“It was a great album to make”

Producer Terry Brown gives a view of Moving Pictures from the other side of the glass.

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For some he’s still the Rush producer – and Terry Brown was immortalised by the band in the live Broon’s Bane from their Exit… Stage Left album. He was behind the glass handling co-production with the band from 1975’s Fly By Night through to 1982’s Signals. Here he recalls the months spent creating Moving Pictures. What struck you first about the album demos – did they feel as strong as the material on Permanent Waves? Rush were constantly evolving, so the demos were even better and the material had a more refined edge. It was more commercial fairy dust! Was there any hesitation about returning to Le Studio to make the record? We were so well looked-after at Le Studio while recording Permanent Waves that we couldn’t wait to return…

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