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Rainbow

GB · 1975–present · active
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Rainbow
Rainbow were a British hard rock and heavy metal band formed in Hertford in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore following his first departure from Deep Purple, initially built around Ronnie James Dio and members of the American band Elf. The Dio-era lineup produced landmark albums including the self-titled debut (1975) and Rising (1976), establishing a template of mythological hard rock that was enormously influential; after Dio's departure, the band shifted toward a more commercially oriented sound before disbanding in 1984 and reuniting intermittently thereafter.
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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow 1975 · LP
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9 tracks
  1. 1 Man On The Silver Mountain 4:37
  2. 2 Self Portrait 3:12
  3. 3 Black Sheep Of The Family 3:18
  4. 4 Catch The Rainbow 6:36
  5. 5 Snake Charmer 4:30
  6. 6 The Temple Of The King 4:42
  7. 7 If You Don't Like Rock N Roll 2:36
  8. 8 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:29
  9. 9 Still I'm Sad 3:53
Rising (Deluxe Edition)
Rising (Deluxe Edition) 1976 · LP
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19 tracks
  1. 1 Tarot Woman - New York Mix 6:01
  2. 1 Tarot Woman - Rough Mix 6:06
  3. 2 Run With The Wolf - New York Mix 3:41
  4. 2 Run With The Wolf - Rough Mix 3:49
  5. 3 Starstruck - New York Mix 4:06
  6. 3 Starstruck - Rough Mix 4:04
  7. 4 Do You Close Your Eyes - New York Mix 3:00
  8. 4 Do You Close Your Eyes - Rough Mix 3:04
  9. 5 Stargazer - New York Mix 8:26
  10. 5 Stargazer - Rough Mix 9:08
  11. 6 A Light In The Black - New York Mix 8:12
  12. 6 Coming Home - 'A Light In The Black' Rough Mix 8:12
  13. 7 Tarot Woman - Los Angeles Mix 6:05
  14. 7 Stargazer - Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal 8:33
  15. 8 Run With The Wolf - Los Angeles Mix 3:45
  16. 9 Starstruck - Los Angeles Mix 4:05
  17. 10 Do You Close Your Eyes - Los Angeles Mix 2:58
  18. 11 Stargazer - Los Angeles Mix 8:22
  19. 12 A Light In The Black - Los Angeles Mix 8:11
On Stage (Deluxe Edition)
On Stage (Deluxe Edition) 1977 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Intro: Over The Rainbow / Kill The King - Live/1976 5:32
  2. 1 Kill The King - Live in Osaka, 1976 5:56
  3. 2 Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain - Live/1976 11:10
  4. 2 Mistreated - Live in Osaka, 1976 12:14
  5. 3 Catch The Rainbow - Live/1976 15:32
  6. 3 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves - Live in Osaka, 1976 8:23
  7. 4 Mistreated - Live/1976 13:03
  8. 4 Catch The Rainbow - Live in Osaka, 1976 18:15
  9. 5 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves - Live/1976 7:35
  10. 5 Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck - Live in Osaka, 1976 16:22
  11. 6 Still I'm Sad - Live/1976 11:00
  12. 6 Do You Close Your Eyes - Live in Osaka, 1976 10:32
Long Live Rock N Roll (Deluxe Edition)
Long Live Rock N Roll (Deluxe Edition) 1978 · LP
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22 tracks
  1. 1 Long Live Rock N Roll 4:21
  2. 1 Lady Of The Lake - Rough Mix 3:50
  3. 2 Lady Of The Lake 3:36
  4. 2 Sensitive To Light - Rough Mix 3:03
  5. 3 L.A. Connection 4:56
  6. 3 L.A. Connection - Rough Mix 5:33
  7. 4 Gates Of Babylon 6:46
  8. 4 Kill The King - Rough Mix 4:27
  9. 5 Kill The King 4:27
  10. 5 The Shed (Subtle) - Rough Mix 3:36
  11. 6 The Shed 4:45
  12. 6 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Rough Mix 4:19
  13. 7 Sensitive To Light 3:01
  14. 7 Rainbow Eyes - Rough Mix 6:55
  15. 8 Rainbow Eyes 7:21
  16. 8 Long Live Rock N Roll - L.A. Rehearsal, 1977 6:56
  17. 9 Kill The King - L.A. Rehearsal, 1977 4:42
  18. 10 Long Live Rock N Roll - Live On The Don Kirschner Show, 1978 3:31
  19. 11 L.A. Connection - Live On The Don Kirschner Show, 1978 5:10
  20. 12 Gates Of Babylon - Live On The Don Kirschner Show, 1978 6:35
  21. 13 L.A. Connection - Live On The Don Kirschner Show, 1978 (Outtake Version) 5:11
