Transcript: "RUSH - A Biography" - Mercury Records Press Release, July 17, 1974

As we anticipate the upcoming 40th anniversary release of RUSH, check out the Mercury Records press release which was inserted into promo copies of Rush's debut album before its August '74 premiere. Check out the timing: the press release was written on July 17th, 1974, less then two weeks before Lee and Lifeson first met Peart; accordingly, the bio features Lee, Lifeson, and Rutsey! Also included are comments from Geddy regarding their June 28, 1974 Cleveland show opening for ZZ Top: "We opened for ZZ Top and were scheduled to play about 40 minutes. Well, we played for one hour and the kids were standing on the chairs and screaming. We earned an encore, but ZZ wouldn't let us go back on."