Anthem Records discography
Introduction '''Anthem Records discography'''
Catalog number formats and distribution The catalog number formats listed below apply to the majority of Anthems releases since 1977.Singles and promos follow different rules and there are also a few oddities listed at the bottom. Also, Columbia House and BMG Direct versions of Anthem Products do not follow the formats listed below consistently.===Under Polydor===Anthem officially formed in May 1977.Initially, the label was distributed by Polydor (now a part of Universal), but that only lasted until March 1978.During that time, release numbers 1001 to 1012 (possible 1013 as well) were issued with the catalog number format '''ANR-Z-XXXX''' (vinyl) and '''8AN-Z-XXXX''' (8-track) where Z is either the number of discs or sides (for vinyl) and the X's represent the release number.===Under Capitol-EMI===Beginning in March 1978 until October 1989, Anthem was distributed by Capitol-EMI (now Capitol Records; also now a part of Universal). During this time, budget vinyl reissues of some titles were released with the catalog number format '''ANR-Z-6XX''' where Z is either the number of discs of the number of sides and the X's represent the last two digits of the release number. Budget versions appear for at least the first twelve releases (possibly more).During this time, 8-tracks were replaced with cassettes and the catalog number format became '''4AN-Z-XXXX'''. Also during this time the first Anthem compact discs were introduced with the catalog number format '''ANC-Z-XXXX'''.===Under CBS/Sony===Beginning in October 1989 until October 1995, Anthem was distributed by CBS (under Sony). Under CBS/Sony various catalog number formats were introduced to represent different price codes:  '''ANK-XXXX''', '''VANK-XXXX''' and '''WANK-XXXX''' (the '''V''' and '''W''' indicate budget versions).===Under MCA/Universal===Universal is Anthem Record's current distributor and has been since October 1995 (initially as MCA). Since the label had become even more "Rush-centric", catalog number formats used were: '''ANMD-XXXX''' for Rush releases and '''ANBD-XXXX''' for non-Rush releases.Beginning in 1999 with Queensrÿche's ''Q2K'', the current Anthem catalog number format was introduced: '''66825-XXXX-Y''' where Y describes the format and the X's are, once again, the release number. This format sometimes appears with spaces instead of dashes, or as one undivided number. This number is derived from the barcode prefix that Anthem had been using since at least the eighties.
Releases ===Main=== Cat. No. Artist Title Year Notes 1001 Rush ''Rush'' 1977 Originally released on Mercury in 1974 1002 Rush ''Fly by Night'' 1977 Originally released on Mercury in 1975 1003 Rush ''Caress of Steel'' 1977 Originally released on Mercury in 1975 1004 Rush ''2112'' 1977 Originally released on Mercury in 1976 1005 Rush ''All the World's a Stage'' 1977 Originally released on Mercury in 1976 1006 Max Webster ''Max Webster'' 1977 Originally released on Taurus Records in 1976 1007 Max Webster ''High Class in Borrowed Shoes'' 1977 1008 A Foot in Coldwater ''Breaking Through'' 1977 1010 Rush ''A Farewell to Kings'' 1978 1011 Aerial ''In the Middle of the Night'' 1978 1012 Max Webster ''Mutiny Up My Sleeve'' 1978 1013 Rush ''Archives'' 1978 1014 Rush ''Hemispheres'' 1978 1015 Rush ''Hemispheres'' 1978 Red vinyl 1016 Wireless ''Positively Human, Relatively Sane'' 1978 1017 Rush ''Hemispheres'' 1978 Picture disc 1018 Max Webster ''A Million Vacations'' 1979 1019 Max Webster ''Live Magnetic Air'' 1979 1020 B.B. Gabor ''B.B. Gabor'' 1980 1021 Rush ''Permanent Waves'' 1980 1022 Ian Thomas ''Glider'' 1980 Originally released on GRT Records. 1023 Moe Koffman ''Back to Bach'' 1980 1024 Ian Thomas ''The Best of Ian Thomas'' 1980 1025 Wireless ''No Static'' 1980 1026 Aerial ''Maneuvers'' 1980 1027 Max Webster ''Universal Juveniles'' 1980 1028 Bob Segarini ''Vox Populi'' 1980 1030 Rush ''Moving Pictures'' 1981 1032 Ian Thomas ''The Runner'' 1981 1033 Max Webster ''Diamonds Diamonds'' 1981 1034 B.B. Gabor ''Girls of the Future'' 1981 1035 Rush ''Exit...Stage Left'' 1981 1036 Bob & Doug McKenzie ''Great White North'' 1981 1037 Coney Hatch ''Coney Hatch'' 1982 1038 Rush ''Signals'' 1982 1039 Moe Koffman ''Best of Moe Koffman'' 1983 1040 Boys Brigade ''Boys Brigade'' 1983 1041 Coney Hatch ''Outta Hand'' 1983 1042 Bob & Doug McKenzie ''Strange Brew: The Adventures of Bob & Doug Mckenzie'' 1983 1043 Moe Koffman ''Best of Moe Koffman Vol. 2'' 1983 1044 Ian