Rainbow

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow is the debut studio album by the rock band Rainbow, released in 1975. Though it was originally planned to be a solo album, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and later progressed as a new band project. The original vinyl release had a gate-fold sleeve, although the later budget re-issue on Polydor was reduced to a single sleeve. Vocalist Ronnie James Dio considered this release his favourite Rainbow album. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Ronnie James Dio – vocals Gary Driscoll – drums Craig Gruber – bass Mickey Lee Soule – piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, organ 🔘 Side 1: Man on the Silver Mountain Self Portrait Black Sheep of the Family Catch the Rainbow 🔘 Side 2: Snake Charmer The Temple of the King If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Still I'm Sad

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Rising (also known as Rainbow Rising) is the 2nd studio album by the British-American rock band Rainbow. It was released on 17 May 1976. It was the 1st album to feature drummer Cozy Powell and the only album with bassist Jimmy Bain. Guitarist and bandleader Ritchie Blackmore retained only singer Ronnie James Dio, from the previous line-up and recruited drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain and keyboardist Tony Carey to complete the new lineup. Recorded in Munich in less than a month, the album was overseen by rock producer and engineer Martin Birch. The original vinyl release was a gatefold sleeve, containing a photo of the band inside, with a generic Polydor inner sleeve. Rising peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. In the UK it peaked at number 11. It has been certified Gold in the UK, Japan, France, and Australia. Rainbow: Ronnie James Dio – vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Tony Carey – keyboards Jimmy Bain – bass Cozy Powell – drums 🔘 Side 1: Tarot Woman Run with the Wolf Starstruck Do You Close Your Eyes 🔘 Side 2: Stargazer A Light in the Black

You are listening to the genuine hifi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Rising (also known as Rainbow Rising) is the 2nd studio album by the English/American rock band Rainbow. It was released on 17 May 1976. Rainbow: Ronnie James Dio – lead vocals Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Tony Carey – keyboards Jimmy Bain – bass Cozy Powell – drums 🔘 Side one: Tarot Woman Run with the Wolf Starstruck Do You Close Your Eyes 🔘 Side two: Stargazer A Light in the Black

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. On Stage is a double live album originally released by the hard rock band Rainbow in 1977. It was recorded live over several German and Japanese dates in late 1976 during the Rising world tour. The album was released 1st in the US on 7 July 1977, before being released a week later on 15 July in the UK. The recording features the customary introduction to a Rainbow show – the classic quote from The Wizard of Oz, "Toto: I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow!" with the last word repeated as an echo, then the actual band plays a musical phrase from the song "Over the Rainbow" before breaking into "Kill the King". A few of the tracks were edited by producer Martin Birch. Mistreated has the guitar/vocal duel removed, the "Lazy" introduction to "Man on the Silver Mountain", the drum solo has been omitted from "Still I'm Sad", and the running order was changed to more easily fit 4 sides of vinyl. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Ronnie James Dio – vocals Tony Carey – keyboards, orchestron Jimmy Bain – bass Cozy Powell – drums 🔘 Side 1: Kill the King Medley: Man on the Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck 🔘 Side 2: Catch the Rainbow 🔘 Side 3: Mistreated 🔘 Side 4: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Still I'm Sad

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll is the 3rd studio album by the British-American hard rock band Rainbow, released on 14 April 1978 and the last to feature original lead vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Recording of the album commenced in April 1977, at a studio in Château d'Hérouville, France, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell. Keyboards were initially played on a session basis by former Rainbow keyboardist Tony Carey, while bass guitar was initially played by Mark Clarke. Clarke was soon dismissed, however, and the bass guitar was recorded by Blackmore himself. By July 1977 seven tracks that ended on the album were in demo form. Recording was suspended, while the band recruited bassist Bob Daisley and keyboardist David Stone and thereafter commenced extensive touring of Europe in the summer and autumn of 1977. A return to the Château d'Hérouville studio in December saw the band finish the album and also yielded a final track, "Gates of Babylon". The original vinyl release was in a gatefold-sleeve cover illustrated by Debbie Hall, with a lyric-sheet insert. The crowd picture is actually from a Rush concert, with the wording on the banner the fans were holding replaced by the Rainbow album title and the visible Rush T-shirts airbrushed to black. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitar, bass Ronnie James Dio – vocals Cozy Powell – drums Bob Daisley – bass David Stone – keyboards 🔘 Side 1: Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Lady of the Lake L.A. Connection Gates of Babylon 🔘 Side 2: Kill the King The Shed (Subtle) Sensitive to Light Rainbow Eyes

