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Caress Of Steel + Obi

RUSH Caress Of Steel (Rare original 1975 Japanese 5-track vinyl LP on the Mercury label manufactured by Nippon Phonogram, housed in a deluxe gatefold picture sleeve complete with Japanese text biography/lyric insert and the rare wide red obi-strip with white text. The sleeve displays just light general wear with just light corner wear, and the vinyl remains in a 'near mint' condition with very little evidence of play. This is a stunning example of this early and hard-to-find Japanese pressing! RJ-7066)

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Release Year 1975 - 50 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format vinyl LP album (LP record)
Record Label Mercury
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Product Catalogue No RJ-7066
Music Genre Rock
Country Comes from Japan Comes from 'Japan'
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An extremely scarce original 1975 Japanese first pressing of Caress Of Steel, the third studio album by Canadian progressive rock legends Rush. Issued by Nippon Phonogram under the Mercury label, this edition is presented in a heavyweight gatefold picture sleeve, featuring stunning cover artwork by Hugh Syme with an antique, fantasy-themed illustration, a hallmark of Rush's early visual identity.

Included is the rare wide red obi-strip, part of the “Rock Company” campaign, which was used by Nippon Phonogram to highlight Western rock releases. This obi is now highly collectible in its own right and often missing from second-hand copies.

Pressed on high-fidelity Japanese vinyl, known among audiophiles for superior mastering and ultra-quiet surfaces, making this edition one of the best ways to experience this often overlooked but musically ambitious Rush album.

Caress Of Steel marked a bold creative leap, featuring long-form suites and fantasy-laced lyrics that laid the foundation for 2112 and future concept-driven works. Although commercially risky at the time, it has since gained cult status among fans for tracks like The Necromancer and the epic The Fountain of Lamneth.

Tracklisting:

1.Bastille Day
2. I Think I'm Going Bald
3. Lakeside Park
4. The Necromancer
5. The Fountain of Lamneth

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Recording Artist Rush
Product Title Caress Of Steel + Obi
Product Information Rush Caress Of Steel + Obi Japan vinyl LP album (LP record).
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
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