  22. 14 Gates Of Babylon - Live On The Don Kirschner Show, 1978 (Outtake Version) 6:43
Down To Earth
Down To Earth 1979 · LP
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8 tracks
  1. 1 All Night Long 3:50
  2. 2 Eyes Of The World 6:39
  3. 3 No Time To Lose 3:41
  4. 4 Makin' Love 4:35
  5. 5 Since You Been Gone 3:17
  6. 6 Love's No Friend 4:51
  7. 7 Danger Zone 4:27
  8. 8 Lost In Hollywood 4:51
Down To Earth (Deluxe Edition)
Down To Earth (Deluxe Edition) 1979 · Compilation
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22 tracks
  1. 1 All Night Long 3:52
  2. 1 All Night Long - Instrumental Outtake 4:41
  3. 2 Eyes Of The World 6:39
  4. 2 Eyes Of The World - Instrumental Outtake 6:50
  5. 3 No Time To Lose 3:42
  6. 3 Spark Don’t Mean A Fire 3:50
  7. 4 Makin' Love 4:36
  8. 4 Makin' Love - Instrumental Outtake 4:44
  9. 5 Since You Been Gone 3:17
  10. 5 Since You Been Gone - Instrumental Outtake 4:00
  11. 6 Love's No Friend 4:52
  12. 6 Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me 4:58
  13. 7 Danger Zone 4:28
  14. 7 Danger Zone - Instrumental Outtake 5:29
  15. 8 Lost In Hollywood 4:51
  16. 8 Lost In Hollywood - Instrumental Outtake 4:01
  17. 9 Bad Girl 4:50
  18. 9 Bad Girl - Instrumental Outtake 5:02
  19. 10 Weiss Heim 5:14
  20. 10 Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me - Alternative Outtake 5:22
  21. 11 Eyes Of The World - Instrumental Outtake Take 2 6:09
  22. 12 All Night Long - Cozy Powell Mix 3:54
Monsters Of Rock Live At Donington 1980
Monsters Of Rock Live At Donington 1980 1980 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Band Warm-Up / Over The Rainbow / Eyes Of The World - Live / Medley 8:34
  2. 2 Since You Been Gone / Over The Rainbow - Live / Medley 3:19
  3. 3 Stargazer - Live 8:20
  4. 4 Catch The Rainbow - Live 12:33
  5. 5 Nutcracker (Keyboard Solo) / Toccata & Fugue In D Minor (Keyboard Solo) / Lost In Hollywood, Guitar Solo - Live / Medley 11:43
  6. 6 Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) Keyboard Solo / Smoke On The Water (Keyboard Solo) / Sailor's Hornpipe (Keyboard Solo) - Live / Medley 5:25
  7. 7 Drum Solo, 1812 Overture (Drum Solo) / Lost in Hollywood (Reprise) - Live / Medley 8:02
  8. 8 Lazy - Live 1:38
  9. 9 All Night Long - Live 9:06
  10. 10 Blues - Live 1:12
  11. 11 Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Live 3:02
  12. 12 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Live 2:48
Difficult To Cure
Difficult To Cure 1981 · LP
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9 tracks
  1. 1 I Surrender 4:01
  2. 2 Spotlight Kid 4:54
  3. 3 No Release 5:34
  4. 4 Magic 4:07
  5. 5 Vielleicht Das Nachster Mal 3:17
  6. 6 Can't Happen Here 4:57
  7. 7 Freedom Fighter 4:21
  8. 8 Midtown Tunnel Vision 4:31
  9. 9 Difficult To Cure 5:57
Straight Between The Eyes
Straight Between The Eyes 1982 · LP
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9 tracks
  1. 1 Death Alley Driver 4:42
  2. 2 Stone Cold 5:17
  3. 3 Bring On The Night (Dream Chaser) 4:06
  4. 4 Tite Squeeze 3:14
  5. 5 Tearin Out My Heart 4:02
  6. 6 Power 4:25
  7. 7 Miss Mistreated 4:26
  8. 8 Rock Fever 3:50
  9. 9 Eyes Of Fire 6:39
Bent Out Of Shape
Bent Out Of Shape 1983 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Stranded 4:27
  2. 2 Can't Let You Go 4:19
  3. 3 Fool For The Night 4:04
  4. 4 Fire Dance 4:30
  5. 5 Anybody There 2:38
  6. 6 Desperate Heart 4:34
  7. 7 Street Of Dreams 4:25
  8. 8 Drinking With The Devil 3:43
  9. 9 Snowman 4:32
  10. 10 Make Your Move 5:25
Finyl Vinyl
Finyl Vinyl 1986 · LP
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15 tracks
  1. 1 Spotlight Kid - Live At Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 1984 6:04
  2. 1 Difficult To Cure - Live At Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 1984 11:13
  3. 2 I Surrender 5:43
  4. 2 Stone Cold - Live At The Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, 1982 4:28
  5. 3 Miss Mistreated 4:21
  6. 3 Power - Live At The Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, 1982 4:27
  7. 4 Street Of Dreams - Live At Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 1984 4:54
  8. 4 Man On The Silver Mountain - Live At The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 8:16