Thomas ''Riders on Dark Horses'' 1984 1045 Rush ''Grace Under Pressure'' 1984 1046 Coney Hatch ''Friction'' 1985 1047 Ian Thomas ''Add Water'' 1985 1048 The Wankers ''Guide to Canada'' 1985 1049 Rush ''Power Windows'' 1985 1050 Spoons ''Bridges Over Borders'' 1986 1051 Rush ''Hold Your Fire'' 1987 1052 Images in Vogue ''The Spell'' 1988 1053 Malcolm Burn ''Redemption'' 1988 1054 Spoons ''Vertigo Tango'' 1989 1055 Rush ''A Show of Hands'' 1989 1056 Mendelson Joe ''Born to Cuddle'' 1988 1057 Moe Koffman ''Best of Moe Koffman Vol 1 & 2'' 1989 1058 Max Webster ''The Best of Max Webster'' 1989 1059 Rush ''Presto'' 1989 1060 Rush ''Chronicles'' 1990 Whole release 1061 Rush ''Chronicles'' 1990 Tape 1 1062 Rush ''Chronicles'' 1990 Tape 2 1063 Mendelson Joe ''Addicted'' 1991 1064 Rush ''Roll the Bones'' 1991 1065 Coney Hatch ''Best of Three'' 1992 1066 Deadbeat Honeymooners ''Deadbeat Honeymooners'' 1992 1067 Rush ''Counterparts'' 1993 1068 Ian Thomas ''Looking Back'' 1993 1069 Psycho Circus ''Scarred'' 1993 1070 Coney Hatch ''Friction'' 1996 1071 Buddy Rich Big Band ''Burning For Buddy'' 1997 1072 Victor ''Victor'' 1996 1073 Rush ''Test for Echo'' 1996 1074 Buddy Rich Big Band ''Burning for Buddy Volume 2'' 1997 1075 Rush ''Rush'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1076 Rush ''Fly By Night'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1077 Rush ''Caress of Steel'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1078 Rush ''2112'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1079 Rush ''A Farewell to Kings'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1080 Rush ''Hemispheres'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1081 Rush ''Permanent Waves'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1082 Rush ''Moving Pictures'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1083 Rush ''Signals'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1084 Rush ''Grace Under Pressure'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1085 Rush ''Power Windows'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1086 Rush ''Hold Your Fire'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1087 Rush ''Retrospective I'' 1997 1088 Rush ''Retrospective II'' 1998 1089 Rush ''All the World's a Stage'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1090 Rush ''Exit...Stage Left'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1091 Rush ''A Show of Hands'' 1997 Rush Remasters Series 1092 Rush ''Different Stages'' 1998 1093 Queensrÿche ''Q2K'' 1999 1094 Geddy Lee ''My Favourite Headache'' 2000 1095 Rush ''Chronicles'' 2001 DVD 1096 Rush ''Vapor Trails'' 2001 1097 Rush ''The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987'' 2003 Includes Bonus DVD 1098 Rush ''The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987'' 2003 1099 Rush ''Rush in Rio'' 2003 DVD (fold out packaging) 2000 Rush ''Rush in Rio'' 2003 CD 2001 Rush ''Feedback'' 2004 2002 Rush ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'' 2005 Deluxe edition 2003 Rush ''R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour'' 2005 2004 Rush ''Exit...Stage Left'' DVD 2005 Rush ''Grace Under Pressure'' 2006 Rush ''A Show of Hands'' 2007 DVD 2007 Rush ''Rush Replay X 3'' 2006 2008 Rush ''Gold'' 2006 2010 Various ''Trailer Park Boys: The Movie Soundtrack'' 2006 2011 Rush ''Rush In Rio'' DVD (small case) 2012 Rush ''Snakes & Arrows'' 2049 Rush ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' CD 2065 Rush ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' DVD 2072 Rush ''Retrospective 3'' 2009 CD 2073 Rush ''Retrospective 3'' 2009 CD/DVD 2115 Spinnerette ''Spinnerette'' 2009 CD 2116 Spinnerette ''Spinnerette'' 2009 LP 2117 The Reason ''Fools'' 2010  LP===Other=== Cat. No. Artist Title Year Notes ANR-1-0101 Frank Zirone ''Zero-One!'' 1980 ANM-1-5001 Kim Mitchell ''Kim Mitchell'' 1982 Mini-LP ANM-1-50012 Clean Slate ''Clean Slate!'' 1988 Mini-LP AN12-001 Images in Vogue "So Careful (Extended Mix)" 1988 12" single ANCS-001 Rush "Show Don't Tell" 1989 Cassette single ANCS-002 Rush "The Pass" 1989 Cassette single ANCS-003 Rush "Roll the Bones" 1991 Cassette single ANCS-004 Northern Spirit "Christmas in Canada" 1991 Cassette single PC-1 Psycho Circus ''Psycho Circus'' 1992 W3CD 13512 Rush ''Box Set'' 1992 Box Set - Includes:''Hemispheres''''2112''''Signals'' W3CD 13514 Max Webster ''Box Set'' 1992 Box Set - Includes:''High Class in Borrowed Shoes''''A Million Vacations''''Universal Juveniles'' 01143-1134-9 Rush ''Snakes & Arrows Live'' 2008 Blu-ray