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Down to Earth is the 4th studio album by the British lineup of the hard rock band Rainbow. It is their last album to feature drummer Cozy Powell, their 1st with bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist Don Airey and their only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's 1st hit single "Since You Been Gone", marking a more commercial direction of the band's sound. It has been certified Gold in the UK. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Cozy Powell – drums, percussion Roger Glover – bass, backing vocals, producer Don Airey – keyboards, backing vocals Graham Bonnet – lead vocals 🔘 Side 1: All Night Long Eyes of the World No Time to Lose Makin' Love 🔘 Side 2: Since You Been Gone Love's No Friend Danger Zone Lost in Hollywood

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Difficult to Cure is the 5th studio album by the English/American hard rock band Rainbow, and it was released in 1981. It was the 1st album to feature Bobby Rondinelli on drums and Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals after the departures of Cozy Powell and Graham Bonnet respectively, following the release of Down to Earth. The album marked the continuing commercialization of the band's sound, with Ritchie Blackmore once describing at the time his appreciation of the band Foreigner. It became the band's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 3. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitar Joe Lynn Turner – vocals Roger Glover – bass, producer Don Airey – keyboards Bobby Rondinelli – drums 🔘 Side one: I Surrender Spotlight Kid No Release Magic Vielleicht Das Nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time) 🔘 Side two: Can't Happen Here Freedom Fighter Midtown Tunnel Vision Difficult to Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Straight Between the Eyes is the 6th studio album by English/American rock band Rainbow, released in 1982 by Polydor Records and by Mercury Records in the U.S. The album was the band's 1st with keyboardist David Rosenthal replacing Don Airey and 2nd produced by Roger Glover. According to Blackmore, the title came from a meeting with Jeff Beck in 1967, when the two were discussing Jimi Hendrix. Beck told Blackmore that Hendrix's guitar playing hit him "straight between the eyes". Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – Guitar (Fender Srat, Marshall) Roger Glover – Bass (Hondo Longhorn 4 & 8 string) Bobby Rondinelli – Drums (Yamaha, Sonor & Paiste) Joe Lynn Turner – Vocals David Rosenthal – Keyboards (Oberheim, Moog, Roland, Hammond & Hohner) 🔘 Side 1: Death Alley Driver Stone Cold Bring On the Night (Dream Chaser) Tite Squeeze Tearin' Out My Heart 🔘 Side 2: Power MISS Mistreated Rock Fever Eyes of Fire

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Bent Out of Shape is the 7th studio album released by hard rock band Rainbow. It was originally released in September 1983 on Polydor Records. It was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen. Bent Out of Shape would be Rainbow's final studio album before their 12-year hiatus from the studio. It also proved to be the band's final studio album with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner, bassist Roger Glover and keyboardist David Rosenthal, and their only one to feature drummer Chuck Burgi, who replaced Bobby Rondinelli just prior to the album's recording sessions. The album was particularly aimed at the US market: the title is an American idiom rather than a British one. However, the album received positive reviews in the U.K. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass, percussion, producer Joe Lynn Turner – vocals David Rosenthal – keyboards Chuck Burgi – drums 🔘 Side 1: Stranded Can't Let You Go Fool for the Night Fire Dance Anybody There 🔘 Side 2: Desperate Heart Street of Dreams Drinking with the Devil Snowman Make Your Move

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Live In Japan is a live 3LP album by the rock band Rainbow released in 2019. Rainbow's tour in Japan in March 1984 would be their final set of live shows before they disbanded in April that year with Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover joining the Deep Purple Mark II reunion. This show from the famous Budokan in Tokyo captures the band in scintillating form, performing tracks from across their career. Recorded live on March 14, 1984 at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan. Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore – guitars Roger Glover – bass Joe Lynn Turner – vocals David Rosenthal – keyboards Chuck Burgi – drums 🔘 Side A: Intro Spotlight Kid Miss Mistreated I Surrender Can’t Happen Here 🔘 Side B: Catch The Rainbow Power Keyboard Solo Street Of Dreams 🔘 Side C: Fool For The Night Difficult To Cure (Beethoven’s Ninth) 🔘 Side D: Guitar Solo Drum Solo Blues Stranded (Inc. Hey Joe) 🔘 Side E: Death Alley Driver Fire Dance Maybe Next Time 🔘 Side F: All Night Long (Inc. Woman From Tokyo) Lazy Since You’ve Been Gone Smoke On The Water