Hemispheres is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band 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 their 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".
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.
Disc One
Hemispheres:
01. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
01.1 Prelude
01.2 Apollo Bringer Of Wisdom
01.3 Dionysus Bringer Of Love
01.4 Armageddon The Battle Of Heart And Mind
01.5 Cygnus Bringer of Balance
01.6 The Sphere A Kind Of Dream
02. Circumstances
03. The Trees
04. La Villa Strangiato
Disc Two
Live At Pink Pop Festival: June 4th, 1979:
01. A Passage To Bangkok
02. Xanadu
03. The Trees
04. Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres - The Sphere A Kind Of Dream
05. Closer To The Heart
06. La Villa Strangiato
07. In The Mood
08. Drum Solo
09. Something For Nothing
Live In Arizona: November 20th, 1978:
10. 2112
10.1 Overture
10.2 The Temple Of Syrinx
10.3 Discovery
10.4 The Presentation
10.5 Soliloquy
10.6 Grand Finale
