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1997 compilation album by Rush

Retrospective I Compilation album by Rush Released May 6, 1997 Recorded 1973–1979 Genre Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal Length 75:49 Label Anthem (Canada) Mercury Producer Rush and Terry Brown Rush chronology Test for Echo (1996) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997)

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2] MusicHound Rock [3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4] The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music [5]

***Retrospective I: 1974 to 1980*** is a compilation [album](/source/Album) by [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Rush](/source/Rush_(band)), released in 1997. The album features songs from the first decade of the band. The set is not in chronological order.

This compilation album is now disc one of the 2006 Rush compilation album *[Gold](/source/Gold_(Rush_album))*, with "Something for Nothing" replaced by "[Working Man](/source/Working_Man)". Cover art was painted by Canadian artist Dan Hudson.[6]

## Track listing

No. Title Original release Length 1. "The Spirit of Radio" Permanent Waves (1980) 4:59 2. "The Trees" Hemispheres (1978) 4:45 3. "Something for Nothing" 2112 (1976) 4:00 4. "Freewill" Permanent Waves 5:24 5. "Xanadu" A Farewell to Kings (1977) 11:07 6. "Bastille Day" Caress of Steel (1975) 4:40 7. "By-Tor and the Snow Dog" I. "At the Tobes of Hades" (0:36) II. "Across the Styx" (0:35)" III. "Of the Battle" (6:23) i. "Challenge and Defiance" (2:43) ii. "7/4 War Furor" (0:37) iii. "Aftermath" (1:58) iv. "Hymn of Triumph" (1:05) IV. "Epilogue" (1:04) Fly by Night (1975) 8:39 8. "Anthem" Fly by Night 4:24 9. "Closer to the Heart" A Farewell to Kings 2:55 10. "Overture" (Part I of "2112") 2112 4:32 11. "The Temples of Syrinx" (Part II of "2112") 2112 2:13 12. "La Villa Strangiato" I. "Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!" (0:27) II. "To Sleep, Perchance to Dream..." (1:33) III. "Strangiato Theme" (1:16) IV. "A Lerxst in Wonderland" (2:33) V. "Monsters!" (0:21) VI. "The Ghost of the Aragon" (0:35) VII. "Danforth and Pape" (0:41) VIII. "The Waltz of the Shreves" (0:26) IX. "Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!" (0:11) X. "Monsters! (Reprise)" (0:14) XI. "Strangiato Theme (Reprise)" (1:03) XII. "A Farewell to Things" (0:15) Hemispheres 9:37 13. "Fly by Night" Fly by Night 3:22 14. "Finding My Way" Rush (1974) 5:05 Total length: 1:15:42

## Personnel

- [Geddy Lee](/source/Geddy_Lee) – bass guitars, vocals, synthesizers

- [Alex Lifeson](/source/Alex_Lifeson) – electric and acoustic guitars

- [Neil Peart](/source/Neil_Peart) – drums, percussion, lyricist

- [John Rutsey](/source/John_Rutsey) – drums on "Finding My Way"

## See also

- *[Retrospective II](/source/Retrospective_II)*

- *[Gold](/source/Gold_(Rush_album))*

- *[Retrospective III: 1989–2008](/source/Retrospective_III%3A_1989%E2%80%932008)*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Retrospective I](https://www.allmusic.com/album/r276232) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2007). [*The Encyclopedia of Popular Music*](/source/The_Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music) (4th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0195313734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0195313734).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). "Rush". *MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide*. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 965. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-57859-061-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57859-061-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Rush: Album Guide"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130704223108/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/rush/albumguide) on 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-02-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Larkin, Colin](/source/Colin_Larkin) (2003). "Rush". *The Virgin Encyclopedia of 80s Music*. [Virgin Publishing](/source/Virgin_Publishing). pp. 414–415. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1852279699](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1852279699).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road](/source/Ghost_Rider%3A_Travels_on_the_Healing_Road) (Chapter 5)

v t e Rush Alex Lifeson Geddy Lee Jeff Jones John Rutsey Neil Peart Studio albums Rush (1974) Fly by Night (1975) Caress of Steel (1975) 2112 (1976) A Farewell to Kings (1977) Hemispheres (1978) Permanent Waves (1980) Moving Pictures (1981) Signals (1982) Grace Under Pressure (1984) Power Windows (1985) Hold Your Fire (1987) Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993) Test for Echo (1996) Vapor Trails (2002) Snakes & Arrows (2007) Clockwork Angels (2012) Live albums All the World's a Stage (1976) Exit... Stage Left (1981) A Show of Hands (1989) Different Stages (1998) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Grace Under Pressure Tour (2009) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Live videos Exit... Stage Left (1982) Grace Under Pressure Tour (1986) A Show of Hands (1989) Rush in Rio (2003) R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour (2005) Rush Replay X 3 (2006) Snakes & Arrows Live (2008) Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland (2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2013) R40 Live (2015) Compilations Rush Through Time (1979) Chronicles (1990) Retrospective I (1997) Retrospective II (1997) The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987 (2003) Gold (2006) Retrospective III: 1989–2008 (2009) Working Men (2009) Video compilations Through the Camera Eye (1985) Chronicles (1990) Box sets The Studio Albums 1989–2007 (2013) Extended plays Feedback (2004) Cygnus X-1 (2017) Singles "In the Mood" "Fly by Night" "Lakeside Park" "The Twilight Zone" "Making Memories" "Closer to the Heart" "Circumstances" "The Trees" "The Spirit of Radio" "Entre Nous" "Limelight" "Tom Sawyer" "Vital Signs" "New World Man" "Subdivisions" "Countdown" "Red Sector A" "Afterimage" "The Big Money" "Mystic Rhythms" "Time Stand Still" "Show Don't Tell" "The Pass" "Dreamline" "Roll the Bones" "Ghost of a Chance" "Stick It Out" "Nobody's Hero" "Test for Echo" "Half the World" "Driven" "One Little Victory" "Secret Touch" "Summertime Blues" "Far Cry" "Caravan" "Headlong Flight" Other songs "Working Man" "Before" and "After" I. "Into the Darkness" "Didacts and Narpets" "2112" "A Passage to Bangkok" "Tears" "Xanadu" "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" (II. "Apollo Bringer of Wisdom" and III. "Dionysus Bringer of Love" IV. "Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind" VI. "The Sphere A Kind of Dream") "Freewill" "Red Barchetta" "YYZ" "Witch Hunt" "The Analog Kid" "Between the Wheels" "Marathon" "Manhattan Project" "Force Ten" "Mission" "Lock and Key" "Second Nature" "Heresy" "Animate" "Cold Fire" "The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum)" Tours Hemispheres Tour (1978–1979) Moving Pictures Tour (1980–1981) Exit... Stage Left Tour (1981) Power Windows Tour (1985–1986) Hold Your Fire Tour (1987–1988) Presto Tour (1990) Roll the Bones Tour (1991–1992) Counterparts Tour (1994) Test for Echo Tour (1996–1997) Snakes & Arrows Tour (2007–2008) Time Machine Tour (2010–2011) Clockwork Angels Tour (2012–2013) R40 Live Tour (2015) Fifty Something Tour (2026–2027) Related articles Discography Songs Awards Instrumentals Victor My Favourite Headache A Work in Progress Anatomy of a Drum Solo Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road Hugh Syme Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Working Man – A Tribute to Rush Category

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