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Title: Rush - Permanent Waves
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, Progressive Rock and New Wave, Toronto, Canada 8/26
Matrix #: SRM-1-4001
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Geddy L (53' - ), Alex L (53' - ), Neil P (52' - 20')
Cultural Facts:

1. Career Turning: Permanent Waves tightened Rush’s progressive arrangements into more accessible songs, with “The Spirit of Radio” and “Freewill” bringing the band to a wider rock audience.
2. Personal Struggle: Geddy Lee was raised by Holocaust-survivor parents, and after his father died when Lee was 12, his mother worked to support the family while he increasingly turned toward music.
3. Recording Story: Recorded at Le Studio in Quebec, the album blended synthesizers, reggae-influenced rhythms, and concise songwriting with the extended musicianship of Rush’s earlier records.

10/13/25 TC