going ▁ 4 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁ed itions , ▁including ▁the ▁previously ▁un re leased ▁live ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁at ▁the ▁P ink pop ▁Festival ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁recording ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁R ush ▁completed ▁the ▁band ' s ▁nine - month ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁support ▁its ▁fifth ▁studio ▁album , ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Kings ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁The ▁tour ▁helped ▁the ▁band ▁break ▁through ▁the ▁UK ▁market , ▁following ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁well - rece ived ▁shows ▁and ▁" C los er ▁to ▁the ▁Heart ", ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Kings , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 3 6 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁short ▁break , ▁the ▁band ▁re group ed ▁to ▁start ▁work ▁on ▁its ▁next ▁album . ▁In ▁a ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁previous ▁album , ▁they ▁entered ▁the ▁song writing ▁process ▁without ▁any ▁pre con ce ived ▁ideas , ▁which ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁struggle ; ▁guitar ist ▁Alex ▁L if es on ▁said : ▁" the ▁trouble ▁started ▁from ▁bas ics ." ▁The ▁band ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁recording ▁A ▁F are well ▁to ▁Kings ▁in ▁Wales ▁at ▁Rock field ▁Studios , ▁situated ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁Rock field , ▁Mon mouth shire , ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁record ▁there ▁for ▁Hem is pher es . ▁They ▁initially