  9. 5 Jealous Lover 3:11
  10. 5 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Live At The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978 7:07
  11. 6 Can't Happen Here 4:14
  12. 6 Weiss Heim 5:12
  13. 7 Tearin' Out My Heart 8:05
  14. 8 Since You Been Gone - Live At Monsters Of Rock Festival, England, 1980 3:46
  15. 9 Bad Girl 4:51
Live In Europe
Live In Europe 1996 · LP
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4 tracks
  1. 1 Kill The King 5:32
  2. 2 Mistreated 15:41
  3. 3 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 8:07
  4. 4 Catch The Rainbow 14:46
The Very Best Of Rainbow
The Very Best Of Rainbow 1997 · Compilation
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16 tracks
  1. 1 Man On The Silver Mountain 4:37
  2. 2 Catch The Rainbow 6:38
  3. 3 Starstruck 4:06
  4. 4 Stargazer 8:26
  5. 5 Kill The King 4:29
  6. 6 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll 4:23
  7. 7 Gates Of Babylon 6:46
  8. 8 Since You Been Gone 3:17
  9. 9 All Night Long 3:50
  10. 10 I Surrender 4:01
  11. 11 Can't Happen Here 4:57
  12. 12 Jealous Lover 3:12
  13. 13 Stone Cold 5:17
  14. 14 Power 4:26
  15. 15 Can't Let You Go 4:20
  16. 16 Street Of Dreams 4:25
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Rainbow 2000 · Compilation
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11 tracks
  1. 1 Man On The Silver Mountain 4:37
  2. 2 Catch The Rainbow 6:36
  3. 3 Stargazer 8:26
  4. 4 Mistreated 13:07
  5. 5 Kill The King 4:27
  6. 6 Rainbow Eyes 7:23
  7. 7 Since You Been Gone 3:17
  8. 8 I Surrender 4:01
  9. 9 Stone Cold 5:17
  10. 10 Power 4:25
  11. 11 Street Of Dreams 4:25
Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology
Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology 2003 · Compilation
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28 tracks
  1. 1 Man On The Silver Mountain 4:38
  2. 1 Eyes Of The World 6:38
  3. 2 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:29
  4. 2 Since You Been Gone 3:18
  5. 3 Catch The Rainbow 6:38
  6. 3 All Night Long 3:50
  7. 4 Tarot Woman 5:59
  8. 4 Weiss Heim 5:13
  9. 5 Starstruck 4:07
  10. 5 I Surrender 4:01
  11. 6 Stargazer 8:26
  12. 6 Spotlight Kid 4:53
  13. 7 A Light In The Black 8:13
  14. 7 Can't Happen Here 4:57
  15. 8 Mistreated - Live/1976 13:06
  16. 8 Jealous Lover 3:12
  17. 9 Long Live Rock N Roll 4:23
  18. 9 Death Alley Driver 4:42
  19. 10 Gates Of Babylon 6:47
  20. 10 Stone Cold 5:17
  21. 11 Kill The King 4:29
  22. 11 Tearin Out My Heart 4:04
  23. 12 Rainbow Eyes 7:32
  24. 12 Power 4:26
  25. 13 Can't Let You Go 4:20
  26. 14 Desperate Heart 4:03
  27. 15 Street Of Dreams 4:26
  28. 16 Difficult To Cure - Live At Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, 1984 11:14
Live in Munich 1977
Live in Munich 1977 2005 · LP
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9 tracks
  1. 1 Introduction - Live 1:44
  2. 2 Kill the King - Live 5:09
  3. 3 Mistreated - Live 11:46
  4. 4 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves - Live 8:55
  5. 5 Catch the Rainbow - Live 18:15
  6. 6 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 7:43
  7. 7 Man on the Silver Mountain - Live 16:25
  8. 8 Still I'm Sad - Live 27:32
  9. 9 Do You Close Your Eyes - Live 15:36
Black Masquerade
Black Masquerade 2013 · LP
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18 tracks
  1. 1 Introduction - Live 2:19
  2. 2 Spotlight Kid - Live 4:53
  3. 3 Too Late for Tears - Live 5:10
  4. 4 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll/Black Night 8:24
  5. 5 Hunting Humans - Live 6:49
  6. 6 Wolf to the Moon / Difficult to Cure - Live 6:24
  7. 7 Keyboard Solo - Live 5:56
  8. 8 Still I'm Sad - Live 6:11
  9. 9 Man on the Silver Mountain - Live 5:13
  10. 10 Temple of the King - Live 6:04
  11. 11 Black Masquerade - Live 6:05
  12. 12 Ariel - Live 8:23
  13. 13 Since You've Been Gone - Live 1:11
  14. 14 Perfect Strangers - Live 6:38
  15. 15 Greensleeves - Live 1:56
  16. 16 Hall of the Mountain King - Live 6:29
  17. 17 Burn - Live 4:40
  18. 18 Smoke on the Water - Live 8:12
Down to Earth Tour 1979 (Live)
Down to Earth Tour 1979 (Live) 2015 · LP
