Brown. Rush continued its progressive rock sound with the side-long Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres and the nine-minute instrumental La Villa Strangiato. Hemispheres received acclaim from music critics. It reached No. 14 in Canada and the UK, and No. 41 in the United States. The album's two shorter tracks, Circumstances and The Trees were released as singles in 1978 and 1979, respectively. In 1993, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling one million copies. Rush supported Hemispheres with a concert tour from October 1978 to June 1979. The album was re-released in various expanded formats on November 16, 2018 as part of the band's ongoing 40th Anniversary editions, including the previously unreleased live set by the band at the Pinkpop Festival from June 1979.