STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - RUSH - FLY BY NIGHT

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Good Thursday morning, morning people and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today marks one year since the death of Canadian , drummer, songwriter, and author, best known for his work with progressive rock band Rush, Neil Peart. He died in 2020, age 67, from brain cancer. He is severely missed. Rush's second record, Fly By Night, was released February 15, 1975 on the Mercury label and produced by Terry Brown and the band. It peaked at #113 in America and #9 in Canada. It has been certified Platinum. The title track, released as a single,  reached #88 on the Hot 100 chart. The artwork is by Eraldo Carugati .

1. "Anthem" Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson 4:21

2. "Best I Can" Lee Lee 3:24

3. "Beneath, Between & Behind" Lifeson 2:59

4. "By-Tor & the Snow Dog"
I. "At the Tobes of Hades"
II. "Across the Styx"
III. "Of the Battle"
i. "Challenge and Defiance"
ii. "7/4 War Furor"
iii. "Aftermath"
iv. "Hymn of Triumph"
IV. "Epilogue"
Lee, Lifeson 8:37

Side two

5. "Fly by Night" Lee 3:18

6. "Making Memories" Lee, Lifeson 2:58

7. "Rivendell" Lee Lee 4:52

8. "In the End" Lee Lee, Lifeson 6:44

Rush :

Alex Lifeson – electric guitars, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars

Neil Peart – drums, percussion

Geddy Lee – bass guitars, classical guitar, vocals

Rush – production, arrangement, cover concept
Terry Brown – producer, engineer, arrangement

John Woloschuk – assistant engineer
Gilbert Kong – mastering at Masterdisk, New York

Eraldo Carugati – cover painting
AGI Chicago – art direction
Jim Ladwig – art direction

Joe Kotleba – design
Richard Fegley – photography

Howard "Herns" Ungerleider – By-Tor characters inspiration
Moon Records – executive producer