All the World's a Stage (album)

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All The World's a Stage

Live album by Rush
Released	September 29 1976
Recorded	June 11 - 13, 1976
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	1:19:32
Label	Anthem Records (Canada) Mercury Records
Producer(s)	Rush and Terry Brown
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Rush chronology
2112 (1976)	All The World's a Stage (1976)	A Farewell to Kings (1977)

All The World's a Stage is a double live album by Canadian band Rush, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music).

The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 11th, 12th and 13th during their 2112 tour. The track "Limelight" from their later album Moving Pictures includes the line "All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players", perhaps a self-reference to this album.

According to the liner notes, this live album marks the end of the "First chapter of Rush," and would mark the start of a trend of releasing a live album after each four studio album cycle. Songs like "Bastille Day" and "Anthem" are similar to their studio versions, but Neil Peart's first official drum solo to be featured on a live album was featured at the end of "Working Man."

All the World's a Stage would be Rush's first US Top 40 charting album and would go Gold alongside A Farewell to Kings and 2112 on November 16, 1977. Then All the World's was certified Platinum in 1981 after the release of Moving Pictures.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Remaster Details
4 Charts

[edit] Track listing

This information has been taken directly from the album.

"Bastille Day" – 4:57
"Anthem" – 4:56
"Fly By Night/In The Mood" – 5:03
"Something For Nothing" – 4:02
"Lakeside Park" – 5:04
"2112" – Total Time: – 15:45
1. "Overture" – 4:16
2. "The Temples of Syrinx" – 2:12
3. "Presentation" – 4:27
4. "Soliloquy" – 2:22
5. "Grand Finale" – 2:28
"By-Tor And The Snow Dog" – 11:57
"In The End" – 7:13
"Working Man/Finding My Way/Drum Solo" – 14:56
"What You're Doing" – 5:39

Songs with "/" in the title indicate song medleys.

The medley on track 9 is marked as above but runs as follows. "Working Man (first half)/Finding My Way/Working Man (second half)/Drum Solo" before jamming out the end of the medley.

To accommodate the limitations imposed by the vinyl format, the albums's running order differs to the actual set list played (as evidenced by the only bootleg available from the tour. The actual song order played was Bastille Day; Anthem; Lakeside Park; 2112 (with abbreviated Discovery, minus Oracle); Fly by Night/In The Mood; Something For Nothing; By-Tor and the Snow Dog; In The End; Working Man/Finding My Way/Drum Solo; Encore: What You're Doing

[edit] Personnel

Geddy Lee - bass guitar, vocals
Alex Lifeson - electric guitar
Neil Peart - drums

Terry Brown - engineer
Hugh Syme - design
George Graves - mastering on original album
Bob Ludwig - remastering

[edit] Remaster Details

A remaster was issued in 1997.

The tray has a picture of star with man painting with THE RUSH REMASTERS printed in all caps just to the left. All remasters from Rush through to Permanent Waves are like this. This is just like the cover art of Retrospective I.
The original CD deleted What You're Doing due to time constraints but the remaster added the track back on to the album.
The album's original triple gatefold with concert pictures was reinstated on the remaster.

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard Pop Albums	40

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1977	Fly by Night/In the Mood	Billboard Pop Singles	88

Discography
Rush
Geddy Lee \| Alex Lifeson \| Neil Peart
John Rutsey
Albums: Rush \| Fly by Night \| Caress of Steel \| 2112 \| All the World's a Stage \| A Farewell to Kings \| Hemispheres \| Permanent Waves \| Moving Pictures \| Exit...Stage Left \| Signals \| Grace Under Pressure \| Power Windows \| Hold Your Fire \| A Show of Hands \| Presto \| Roll the Bones \| Counterparts \| Test for Echo \| Different Stages \| Vapor Trails \| Rush in Rio \| Feedback (EP)
Compilations: Archives \| Chronicles \| Retrospective I \| Retrospective II \| The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 \| Gold
Related articles
The Rush Portal Rush discography \| Rush music videos \| History of Rush \| Rush instrumentals \| Victor \| My Favorite Headache \| A Work In Progress \| Anatomy of A Drum Solo \| "Fear" Series \| Cygnus X-1 Series
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