▁on ▁CH UM - FM ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁on ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁and ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart , ▁and ▁number ▁ 4 7 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁For ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁Hem is pher es ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Canada ▁on ▁red ▁vin yl ▁with ▁a ▁gate fold ▁sle e ve ▁with ▁a ▁poster ▁( catalog ue ▁number ▁S AN R - 1 - 1 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁picture ▁disc ▁( SR P - 1 3 0 0 ). ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁silver ▁cert ification ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁Hem is pher es ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁steady ▁s eller ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁catalog ue ; ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ) ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁for ▁s elling ▁one ▁million ▁copies , ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁release . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁poll ▁held ▁by ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁titled ▁" Read ers ' ▁Pol l : ▁Your ▁F avor ite ▁Pro g ▁Rock ▁Albums ▁of ▁All ▁Time ", ▁Hem is pher es ▁was ▁ranked ▁at ▁. ▁Review ing ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁the ▁magazine , ▁Michael ▁Blo om ▁stated , ▁" Over