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Xavier Birtwich's Collection

Rush   11/20/1978

Convention Center Arena, Tucson, AZ
Source SBD source - lossless data disk 17151 - A Desert Passage, Platinum Edition
Media FLAC   2 discs
Notes SBD source - lossless data disk 17151 - A Desert Passage, Platinum Edition
Tech Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONTRAST CLAUSE:
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Over the next couple of days, I will be torrenting five bundles from the Tucson Convention Center Arena, in Tucson Arizona. Recorded on November 20, 1978. Within these five bundles, there will be two titles each, for a total of 10 rio titles. To my research and knowledge, all 10 are "slightly" different. Some contain bonus material. Some are blatantly improved/modified. Some are incomplete. Some sound generations old. Etc.

Deciding for certain, beyond a doubt, if these titles are all indeed different from one another isn't an easy task. So for each title, within this Contrast Clause, I'll provide (1) the rio title, (2) a track title as an example, (3) the file format, (4) the file name, (5) the playing time, (6) the checksum, and (7) any additional notes I could find on the release. I'll also (8) provide a sound sample of each, using the same very "Something For Nothing" track so that you can decide for yourself.

RIO: 1978-11-20 - A Desert Passage PE
TITLE: Something For Nothing
FORMAT: SHN
FILE SIZE: 34,921 kb's
FILE NAME: Rush-1978-11-20-aDPPE-D1T07.shn
PLAYING TIME: 4:29 min
CHECKSUM: e3d5450230deb78c28e1fec8784cf2af
NOTES: First generation soundboard. Appears unaltered

RIO: 1978-11-20 - A Single Perfect Sphere
TITLE: Something For Nothing
FORMAT: SHN
FILE SIZE: 34,254 kb's
FILE NAME: Rush_1978_79_ASPS_D1T06.shn
PLAYING TIME: 4:25 min
CHECKSUM: 22b3b6a81d1ed55510c4c93aaa31c6e1
Notes: Compilation of "A Desert Passage PE", "Black Forest", & "Buenos Noches Motor City"

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Listed below are the 10 rio titles and what bunble they will appear with. Once the Dime torrent link becomes available, I'll also post that...

1978-11-20 - HEMISPHERES TUCSON ARIZONA BUNDLE 1 OF 5:
(01) 1978-11-20 - A Desert Passage PE
(02) 1978-11-20 - A Single Perfect Sphere


1978-11-20 - HEMISPHERES TUCSON ARIZONA BUNDLE 2 OF 5:
(03) 1978-11-20 - Black Hole Of Cygnus X-1
(04) 1978-11-20 - Brainwaves


1978-11-20 - HEMISPHERES TUCSON ARIZONA BUNDLE 3 OF 5:
(05) 1978-11-20 - Cygnus
(06) 1978-11-20 - Cygnus Gold Edition


1978-11-20 - HEMISPHERES TUCSON ARIZONA BUNDLE 4 OF 5:
(07) 1978-11-20 - Cygnus X Story
(08) 1978-11-20 - Every Soul A Battlefield


1978-11-20 - HEMISPHERES TUCSON ARIZONA BUNDLE 5 OF 5:
(09) 1978-11-20 - First Time In Tucson
(10) 1978-11-20 - Storm Over Tucson TE


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Rush - A Desert Passage PE
Media: 2 CDR
Time: 73:25, 66:03
Catalog: Digital Reproductions: DR 12078-9
Source: Soundboard (1st gen)
Date: November 20, 1978
Location: Tucson Convention Center Arena, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Bookmark: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=31

DISC 1:

01 - Intro 3:09
02 - Anthem 4:17
03 - A Passage To Bangkok 4:19
04 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:20
05 - Xanadu 12:12
06 - Announcement 1:47
07 - Something for Nothing 4:29
08 - The Trees 4:39
90 - Cygnus X-1 10:45
10 - Hemispheres 18:50
11 - Closer To The Heart 3:33

DISC 2:

01 - Circumstances 4:37
02 - A Farewell To Kings 5:35
03 - La Villa Strangiato 10:04
04 - 2112 19:12
05 - Working Man 3:08
06 - Bastille Day 1:42
07 - In The Mood 2:40
08 - Drum Solo 5:13
09 - Something For Nothing 4:12
10 - Cygnus X-1 9:33

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Rush - A Single Perfect Sphere V1.1
Media: 2 CDr
Time: 72:04, 52:39
Catalog: EBP: EBP002
Source: A Desert Passage PE
Source: Black Forest
Source: Buenos Noches, Motor City!
Date: November 20, 1978
Date: May 28, 1979 ((Y))
Date: December 02, 1978
Location: Tucson Convention Center Arena, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Location: Stadhalle, Offenbach, Germany ((Y))
Location: Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Bookmark: http://www.digitalrushexperience.com/database/review.php?RecordingID=1648

DISC 1:

01 - Intro Tape 2:54
02 - Anthem 4:01 ((Y))
03 - A Passage To Bangkok 3:54 ((Y))
04 - Bytor And The Snowdog 5:24
05 - Xanadu 12:26
06 - Something For Nothing 4:25
07 - The Trees 4:37 ((Y))
08 - Cygnus X-1, Book I 10:33
09 - Hemispheres 20:23 ((Y))
10 - Closer To The Heart 3:26

DISC 2:

01 - Circumstances 4:26 ((Z))
02 - A Farewell To Kings 5:40 ((Z))
03 - La Villa Strangiato 10:33 ((Z))
04 - 2112 19:12
05 - Working Man 3:09
06 - Bastille Day 1:43
07 - In The Mood 2:43 ((Z))
08 - Drum Solo / Finale 5:12 ((Z))
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: SBD
Reference / Generation data disk 17151
Owned by Xavier Birtwich · Last Updated Oct 13, 2025