A Farewell to Kings

A Farewell to Kings is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 1, 1977. It was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and was mixed at Advision Studios in London.

The band was happy with how it turned out. Geddy recalled in 1978:

“It’s the only one of our albums apart from ‘2112‘ that I can really live with. I’ve yet to look at it and start finding fault with it, pick it apart, you know…it still sounds so positive.”

It was remastered in 1997 and a special 40th Anniversary Edition was put out on December 1, 2017.

A Farewell To Kings 40th Anniversary Release — Rush

On December 1, Rush will release a lavish, new and expanded edition of the landmark album A Farewell to Kings - the fifth studio album originally released in 1977, which introduced the radio hit "Closer To The Heart," album tracks "A Farewell To Kings," "Madrigal," "Cinderella Man," as well as enduring fan favorites with "Xanadu" and "Cygnus X-1."

For further reading on how the album was made, head here. The album has quite the story behind it.