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19 tracks
  1. 1 Eyes of the World (Live in Denver) 7:02
  2. 2 Love's No Friend (Live in Denver) 6:56
  3. 3 Since You Been Gone (Live in Denver) 5:08
  4. 4 All Night Long (Live in Denver) 5:01
  5. 5 Lost in Hollywood (Live in Denver) 22:16
  6. 6 Man on the Silver Mountain (Live in Denver) 6:30
  7. 7 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Live in Denver) 2:36
  8. 8 Eyes on the World (Live in Long Island) 7:20
  9. 9 Love's No Friend (Live in Long Island) 8:09
  10. 10 Since You Been Gone (Live in Long Island) 5:39
  11. 11 All Night Long (Live in Long Island) 6:08
  12. 12 Lost in Hollywood (Live in Long Island) 26:53
  13. 13 Man on the Silver Mountain (Live in Long Island) 7:31
  14. 14 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Live in Long Island) 3:40
  15. 15 Eyes of the World (Live in Chicago) 6:58
  16. 16 Love's No Friend (Live in Chicago) 7:36
  17. 17 All Night Long (Live in Chicago) 6:54
  18. 18 Lost in Hollywood (Live in Chicago) 24:54
  19. 19 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Live in Chicago) 2:30
Denver 1979 (Live)
Denver 1979 (Live) 2015 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 Eyes Of The World (Live) 7:02
  2. 2 Love's No Friend (Live) 6:56
  3. 3 Since You Been Gone (Live) 5:08
  4. 4 All Night Long (Live) 5:01
  5. 5 Lost In Hollywood (Live) 22:16
  6. 6 Man On The Silver Mountain (Live) 6:30
  7. 7 Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Live) 2:36
Boston 1981 (Live)
Boston 1981 (Live) 2016 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Spotlight Kid (Live) 6:06
  2. 2 Love's No Friend (Live) 7:52
  3. 3 I Surrender (Live) 5:47
  4. 4 Man on the Silver Mountain (Live) 3:41
  5. 5 Catch the Rainbow (Live) 14:21
  6. 6 Can't Happen Here (Live) 4:15
  7. 7 Lost in Hollywood (Live) 5:36
  8. 8 Difficult to Cure (Live) 6:44
  9. 9 Long Live Rock N' Roll (Live) 4:13
  10. 10 Smoke on the Water (Live) 6:22
Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976
Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 2026 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 Kill The King (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 6:36
  2. 2 Mistreated (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 13:41
  3. 3 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 7:09
  4. 4 Catch The Rainbow (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 14:37
  5. 5 Man On The Silver Mountain (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 12:59
  6. 6 Stargazer (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 15:55
  7. 7 Still I'm Sad (Live at Düsseldorf Philipshalle, Düsseldorf 27.9.1976) 16:50
Live in Köln 1976 - Kölner Sporthalle 25.9.1976
Live in Köln 1976 - Kölner Sporthalle 25.9.1976 2026 · LP
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8 tracks
  1. 1 Kill the King (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 5:31
  2. 2 Mistreated (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 15:02
  3. 3 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 8:15
  4. 4 Catch the Rainbow (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 14:03
  5. 5 Man on the Silver Mountain (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 12:48
  6. 6 Stargazer (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 16:55
  7. 7 Still I'm Sad (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 15:49
  8. 8 Do You Close Your Eyes (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) 10:24
Rarities
Rarities 2026 · LP
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12 tracks
  1. 1 Temple of the King (Bolivian Mono Mix) 4:41
  2. 2 Man on the Silver Mountain (Mono Edit) 3:58
  3. 3 Man on the Silver Mountain (Stereo Edit) 3:58
  4. 4 Tarot Woman (Rough Mix) 6:07
  5. 5 Run with the Wolf (Rough Mix) 3:50
  6. 6 Starstruck (Rough Mix) 4:06
  7. 7 Do You Close Your Eyes (Rough Mix) 3:07
  8. 8 Stargazer (Rough Mix) 9:11
  9. 9 A Light in the Black (Rough Mix) 8:15
  10. 10 Stargazer (Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal) 8:35
  11. 11 Starstruck (Mono Edit) 3:13
  12. 12 Starstruck (Stereo Edit) 3:12
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