Fly By Night

Fly by Night was recorded at Toronto Sound Studios on Overlea Boulevard in Toronto, where they recorded parts of their first album as well as their next two albums, Caress of Steel and 2112.

John Rutsey left the band, and with one week’s notice, Neil Peart joined the band for Rush’s first American tour. In addition to drumming duties, Neil also took on the job of lyricist, leading the band to adopt a more literary lyrical style that differed significantly from their self-titled debut album.

“We’re very happy with It. We recorded it as an album. Singles would be nice, but that’s incidental.” – Geddy Lee, 1975

“By-Tor & the Snow Dog” was inspired by Rush roadie Howard Ungerleider’s story of staying at manager Ray Danniels’ house, where Danniels’ German Shepherd growled at him and his other small dog tried to jump on him. Ungerleider told Rush about it and they thought it was hilarious.

Geddy Lee: bass, classical guitar, vocals
Alex Lifeson: electric guitars, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars
Neil Peart: drums, percussion, lyrics

Produced and arranged by Rush and Terry Brown
Engineered by Terry Brown, assisted by John Woloschuk
Mastered by Gilbert Kong at Masterdisk, New York, USA

Cover concept by Rush
Cover painting by Eraldo Carugati
Art direction by Jim Ladwig, AGI Chicago
Design by Joe Kotleba
Photography by Richard Fegley
Howard "Herns" Ungerleider – By-Tor characters inspiration
Executive producer: Moon Records