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RushHold Your Fire

Label:

Vertigo – VERH 47, Vertigo – 832 464-1, Phonogram – VERH 47, Phonogram – 832 464-1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Hard Rock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1Force Ten
Lyrics ByPeart*, Dubois*
4:28
A2Time Stand Still5:07
A3Open Secrets5:37
A4Second Nature4:35
A5Prime Mover5:19
B1Lock And Key5:08
B2Mission5:15
B3Turn The Page4:53
B4Tai Shan4:14
B5High Water5:32
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗PolyGram Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©PolyGram Records, Inc.
  • Recorded AtThe Manor
  • Recorded AtMirage Studios
  • Recorded AtRidge Farm Studios
  • Recorded AtAIR Studios, Montserrat
  • Recorded AtMcClear Place
  • Recorded AtLerxst Mobile
  • Mixed AtStudio Guillaume Tell
  • Published ByIntersong Music Ltd.
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Mastered AtMusitech
  • Pressed ByPRS
  • Produced AtElora Sound

Credits

  • Arranged By [Brass Band], Conductor [Brass Band]Andrew Jackman*
  • Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings]Steven Margoshes*
  • Art DirectionHugh Syme
  • Bass, Synthesizer, VocalsGeddy Lee
  • Drums, PercussionNeil Peart
  • EngineerJimbo (James) Barton*
  • Engineer [Preproduction Engineered By]Jon Erickson (2)
  • GuitarAlex Lifeson
  • Lacquer Cut ByJA*
  • Lyrics ByPeart*
  • Mastered ByBob Ludwig
  • Music ByLifeson*, Lee*
  • PerformerThe William Faerey Engineering Brass Band*
  • Photography ByGlen Wexler
  • Producer, Arranged ByPeter Collins, Rush
  • Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming Assisted By]Jim Burgess (2)
  • Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming Assisted By], Keyboards [Additional Keyboards]Andy Richards
  • Vocals [Additional Vocals]Aimee Mann

Notes

Released with a glossy photo / lyric inner that has a 4" die cut thumb slot.

Recorded at:
The Manor, Oxfordshire
Ridge Farm Studio, Surrey
Air Studios, Montserrat
McClear Place, Toronto
and on the Lerxst Mobile, between January and April 1987.
String and brass arrangements recorded at Mirage Studio, Oldham, England.
Preproduction work at Elora Sound.

Mixed at Guillaume Tell Studio, Paris, May 1987.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
Lacquers plated and stampers engineered at Musitech

℗ 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
© 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.

Runout markings on variant 1 and 2 are etched, except '11' (side A) and '2' and '11' (side B) on variant 2 – these markings are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 042283246447
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): VERH-47 A-1 JA MT
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): VERH-47 B-1 JA MT
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ✳ VERH-47 A-1 ✳ MT. JA 11
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ✳ VERH-47 B-1 ✳ MT. 2 JA 11

Other Versions (5 of 119)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Hold Your Fire (CD, Album)Mercury, Mercury832 464-2 Q-1, 832 464-2US1987
Hold Your Fire (CD, Album, Stereo)Mercury, Mercury832 464-2 Q-1, 832 464-2Germany1987
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Hold Your Fire (LP, Album, Stereo)Mercury832 464-1Europe1987
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Hold Your Fire (Cassette, Album)Mercury832 464-4 Q-1US1987
Hold Your Fire (LP, Album, Stereo)Anthem (5)ANR-1-1051Canada1987

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Reviews

  • mrhuntington's avatar
    mrhuntington
    This is an album from an era of Rush that I grew up in and I didn’t have a lot of positive feelings about but lately these mid to late ‘80s records have really grown on me. ‘Hold Your Fire’ was the one I knew the least as I had got into ‘Grace Under Pressure’ and ‘Power Windows’ at school and grew to appreciate those records. Didn’t seem in a rush to pick up the follow-up though until many years later. Maybe I was scared off by the many critiques about Geddy’s overuse of synths and that there was not enough Alex guitar or it may have been that I didn’t initially care for the radio songs. The three stars for ‘Hold Your Fire’ may seem awfully low for a rating but honestly it’s more of a 3.5 if that matters. What does matter is that this LP rewards over repeated listens - a slow burn if you will. Many complain about the use (or overuse) of keyboards but this didn’t hurt my enjoyment of ‘Signals’. The progressive elements are still there but there are many examples of pop as well, most prominently on “Time Stands Still” which features the haunting voice of Aimee Mann on the chorus. First single and album opener, “Force Ten” is catching and driving in the tradition of the more mainstream Rush classics (maybe not “Tom Sawyer” but that’s a ridiculously high standard). I really like parts of “Second Nature” and “Prime Mover” as well, very melodic on the bridges but still at a mostly progressive song structure. “Mission” and “Turn the Page” would later be featured on the subsequent live album two years later as Rush made a habit through their careers up to this point to put out a live record after four studio LPs.
    I remember I was in college, freshman year and some friends who were much bigger Rush fans than I was were absolutely crushing ‘Hold Your Fire’ but I bet if you asked them today, their opinions might have changed. It is a polarizing album and was also an end of an era as this would be the last Rush studio album released on Mercury Records. If you’re into the more progressive side of their ‘70s classics then ‘Hold Your Fire’ may not be your flavor but as I said before - listen to it in a vacuum and value it on its own merits. You may find as I did that it certainly does not deserve to be buried in obscurity. Tough times demand touch talk…
    • Glasswhale's avatar
      Glasswhale
      My version has the labels on the wrong sides of the record. Anyone else have this?

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